The Complete Idiot's Guide to Home Recording Illustrated


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In this book you get: a practical explanation of how a multitrack recorder is used to separate vocals and instrumentation ; techniques for fixing a less than stellar performance without completely re-recording the track ; handy forms and documents used to maintain a log of the recording process ; and inspiring ideas for incorporating drum machines, loops, and such effects as reverb and echo to enhance your recording.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Home Repair and Maintenance Illustrated


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Extremely accessible, with over 300 photos and illustrations, this guide is geared for the true home improvement beginner, with a visual glossary included.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to MP3


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MP3 is an Internet music format to compress music for easy download and storage. This work gives a history of how MP3 came to exist and what the technology is. The authors offer pointers and tips for would-be artists who want to run for the music industry.




Complete Idiot's Guide to Solos and Improvisation


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Describes how to improvise melodies over any chord progression, covering such topics as the chord theory, phrasing, melodies, scales, soloing, articulations, and rhythms.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Selling Your Home


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In good times and bad, the home-seller's bible . . . In today's uncertain real estate market, sellers are deeply concerned with getting the most value for their homes. Now more than ever, readers need books that will help them find the most effective ways to make their homes attractive to buyers, save money, and make the sales process easier. This unique guide will teach readers everything real estate agents and brokers know—and more! • Reflects changes in the real estate market in the past several years—and explains how to deal with the market no matter when the reader is looking to sell




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decorating Your Home


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Ever look around the walls of your home and think, Blah! Do you have Martha-Stewart envy? Do you buy decorating magazines by the dozen and just end up throwing up hands at the impossibility of the task of re-doing your home? Fret no more. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decorating Your Home, Second Edition gives clear, easy-to-understand instruction to turn the most humble abode into a work of art. This brand new, updated second edition has even more photos than before to help you get a picture-perfect vision of your decorating dreams. An all-new chapter on decorating resources on the Web, as well as how to use such hot tickets as e-Bay to get that perfect item for your home at a perfectly low price.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Functional Training Illustrated


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Lengthen spine, tuck pelvis under, bend knees . . . and shovel that driveway! The goal of functional training is getting the various muscle groups to work together for real-life activities, such as snow shoveling. The guide includes: • A functional fitness self-assessment • More than 120 exercises for different levels, using either props or one's own body weight • More than 300 photographs demonstrating proper movements • Warm-up and cool-down exercises • Sample workout plans for personalized results. • An appealing, practical approach to exercise, with more than 120 highly–illustrated exercises.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Spanish


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Presents the principles of Spanish vocabulary, grammar, and usage for immediate use, along with a Spanish/English-English/Spanish dictionary, a guide to pronunciation, cultural information, useful phrases, and exercises.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Garage Solutions Illustrated


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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Garage Solutions Illustrated will show you how to utilize your garage to benefit both your car and your family.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Portrait Photography


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Teaches the steps involved in creating portraits by discussing tips on poses, lighting, makeup, framing, and equipment purchasing and maintenance.