100 Best Music Production Books of All Time

We've ranked the best music production books using expert recommendations, sales data, and millions of reader ratings. At Shortform, we know books. Our book guides are the best in the world. Learn why.

The War of Art book cover1

The War of Art

Steven Pressfield

5.0
The Art of War meets "The Artist's Way" in this no-nonsense, profoundly inspiring guide to overcoming creative blocks of every kind.
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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

Austin Kleon

4.8
You don’t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. That’s the message from Austin Kleon, a young writer and artist who knows that creativity is everywhere, creativity is for everyone. A manifesto for the digital age, Steal Like an Artist is a guide whose positive message, graphic look and illustrations, exercises, and examples will put readers directly in touch with their artistic side.
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Music Theory for Computer Musicians (Computer Musicians, #1)

Michael Hewitt

4.7
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Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio

Mike Senior

4.7
Discover how to achieve release-quality mixes even in the smallest studios by applying power-user techniques from the world's most successful producers.



Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio is a down-to-earth primer for small-studio enthusiasts who want chart-ready sonics in a hurry. Drawing on the back-room strategies of more than 100 famous names, this entertaining guide leads you step-by-step thr
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The Mixing Engineer's Handbook

Bobby Owsinski

4.6
Mixing music -the process of combining and shaping the component parts of a song into a polished, completed recording -was once considered an unteachable art. The first edition of Bobby Owsinski's The Mixing Engineer's Handbook destroyed that myth forever, breaking the craft of mixing down into discrete, understandable steps and showing musicians, audio engineers, and producers exactly how to ge
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The Secrets of Dance Music Production

David Felton

4.6
The world's leading electronic music production magazine delivers the definitive guide to making cutting-edge dance music. Featuring 312 color pages packed with technique, tips, illustrations and hands-on walkthroughs, The Secrets of Dance Music Production pulls together everything you need to take a mix from concept to club-ready master - whether you make house or techno, 2-step or D&B, EDM or tr
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How Music Works

David Byrne

4.5
*Updated with a new chapter on digital curation*

How Music Works is David Byrne's incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social or technological. Utilizing his incomparable career and inspired collaborations with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and many others, Byrne taps deeply into his lifetime of
Step By Step Mixing: How to Create Great Mixes Using Only 5 Plug-ins book cover8

Step By Step Mixing: How to Create Great Mixes Using Only 5 Plug-ins

Bjorgvin Benediktsson and James Wasem

4.5
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Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science

Bob Katz

4.4
Mastering Audio explains leading-edge audio concepts in an easy-to-grasp, holistic manner, including an ear-opening investigation of the mysteries of jitter, dither and wordlengths, high sample rates, distortion, headroom, monitor calibration, metering, depth perception, compression and expansion, equipment interconnection and much more. Mastering Audio is for everyone who wants to increase their
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Dance Music Manual: Tools, Toys and Techniques

Rick Snoman

4.4
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Musician's Survival Guide to a Killer Record

Mixerman

4.4
You're a musician. Like most musicians, you write songs. And when you write a song that you're all excited about, you record it, probably mostly at home, perhaps in some local studios too. You may even invite some friends to participate. Then you probably put your new record on streaming sites, band sites, and social media sites, perhaps all of those, because you feel you absolutely killed it, and
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession book cover12

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

Daniel J. Levitin

4.4
Whether you load your iPod with Bach or Bono, music has a significant role in your life—even if you never realized it. Why does music evoke such powerful moods? The answers are at last be- coming clear, thanks to revolutionary neuroscience and the emerging field of evolutionary psychology. Both a cutting-edge study and a tribute to the beauty of music itself, This Is Your Brain on Music unravels a
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Making Music. 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers

Dennis DeSanti

4.4
This book is a collection of solutions to common roadblocks in the creative process, with a specific emphasis on solving musical problems, making progress, and (most importantly) finishing what you start. This site features a selection of chapters from the book.
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Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles

