(Berklee Guide). Writers of commercial music are more in demand than ever before. The rules have changed in the past decade, and the contemporary writer needs a multifaceted skillset in order to succeed in business. This book will help you master the three roles of the new job: writer, producer, and engineer. You will learn to set up a profitable business model for creating commercial music, providing your clients with music that fits their needs and budget, at today's quality standards. Whether your interest is in producing music for jingles, film scores, videogames, corporate presentations, or other commercial areas, this book will reveal how to set up shop, find work, and create music at today's demanding professional standards.

Working as a recording engineer presents challenges from every direction of your project. From using microphones to deciding on EQ settings, choosing outboard gear to understanding how, when and why to process your signal, the seemingly never-ending choices can be very confusing. Professional Audio's bestselling author Bobby Owsinski (The Mixing Engineer's Handbook, The Mastering Engineer's Handbook) takes you into the tracking process for all manner of instruments and vocals-- providing you with the knowledge and skill to make sense of the many choices you have in any given project. From acoustic to electronic instruments, mic placement to EQ settings, everything you need to know to capture professionally recorded audio tracks is in this guide.

Addresses audio production and recording as it relates to music, covering topics such as acoustics and use of recording studio equipment.

This series has been derived from the mind of a master recording and mixing engineer and his experiences through learning and application of the recording arts. The title, “Zengineer Scrolls” could have easily been replaced with the name, The Philosophy of Recording”, because it not only provides factual information to guide the reader in recording techniques but also serves as a means to providing a light to the path of how to be a master at the craft. When one begins reading these materials they will almost immediately realize they are looking through the eyes of a master so as to become that master. Instead of being a collection of memorization tools it is a visualization of invaluable experience where every word counts as a step in the “Zen” direction of being. One will not even want to bypass the introduction as the key to this reservoir of knowledge begins there and pours tons of information into the readers view. So the series, beginning with the first collection of four scrolls, is not about “how to” but “how to be” instead. Yet there’s a journey and not a series of tasks. Prepare to dive into an ocean of knowledge between these covers and when you reach the bottom discover the mother of pearl within yourself. Arise as an engineer master; Zengineer!

In the past decade, the rise of independent music culture has come hand-in-hand with another music revolution: the home-based recording studio, the start-up costs of which can be as low or high as a budget allows. How to Start a Home-Based Recording Studio walks aspiring studio owners through all the steps necessary to turn their passion into a business. The first-ever guide to focus not only on outfitting a studio, but also to offer a full range of advice on converting a studio into a profit-making enterprise, it is an indispensible reference for any studio at every stage of its operation.

50 Laws(R) Book Series containing the top 50 things you should know about the specific topic. Volume I references Music Production and Audio Engineering written by Award winning Veteran Producer Tony Dofat with over 25 years of experience and knowledge.

Technical Writing: A Practical Guide for Engineers, Scientists, and Nontechnical Professionals, Second Edition enables readers to write, edit, and publish materials of a technical nature, including books, articles, reports, and electronic media. Written by a renowned engineer and widely published technical author, this guide complements traditional writer’s reference manuals on technical writing through presentation of first-hand examples that help readers understand practical considerations in writing and producing technical content. These examples illustrate how a publication originates as well as various challenges and solutions. The second edition contains new material in every chapter including new topics, additional examples, insights, tips and tricks, new vignettes and more exercises. Appendices have been added for writing checklists and writing samples. The references and glossary have been updated and expanded. In addition, a focus on writing for the nontechnical persons working in the technology world and the nonnative English speaker has been incorporated. Written in an informal, conversational style, unlike traditional college writing texts, the book also contains many interesting vignettes and personal stories to add interest to otherwise stodgy lessons.