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Is there a paperback/hardback of a book that is similar to the production bible? Hopefully one that teaches some really advanced techniques when it comes to audio engineering and music production.

I like the Production bible but I want something in the physical form.

All I have is this:




Which imo, just teaches you what you should already know in the first place. Then again some people can find this 130 page magazine helpful.
Haha, it even has a page in here that says "How do I make a Rusko style dirty bassline in Reason?"



and this



Of course this book can help you make some massive tunes.

Jhonny2x4 wrote:Is there a paperback/hardback of a book that is similar to the production bible? Hopefully one that teaches some really advanced techniques when it comes to audio engineering and music production.

I like the Production bible but I want something in the physical form.

All I have is this:




Which imo, just teaches you what you should already know in the first place. Then again some people can find this 130 page magazine helpful.
Haha, it even has a page in here that says "How do I make a Rusko style dirty bassline in Reason?"



and this



Of course this book can help you make some massive tunes.

There are loads and loads of books out there.

Most have a certain focus point; Sequence, Bass, Stabs, Drums, Mix, Mastering, etc, etc. So think about what you want to learn more about - and just check www.amazon.co.uk to buy the book!!chea

Make your own. I've got a 200-ish page working document of print outs of all the various production tips, tutorial, VST manuals, interviews etc that I've found since starting to take my production seriously. All saved on my desktop, and printed, out double sided and ring bound. Works a treat

wub wrote:Make your own. I've got a 200-ish page working document of print outs of all the various production tips, tutorial, VST manuals, interviews etc that I've found since starting to take my production seriously. All saved on my desktop, and printed, out double sided and ring bound. Works a treat

this and what kejk said
i've got books, magazines and pages on pages of printed out shit bound in notebooks or those pyramid clip things

If you work in an office, rob yourself a four ring binder and a four hole holepunch

wub wrote:If you work in an office, rob yourself a four ring binder and a four hole holepunch

wait 4? your country scares and intrigues me more and more...

wub wrote:If you work in an office, rob yourself a four ring binder and a four hole holepunch

you fucking communists, with your 4 holes

If you're looking for one book that covers all aspects of computer music the Dance Music Manual by Rick Snoman is for you.
It's a good read but doesn't go much into details.

I'd recommend to go for specific books depending on what you want to learn.
Synth programming : How to make a noise by Simon Cann or Power tools for synthesizer programming by Jim Aikin.
How to... is more practical, the downside is that the author uses vstis the reader may not use. Power tools is more theoretical but more professional imo.
Sound Fx by Alex Case is a must read. Although it's primarily written for recording engineers it explains most effects in a brilliant manner.
Music theory : Music theory for computer musicians by Michael Hewitt
Mixing : The mixing engineer's handbook by Bobby Owsinski
Mastering : The art and the science by Bob Katz

daft tnuc wrote:If you're looking for one book that covers all aspects of computer music the Dance Music Manual by Rick Snoman is for you.
It's a good read but doesn't go much into details.

I'd recommend to go for specific books depending on what you want to learn.
Synth programming : How to make a noise by Simon Cann or Power tools for synthesizer programming by Jim Aikin.
How to... is more practical, the downside is that the author uses vstis the reader may not use. Power tools is more theoretical but more professional imo.
Sound Fx by Alex Case is a must read. Although it's primarily written for recording engineers it explains most effects in a brilliant manner.
Music theory : Music theory for computer musicians by Michael Hewitt
Mixing : The mixing engineer's handbook by Bobby Owsinski
Mastering : The art and the science by Bob Katz

some great recommendations here
i'd also recommend a subscription to tape op (free), going to the library and hunting for the old 70s and 80s book when the technology first started for synths and electronic fx (then hop on barnesandnoble.com or amazon and hunt down copies for your personal library for cheap as hell), guerilla home recording is great too especially for newbies

computer music tutorial

my buddy Jon Marguiles' 365 ableton tips on twitter, etc, are great. heatercore.net

even if you don't use ableton.