Geoff Emerick, Howard Massey

4.4
Geoff Emerick became an assistant engineer at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in 1962 at age fifteen, and was present as a new band called the Beatles recorded their first songs. He later worked with the Beatles as they recorded their singles “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” the songs that would propel them to international superstardom. In 1964 he would witness the transformation
Logic Pro 12 User Guide: The Visual Step-by-Step Manual for Beginners to Pros – Record, Edit, Mix, Master & Produce Pro Tracks with All New AI Features (2026 Edition) book cover15

Logic Pro 12 User Guide: The Visual Step-by-Step Manual for Beginners to Pros – Record, Edit, Mix, Master & Produce Pro Tracks with All New AI Features (2026 Edition)

Patricia W. Martin

4.4

Logic Pro 12 is powerful—but without the right workflow, it can feel impossible to master...If the reader has ever upgraded from GarageBand only to feel lost inside Logic Pro’s endless menus, hidden routing systems, and advanced production tools, this guide was written specifically for them. The book directly addresses the frustrations beginner and intermediate producers face—confusing terminology

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Logic Pro - Apple Pro Training: Professional Music Production

David Nahmani

4.4
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Recording Secrets for the Small Studio

Mike Senior

4.3
Discover how to achieve commercial-grade recordings, even in the smallest studios, by applying power-user techniques from the world's most successful producers.



Recording Secrets for the Small Studio is an intensive training course specifically designed for small-studio enthusiasts who want a fast track to release-quality results. Based on the backroom strategies of more than 200 famous names, thi
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Recording The Beatles: The Studio Equipment and Techniques Used To Record Their Classic Albums

Kevin Ryan & Brian Kehew

4.3
The book's full title is Recording The Beatles: The Studio Equipment and Techniques Used To Record Their Classic Albums. It addresses the technical side of The Beatles' sessions and was written with the assistance of many of the group's former engineers and technicians [1]. The book looks at every piece of recording equipment used at Abbey Road Studios during the Beatles' sessions, including all m
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The Mixing Engineer's Handbook: 6th Edition

Bobby Owsinski

4.3

Easily Learn The Art Of Audio Mixing . . . Even if you’re confused about mixing your music or aren’t sure where to start!For more than two decades, The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook has been the best selling and most respected resource on the art of music mixing for seasoned professionals and enthusiastic beginners alike.In fact, it’s been the standard textbook in music production programs in college

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The Jazz Theory Book

Mark Levine

4.3
Endorsed by Jamey Aebersold, James Moody, Dave Liebman, and others, The Jazz Theory Book presents all the information any student of jazz needs in an easy-to-understand, yet thorough, manner. For intermediate to advanced players, and written by one of the acknowledged masters of jazz, it is used by universities around the world.
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Harmony for Computer Musicians

Michael Hewitt

4.3
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Audio For Authors: Audiobooks, Podcasting, And Voice Technologies (Books for Writers)

Joanna Penn

4.3
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Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools

Roey Izhaki

4.3
Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life in Music book cover24

Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life in Music

Gregg Renoff and Ted Templeman

4.3
Crafting smash hits with Van Halen, The Doobie Brothers, Nicolette Larson, and Van Morrison, legendary music producer Ted Templeman changed the course of rock history

This autobiography (as told to Greg Renoff) recounts Templeman's remarkable life from child jazz phenom in Santa Cruz, California, in the 1950s to Grammy-winning music executive during the '70s and '80s. Along the way, Ted details his
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Zen and the Art of Mixing

Mixerman

4.3
(Technical Reference). In his first book, The Daily Adventures of Mixerman, the author detailed the frustrating and often hilarious goings on during the process of recording a major-label band. Musicians, engineers, and producers laughed and cried at the crazy goings-on they'd never imagined or recognized all too well. Now Mixerman turns his razor-sharp gaze to the art of mixing and gives follower
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The Art of Mixing: A Visual Guide to Recording, Engineering, and Production

GIBSON

4.3

Get ready for an in-depth exploration into the aesthetics of what makes a great mix! David Gibson's unique approach to mixing gives you a visual representation of the dynamics of the sounds involved in creating a musical mix. Through this three-dimensional, colorful explanation, you are introduced to a framework that will help you understand everything that an engineer does— enabling you to not on

