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Tape Op

Author : Larry Crane

Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 46,69 MB

Release : 2010-01-01

Category : Music

ISBN : 9780977990306

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(Book). This book features interviews and articles from issues 11 to 20 of Tape Op , an independently published magazine founded in 1996. With a fiercely loyal readership, Tape Op covers creative and practical music recording topics from the famous studios to musicians creating masterpieces in their bedrooms. Creativity, technique, equipment, passion and learning collide in this entertaining, value-rich publication. Interviews and articles in this volume include Abbey Road Studio, Butch Vig, Jim Dickinson, Joe Chiccarelli, Ani DiFranco, Fugazi, The Flaming Lips, and Ween.



Recording Orchestra and Other Classical Music Ensembles

Author : Richard King

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Page : 269 pages

File Size : 24,14 MB

Release : 2016-12-08

Category : Music

ISBN : 1317520815

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Recording Orchestra and Other Classical Music Ensembles explores techniques and methodologies specific to recording classical music. Whether a newcomer or a seasoned engineer looking to refine their skills, this book speaks to all levels of expertise and covers every aspect of recording symphonic and concerto repertoire, opera, chamber music, and solo piano. With a focus on the orchestra as an instrument and sound source, this book features sections on how to listen, understanding microphones, concert halls, orchestra seating arrangements, how to set up the monitoring environment, and how to approach recording each section of the orchestra. Recording Orchestra provides concise information on preparing for a recording session, the role of the producer, mixing techniques, and includes a "quick-start" reference guide with suggested setups aimed at helping introduce the reader to the recording process. A companion website, featuring audio examples of various techniques, reinforces concepts discussed throughout the book. The content of the book includes: Clear, practical advice in plain language from an expert in classical music recording, multiple Grammy award winning recording engineer, and university professor The "secret of recording": a collection of practical recording techniques that have been proven to be highly successful in the field, on many occasions Never before published information written by an industry veteran with over twenty five-years of experience in classical music recording Specific techniques and strategies for recording orchestra, opera, wind symphony, chorus, string quartet, and other common classical music ensembles.



Recording Music on Location

Author : Bruce Bartlett

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 342 pages

File Size : 41,95 MB

Release : 2014-05-09

Category : Music

ISBN : 1317692381

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Recording Music on Location provides an exceptional collection of information regarding all aspects of recording outside of the studio. Featuring clear explanations on how to achieve professional results, this book is divided into two distinct sections: popular music and classical music. Whether you record in the local rock club, jazz café, or in an orchestra hall, Bartlett offers sage advice on each stage of the process of location recording. Packed with hints and tips, this book is a great reference for anyone planning to venture outside of the studio. Audio examples, tracking sheets, weblinks, and downloadable checklists are available on the companion website at www.focalpress.com/cw/bartlett. This edition has been thoroughly updated and includes new sections on iOS devices, USB thumb-drive recorders, and digital consoles with built-in recorders, along with updated specs on recording equipment, software, and hardware. This edition will also show you how to prepare recordings for the web and live audio streaming, and covers spectral analysis, noise reduction, and parallel compression. A new case study will go in depth on classical-music recording.



Performing Music in the Age of Recording

Author : Robert Philip

Publisher : Yale University Press

Page : 310 pages

File Size : 25,9 MB

Release : 2004-04-10

Category : Music

ISBN : 9780300102468

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What is the relationship between performance and recording? What is the impact of recording on the lives of musicians? Comparison of the lives of musicians and audiences in the years before recordings with those of today. Survey of the changing attitudes toward freedom of expression, the globalization of performing styles and the rise of the period instrument movement.



Alan Parsons' Art & Science of Sound Recording

Author : Julian Colbeck

Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation

Page : 393 pages

File Size : 25,11 MB

Release : 2014-09-01

Category : Music

ISBN : 1480397237

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(Technical Reference). More than simply the book of the award-winning DVD set, Art & Science of Sound Recording, the Book takes legendary engineer, producer, and artist Alan Parsons' approaches to sound recording to the next level. In book form, Parsons has the space to include more technical background information, more detailed diagrams, plus a complete set of course notes on each of the 24 topics, from "The Brief History of Recording" to the now-classic "Dealing with Disasters." Written with the DVD's coproducer, musician, and author Julian Colbeck, ASSR, the Book offers readers a classic "big picture" view of modern recording technology in conjunction with an almost encyclopedic list of specific techniques, processes, and equipment. For all its heft and authority authored by a man trained at London's famed Abbey Road studios in the 1970s ASSR, the Book is also written in plain English and is packed with priceless anecdotes from Alan Parsons' own career working with the Beatles, Pink Floyd, and countless others. Not just informative, but also highly entertaining and inspirational, ASSR, the Book is the perfect platform on which to build expertise in the art and science of sound recording.



