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  • Rob Papen The Four Element SynthPrice Drop
    Rob Papen The Four Element Synth 
    4 Element Synth Book/4x DVD 200+ Pages and 10+ Hours of Instructional Material Covering All Aspects of Subtractive Synthesis Written by synthesis master Rob Papen, The 4 Element Synth is your ticket to a deeper kind of exploration of subtractive synthesis. Globally renowned as an expert sound designer and synthesis pioneer, Rob Papen has developed many of the most popular virtual instrument synthesizers...
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  • Thomson Course Technology Pro Tools 101 Official Courseware
    Thomson Course Technology Pro Tools 101 Official Courseware
    ProTools 101, Book Ver. 10 Pro Tools Instructional Book/DVD with Fundamentals of HD, LE, and M-Powered Systems, 390 Pages The Thompson Course Technology Pro Tools 101 Official Courseware instructional book/DVD takes you through the fundamentals of the industry-standard production software. From Pro Tools HD to M-Powered, Pro Tools 101 Official Courseware covers all the bases needed to help you complete your...
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  • Avid Sibelius 7 Reference Book
    Avid Sibelius 7 Reference Book
    Sibelius 7 Reference Guide Reference Book for Sibelius 7 Unlock the secrets of Sibelius 7, with Avid's Sibelius 7 Reference Book. There's no doubt that Sibelius 7 is one of the most powerful and easy to use notation programs ever made, but becoming proficient with it can be tricky. Avid's Sibelius 7 Reference Book makes learning Sibelius 7...
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  • Thomson Course Technology Guitar Tone: Pursuing the Ultimate Guitar Sound
    Thomson Course Technology Guitar Tone: Pursuing the Ultimate Guitar Sound
    Pursuit of Ultimate Gtr Sound Guitar Tone Book by Mitch Gallagher | A Guide to Equipment Choices and Tone-shaping Techniques - Paperback Guitar Tone: Pursuing the Ultimate Guitar Sound helps you get there. Filled with the considerable acumen of tone guru Mitch Gallagher, this book takes you on a guided tour of gear choices and examines the tone-shaping techniques of guitar luminaries. Vintage vs. new, boutique vs....
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  • Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook
    Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook
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    Sound Reinforcement 2nd Ed Sound Reinforcement Handbook - 2nd Edition Sound reinforcement is the use of audio amplification systems. This book is the first and only book of its kind to cover all aspects of designing and using such systems for public address and musical performance. The book features information on both the audio theory involved and the...
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  • Thomson Course Technology The Mixing Engineer's Handbook
    Thomson Course Technology The Mixing Engineer's Handbook
    Mixing Engineers Handbook Instructional Book on Mixing Techniques with Interviews of Top Engineers At last - all the tricks of the top recording engineers revealed at mixdown! With this book you'll learn: the evolution of mixing; mixing styles such as L.A. vs. New York vs. London; the six elements of a mix; rules for arrangements; and from where to build your mix. This handy book...
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  • MusicWorks Guide to MIDI Orchestration
    MusicWorks Guide to MIDI Orchestration
    Guide to MIDI Orchestration Comprehensive Guide Detailing the Art of Orchestration As It Applies to Desktop Music. Hardbound Book. Since its initial release in 1997, Paul Gilreath's The Guide to MIDI Orchestration has been the premiere text on creating realistic emulations of a symphony orchestra using samplers and computer recording techniques. Recent years have seen huge advances in sampling technology. Likewise,...
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  • Thomson Course Technology Acoustic Design for the Home Studio
    Thomson Course Technology Acoustic Design for the Home Studio
    Acoustic Design for Home Stu Acoustic Design Book by Mitch Gallagher with 13 Studio Examples With the advances in digital technology, musicians can now produce their own music at home. Over the years the gear has gotten much better, and musicians have learned a great deal about recording. So why do so many musicians and engineers have difficulty getting truly...
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  • Hal Leonard The Power In Digital Performer
    Hal Leonard The Power In Digital Performer
    The Power In Digital Performer Instructional Book and DVD-ROM Tutorial Video Supplement for MOTU Digital Performer 8 Written By and Featuring David E Roberts (a.k.a. Magic Dave) Hal Leonard's The Power In Digital Performer is the book to have if you want to master MOTU's Digital Performer DAW and music-creation software. In The Power In Digital Performer, MOTU guru David E. Roberts (or "Magic Dave," as we call him at Sweetwater) breaks down all of the core...
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  • Berklee Press Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools - 3rd Edition
    Berklee Press Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools - 3rd Edition
    Pro Tools LE How-To Guide Third Edition of a Best-Selling Book/CD-ROM Learn how to produce great music at home! This comprehensive home-studio guide will show you how to create the highest-quality recordings by teaching you fundamental production skills and engineering techniques. With a complete explanation of the entire production process, you'll find...
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  • Hal Leonard Big Slab of Tab
    Hal Leonard Big Slab of Tab
    The Big Slab of Tab 512-page Tab Paper Book with 8 Staves per Page, Guitar Notation Legend, and Special Binding The Hal Leonard Big Slab of Tab provides plenty of quality guitar tab manuscript paper for students, teachers, composers, and musicians. The Big Slab of Tab includes 512 pages with eight staves per page, plus a guitar notation legend. The Big Slab of Tab is specially bound to lay flat while open, giving you a handy, reliable resource for tablature.
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  • Thomson Course Technology The Mastering Engineer's Handbook 2nd Ed
    Thomson Course Technology The Mastering Engineer's Handbook 2nd Ed
    Mastering Engineer Handbook Book Detailing the Process of Mastering Audio Composer/Author: Bobby Owsinski Everything you've always wanted to know about the art of music mastering is now available in one book! Peek into a top-flight mastering house and see the tools of the trade, explore the secrets of making hot masters, and learn rules for frequency balancing...
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  • Hal Leonard Big Book of Staff Paper
    Hal Leonard Big Book of Staff Paper
    The Big Book of Staff Paper 512-page Book of Staff Paper, with 12 Staves per Page, 8-1/2" x 11" Sheets. The Hal Leonard Big Book of Staff Paper provides plenty of quality staff paper for students, teachers, composers, and musicians. The Big Book of Staff Paper includes 512 perforated pages with 12 staves per page, plus a handy and helpful musc notation guide. At 8-1/2" x 11", the Big Book of Staff Paper is a handy standard size to carry with other books and notebooks, and it's priced right!
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  • Hal Leonard The Ultimate Church Sound Operator's Handbook
    Hal Leonard The Ultimate Church Sound Operator's Handbook
    Ultimate Church Sound Book Handbook for House of Worship Sound Reinforcement, 420 Pages The Hal Leonard Ultimate Church Sound Operator's Handbook provides practical and tecnical advice geared specifically toward the house of worship sound person. Modern church services can require highly technical multimedia presentations that go far beyond basic sound reinforcement, and...
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  • Sweetwater Press Digital Audio Explained: For the Audio Engineer
    Sweetwater Press Digital Audio Explained: For the Audio Engineer
    Digital Audio Explained Comprehensive Book Explaining the Ins and Outs of Digital Audio. Have you ever wondered exactly why adding noise to a digital recording actually makes it sound better? Do you know what a phase lock loop does, and why it's important? These questions and dozens more are answered in clear, understandable english in Digital Audio Explained: For the Audio...
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  • Thomson Course Technology The Microphone Book
    Thomson Course Technology The Microphone Book
    The Microphone Book Educational Book on Microphones About How to Choose and Use Micophones in Sessions - 308 Pages Read through The Microphone Book: Getting Great Sounds, and it's like sitting down and chatting with a seasoned engineer. How to choose and use microphones used to be a skill that senior engineers passed along to their assistants and interns. But with more and more studios being...
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  • Schirmer Trade Books Pro Tools Clinic
    Schirmer Trade Books Pro Tools Clinic
    Pro Tools Clinic Book and CD-ROM: Demystifying LE For Mac And PC By Mitch Gallagher We think that Mitch Gallagher's Pro Tools Clinic: Demystifying LE for Macintosh and Windows is the best Pro Tools LE book available, period. We also know that Mitch is one of the foremost experts on pro audio and music technology - as well as one of the best writers on the topic out...
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  • Focal Press Modern Recording Techniques - 7th Edition
    Focal Press Modern Recording Techniques - 7th Edition
    Modern Recording Techniques 7th Edition Includes 652 Pages This definitive handbook guides you through the process of creating, understanding and mastering both the professional and project studio. From recording basics to the most cutting-edge techniques available, MRT provides you with complete understanding of the tools and day-to-day...
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  • Hal Leonard Audio Engineering for Sound Reinforcement
    Hal Leonard Audio Engineering for Sound Reinforcement
    JBL Engineering for SR Tutorial Book for Live Sound Engineering Composer/Author: John Eargle and Chris Foreman This up-to-date book comprehensively covers all aspects of speech and music sound reinforcement. It is roughly divided into four sections: Section 1 provides the tutorial fundamentals that all audio engineers will need, discussing subjects...
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  • Yamaha Guide to Sound Systems for Worship
    Yamaha Guide to Sound Systems for Worship
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    Sound Systems for Worship Practical Advice for Running Sound in Houses of Worship Your complete guide to achieving optimum results when setting up sound systems for places of worship. The Yamaha Guide To Sound Systems For Worship provides the basic information on sound systems that is most needed by ministers, members of Boards of Trustees and worship and music...
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