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Home Recording Techniques

By J. Daniel Sharp

£5.50

00-4423

This book provides you with the knowledge you need to make the most of your 4- and 8-track equipment. This simple, concise guide covers equipment upkeep, microphone placement, track bouncing, mixing and much more. The sections on MIDI and overdubbing will really help enrich your sound. This book will take the frustration out of home recording and allow you to make the most of what is really important---getting your absolute best on tape. Learn More

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Pro Tools 101 Official Courseware, Version 8

By Avid

£68.00

54-1598638661

Digidesign's Pro Tools 101 Official Courseware, Version 8 takes a comprehensive approach to teaching the fundamentals of Pro Tools HD, Pro Tools LE, and Pro Tools M-Powered systems. Updated for Pro Tools 8, this new edition from the definitive authority on Pro Tools covers everything you need to know to complete a Pro Tools project. Learn to build sessions that include multitrack recordings of live instruments, MIDI sequences, software synthesizers, and virtual instruments. Through hands-on tutorials, develop essential techniques for recording, editing, and mixing. The included DVD-ROM offers tutorial files and videos, additional documentation, and Pro Tools sessions to accompany the projects in the text. Developed as the foundation course of the official Digidesign Training and Education program, the guide can be used to learn on your own or to pursue formal Pro Tools certification through a Digidesign-authorized school. Join the ranks of audio professionals around the world as you unleash the creative power of your Pro Tools system. Learn More

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Sonar 8 Power

£68.00

54-1598638211

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Logic Pro 9 Power!

By Kevin Anker and Orren Merton

£61.00

54-1435456122

Logic Pro 9 Power! is a complete introduction and desk reference for Logic, covering what you are most likely to run into while using the program, all with simple, thorough, and complete explanations. This book also explores why Logic works the way it does, so you'll not only learn how to record using Logic, but you'll really understand what you are doing so that you'll be fully prepared and successful when you're ready to explore on your own. After learning how to set up Logic, you'll learn about the Transport and the Arrange, how to record and edit audio and MIDI, how to mix down your song, and how to save your song and organize your files. The final chapters provide guidance on the advanced features of Logic, guidance you'll need as you create more complex compositions and build a more involved project studio. There's something here for Logic users of all skill levels---newbies will learn Logic front to back, while seasoned users will gain lots of tips and tricks. Learn More

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Recording on the Go

By Gary Gottlieb and Paul Hennerich

£40.95

54-1598635018

Recording on the Go: The Definitive Guide to Live Recording brings together the foundations of audio and the practice of live recording. It is a comprehensive guide to every step of the location recording process--from planning what you want to do, to getting the right equipment, to setting up the recording, to editing the results to taste. More than a simple overview, this book also maps out a strategy for success in location recording from planning through execution, taking the reader through all the steps necessary to satisfy clients' needs and their own practical and aesthetic sensibilities. Along with everything you would expect from a book about location recording penned by two longtime audio professionals, this book provides humor and personal insights into the best practices, risks, and rewards of live recording. Learn More

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Ableton Live 8 Course Clips Master

By Brian Jackson

£70.80

54-1598639900

Ableton Live 8 Course Clips Master is a hands-on training DVD-ROM that provides you with a unique way to take your music to the next level with Live. If youÂve been using Live and you want to get more out of your rig, then youÂve come to the right place. YouÂll cover the major topics as you work through more than five hours of movie tutorials that include not only basic functionality, but also production techniques, special shortcuts, key commands, and before and after audio examples. If youÂre a new user and need to get up to speed with Live, use the Introduction topic to take you through set-up, basic definition, and the new features added in Live 8. Learn More

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Pyramind Training Series: Music Theory, Songwriting, and the Piano

By Matt Donner, Lynda Arnold, Anthony Michael Peterson, Steve Heithecker, Jay Wiltzen, and Alex Blue

£41.50

00-34398

This easy-to-understand and in-depth guide to the language of music covers the essentials producers and engineers need to understand music theory and song writing. This book provides an understanding of music and the keyboard that will help you write better songs and unlock a wide range of emotions through the basic tools of music theory. The enclosed DVD provides video lessons that clarify key topics from the book. Learn More

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The Ultimate Guitar Tone Handbook

By Bobby Owsinski and Rich Tozzoli

£45.54

00-36620

For all guitarists, the quest to finding the guitar tone you hear in your head and then recording it is a never-ending journey. The Ultimate Guitar Tone Handbook is your definitive guide to discovering that great, elusive guitar sound and making sure it's recorded well. This book features a series of interviews with expert players, guitar technicians, recording engineers, record producers, and gear manufacturers to give you an inside look into the business of guitar tone. The included online media provides both audio and visual reference points to help you achieve the classic sounds you hear on records. "The Ultimate Guitar Tone Handbook offers quality information that will serve as a solid base for development of any guitar player or guitar recording artist's imagination." - Mateus Tebaldi, MusicGearReview.com Learn More

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Pyramind Training Series: Audio Fundamentals

By Matt Donner, Steve Heithecker, and George Peterson

£41.50

00-34386

The first volume in the Signal Flow group of books from the Pyramind Training series covers the life cycle of sound in today's production studios; choosing the right computer, DAW, and microphones for your needs; getting the right sound from your room on a budget; and the history and practical application of synthesis. "I can't wait to read the rest of the series. As long as the quality of information keeps in the same realm of the Audio Fundamentals, it's a certainty that this training series will be quite a great investment for whoever wants to succeed in this business."- Mateus Tebaldi, Music Gear Review Learn More

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Composing with Finale

By Mark A. Johnson

£54.00

54-1598635735

Finale offers all the notation tools required to craft virtually any composition. Unfortunately, the imaginative ways these tools are used sometimes becomes an elaborate composition in itself! Composing with Finale shows you the essentials you'll need in order to make the most of this program's incredible power. Studying Finale from a compositional perspective eases the learning curve overall, transforming Finale into an extension of your imagination. Instead of describing procedures most beneficial to copyists and engravers, this book isolates the methods crucial to working with a composition in progress and how to efficiently translate directly from your mind to the score. Far from a 'point-and-click' guide, Composing with Finale will help you compose more music with one of the most advanced music-composition tools on the market. Learn More

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