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The Recording Engineer's Handbook

By: Bobby Owsinski

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The Recording Engineer's Handbook

By: Bobby Owsinski

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.

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1932929002

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The Music Mixing Workbook: Exercises To Help You Learn How To Mix On Any DAW

By: Bobby Owsinski

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The Music Mixing Workbook: Exercises To Help You Learn How To Mix On Any DAW

By: Bobby Owsinski

If you're new to mixing and aren't sure what to do, or your mixes aren't anywhere near where you'd like them to be, then The Music Mixing Workbook is exactly what you need. Written by Bobby Owsinski, author of the award winning and highly acclaimed Mixing Engineer's Handbook (the standard reference book for mixing in schools around the world), The Music Mixing Workbook features hands-on exercises that teach you all the things that make a mix sound great, as well as all the things to avoid along the way. Designed to meet the needs of anyone relatively new to or confused about the once mysterious process of mixing multiple music elements together, the book features 175 different exercises covering every operation needed to complete a modern professional-sounding mix, complete with tips and tricks that come directly from the A-list pro mixers. The easy-to-follow exercises can be used with any DAW application or hardware console, and on any genre of music. Although the reader can easily use the Workbook with any current mixes they may be working on, most of the exercises are built around professionally recorded tracks featuring a wide variety of mix elements that are available for free download. Among the many topics covered in the book include: DAW vs. console channel signal flow Basic monitoring setup to optimize your playback environment Balancing mix elements using a never-miss technique Panning techniques for various mix elements Multiple EQ strategies for powerful and distinct tracks Compression, gates, and saturators and how to use them Reverb, delay and modulation effects and how to layer them like the pros Master mix techniques, and much more The Workbook is meant to be used in conjunction with Owsinski's popular Mixing Engineer's Handbook to provide the practical training behind the many concepts involved with mixing.

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1946837113

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9781946837110

Bobby Owsinski's Deconstructed Hits - Classic Rock, Vol. 1

Uncover the Stories & Techniques Behind 20 Iconic Songs

By: Bobby Owsinski

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Bobby Owsinski's Deconstructed Hits - Classic Rock, Vol. 1

Uncover the Stories & Techniques Behind 20 Iconic Songs

By: Bobby Owsinski

You'll never listen to music the same way again! Producer, audio engineer, and author Bobby Owsinski takes you behind-the-scenes of 20 of the most beloved classic rock hits of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. Using a technique refined after years of listening to songs under the microscope of the studio, each song analysis by Bobby describes exactly how the song was constructed and why it was a hit, examining in detail the song form, the arrangement, the sound, and the production. This is a valuable must-have for everyone who loves music, musicians learning about arrangements, producers wanting to learn how hits are constructed, audio engineers analyzing the sounds of the hits, songwriters looking inside a hit's secrets, and fans who love facts and trivia about their favorite artists. Every song analysis has numerous "listen to" moments pointing out small but significant changes in the arrangement or sound that you might not have noticed before. Plus you'll get all the song facts never found all in one place like release date, songwriters, recording studio information, number of units sold, and chart position. Includes: * All Along the Watchtower (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) * Sunshine of Your Love (Cream) * Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones) * Peaches en Regalia (Frank Zappa) * Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) * Maggie May (Rod Stewart) * Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who) * Rocky Mountain Way (Joe Walsh and Barnstorm) * Dream On (Aerosmith) * Living for the City (Stevie Wonder) * Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen) * More than a Feeling (Boston) * Detroit Rock City (KISS) * Suffragette City (David Bowie) * Hotel California (The Eagles) * Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits) * Refugee (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) * Tom Sawyer (Rush) * Back in Black (AC/DC) * In the Air Tonight (Phil Collins)

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Alfred Music

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1470614200

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Bobby Owsinski's Deconstructed Hits: Modern Rock & Country

Uncover the Stories & Techniques Behind 20 Iconic Songs

By: Bobby Owsinski

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Bobby Owsinski's Deconstructed Hits: Modern Rock & Country

Uncover the Stories & Techniques Behind 20 Iconic Songs

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You'll never listen to music the same way again! Producer, audio engineer, and author Bobby Owsinski takes you deep inside 20 of the biggest modern rock and country hits of the 21st century. Using a technique refined after years of listening to songs under the microscope of the studio, each song analysis by Bobby describes exactly how the song was constructed and why it was a hit, examining in detail the song form, the arrangement, the sound, and the production. This is a valuable must-have for everyone who loves music, musicians learning about arrangements, producers wanting to learn how hits are constructed, audio engineers analyzing the sounds of the hits, songwriters looking inside a hit's secrets, and fans who love facts and trivia their favorite artist. Every song analysis has numerous "Listen to" moments pointing out small but significant changes in the arrangement or sound that you might not have noticed before. Plus you'll get all the song facts never found all in one place like release date, songwriters, recording studio information, number of units sold and chart position. Includes: * Beautiful Day (U2) * Best of You (Foo Fighters) * Blood Pressure (Mutemath) * The Cave (Mumford & Sons) * Clocks (Coldplay) * In the End (Linkin Park) * Just a Kiss (Lady Antebellum) * Moves Like Jagger (Maroon 5) * Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People) * Rolling in the Deep (Adele) * Rope (Foo Fighters) * Seven Nation Army (The White Stripes) * Since U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson) * Soak Up the Sun (Sheryl Crow) * Somebody That I Used to Know (Gotye feat. Kimbra) * Tighten Up (The Black Keys) * Under Cover of Darkness (The Strokes) * Wake Me Up When September Ends (Green Day) * What Hurts the Most (Rascal Flatts) * Uprising (Muse)