Podcasting Made Simple: The Step by Step Guide on How to Start a Successful Podcast from the Ground up book cover27

Podcasting Made Simple: The Step by Step Guide on How to Start a Successful Podcast from the Ground up

Daniel Larson

4.2

If you're looking for a step by step walkthrough on how to start a podcast right from the ground with no previous experience, then keep reading...‘The medium of podcasting and the personal nature of it, the relationship you build with your listeners and the relationship they have with you - they could be just sitting there, chuckling and listening... there's nothing like that’ - Marc MaronPodcasti

Generating Sound & Organizing Time: Thinking with gen~ Book 1 book cover28

Generating Sound & Organizing Time: Thinking with gen~ Book 1

Graham Wakefield

4.2
How to Make Passive Income with Faceless TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram book cover29

How to Make Passive Income with Faceless TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram

Pieter Davis

4.2
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Make: Analog Synthesizers

Ray Wilson

4.2
Dive hands-on into the tools, techniques, and information for making your own analog synthesizer. If you’re a musician or a hobbyist with experience in building electronic projects from kits or schematics, this do-it-yourself guide will walk you through the parts and schematics you need, and how to tailor them for your needs. Author Ray Wilson shares his decades of experience in synth-DIY, includi
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Logic Pro X 10.3 - Apple Pro Training Series: Professional Music Production

David Nahmani

4.2
Completely revised and updated for Logic Pro X 10.3, this Apple-certified guide demonstrates how to record, produce, and make music files that stand out with the Apple professional audio software. Veteran music producer David Nahmani's step-by-step instructions teach students everything from basic music creation to professional production techniques using Logic's software synthesizers, samplers, a
CTS-I Certified Technology Specialist-Installation Exam Guide, Second Edition book cover32

CTS-I Certified Technology Specialist-Installation Exam Guide, Second Edition

NA AVIXA Inc.

4.2
DaVinci Resolve 21 User Guide for Beginners: A full-color Step-by-Step Manual to Master Video Editing, Color Grading, Fairlight Audio, Fusion VFX, and AI-Powered Tools book cover33

DaVinci Resolve 21 User Guide for Beginners: A full-color Step-by-Step Manual to Master Video Editing, Color Grading, Fairlight Audio, Fusion VFX, and AI-Powered Tools

Casey R. Sterling

4.2

DaVinci Resolve 21 is the same software used to finish some of the biggest films and television productions in the world. It is also completely free to download. The problem is that most beginners open it for the first time, stare at the interface, and close it without editing a single clip.This book fixes that.DaVinci Resolve 21 User Guide for Beginners is a plain English, step by step guide writ

Podcasting: How to Start a Podcast and Create a Profitable Podcasting Business book cover34

Podcasting: How to Start a Podcast and Create a Profitable Podcasting Business

Amanda Mayo

4.2
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The Art of Music Production: The Theory and Practice

Richard James Burgess

4.2
The Art of Music Production is the first book to comprehensively analyze and describe the role of the music producer in creating successful music recordings. Now in its fourth edition, it is the definitive guide to the art and business of music production. Author and producer Richard James Burgess distills this complex field by defining the distinct roles of a music producer.The first part of the
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Musimathics, Volume 2: The Mathematical Foundations of Music

Gareth Loy, John Chowning

4.2
Volume 2 of "Musimathics" continues the story of music engineering begun in Volume 1, focusing on the digital and computational domain. Loy goes deeper into the mathematics of music and sound, beginning with digital audio, sampling, and binary numbers, as well as complex numbers and how they simplify representation of musical signals. Chapters cover the Fourier transform, convolution, filtering, r
The Music Producer's Creative Guide to Ableton Live 11: Level up your music recording, arranging, editing, and mixing skills book cover37

The Music Producer's Creative Guide to Ableton Live 11: Level up your music recording, arranging, editing, and mixing skills

Anna Lakatos and Ski Oakenfull

4.2
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Producing Great Sound for Film and Video: Expert Tips from Preproduction to Final Mix

Jay Rose

4.2
In Producing Great Sound for Film and Video, Fourth Edition audio guru Jay Rose revises his popular text for a new generation of filmmakers. You'll learn practical, time-saving ways to get better recordings, solve problems with existing audio, create compelling tracks, and boost your filmmaking to the next level!

