Snoman, Rick,

Dance music manual : tools, toys, and techniques / Rick Snoman. - 4th edition. - 1 online resource (552 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Previous edition: New York: Focal Press, 2014. Includes index.

Rick Snoman's guide to writing and producing dance music covers everything an aspiring composer/remixer will need to create original tracks of their chosen dance genre, whether it is Drum and Bass, Techno, House or Chill-Out. Dance Music Manual, aimed at the novice and seasoned professional alike, takes the reader through the software and hardware needed to create original, captivating, and professional sounding music. Key features of Dance Music Manual include: How to create compelling, professional-sounding original or remixed dance tracks. The differences between different genres and how to produce them. How to expose your tracks to their chosen audience and equip you with the skills to develop your career as a dance music producer and engineer. Along with the book is a companion website, which provides examples of synthesis programming, compression, effects, MIDI files, and examples of the tracks discussed in this edition. The new and improved fourth edition covers processes and techniques used by music producers, masters, mixers, and DJs. Each page is full of facts presented in a manner that is easy to absorb and implement.


Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9780429453830 (ebook)


Electronic dance music.
Sound recordings--Remixing.
Electronic composition.
Music.
Music
Audio processing
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Acoustic & sound engineering



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