A guide to producing cutting-edge house music, covering making beats, drum sounds, basslines, remixes, instrumentals, FX, and more. Includes a CD with more than 300 audio samples.

Dance Music Manual – a comprehensive guidebook for novice and seasoned professionals alike – walks readers through the tools and techniques required to create original, captivating and professional-sounding electronic dance music. Key features of the Dance Music Manual include the following: Learn to navigate the complex world of electronic music production. Unleash your creativity with practical advice, insider tips and expert techniques. Explore the intricacies of crafting infectious grooves and sculpting sounds. From beginner to expert, this comprehensive guide illuminates every aspect of producing, mixing and mastering dance music. Used by professionals worldwide, this updated fifth edition has been significantly rewritten and includes new content on building your studio, processing, sampling, sound design and a chapter on DJ techniques. A companion website supports the book by providing audio and video examples of the techniques.

Behind the scenes and topping the charts - today's most respected record producers share their secrets. From the Rolling Stones to Green Day to Norah Jones to the Dixie Chicks, record producers have always played an integral role in the success of an artist. In this fascinating account of how record producers shape the hits and the careers of major artists, author David Farinella talks to the men and women who've launched a thousand careers and pushed their collaborators to multi-Platinum success. He explores the chemistry between artist and producer and presents a treasure trove of sound practical tips for anyone wanting to produce. David John Farinella has been writing about music since 1990, concentrating his attention on performers, songwriters, record producers, and occasionally the personality that fuses them all. He's written for Rolling Stone, the San Francisco Chronicle, Billboard, Mix, Guitar Player, Spin, Alternative Press, Performing Songwriter, Modern Drummer, Hollywood Reporter and many others. Although Farinella has interviewed some legendary performers, it is the story behind the story that constantly fascinates him. Some of his most memorable professional moments have come in the studio as performers and producers put their hearts into the intricacies of a song.

THE PRACTICAL, PROFESSIONAL AND POWERFUL WAY TO BECOME A SUPERIOR EDM MUSIC PRODUCER Make sound design easy, make music theory fun, and make mixing a thrill Let me guess... you also thought it’d be a terrific idea to make your own music? If you’re new to the production game, chances are you will feel overwhelmed by all the bells and whistles your software has to offer. Have you ever asked yourself: - Where the heck do I start? - Why is it so difficult to use all these knobs and effects? - How on earth can I actually make a song remotely worth listening to? Today is the last day you have to ask yourself those questions. The struggles and frustration every new producer have to go through are over. Music Production for Beginners Music Production for Beginners is undeniably the ultimate shortcut for producers who want to save time and achieve results. By obtaining it, you will have everything you need to make high-quality songs extremely fast. The most important steps of music creation From start to finish, you will get all the essential steps a beginner needs to make impressive songs as quickly as possible. This includes: - Using your favorite synthesizer to create all the sounds you need. - Simple music theory to make incredible melodies in no time. - The best mixing strategies to create radio-ready tracks and stand out from the crowd. Producing music has never been easier By obtaining this massive bundle, you don’t just get one book. You’ll actually own a unique collection of three(!) bestselling books from Screech House: Synthesizer Explained, The Ultimate Melody Guide, and Mixing EDM Music. As a bonus, you will also find a link to an exclusive EDM sample pack inside the bundle. Packed entirely with original samples, you can kickstart your projects and make songs even faster. If you’re a beginner, this bundle is a must-have. Make absolutely sure you don’t miss out on this one-time release and start straight away.

In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

This series, Perspectives On Music Production, collects detailed and experientially informed considerations of record production from a multitude of perspectives, by authors working in a wide array of academic, creative, and professional contexts. We solicit the perspectives of scholars of every disciplinary stripe, alongside recordists and recording musicians themselves, to provide a fully comprehensive analytic point-of-view on each component stage of record production. Each volume in the series thus focuses directly on a distinct aesthetic "moment" in a record’s production, from pre-production through recording (audio engineering), mixing and mastering to marketing and promotions. This first volume in the series, titled Mixing Music, focuses directly on the mixing process. This book includes: References and citations to existing academic works; contributors draw new conclusions from their personal research, interviews, and experience. Models innovative methodological approaches to studying music production. Helps specify the term "record production," especially as it is currently used in the broader field of music production studies.

In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.