Here you'll find real-world advice and practical guidelines for every aspect of your s
DAVINCI RESOLVE 21 User Guide for Beginners: A Full-Color, Step-by-Step Path to Mastering Video Editing, Color Grading, Fusion VFX, Fairlight Audio, Still Photography, and AI-Powered Tools. book cover39

DAVINCI RESOLVE 21 User Guide for Beginners: A Full-Color, Step-by-Step Path to Mastering Video Editing, Color Grading, Fusion VFX, Fairlight Audio, Still Photography, and AI-Powered Tools.

Trevor B. Stanley

4.2

Still fighting with DaVinci Resolve instead of actually editing?You open the software with a real project waiting. Ten panels stare back at you. A timeline you don't understand. A Color page that looks like a spaceship cockpit. Somewhere out there is the video you want to make, professionally cut, beautifully graded, cleanly mixed, but right now you're stuck clicking around, watching a YouTube tut

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Designing Audio Power Amplifiers

Bob Cordell

4.2
This comprehensive book on audio power amplifier design will appeal to members of the professional audio engineering community as well as the student and enthusiast. Designing Audio Power Amplifiers begins with power amplifier design basics that a novice can understand and moves all the way through to in-depth design techniques for very sophisticated audiophiles and professional audio power amplif
Writing Interactive Music for Video Games: A Composer's Guide book cover41

Writing Interactive Music for Video Games: A Composer's Guide

Michael Sweet

4.2
"This book is a must read for newcomers and experienced composers wanting to learn more about the art of video game composition." --Chuck Doud, Director of Music, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios All You Need to Know to Create Great Video Game Music Written by the developer of Berklee School of Music's pioneering game scoring program, this guide covers everything professional compos
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Brian Eno: Visual Music: (Art Books for Adults, Coffee Table Books with Art, Music Books)

Christopher Scoates

4.2
Visual Music is a one-of-a-kind guided tour through the visual art of creative polymath Brian Eno. Featuring more than 300 images of Eno's installation, light, and video artwork, this exquisite volume is the definitive monograph of a contemporary master. In addition to page after page of full-color art, Visual Music features Eno's personal notebook pages, his essay "Perfume, Defense, and David Bow
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Apple Pro Training Series: Logic Pro X: Professional Music Production

David Nahmani

4.2
Completely revised and updated for Logic Pro X, this Apple-certified guide shows you how to record, produce, and polish music files with Apple s professional audio software. Veteran music producer David Nahmani s step-by-step, instructions teach you everything from basic music creation to advanced production techniques using Logic s software synthesizers, samplers, and digital signal processors. L
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Audio Mastering Secrets: The Pros Don't Want You To Know!

John Rogers

4.2
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The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory

John Seabrook

4.2
There’s a reason today’s ubiquitous pop hits are so hard to ignore—they’re designed that way. The Song Machine goes behind the scenes to offer an insider’s look at the global hit factories manufacturing the songs that have everyone hooked. Full of vivid, unexpected characters—alongside industry heavy-hitters like Katy Perry, Rihanna, Max Martin, and Ester Dean—this fascinating journey into the str
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Master Handbook of Acoustics, Sixth Edition

F. Alton Everest

4.2
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.
The most complete and current guide to architectural acoustics principles and practicesDesign and construct audiophile-quality sonic environments of all sizes--from home theaters and project studios to large-scal
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Behind The Glass

Howard Massey

4.2
In this prime collection of first-hand interviews, 37 of the world's top record producers share their creative secrets and hit-making techniques - from the practical to the artistic. George Martin reveals the technical and musical challenges of working with The Beatles, while Phil Ramone, producer for such artists as Billy Joel, discusses studio wall treatments. Offering real-world advice on every
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Welsh's Synthesizer Cookbook: Synthesizer Programming, Sound Analysis, and Universal Patch Book

Fred Welsh

4.2
This book covers ground that is often left untouched by other synthesizer books and was written to fulfill the wishes voiced by synth programmers.

