The Art of Digital Music: 56 Visionary Artists and Insiders Reveal Their Creative Secrets

The Art of Digital Music: 56 Visionary Artists and Insiders Reveal Their Creative Secrets

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Book Description
The Art of Digital Music gathers the wisdom and techniques of 56 visionary artists, producers, programmers, provocateurs, instrument designers, label executives, and industry insiders into one volume. The bonus DVD features highlights from all 56 interviews where you'll hear how the masters wield technology to create their amazing music. The DVD also has over 25 complete songs (including live recordings from a private Thomas dolby concert, unreleased demos, and out-of-print classics); live performance videos; interactive flash movies; royalty-free samples and loops by the artists; behind-the-scenes photos; and web links galore. You'll learn studio setup tips, secrets of sampling, creative quantization, ringtone tricks, production strategies, insights from video game composers, insane distortion recipes, and much more.

Contributors include Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette), Jack Blades, BT, LTJ Bukem, Joe Chiccarelli (Beck, Zappa), Ted Cohen, the Crystal Method, Chuck D, Thomas Dolby, Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd), The Fat Man, Dr. Fiorella Terenzi, Albhy Galuten (18 No. 1 hits), Dr. Patrick Gleeson, Peter Gotcher (founder, Digidesign), Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Jam, Leslie Ann Jones (Skywalker Sound), Ikutaro Kakehashi (founder, Roland), and many others. With warmth and good humor, this ingenious compilation offers entertainment, social commentary, and the knowledge-to start up your own digital revolution.

The Art of Digital Music: 56 Visionary Artists and Insiders Reveal Their Creative Secrets,David Battino,Kelli Richards,Stewart Copeland,Backbeat Books,0879308303,Data Processing - Speech & Audio Processing,Digital audio editors,General,Genres & Styles - Electronic,Interviews,Microcomputer Sound,Music,Music (Specific Aspects),Musical Instruments - Keyboard,Musicians,Sound recording executives and,Sound recording executives and producers,Music / Electronic & Computer

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