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1470614219

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Bobby Owsinski's Deconstructed Hits: Modern Rock & Country

Uncover the Stories & Techniques Behind 20 Iconic Songs

By: Bobby Owsinski

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Bobby Owsinski's Deconstructed Hits - Classic Rock, Vol. 1

Uncover the Stories & Techniques Behind 20 Iconic Songs

By: Bobby Owsinski

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Uncover the Stories & Techniques Behind 20 Iconic Songs

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The Music Producer's Handbook

Includes Online Resource

By: Bobby Owsinski

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The Music Producer's Handbook

Includes Online Resource

By: Bobby Owsinski

The Music Producer's Handbook, Second Edition reveals the secrets to becoming a music producer and producing just about any kind of project in any genre of music. Among the topics covered are the producer's multiple responsibilities and all the elements involved in a typical production, including budgeting, contracts, selecting the studio and engineer, hiring session musicians, and even getting paid. Unlike other books on production, The Music Producer's Handbook also covers the true mechanics of production, from analyzing, troubleshooting, and fixing a song that isn't working to getting the best performance and sound out of a band or vocalist. In addition, Bobby Owsinski tackles what may be the toughest part of being a producer – being a diplomat, a confidant, and an amateur psychologist all at once. This edition also includes new chapters on self-production, small studio production, and how the new songwriter-producer and engineer-producer hybrids make money in our new digital music world. It also features several new interviews with some of the best-selling producers from different musical genres, who offer advice on getting started, getting paid, and making hits. Packed with inside information and including exclusive online media, The Music Producer's Handbook, Second Edition provides invaluable tools and advice that will help beginners and seasoned professionals alike. Item includes online resource.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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149308366X

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Social Media Promotion for Musicians - Second Edition

The Manual for Marketing Yourself, Your Band, and Your Music Online

By: Bobby Owsinski

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Social Media Promotion for Musicians - Second Edition

The Manual for Marketing Yourself, Your Band, and Your Music Online

By: Bobby Owsinski

This book shows you: How to increase your fan or client following via social media ; The best way to promote yourself, your band or your music using Facebook, YouTube, Instragram, Twitter, LinkedIn, websites, newsletters, blogs and plylists ; The most overlooked items on your website that are essential for getting gigs and reviews ; The secret to email newsletters, the most important online tool for marketing to your fans that you have ; How to craft posts that your fans want to read, and will send to their friends ; How to brand yourself even if you don't think you have one ; How to develop an online strategy that will never be outdated ; The secrets behind successful Facebook and Twitter posts.

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1946837954

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The Music Producer's Handbook

By: Bobby Owsinski

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The Music Producer's Handbook

By: Bobby Owsinski

Music Producer's Handbook is a Hal Leonard publication.

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1423474007

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Social Media Promotion For Musicians - Third Edition: The Manual For Marketing Yourself, Your Band, And Your Music Online

By: Bobby Owsinski

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Social Media Promotion For Musicians - Third Edition: The Manual For Marketing Yourself, Your Band, And Your Music Online

By: Bobby Owsinski

Learn how to efficiently use your online presence to promote your band, your music or yourself with the totally revised Third Edition of Social Media Promotion For Musicians. The updated book reveals the latest insider tips on how to use both the most popular social platforms like Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok in conjunction with your website and mailing list to gain more fans, followers, views and streams. If you're an artist, band, engineer, producer or songwriter, Social Media Promotion For Musicians Third Edition proves the newest techniques and strategies to increase your online and streaming presence without taking away precious time from making music. BONUS: Now includes a special chapter on marketing to playlists A full Instructors Resource Kit containing a Syllabus, Topics for Demonstrations and Discussions for each chapter, Test Bank and answer key for 12 week semester, and Powerpoint and Keynote presentations for each chapter is available for free to all instructors in qualified learning institutions.

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1946837067

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Music 3.0

A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age 2nd Edition

By: Bobby Owsinski

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Music 3.0

A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age 2nd Edition

By: Bobby Owsinski

(Music Pro Guide Books & DVDs). Music 3.0: A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age is a completely updated edition of the original best seller, featuring the latest music business and social media concepts as well as brand-new interviews with a variety of the industry's top movers and shakers. The book not only takes a look at the music industry's evolution and how we got to Music 3.0, but provides the information that today's musician or music business executive needs to take advantage of the new music industry paradigm: What has changed? Who are the new players? Why are traditional record labels, television, and radio no longer factors in an artist's success? How do you market and distribute your music in this new world? How do you make money in this new music world? How do you develop your brand? How do you use Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube as marketing tools? What are the new technologies that are being introduced that will influence how we sell or market? All these questions are answered in the book. This edition also contains new low-cost high- and low-tech tips for marketing and promotion.