Section one explains the parts of an analog synth in detail using harmonic and waveform analysis to make clear exactly what each synth parameter does.

Section two is probably the most important section added to the new edition and it explains through exam
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The Recording Engineer's Handbook

Bobby Owsinski

4.2
Bobby Owsinski's The Recording Engineer's Handbook has become a music industry standard, and this fully updated fourth edition once again offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the art of audio recording. Written with special emphasis on today's technology and the evolving marketplace, The Recording Engineer's Handbook Fourth Edition includes a complete overview of record
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Modern Recording Techniques

David Miles Huber

4.2
Modern Recording Techniques is the bestselling, authoritative guide to sound and music recording. Whether you're just starting out or are looking for a step-up in the industry, Modern Recording Techniques provides an in-depth read on the art and technologies of music production. It's a must-have reference for all audio bookshelves. Using its familiar and accessible writing style, this ninth editio
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Song Mixing Secrets: How To Fix The Most Common Mistakes

John Rogers

4.2
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The Prosperous Hip Hop Producer: My Beat-Making Journey from My Grandma's Patio to a Six-Figure Business

Curtiss King

4.2
"Music is simply the soul boiling over into sound. When you produce with this in mind, there is no way you'll ever miss the mark."

Curtiss King: Producer. Rapper. Mentor to thousands of aspiring artists and entrepreneurs through his YouTube channel. His production credits include Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, E-40 and MURS, and giants like MTV, VH1, and VANS.

But once upon a time Curtiss was broke, s
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Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music

Christoph Cox, Daniel Warner

4.2
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Amazon Echo Show 8 User Guide: The Complete User Manual for Beginners and Pro to Master the New Amazon Echo Show 8 with Tips & Tricks for Alexa Skills

Aaron Madison

4.2
Comprehensive and Detailed Guide for Users of Amazon Echo Show 8 The Amazon Echo Show 8 is a new amazing device with features such as streaming onscreen videos and audios, video calls, snapping selfies, night mode, importing Facebook photos to home screen, playing radio and podcasts, customizing Alexa's accent, voice shopping, news updates and most significantly Amazon's voice-controlled personal
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (Easy Adult Piano)

Andrew Lloyd Webber

4.2
9 songs arranged to be easy-to-play on electronic keyboards. Titles include: All I Ask of You Angel of Music Masquerade The Music of the Night The Phantom of the Opera The Point of No Return Prima Donna Think of Me Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again.
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Home Recording Studio: Build It Like the Pros

Rod Gervais

4.2
With the advances in digital technology, musicians can now produce their own music. But the gear is only part of the equation when it comes to recording and mixing. The next part is finding a soundproof room that you can produce it in. Unfortunately, any old room in your house will not suffice for a quality recording. Without a decent room, you'l never be able to record a studio-quality recording
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CTS-I Certified Technology Specialist-Installation Exam Guide

Shonan Noronha

4.2
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.

The Most Complete CTS-I Exam Study SystemPublished with InfoComm International, CTS-I Certified Technology Specialist-Installation Exam Guide provides comprehensive coverage of all exam objectives on the leading
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My TV for Seniors

Michael Miller

4.2
Covers What, How, and Where to Watch TV for Less

Millions of people are cutting the cord on old-fashioned cable TV plans, and choosing more modern, efficient, and cost-effective ways to watch their favorite programming and movies. My TV for Seniors is an exceptionally easy and complete full-color guide to all the services and hardware you'll need to do it. No ordinary "beginner's book," it approach
Music Production For Beginners: How to Produce Music, The Easy to Read Guide for Music Producers, Artists & Songwriters: Includes Bonus Video Lessons (The Modern Musician Series) book cover59

Music Production For Beginners: How to Produce Music, The Easy to Read Guide for Music Producers, Artists & Songwriters: Includes Bonus Video Lessons (The Modern Musician Series)

