How to get the sound you want / Michael & Tim Prochak.
| Author/creator | Prochak, Michael |
| Other author | Prochak, Tim. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Sanctuary, ©2001. |
| Description | 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Desktop digital recording and the new world order. Sequencers ; Which sequencer? ; Not-so-optional extras ; Planning a recording session ; If it sounds good, it is good ; If it sounds bad, children, it is bad ; Screw you guys, I'm going home ; Shiny happy people make good music ; Be prepared ; Out of time, out of luck ; Less is more ; What to record ; Is there really room for a symphony orchestra? ; Samplers ; Which sampler? ; Soft samples ; Mixing issues and techniques ; Truetape ; Considerations -- Genre theory. Historical overview ; What it says on the tin ; Genre genetics -- Electronica and dance. Ambient ; In the beginning ; Evolution ; Recording ambient music ; Considerations ; Dancing in the streets -- House. The main ingredient ; Sequencing a standard house beat ; House elements ; Trance ; Hard house ; Deep house ; Psychedelic trance/GOA ; Nu-skool breaks -- Drum and bass. History ; (Happy) hardcore ; Ragga ; Hardstep/jump-up ; Darkside ; Techstep ; Ambient/intelligent ; Recording drum and bass ; Considerations -- Industrial. How to make industrial music ; Considerations -- Hip-hop. How to make hip-hop ; Trip-hop ; Graphic sampler ; Over-generous on the genres? -- It's only rock 'n' roll but we like it. Give me that old-time rock 'n' roll ; Metal ; Prog and glam rock ; Punk ; Post-punk, grunge, etc ; Rock production ; Considerations -- Songs from the wood. Country ; Nashville cats ; Alt country ; Folk ; Acoustic production ; Considerations ; Folk dance...and don't call us Morris -- Jazz...Nice... Origins of the species ; New Orleans jazz ; Chicago and New York ; Jazz piano ; The big-band era ; Popular and classical musical influences ; The post-war decades ; The late '50s, '60s and '70s ; The '80s ; Jazz production ; Blues -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: Sectional forms and structures. Short forms ; Large or long forms ; Contrapuntal forms ; Traditional/historical genres -- Appendix 2: Mac or Windows? Apple Macintosh ; Windows PC ; Considerations -- Appendix 3: Samplers, the universe and everything. How to save memory ; Sample CDs ; Audio CDs ; CD-ROMs ; Mixed-mode CDs ; Samples, copyright and the law ; How are copyright issues resolved? ; Other information -- Appendix 4: Microphone magic. Pick-up patterns ; Pick-up types ; Vocal versus instrument mics ; Close-miking individual acoustic instruments -- Glossary. |
| Abstract | This is a comprehensive study of exactly what makes one style of music different from another--and how you can achieve it. By way of historical overview and analysis of production techniques, it provides a step-by-step guide to producing and creating music in any style you choose, from ragga to rock, jazz to jump-up, breakbeat to blues. Whether you need to know how to capture that authentic jazz sound in one take, or want to lay down a slicing hip-hop beat, this book has the answers, covering miking arrangements, sequencer patterns, and recording techniques. |
| ISBN | 186074348X |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | TK7881.4 .P76 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |