Dance Music Manual, Second Edition: Tools. toys and techniques

✍ Scribed by Rick Snoman

• Publisher: Focal Press
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 539
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Whatever your level of experience, the Dance Music Manual is packed with sound advice, techniques and practical examples to help you achieve professional results. Written by a professional producer and remixer, this book offers a comprehensive approach to music production, including knowledge of the tools, equipment and different dance genres. Get more advice and resources from the books official website, www.dancemusicproduction.com.

* Included in the new edition are sections on recording instruments alongside new chapters covering more dance music genres. * Examines all aspects of music production, from sound design, compression & effect to mixing & mastering to publishing & promoting, to help you become a better producer. * The companion CD provides sample and example tracks, demonstrating the techniques used in the book.

✦ Table of Contents

FRONT COVER......Page 1
DANCE MUSIC MANUAL: TOOLS, TOYS AND TECHNIQUES......Page 4
COPYRIGHT PAGE......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 8
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 10
PREFACE......Page 12
MUSICAL WORKS......Page 14
PART 1 Technology and Theory......Page 18
ACOUSTIC SCIENCE......Page 20
SUBTRACTIVE SYNTHESIZER......Page 25
VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR (VCO)......Page 26
CREATING MORE COMPLEX WAVEFORMS......Page 29
VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED FILTERS......Page 31
VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED AMPLIFIER (VCA)......Page 37
MODIFIERS......Page 40
LOW-FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR......Page 41
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS......Page 42
OTHER SYNTHESIS METHODS......Page 44
GRANULAR SYNTHESIS......Page 45
COMPRESSION THEORY......Page 48
STANDARD COMPRESSION......Page 54
PRACTICAL COMPRESSION......Page 56
LIMITERS......Page 62
NOISE GATES......Page 65
TRANSIENT DESIGNERS......Page 67
REVERB......Page 68
PHASERS AND FLANGERS......Page 71
DIGITAL DELAY......Page 72
DISTORTION......Page 73
CHAPTER 3 Cables, Mixing Desks and Effects Busses......Page 74
MIXING DESK STRUCTURE......Page 80
ROUTING EFFECTS AND PROCESSORS......Page 85
AUXILIARY BUSS......Page 86
INSERT BUSS......Page 87
AUTOMATION......Page 91
CHAPTER 4 Programming Theory......Page 94
TIMBRE EFFECTS......Page 96
PROGRAMMING THEORY......Page 97
CUSTOMIZING SOUNDS......Page 98
PROGRAMMING BASICS......Page 101
PROGRAMMING TIMBRES......Page 104
PROGRAMMING PADS......Page 105
SWIRLING PADS......Page 108
PROGRAMMING DRUMS......Page 109
KICK DRUMS......Page 110
SNARE DRUMS......Page 112
HI-HATS......Page 113
CYMBALS......Page 114
COWBELLS......Page 115
TAMBOURINES......Page 116
PERCUSSION GUIDELINES......Page 117
PROGRAMMING BASS......Page 118
DEEP HEAVY BASS......Page 119
SUB-BASS......Page 120
TB303......Page 121
SWEEPING BASS (TYPICAL OF UK AND SPEED GARAGE)......Page 122
TECHNO 'KICK' BASS......Page 123
'POP' BASS......Page 124
GENERIC BASS GUIDELINES......Page 125
PROGRAMMING LEADS......Page 126
EUPHORIC TRANCE LEAD......Page 128
PLUCKED LEADS......Page 129
DISTORTED LEADS......Page 131
HOOVERS......Page 132
ORGANS......Page 133
GENERIC LEADS......Page 134
PROGRAMMING SOUND EFFECTS......Page 135
EXPLOSION FX......Page 136
FALLING SPEED/FILTER FX......Page 137
COMPUTER BURBLES......Page 138
PROGRAMMING NEW TIMBRES......Page 139
GENERAL PROGRAMMING TIPS......Page 142
CHAPTER 5 Digital Audio......Page 144
BIT RATES......Page 146
CHAPTER 6 Sampling and Sample Manipulation......Page 152
SAMPLE CDS......Page 154
BASIC SAMPLING PRACTICES......Page 157
WORKING WITH LOOPS......Page 158
CREATING PROFESSIONAL LOOPS FROM SINGLE HITS......Page 160
CREATIVE SAMPLING AND EFFECTS......Page 162
SAMPLES AND CLEARANCE......Page 164
CHAPTER 7 Recording Vocals......Page 168
MICROPHONE TECHNOLOGY......Page 169
RECORDING PREPARATION......Page 171
RECORDING TECHNIQUES......Page 173
EDITING VOCALS......Page 179
COMMERCIAL VOCALS......Page 180
'TELEPHONE' VOCALS......Page 181
VOCODERS......Page 182
RECORDING PREPARATION......Page 186
RECORDING ACOUSTIC GUITARS......Page 188
ELECTRIC GUITARS......Page 190
BASS......Page 192
BRASS......Page 193
GENERAL TIPS......Page 194
CHAPTER 9 Sequencers......Page 196
CC MESSAGES......Page 205
NRPN AND RPN CONTROLLERS......Page 211
AUDIO SEQUENCING......Page 212
ARE THE SOUNDCARD'S DRIVERS 'MULTI-CLIENT'?......Page 213
HOW MANY INPUTS AND OUTPUTS (I/O) ARE ON OFFER?......Page 214
THE MAJOR SCALE......Page 218
MINOR SCALES......Page 221
CHORDS......Page 223
FAMILIARITY......Page 229
MUSICAL RELATIONSHIP......Page 230
TEMPO AND TIME SIGNATURES......Page 232
CREATING GROOVE......Page 236
CREATING MELODIES/MOTIFS......Page 239
CREATING PROGRESSION......Page 241
PART 2 Dance Genres......Page 246
CHAPTER 11 House......Page 248
HOUSE RHYTHMS......Page 252
BASS......Page 258
MELODIES AND MOTIFS......Page 262
RECOMMENDED LISTENING......Page 265
CHAPTER 12 Trance......Page 268
MUSICAL ANALYSIS......Page 269
THE RHYTHM SECTION......Page 270
RHYTHM TIMBRES......Page 271
BASS RHYTHM......Page 274
BASS TIMBRE......Page 275
TRANCE MELODIES......Page 278
MELODIC TIMBRES......Page 280
MOTIFS AND CHORD PROGRESSIONS......Page 281
THE ARRANGEMENT......Page 285
RECOMMENDED LISTENING......Page 287
CHAPTER 13 UK Garage......Page 288
MUSICAL ANALYSIS......Page 290
DRUM RHYTHMS......Page 291
THE NICHE BASS......Page 293
MOTIFS......Page 295
CHORDS......Page 296
SOUND EFFECTS......Page 297
ARRANGEMENTS......Page 298
RECOMMENDED LISTENING......Page 299
CHAPTER 14 Techno......Page 300
MUSICAL ANALYSIS......Page 301
RECOMMENDED LISTENING......Page 309
CHAPTER 15 Hip-Hop (Rap)......Page 312
MUSICAL ANALYSIS......Page 314
THE RHYTHMS......Page 316
RAP VOCALS......Page 321
THE BASS RHYTHM......Page 324
CHORDS AND MOTIFS......Page 327
ARRANGEMENTS......Page 328
RECOMMENDED LISTENING......Page 329
CHAPTER 16 Trip-Hop......Page 330
MUSICAL ANALYSIS......Page 331
