The Musician's Guide to Acoustics
Author : Murray Campbell
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 33,4 MB
Release : 1994-04-28
Category :
ISBN : 019159167X
The Acoustic Musician's Guide to Sound Reinforcement & Live Recording
Author : Mike Sokol
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,67 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Sound
ISBN : 9780134335094
Book Description
This book is for acoustic musicians and sound engineers that work in the live sound and recording arenas. It tells how to set up and operate a sound system and describes the techniques that must be learned to provide good performance experiences for musicians and audiences. The book teaches how to set up a stage for acoustic acts and discusses the selection and placement of critical components such as speakers, amplifiers, microphones and pickups.
Sound Advice
Author : Rhian Jones
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 36,78 MB
Release : 2024-11-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 1838194959
Book Description
Are you interested in learning how to cultivate sustainable success in the popular music industry whilst prioritising your health? If so, this book is for you.
Solo Acoustic Musician
Author : Michael Nichols
Publisher :
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 41,5 MB
Release : 2021-05-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781953910684
Book Description
Michael Nichols shares personal experiences and technical know-how from over 30 years as a live performer. In a straightforward conversational voice, he lays out a dynamic vision for how to make a living and have fun being a solo musician.
Beyond Sound
Author : Scott L. Phillips
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 14,89 MB
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 019983766X
Book Description
Beyond Sound is a must-read for anyone who loves music technology and wants to build a career in this competitive, fast-paced world. Author Scott L. Phillips draws on his seventeen-year career as a technology trainer and educator, and his extensive network of music technology professionals, to present an intimate view of the exciting world of music technology. The book offers an in-depth consideration of music technology education, including looks at specific programs and a clear explanation of different types of degrees. Moreover, it provides practical guidance on career preparation, including how to get a great internship, how to land that first job, and how to make connections and move up in a variety of businesses from recording to television and film to video games. And Phillips brings stories from successful professionals, who share their experiences, advice, and suggestions.
The Game Audio Strategy Guide
Author : Gina Zdanowicz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 42,45 MB
Release : 2019-12-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1351016415
Book Description
The Game Audio Strategy Guide is a comprehensive text designed to turn both novices and experienced audio designers into technical game audio pros. Providing both a theoretical foundation and practical insights, The Game Audio Strategy Guide offers a thorough look at the tools and methods needed to create industry-quality music and sound design for games. The text is supported by an extensive companion website, featuring numerous practical tutorials and exercises, which allows the reader to gain hands-on experience creating and implementing audio assets for games. The Game Audio Strategy Guide is the essential manual for anyone interested in creating audio for games, inside or outside the classroom.
The Game Audio Tutorial
Author : Richard Stevens
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 43,83 MB
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Computers
ISBN : 113612702X
Book Description
Design and implement video game sound from beginning to end with this hands-on course in game audio. Music and sound effects speak to players on a deep level, and this book will show you how to design and implement powerful, interactive sound that measurably improves gameplay. If you are a sound designer or composer and want to do more than just create audio elements and hand them over to someone else for insertion into the game, this book is for you. You'll understand the game development process and implement vital audio experiences-not just create music loops or one-off sound effects. The Game Audio Tutorial isn't just a book-you also get a powerful website (www.thegameaudiotutorial.com)
Make Music!
Author : Norma Jean Haynes
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 33,1 MB
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1635860350
Book Description
Music is for everyone — no prior experience required! Make Music! invites kids and families to celebrate the joy of sound with a variety of inventive activities, including playing dandelion trumpets, conducting percussion conversations, and composing their own pieces. Musician and educator Norma Jean Haynes brings the pioneering work of Ann Sayre Wiseman and John Langstaff to a new generation of kids aged 5 and up, focusing on the playfulness, spontaneity, and creativity of music. Kids explore rhythm with clapping, body drumming, and intonations. They learn to create found sound with kitchen pots and pans, the Sunday paper, or even the Velcro on their sneakers. And step-by-step instructions show how to make 35 different instruments, from chimes and bucket drums to a comb kazoo and a milk carton guitar.
Acoustic and MIDI Orchestration for the Contemporary Composer
Author : Andrea Pejrolo
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 28,21 MB
Release : 2009-10-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1136124136
Book Description
Get complete guidance on both traditional orchestration and modern production techniques with this unique book. With effective explanations and clear illustrations, you will learn how to integrate the traditional approach to orchestration with the modern sequencing techniques and tools available. You will discover how to bridge the two approaches in order to enhance your final production. The accompanying CD includes a comprehensive and wide selection of examples, templates and sounds to allow you to hear the techniques within the book. By covering both approaches, this book provides a comprehensive and solid learning experience that will develop your skills and prove extremely competitive in the music production business.
Sound in Motion
Author : David McGill (Bassoonist)
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 35,25 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253349217
Book Description
David McGill has assembled an exhaustive study that uses the musical concepts of the legendary Marcel Tabuteau as a starting point from which to develop musical thought. McGill methodically explains the frequently misunderstood ""Tabuteau number system"" and its relationship to note grouping-the lifeblood of music. The controversial issue of baroque performance practice is also addressed. Instrumentalists and vocalists alike will find that many of the ideas presented in this book will help develop their musicianship as well as their understanding of what makes a performance ""musical.""
