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The Remixer's Bible This comprehensive collection of dance music tips and interviews from Keyboard magazine is packed with production secrets you can use. Beginners can check out the intro to loops and sampling, and legal tips on sample clearance. More experienced remixers will learn how to craft synth hooks and retro grooves, edit vocals, create loops, and compress bass tracks. The accompanying CD-ROM contains Mac and PC demo software of Ableton Live, and actual session files from Gabriel and Dresden, Coldcut, Jacinta and Meat Beat Manifesto so you can get started remixing immediately. |
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Tools For GarageBand Power Tools for GarageBand teaches pros and aspiring artists how to get the most out of this software — including recording vocals and instruments, creating MIDI sequences, working with Apple loops, customizing software instruments, professional mixing techniques, and time-saving shortcuts. |
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MacJams.com reviews PowerTools for GarageBand: "Our conclusion? Buy this book now. For the experienced GarageBand user looking to take their music production to the next level, the 120 pages in this book will be three times as valuable as 400 or 500 pages in other books. The icing on the cake is that this book is extremely affordable: it's list price is $17.95, and discount outlets like Amazon.com have it for as low as 12.57. You simply will not find a better bargain if you're hoping to polish and improve your GarageBand skills." |
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Tools: Software For Loops Power Tools: Software for Loops focuses on creating music using samples and loops via popular software tools such as Sonic Foundry's Acid, Ableton Live, and Apple's Soundtrack. The book also covers technical issues specific to sample-based music, such as selecting soundware libraries and sample clearance, as well as mixing, processing, and editing techniques. |
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Chris Meyer, Author of Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects "What a great little book! This slim volume has more genuinely useful information than many larger (more expensive) books. If you are beginner to creating music from sampled loops, this will be a great introduction, giving you an overview, reviewing the various tools, and passing along tips... Both beginners and pros will benefit from the no-nonesense sections on copyright, creating your own loops, suggested libraries, mixing, and other tips and tricks... The CD contains demo versions of some of the programs mentioned, and free loops. An excellent find." |
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Francis Preve has been writing professionally since 1998. His work as a journalist and author includes three books on music production, a decade of contributions to Keyboard magazine, and the role of Technology Editor for the Beatport community, Beatportal.com
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