Using information in this book you will learn how to make your own analogue mono-synthesizer.

Synthesizers for Musicians

Arts & Photography

Penfold, R.A.

Music

PC Pub.

Computers and Music

Computers & Technology

Operating Systems

Ableton Live is the cross-platform software which has rocked the music world, gathering ardent fans in a way usually associated with performers rather than software. Musicians, DJs, remixers, composers, and producers alike have embraced Live, and it's fast becoming the universal software studio.
This book will give Live novices insight into working methods that otherwise would take months to discover. For the more experienced user, it promises a quick catch-up with Live 5's new developments, and a new perspective on some of Live's more established features. 
The book does not duplicate the Live user manual--it expands upon it and introduces creative concepts, workflow enhancements, and workrounds for common objectives and problems. It also includes interviews with high-profile Live users in a variety of musical genres, passing on their real-world experiences to you. Although the Live interface is remarkably simple, there's a lot of power under the surface. This book will show you new ways to access that power.

Ableton Live 5: Tips And Tricks

Delaney, Martin

Web Development & Design

Practical MIDI Handbook

R.A. PENFOLD

<li>For Mac OSX and Windows</li> <li>Set up and optimize your Reason system</li> <li>Get creative with beats, rhythms and percussion</li> <li>Compose and create music in your favourite style</li> <li>Master Reason's synths and effects</li> <li>Download song files and sound samples</li> <li>Mix and publish your tracks</li> Have you ever wanted to make music like your favourite artists and bands? Have you ever wondered how certain styles of music are composed and created? With this book and your copy of Reason, you can discover how it all works, and learn how to make great tracks in the musical style of your choice.
Reason is perfectly suited to making electronic music, but it's capable of much more than that. This book shows you how different styles of music are put together and how you can make them for yourself in Reason.
Ideal for everyone from beginners to experienced users, the book covers essentials like choosing a computer, setting it up for audio work and optimizing Reason for maximum performance. It contains detailed workshops on eight major musical genres - Hip Hop, Drum &amp; Bass, Dub, House, Techno, Trip Hop, Trance and Club.
As well as learning about the history and the leading artists in these genres, you will master the ins and outs of using Reason to compose in any of these styles. The book also shows you how to mix, export and publish your finished tracks.
Backed up by an online resource of song files, sounds, links and information, Music Projects with Propellerhead Reason will help you get the most out of Reason and take your music-making to the next level and beyond.

Music Projects With Propellerhead Reason: Grooves, Beats And Styles from Trip Hop to Techno

Jones, Hollin

Software

<li>Capturing ideas quickly</li> <li>Writing memorable tunes and songs</li> <li>Using loops</li> <li>Understanding MIDI and software Instruments</li> <li>Understanding audio recording and real instruments</li> <li>Using effects - effectively!</li> Let's face it, for many beginners and amateur musicians new to computer-based music making, much of today's top-of-the-range recording software is far too complicated to operate. It's not like that with GarageBand. The complicated stuff remains hidden from view, with just the basic controls on display. The interface is friendly and inviting rather than off-putting, and capturing your ideas is quick and intuitive.
Keep it Simple with GarageBand contains a series of easy music making projects for beginners and amateur musicians. Follow these simple projects and you'll not only learn how to use GarageBand effectively, you'll also pick up tons of insider tips on songwriting, constructing tunes and pro-style audio production along the way: all explained in easy-to-understand terminology. Each project is preceded by on-topic, background information explaining just what you will be doing and why.
Keep it Simple with GarageBand!

Keep It Simple with Garage Band: Easy Music Projects for Beginners

Gemmell, Keith

The Fast Guide to Propellerhead Reason is the book Reason users have been waiting for to help them get the very best from Propellerhead's amazing electronic music studio software.
This in-depth guide, now in it's third edition, takes you through every separate REason device, including the analogue-style SubTractor synth, the amazing Malstrom Graintrable synth, the two easy-to-use sample players, the funky Dr:rex loop player, the vintage-style ReDrum drum computer, the versatile Combinator, powerful MClass effects and the quick and simple sequencer.
In addition, all the devices and changes introduced with the V3 update are covered, including the new Remote technology and enhanced broser and workflow improvements.
Every control and function is explained in the kind of language you can understand, with invaluable insights as to practical and off-the-wall uses of device facilities along the way.
Frequent walkthroughs of both standard and more exotic techniques are introduced at the points where you will find them most useful, and step-by-step programming tutorials help you increase your hands-on skills with Reason, as well as creating unusual and indispensable effects that will spead the creation of your music and enhance its appeal.
The book is also packed with handy hints and tips. This is not a re-tread of the manual!

Fast Guide to Propellerhead Reason

JOHNSON, Derek

Poyser, Debbie

Midi Survival Guide

Lennard, Vic

* For musicians, recording engineers and enthusiasts * Helps you plan the recording session * Covers recording techniques for vocals, drums, guitar and keyboards * Use MIDI and multitrack and get the best of both worlds * Appendices on equipment suppliers etc * Glossary of terms * List of recording studios * Published in conjunction with Sound on Sound magazine Whether you are a recording musician or a recording engineer learning the trade, David Mellor tells you everything you need to know to get the best from the studio recording process. Everything from planning the recording session, microphone techniques, recording vocals, drums, guitars and keyboards, using MIDI and synchronising, operating the mixing console, the use of compressors and noise gates, equalisation, location recording, adding effects, monitoring, mixdown, digital and hard disk recording - and much more. With useful appendices giving lists of UK recording studios and a glossary of terms, it's a book no recording musician or engineer can afford to be without.

Recording Techniques for Small Studios

Mellor, David

Electronic Projects for Guitar

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