Loudspeakers

Author : Philip Newell

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 521 pages

File Size : 32,19 MB

Release : 2018-10-26

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1351371207

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Loudspeakers: For Music Recording and Reproduction, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide, offering the tools and understanding needed to cut out the guesswork from loudspeaker choice and set-up. Philip Newell and Keith Holland, with the assistance of Sergio Castro and Julius Newell, combine their years of experience in the design, application, and use of loudspeakers to cover a range of topics from drivers, cabinets, and crossovers, to amplifiers, cables, and surround sound. Whether using loudspeakers in a recording studio, mastering facility, broadcasting studio, film post-production facility, home, or musician’s studio, or if you simply aspire to improve your music-production system this book will help you make the right decisions. This new edition provides significant updates on the topics of digital control, calibration, and cinema loudspeaker systems.



The Complete Home Music Recording Starter Kit

Author : Buster Fayte

Publisher : Que Publishing

Page : 635 pages

File Size : 28,86 MB

Release : 2008-10-31

Category : Computers

ISBN : 076868756X

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Studio time is expensive and all too often we end up making creative decisions based on that expense and often the end product suffers. The home studio offers you the freedom to experiment with innovative ideas and work at the pace that is right for you. This book gets musicians set up and recording as quickly and as inexpensively as possible. It will excite and energize musicians who are struggling to find a way to document their creativity through music. Buster Fayte gives you tried and true steps to creating the best environment for home music production, offers create techniques and skills he's learned in his 25+ years of music production at home, and as a trainer for Sony - the creators of Acid Pro and Sound Forge.



The Music Business and Recording Industry

Author : Geoffrey P. Hull

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Page : 383 pages

File Size : 25,85 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0415875609

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Book Description

A brief but comprehensive examination of how records are made, marketed, and sold. This new edition takes into account the massive changes in the recording industry occurring today due to the revolution of music on the web.



Cakewalk Sonar Plug-Ins & PC Music Recording, Arrangement, and Mixing

Author : Roman Petelin

Publisher : БХВ-Петербург

Page : 696 pages

File Size : 18,42 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1931769176

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Book Description

This one-stop reference for musicians and computer music obbyists includes the most complete information on the latest version of Cakewalk Sonar 2.0 and plug-ins used with it.



A HOME STUDIO MUSIC RECORDING GUIDE: THE DEFINITIVE MUSIC DICTIONARY

Author : MarcAnthony Mantis Kozuh

Publisher : Osmora Incorporated

Page : 269 pages

File Size : 24,34 MB

Release : 2014-11-12

Category : Education

ISBN : 2765906173

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Music Industry Standard Language: To fully understand the music industry we must learn a whole new language. Terms used daily sometimes hold a different meaning in the industry. This comprehensive dictionary will assist you in easily understanding the industries standard language. The Definitive Music Dictionary provides beginners and seasoned professionals a definitive glossary of music technology and audio terms. It focuses on the defining of 1400 terms common in the music industry. For the layman, explanations of what each term represents is provided and is a great addition for any serious music library or reference collection. Anthony has sat quietly in the music industry for 34 years. With his studies in music science and practical theory, he has designed built and operated many home studios. He has composed and collaborated with artists of all genres since 1978. He takes the knowledge that he has gained over these years from the experts he respects, and offers to you a condensed version of the basic fundamentals, and principals that he feels are needed to succeed in this ever changing business world of music. He has written thirty audio recording, production and marketing e books that will take you from starting up your home recording studio to final mastering and marketing your music. He hopes that the easy to follow yet comprehensive books will assist you in making educated decisions on properly designing, constructing, operating, marketing and living your dream within this amazing world of musical entertainment. Volume1.102 -Volume 3.310 are fully illustrated and have direct links to websites. These hyperlinks coincide with sections that you are reading. You can to bounce between the site and section that you are reviewing without having to leave the page you are reading. Anthony recommends that as you read, you look into these informative sites.