Tommy Swindali

4.2

How to Produce a Full Song from Scratch—Without Fancy Gear, Music Theory, or Overwhelm (Even If You've Never Made a Beat Before)Ready to make music but don’t know where to start?This book doesn’t just tell you what to do—it builds a full song with you, step-by-step, from a blank screen to a finished track. You’ll follow along in real time with screenshots, chapter-based videos, and beginner-friend

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Music Production, 2020 edition: The Advanced Guide On How to Produce for Music Producers (music business, electronic dance music, edm, producing music)

Tommy Swindali

4.2
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Ableton Live 9 Power!: The Comprehensive Guide

Jon Margulies

4.1
Ableton Live, now in version 9, is the music creation/recording/performing software that revolutionized the way modern music is made, both in the studio and on stage. Live's intuitive interface makes it easy to get started making music, but there are great depths to explore--and you'll be amazed by the powerful, inspiring tools that await you there. For many years, Ableton Live Power! has been you
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My Google Chromebook

Michael Miller

4.1
Step-by-step
instructions with callouts to Google Chromebook photos that show you exactly what to do
Help
when you run into Chromebook problems or limitations
Tips and Notes
to help you get the most from your Chromebook
Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through doing exactly what you want with your Chromebook. Learn how to Set up and configure your new Chromebook Personalize your Chromebook's d
Iphone: The Missing Manual: The Book That Should Have Been in the Box book cover63

Iphone: The Missing Manual: The Book That Should Have Been in the Box

David Pogue

4.1
The iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11R, and 11Max are faster than ever and have more powerful cameras. With the latest edition of this bestselling guide, you get a funny, gorgeously illustrated guide to the tips, shortcuts, and workarounds that will turn you into an iPhone master.

Written by David Pogue--Missing Manual series creator, New York Times columnist, and Emmy-winning tech correspondent for CNBC, CBS,
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Record-Making & Working with Artists: A Creative Approach

Michael Beinhorn Producer

4.1
(Music Pro Guide Books & DVDs). Here, record producer Beinhorn reveals how to deal with interpersonal issues record producers face when they work with artists one on one or in small groups. The situations and solutions are based upon the author's personal and professional experience working with a variety of different artists, such as Herbie Hancock, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soul Asylum, Hole, S
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Producing and Mixing Hip-Hop/R&B

Mike Hamilton

4.1
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Logic Pro For Dummies

Graham English

4.1
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Musimathics: The Mathematical Foundations of Music, Volume 1

Gareth Loy

4.1
"Mathematics can be as effortless as humming a tune, if you know the tune," writes Gareth Loy. In "Musimathics," Loy teaches us the tune, providing a friendly and spirited tour of the mathematics of music -- a commonsense, self-contained introduction for the nonspecialist reader. It is designed for musicians who find their art increasingly mediated by technology, and for anyone who is interested i
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The Sound of Music: The Making of America's Favorite Movie

Julia Antopol Hirsch

4.1
When The Sound of Music was released in 1965, it took the world by storm, capturing five Oscars (including Best Picture) and holding the number-one spot box-office record for five years. For millions of viewers, the film is a rare combination of a powerful and moving story, superb music, and breathtaking scenery.
The Sound of Music: The Making of America’s Favorite Movie is not only an unequalled t
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Music Theory for Electronic Music Producers: The producers guide to harmony, chord progressions, and song structure in the MIDI grid.