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1458429164

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Music 4.1

A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age

By: Bobby Owsinski

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Music 4.1

A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age

By: Bobby Owsinski

(Music Pro Guide Books & DVDs). Today's music industry is constantly changing at a dizzying pace, and this Music 4.1: A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age is fully equipped to help you navigate it. Written for artists overwhelmed by the seemingly endless options of the quickly evolving Internet, this is the only book that offers a comprehensive strategy for online success. In Music 4.1 , Bobby Owsinski includes an in-depth look at the economics of streaming music, with the real information about royalties that distributors and record labels don't want you to know and that simply can't be found anywhere else. The book also looks at how revenue is generated from YouTube and other video streaming services, and it provides techniques for optimizing both videos and channels for maximum success. Also included are lists of effective tips (both high- and low-tech) and checklists with every chapter, as well as a reference list of online tools for inexpensive music and merchandise distribution, sales, marketing, and promotion. With fresh interviews from several of today's successful music industry innovators, Music 4.1 reveals new and proven pathways to success in the new paradigm of the modern music world.

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1495063658

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Presonus StudioLive Mixer Handbook

The Official Guide to Getting the Most from Your Console

By: Bobby Owsinski

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Presonus StudioLive Mixer Handbook

The Official Guide to Getting the Most from Your Console

By: Bobby Owsinski

Unleash and maximize the power of your PreSonus® StudioLive™ console with this official guide. Renowned engineer, producer, and author Bobby Owsinski provides a detailed look at one of the best-selling mixers of all time, revealing the tips and tricks you need to unlock its hidden capabilities and make your mixes sound better than ever. All StudioLive models are covered including the new AI Series. PreSonus® StudioLive™ Mixer Handbook is divided into three sections: Part 1 is a general overview that breaks down each challenging feature. Part 2 covers live sound, explaining feedback-free stage monitoring, tuning your sound system to any venue, and StudioLive's remote mixing capabilities. Part 3 focuses on studio recording, detailing the mixing techniques used by the pros, and includes a bonus chapter on mic placement that covers nearly every instrument. After finishing this guide, you'll find recording and mixing so much easier with your StudioLive mixer that you’ll think you just bought a new console! Bobby consulted directly with PreSonus to write the PreSonus® StudioLive™ Mixer Handbook, so you're getting expert info directly from the source! In this eBook you'll discover: * How to configure your computer to unlock StudioLive's most powerful features * The way to control your monitor or headphone mixes from your iPhone * Secrets to great-sounding, feedback-free stage monitors * How to remotely control your StudioLive Mixer from an iPad * Ways to easily record your shows without any additional hardware or software * Miking tips for nearly every instrument * Studio mixing tips to take your recordings to the next level

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Alfred Music

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1470617676

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9781470617677

The Drum Recording Handbook

By: Bobby Owsinski,Dennis Moody

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The Drum Recording Handbook

By: Bobby Owsinski,Dennis Moody

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1423443438

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Presonus StudioLive Mixer Handbook

The Official Guide to Getting the Most from Your Console

By: Bobby Owsinski

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Mixing and Mastering with IK Multimedia T-RackS

The Official Guide

By: Bobby Owsinski

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Mixing and Mastering with IK Multimedia T-RackS

The Official Guide

By: Bobby Owsinski

T-RackS is a popular stand-alone audio mastering application that includes a suite of powerful analog-modeled and digital dynamics and EQ processor modules that also work perfectly as plug-ins during mixing. While T-RackS is an extremely powerful tool for improving the quality of your recordings, all of that power won't do you much good if it's misused. With Mixing and Mastering with IK Multimedia T-RackS: The Official Guide, you can learn how to harness the potential of T-RackS from mixing and mastering guru Bobby Owsinski, bestselling author of The Mixing Engineer's Handbook and The Mastering Engineer's Handbook: The Audio Mastering Handbook. Through his expert guidance, you'll learn the tips and tricks of using T-RackS processor modules to help bring your mixes to life and then master them so they're competitive with any major label release. At the end of each chapter, there are a number of questions that will help you to better understand some of the principles of mixing and mastering.

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1435457595

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9781435457591

Music 4.0

A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age

By: Bobby Owsinski

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Music 4.0

A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age

By: Bobby Owsinski

(Music Pro Guide Books & DVDs). Featuring the latest music business and social media concepts as well as brand-new interviews with a variety of the industry's top movers and shakers, Music 4.0: A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age is a completely updated version of the previous best-selling editions! How has streaming music impacted the artist and the industry? Who are the new industry players? Why do traditional record labels, television, and radio have increasingly less influence in an artist's success? How should music be marketed and distributed in this new world? How do you make money when listeners stream your music? What's the best way to develop your brand? How are Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube best used as marketing tools? What are the new technologies being introduced that will influence how we sell and market our work? All these questions are answered in this updated version of Music 4.0 , along with some new high- and low-tech tips for inexpensive marketing and promotion.

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