as far as physical books go, i always liked "behind the glass," tho it's not so much about knob twiddling as it is about making music. Same goes for the book "Dub," which came out in 2007 i think, and the various fela kuti biographies.

part of me feels really strongly that, get a really defined sense of what you want, and as you learn basic tools, it'll happen. relative volume, drums, synth, eq, compression, distortion, reverb and delay-- c'mon, that's pretty much everything you need to make EDM. knowing what you really, really want, and how to get it quickly-- that's the important part of the fight.

daft tnuc wrote:.
Power tools for synthesizer programming by Jim Aikin.
Music theory for computer musicians by Michael Hewitt

these look like something I would like to purchase

One my mum just bought me is Audio Production and Critical Listening: Technical Ear Training by Jason Corey

Another good one is Sound Synthesis and Sampling by Martin Russ which covers what the title explains and more in simple accessible prose.

Finally, and perhaps the best hear (pun intended), is Introduction To Sound Recording by Geoff Martin which is worth its weight in gold. Purchase the PDF and head down your local printers for a hardcopy. This should cost you around £20 -£30 max, especially if they use average paper stock, a digital printer and do a very basic bind. You could save yourself the bind as as mentioned above, buy a ring binder and a hole punch.

Pat

daft tnuc wrote: Synth programming : Power tools for synthesizer programming by Jim Aikin.

This book is very comprehensive and well written, yet fairly dry. It took me a while to finish it as it was sometimes too dry. As mentioned, the book covers the theoretical side of synthesiser parameters (controls). It doesn't delve into patching tutorials at all, but with the knowledge gained, you'll be able to concieve of your own patches easily. Because of tis book, I understand synthesiser controls backwards

daft tnuc wrote:Sound Fx by Alex Case is a must read. Although it's primarily written for recording engineers it explains most effects in a brilliant manner.

Written using as close to laymans terms as possible for a technical subject, this book covers common studio hardware and effects in detail. The author sometimes rambles a bit, repeating himself to get the point across using different words to explain the same thing. This book has the most in depth chapters on compression, gating and expansion I've come across, and is worth purchasing just to get an understanding of the various applications of compression based techniques.

Both books are recommended, the second one highly!

Pat

futures_untold wrote:Finally, and perhaps the best hear (pun intended), is Introduction To Sound Recording by Geoff Martin which is worth its weight in gold. Purchase the PDF and head down your local printers for a hardcopy. This should cost you around £20 -£30 max, especially if they use average paper stock, a digital printer and do a very basic bind. You could save yourself the bind as as mentioned above, buy a ring binder and a hole punch.

Seriously WTF ?? This looks like the most depressing book ever. Scrolling down the summary makes me want to kill myself

futures_untold wrote:

daft tnuc wrote: Synth programming : Power tools for synthesizer programming by Jim Aikin.

This book is very comprehensive and well written, yet fairly dry. It took me a while to finish it as it was sometimes too dry, although now I understand synthesiser controls backwards

daft tnuc wrote:Sound Fx by Alex Case is a must read. Although it's primarily written for recording engineers it explains most effects in a brilliant manner.

Written using as close to laymans terms as possible for a technical subject, this book covers common studio hardware and effects in detail. The author sometimes rambles a bit, repeating himself to get the point across using different words to explain the same thing. This book has the most in depth chapters on compression, gating and expansion I've come across, and is worth purchasing just to get an understanding of the various applications of compression based techniques.

Both books are recommended, the second one highly!

Pat

Got both of these, haven't started on the synth one though, but i can definately vouch for Sound FX, it's a very nice read and easily understandable yet very in-depth explanation! A must have

just dont get overwhelmed with how much there is to learn at first. it will make more and more sense as time goes on. split up your music making and learning sessions.

tagging this thread for future reference

Well I bought "Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science by Bob Katz" thanks to a reccomendation from Deadly Habit and I can pass on that recommendation. I see it was already suggested I'm just backing it up.