The Wah-Wah Diaries


Book Description

Talks about Richard E Grant's debut behind the camera, as writer and director of his autobiographical movie. This title offers an insight into agonies he encounters along the way, and it is also a portrait of his childhood and his love affair with Swaziland, where he was born and brought up during the last throes of the British Empire.




Backpack Baby


Book Description

Backpack Baby has a special secret.




Wah! Wah! Girls


Book Description

Inspired by the world of the Mujra dancers, who for generations have entertained the rich and powerful with a spellbinding mix of dance and song, Wah! Wah! Girls tells a passionate and playful story of love against the odds. Set against the vibrant background of the East End in 2012, these unstoppable girls uncover deep secrets and create unexpected dreams. Wah! Wah! Girls is a feast for the senses that draws audiences into the world of the modern British-Asian community. Let the pleasure begin! Wah! Wah!




Utah Place Names


Book Description

Utah toponyms, or place names. Where are they? What istheir history? Their importance? Over thousand toponyms are listed alphabetically, marking the passagesof peoples and cultures from earliest times.




DAFX - Digital Audio Effects


Book Description

* Digital Audio Effects (DAFX) covers the use of digital signal processing and its applications to sounds * Discusses digital audio effects from both an introductory level, for musicians, and an advanced level, for signal processing engineers * Explains what can be done in the digital processing of sounds in the form of computer algorithms and sound examples resulting from these transformations * Brings together essential DSP algorithms for sound processing, providing an excellent introduction to the topic




Musical Sound Effects


Book Description

For decades performers, instrumentalists, composers, technicians and sound engineers continue to manipulate sound material. They are trying with more or less success to create, to innovate, improve, enhance, restore or modify the musical message. The sound of distorted guitar of Jimi Hendrix, Pierre Henry’s concrete music, Pink Flyod’s rock psychedelic, Kraftwerk ‘s electronic music, Daft Punk and rap T-Pain, have let emerge many effects: reverb, compression, distortion, auto-tune, filter, chorus, phasing, etc. The aim of this book is to introduce and explain these effects and sound treatments by addressing their theoretical and practical aspects.




Audio Effects


Book Description

Audio Effects: Theory, Implementation and Application explores digital audio effects relevant to audio signal processing and music informatics. It supplies fundamental background information on digital signal processing, focusing on audio-specific aspects that constitute the building block on which audio effects are developed. The text integrates theory and practice, relating technical implementation to musical implications. It can be used to gain an understanding of the operation of existing audio effects or to create new ones. In addition to delivering detailed coverage of common (and unusual) audio effects, the book discusses current digital audio standards, most notably VST and AudioUnit. Source code is provided in C/C++ and implemented as audio effect plug-ins with accompanying sound samples. Each section of the book includes study questions, anecdotes from the history of music technology, and examples that offer valuable real-world insight, making this an ideal resource for researchers and for students moving directly into industry.




Introduction to Digital Signal Processing


Book Description

"This book offers an introduction to digital signal processing (DSP) with an emphasis on audio signals and computer music ... This book is designed for both technically and musically inclined readers alike--folks with a common goal of exploring digital signal processing"--Cover, p. [4].







Aladdin - Broadway Musical Songbook


Book Description

(Vocal Piano). This souvenir folio features color and black and white photos from the gorgeous Broadway production along with 13 vocal selections with piano accompnaniments: Arabian Nights * Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim * Diamond in the Rough * Friend like Me * High Adventure * A Million Miles Away * One Jump Ahead * One Jump Ahead (Reprise) * Prince Ali * Proud of Your Boy * Somebody's Got Your Back * These Palace Walls * A Whole New World.