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  • THE ROAD CREW
    GABRIELLE KIELICH
    The Road Crew: Live Music and Touring is an in-depth study of the road crew – the group of workers who handle the logistical and technical requirements of popular music concert tours – that provides an extensive look at the activities and personnel involved in the daily operation of these events. Using interviews with road crew members, participant observation at concert venues...

    $999.00

  • SMALL SIGNAL AUDIO DESIGN
    DOUGLAS SELF
    Small Signal Audio Design is a highly practical handbook providing an extensive repertoire of circuits that can be assembled to make almost any type of audio system. This fully revised fourth edition offers wholly new content on internally balanced audio design, electret microphones, emitter-follower stability, microphony in capacitors, and much, much more. This book continues ...

    $2,000.00

  • THE PYTHON AUDIO COOKBOOK
    ALEXANDROS DRYMONITIS
    The Python Audio Cookbook offers an introduction to Python for sound and multimedia applications, with chapters that cover writing your first Python programs, controlling Pyo with physical computing, and writing your own GUI, among many other topics. Guiding the reader through a variety of audio synthesis techniques, the book empowers readers to combine their projects with popu...

    $899.00

  • ECOLOGIES OF CREATIVE MUSIC PRACTICE
    MATTHEW LOVETT
    Ecologies of Creative Music Practice: Mattering Music explores music as a dynamic practice embedded in contemporary ecological contexts, one that both responds to, and creates change within, the ecologies in which it is created and consumed. This highly interdisciplinary analysis includes theoretical and practical considerations – from blockchain technology and digital platform...

    $1,039.00

  • MUSIC TECHNOLOGY IN LIVE PERFORMANCE
    TIM CANFER
    Music Technology in Live Performance explores techniques to augment live musical performance and represents a comprehensive guide to best practices in music technology for live performance. This book presents a practical and accessible introduction to the theories of liveness and an array of live performance technologies and techniques. Areas covered include analogue and digita...

    $979.00

  • THE CONTENT PRODUCTION BUSINESS
    STEVE LEVITAN
    This book goes beyond the technical steps in the process of making film, TV, and media material, examining what it means to be an ongoing supplier of content to the marketplace and how to become one. Steve Levitan brings insights and experience from his lifelong career producing in the content industry, where he has also acted as a professional advisor to content makers, distri...

    $979.00

  • MAKING IT HAPPEN
    HANNAH TRIGWELL
    Making It Happen is a comprehensive guide to navigating the modern music industry, that redefines what ‘making it’ means for musicians, and inspires and educates musicians on the different options for generating revenue from their art. This book offers theoretical and practical advice on making music, creating promotional content and embracing traditional and emerging social me...

    $919.00

  • INVESTOR FINANCING OF INDEPENDENT FILM
    JOHN W. CONES
    This book explains how to comply with the federal and states securities regulations when seeking to raise money from private investors for the development, production and/or distribution of a feature or documentary film. Drawing from the experience and expertise of a securities and entertainment attorney who has worked with independent filmmakers for 30 plus years, this resourc...

    $919.00

  • INDEPENDENT FILM FINANCE
    DAVID OFFENBERG
    For aspiring producers and directors who need to learn film finance from the ground up, this revolutionary new book teaches the fundamentals, through the voices of more than 60 successful independent producers. Using a research and data-based approach, award-winning professor David Offenberg combines the wisdom of well-known and successful producers into one fun, easy-to-follow...

    $899.00

  • THE VES HANDBOOK OF VIRTUAL PRODUCTION
    SUSAN ZWERMAN
    The VES Handbook of Virtual Production is a comprehensive guide to everything about virtual production available today – from pre-production to digital character creation, building a stage, choosing LED panels, setting up Volume Control, in-camera compositing of live action and CG elements, Virtual Art Departments, Virtual Previs and scouting, best practices and much more. Curr...

    $1,239.00

  • POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY FOR MUSIC PROFESSIONALS
    RAINA MURNAK / NANCY KIRSNER
    Positive Psychology for Music Professionals is a guidebook to the building blocks of positive psychology and character strengths, and the ways in which they can be used by music professionals throughout the industry to empower, celebrate, and leverage individuality. Written in a highly accessible and entertaining tone – and based on the science of character pioneered by the VIA...

    $979.00

  • THE COLOR MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK FOR VISUAL EFFECTS ARTISTS
    VICTOR PEREZ
    Victor Perez brings together the research and expertise of world-leading color scientists to create a comprehensive guide for visual effects (VFX) artists in color management. This book explores the latest standards of high dynamic range (HDR) and Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) workflows, in an easily digestible and widely applicable resource. Its purpose is to make artis...

    $979.00

  • MODERN RECORDING TECHNIQUES
    DAVID MILES HUBER / EMILIANO CABALLERO / ROBERT RUNSTEIN
    Modern Recording Techniques is the bestselling, authoritative guide to sound and music recording. Whether you’re just starting out or are looking to improve your skills, this book provides an in-depth guide to the art and technologies of music production and is a must-have reference for all audio bookshelves. Using its familiar and accessible writing style, this new edition has...

    $1,099.00

  • LEADERSHIP IN MUSIC TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
    DANIEL WALZER
    Leadership in Music Technology Education examines the pedagogical, sociocultural, and philosophical issues that affect curriculum, research, and decision-making in music technology in higher education. This book considers a range of cutting-edge topics, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, professional development concepts, partnerships between higher education and th...

    $979.00

  • ELECTRONIC VISUAL MUSIC
    DAVE PAYLING
    Electronic Visual Music is a comprehensive guide to the composition and performance of visual music, and an essential text for those wanting to explore the history, current practice, performance strategies, compositional methodologies and practical techniques for conceiving and creating electronic visual music. Beginning with historical perspectives to inspire the reader to wor...

    $899.00

  • REMASTERING MUSIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
    STEPHEN BRUEL
    Remastering Music and Cultural Heritage presents a detailed account of the culture and practice of remastering music recordings. By investigating the production processes and the social, nostalgic and technological components of remastering practice, the book demonstrates the application of these techniques to iconic recordings by artists including The Beatles, Elton John and O...

    $999.00

  • MUSIC TECHNOLOGY ESSENTIALS
    ANDREW MAZ
    Music Technology Essentials provides an overview of the vocabulary, techniques, concepts, and devices used in contemporary music production and guides readers through the essential fundamentals of music technology so that they can create their own music productions at home. This highly accessible book covers sound fundamentals and theory, as well as practical topics like hardwa...

    $979.00

  • NETWORKED MUSIC PERFORMANCE
    MIRIAM IORWERTH
    Networked Music Performance (NMP) is the essential guide to both playing music online and ensemble music through networks. Offering a range of case studies, from highly technical solutions to inclusive community projects, this book provides inspiration to musicians to try NMP whatever their level of technical expertise. Drawing upon recent research to examine the background and...

    $979.00

  • DOCUMENTARY VISION
    RICHARD CHISOLM
    This book is a collection of personal essays that address critical elements involved in the production of nonfiction films. Written by an experienced documentary filmmaker and cinematographer, the book draws upon practical wisdom to explore the nuances and challenges faced by filmmakers and viewers alike. Included in the text are rarely discussed ethical issues, best practices ...

    $539.00

  • LIVE LOOPING IN MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
    ALEXSANDER DUARTE
    Live Looping in Musical Performance offers a diverse range of interdisciplinary perspectives on the application of live looping technology by lusophone performers and composers. This book explores various aspects, including the aesthetic component, instrumentation, and setup, highlighting the versatility of this technology in music-making. Written by musicians and researchers f...

    $999.00

  • MIXING AUDIO
    ROEY IZHAKI
    Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices, and Tools is a vital read for anyone wanting to succeed in the field of mixing—covering the entire mixing process, from fundamental concepts to advanced techniques. Packed full of photos, graphs, diagrams, and audio samples, it teaches the importance of a mixing vision, how to craft and evaluate your mix, and then take it a step further. Mixin...

    $1,379.00

  • REIMAGINING SAMPLE-BASED HIP HOP
    MICHAIL EXARCHOS
    Reimagining Sample-based Hip Hop: Making Records within Records presents the poetics of hip-hop record production and the significance of sample material in record making, providing analysis of key releases in hip-hop discography and interviews with experts from the world of Hip Hop and beyond. Beginning with the history of hip-hop music making, this book guides the reader thro...

    $999.00

  • GAME AUDIO MIXING
    ALEX RIVIERE
    Game Audio Mixing offers a holistic view of the mixing process for games, from philosophical and psychological considerations to the artistic considerations and technical processes behind acoustic rendering, interactive mixing, mastering, and much more. This book includes a comprehensive overview of many game audio mixing techniques, processes, and workflows, with advice from a...

    $899.00

  • MULTIMEDIA FOUNDATIONS
    VIC COSTELLO
    Whether you are working using text, graphics, photography, sound, motion, or video, Multimedia Foundations covers the skills necessary to be an effective modern storyteller. Presented in full color with hundreds of vibrant illustrations, this book trains readers in the principles and skills common to all forms of digital media production, enabling the creation of successful, en...

    $1,939.00

  • DISTORTION IN MUSIC PRODUCTION
    GARY BROMHAM
    Distortion in Music Production offers a range of valuable perspectives on how engineers and producers use distortion and colouration as production tools. Readers are provided with detailed and informed considerations on the use of non-linear signal processing, by authors working in a wide array of academic, creative, and professional contexts. Including comprehensive coverage o...

    $1,179.00

  • BECOME A COMPETENT MUSIC PRODUCER IN 365 DAYS
    SAM GEORGE
    Become a Competent Music Producer in 365 Days is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the fundamentals of music-production. Over the course of a year, this book takes the reader through ten chapters covering mixing, equalization, compression, reverb, delay and modulation, automation, vocals, synthesis, and mastering. To combat the patchy nature of ‘fast’ online content, this ...

    $899.00

  • WORKING WITH SOUND
    ROB BRIDGETT
    Working with Sound is an exploration of the ever-changing working practices of audio development in the era of hybrid collaboration in the games industry. Through learnings from the pre-pandemic remote and isolated worlds of audio work, sound designers, composers, and dialogue designers find themselves equipped uniquely to thrive in the hybrid, remote, and studio-based realms o...

    $899.00

  • THE GAME MUSIC TOOLBOX
    MARIOS ARISTOPOULOS
    The Game Music Toolbox provides readers with the tools, models, and techniques to create and expand a compositional toolbox, through a collection of 20 iconic case studies taken from different eras of game music. Discover many of the composition and production techniques behind popular music themes from games such as Cyberpunk 2077, Mario Kart 8, The Legend of Zelda, Street Fig...

    $919.00

  • SOUNDWALKING
    Soundwalking brings together a diverse group of contemporary scholars, artists and thinkers in one of the first comprehensive studies of soundwalking – the practice of moving through space while carefully listening to what it has to say – to address urgent challenges and concerns of an environmental, ethical, social and technological nature. Besides gaining insight into the his...

    $979.00

  • ANALYZING RECORDED MUSIC
    Analyzing Recorded Music: Collected Perspectives on Popular Music Tracks is a collection of essays dedicated to the study of recorded popular music, with the aim of exploring "how the record shapes the song" (Moylan, Recording Analysis, 2020) from a variety of perspectives. Introduced with a Foreword by Paul Théberge, the distinguished editorial team has brought together a grou...

    $1,239.00


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