RECOMMENDED LISTENING......Page 344
CHAPTER 17 Ambient/Chill Out......Page 346
MUSICAL ANALYSIS......Page 347
THE RHYTHMS......Page 348
RHYTHM TIMBRES......Page 350
MELODIC LEADS......Page 353
ACOUSTIC GUITARS......Page 354
WIND INSTRUMENTS......Page 355
BASS......Page 357
CHORDS/PADS......Page 359
ARRANGEMENT......Page 361
RECOMMENDED LISTENING......Page 362
CHAPTER 18 Drum 'n' Bass......Page 364
MUSICAL ANALYSIS......Page 365
PROGRAMMING......Page 366
THE BASS......Page 369
CHORDS......Page 372
ARRANGEMENT......Page 374
RECOMMENDED LISTENING......Page 375
PART 3 Mixing & Promotion......Page 378
CHAPTER 19 Mixing......Page 380
HEARING LIMITATIONS......Page 381
FREQUENCY BANDS......Page 382
FRONT–TO–BACK PERSPECTIVE......Page 385
THE HORIZONTAL PERSPECTIVE......Page 387
THE VERTICAL PERSPECTIVE......Page 391
PRACTICAL MIXING......Page 396
PANNING......Page 398
EQ......Page 400
COMMON MIXING PROBLEMS......Page 409
CHAPTER 20 Mastering......Page 416
NOISE REDUCTION......Page 417
HARMONIC BALANCING AND EQ......Page 419
BOOSTS AND CUTS......Page 422
MASTERING REVERB......Page 424
DYNAMICS......Page 426
HARMONIC EXCITERS......Page 433
STEREO WIDTH......Page 434
THRESHOLD......Page 435
GENERAL MASTERING TIPS......Page 436
CHAPTER 21 Publishing and Promotion......Page 442
RECORD COMPANIES AND CONTRACTS......Page 443
ROYALTIES......Page 446
PACKAGING......Page 450
PROMOTION......Page 452
INDEPENDENT RELEASE......Page 453
ARTWORK......Page 457
DISTRIBUTING VIA THE INTERNET......Page 461
MUSIC CHARTS AND PLAY LISTS (UK ONLY)......Page 464
CHAPTER 22 Remixing and Sample Clearance......Page 466
SESSION TAPES......Page 467
BOOTLEGS AND INTERNET REMIXING......Page 469
ARRANGING......Page 478
CONTRACTS......Page 480
CLEARING SAMPLES......Page 481
WHAT IS A PROMO AND HOW DO REACTION SHEETS WORK?......Page 484
IN YOUR OPINION WHAT 'WORKS' ON THE DANCE FLOOR?......Page 486
COULD YOU DESCRIBE SOME DJ TECHNIQUES?......Page 487
PROFESSIONAL TURNTABLES......Page 489
CD DECKS......Page 491
MIXERS......Page 493
MP3......Page 494
COULD YOU OFFER ANY TIPS FOR ASPIRING DJs?......Page 495
HOW DO DJs PROMOTE THEMSELVES?......Page 496
ANY OTHER ADVICE YOU CAN OFFER?......Page 497
TIPS FOR YOU EARS......Page 498
TIPS FOR FATIGUE......Page 499
USEFUL LINKS......Page 500
COUNTING IN BINARY......Page 502
COUNTING IN HEXADECIMAL......Page 503
Appendix B: Decimal to Hexadecimal Conversion Table......Page 508
Appendix C: General MIDI Instrument Patch Maps......Page 510
GENERAL MIDI PERCUSSION SET......Page 513
Appendix D: General MIDI CC List......Page 514
Appendix E: Sequencer Note Divisions......Page 516
Appendix F: Tempo Delay Time Chart......Page 518
Appendix G: Musical Note to MIDI and Frequencies......Page 520
A......Page 524
C......Page 525
D......Page 526
G......Page 528
I......Page 529
L......Page 530
M......Page 531
O......Page 532
P......Page 533
R......Page 534
S......Page 535
T......Page 537
V......Page 538
Z......Page 539

✦ Subjects

Искусство и искусствоведение;Музыкальное искусство;Современные массовые музыкальные направления;Эстрадная музыка;