This book discusses the various types of digital recording systems currently on the market, offering tips on MIDI sequencing, how to keep computer-based systems working at maximum efficiency, recording advice, and mixing. DetailsPublisher: Music...

From multi-effects units to software plug-ins, digital instruments and soundcards, effects and processors are a crucial part of modern music. Yet even cheap units can be complicated to understand and operate. Basic Effects and Processors offers...

Basic Live Sound has the answers for setting up equipment for live performance and DJ techniques. Discover how to work in different spaces with a variety of performance events and the equipment required to get the sound just right. DetailsPublisher:...

In music recording, the quality of a mix is every bit as important as the quality of the performance, and potential hit singles have been ruined by poor mixing. This helpful guide blows the lid off the secrets of mixing and explains in easy and...

Written in simple language, with hundreds of clear illustrations, this guide gives you step-by-step instructions on how to bild pre-amps, tone controls, ring modulators, mixers, and many other inexpensive electronic accessories. DetailsPublisher:...

A complete reference for the design and construction of the steel-string folk guitar and the classical guitar. DetailsPublisher: Music Sales AmericaPublication Date: 08/1994Credits: by William R. Cumplano and Jonathan D. NatelsonMedium:...

Jimi Hendrix was probably the greatest solo rock guitarist of all time. His music and performance style changed the face of popular music for ever and 40 years after his death he is still worshipped by fans and acknowledged by leading musicians,...

John Lennon and his music live on in the hearts of all his fans – and this is the first and only book to analyze every song that Lennon wrote in his solo career, track by track. Updated three times and in print for over a decade, this remains...

Led Zeppelin's hard-driving mix of blues-rock and funk electrified generations of fans, providing them with an unforgettable, monumental musical experience. Superbly illustrated, this book delves into the true-life tales and people that inspired one...

Iconoclast, innovator, and influence on generations of musicians, Neil Young has recorded more than 40 albums in a 35+ year career. Nigel Williamson explores Young's entire repertoire, from the early days with Buffalo Springfield to the plaintive...

Originally published in 1958, Donal O'Sullivan's classic study of Turlough O'Carolan became a musical and historical beacon for all those interested in Ireland's past and present. It is an indispensable tool for Irish musicians, who through this...

In their fifth decade together, the Rolling Stones are still the world's best rock band – and they're not slowing down. Fueled by the songwriting talents of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, they've created countless #1 singles and albums;...

Headbangers, rejoice, because this fantastically illustrated encyclopedia includes all things metal, from influential bands such as Led Zeppelin, Blue Cheer, Iron Butterfly, KISS, and Queen, to Mötley Crüe, Black Sabbath (before Ozzy...

When people think of punk they often think of outrageous fashion and iconic bands like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols. But the reality of punk stretches over three decades and numerous countries, with a history as rich and varied as it is shocking...

Detailed guide for today's modern industry professional. Everything you need to know to survive as an artist or manager, featuring fully up-to-date directory of MMF members worldwide. Today, the music business is bigger and more complicated than...