Siberius Jackson

4.1
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The Art of Music Production

Richard Burgess

4.1
This highly entertaining book is packed with insights from the most successful music producers and full of revealing anecdotes about the business and the stars. now in its third edition and used as a teaching tool in major colleges, it has become the definitive guide to the art - and the business - of music and record production.
A Digital Signal Processing Primer: with Applications to Digital Audio and Computer Music (Dover Books on Electrical Engineering) book cover71

A Digital Signal Processing Primer: with Applications to Digital Audio and Computer Music (Dover Books on Electrical Engineering)

Kenneth Steiglitz

4.1

An informal and easy-to-understand introduction to digital signal processing, this treatment emphasizes digital audio and applications to computer music. Topics include: • Phasors and tuning forks • The wave equation • Sampling and quantizing • Feedforward and feedback filters • Comb and string filters • Periodic sounds • Transform methods • Filter design The text provides a working knowledge and

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BARDEN STEVE WRITING PRODUCTION MUSIC FOR TV BOOK/AUDIO ONLINE

Steve Barden

4.1
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Dance Music Manual

Rick Snoman

4.1
Dance Music Manual, aimed at the novice and seasoned professional alike, takes the reader through the software and hardware needed to create original, captivating, and professional sounding music.

Key features of Dance Music Manual include:



How to create compelling, professional-sounding original or remixed dance tracks.



The differences between different genres and how to produce them.



How to expose
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Logic Pro X 10.4 - Apple Pro Training Series: Professional Music Production

David Nahmani

4.1
Record, arrange, mix, produce, and polish your audio files with this best-selling, Apple-certified guide to Logic Pro X 10.4. Veteran producer and composer David Nahmani uses step-bystep, project-based instructions and straightforward explanations to teach everything from basic music creation to sophisticated production techniques.
Using the book's downloadable lesson files and Logic Pro X, you'l
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Music Production: The Advanced Guide On How to Produce for Music Producers

Tommy Swindali

4.1
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Apple Pro Training Series: Logic Pro X Advanced Audio Production: Composing and Producing Professional Audio

David Dvorin

4.1
In this Apple-certified guide, author David Dvorin demonstrates the powerful advanced features in Logic Pro X. Starting with advanced setup, he teaches you invaluable real-world techniques for music production and editing, mixing, notation and scoring to picture with Logic. Along the way, he shares numerous professional secrets for streamlining production workflows and constructing a mix to meet t
The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to the 555 Timer: Build the Atari Punk Console and Other Breadboard Electronics Projects book cover77

The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to the 555 Timer: Build the Atari Punk Console and Other Breadboard Electronics Projects

Jesse Rutherford

4.1
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The Bedroom Super Producer: Take the Secret Oath. Join an Elite Order of Composers. Quit Your Nine-To-Five, and Earn Six Figures.

J. T. Cloutier

4.1
What if I told you there exists a secret community of music producers who make a living selling their music online at hourly rates that rival even those of star music producers? Would you be willing to take their secret oath, never go back to your old nine-to-five, and create your dream lifestyle? Would you have the patience and drive to change your mindstate, music production techniques and healt
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Celtic Music for Flute (Book/Audio CD)

Jessica Walsh

4.1
Arranged by Jessica Walsh. For flute. Saddle stitch. Celtic, Irish and Folk. Beginner/Intermediate. Flute solo book and performance CD. Standard notation, chord names and introductory text. 38 pages. Duration 70 minutes. Published by ADG Productions
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Live Sound Reinforcement

Scott Hunter Stark

4.1
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File Based Audio aka. Streaming Audio

Hans Beekhuyzen

4.1
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Designing Software Synthesizer Plug-Ins in C++: For RackAFX, VST3, and Audio Units

Will C. Pirkle

4.1
Bridging the gap from theory to programming, Designing Software Synthesizer Plug-Ins in C++ For RackAFX, VST3 and Audio Units contains complete code for designing and implementing software synthesizers for both Windows and Mac platforms. You will learn synthesizer operation, starting with the underlying theory of each synthesizer component, and moving on to the theory of how these components combi
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Iphone: The Missing Manual

David Pogue

4.0
The iPhone may be the world's coolest computer, but it's still a computer, with all of the complexities. iPhone: The Missing Manual is a funny, gorgeously illustrated guide to the tips, shortcuts, and workarounds that will turn you, too, into an iPhone master.

Written by Missing Manual series creator and former New York Times columnist David Pogue, this updated guide shows you everything you need t
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Fast Guide to Cubase 6

Simon Millward

4.0
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Learning Core Audio: A Hands-On Guide to Audio Programming for Mac and iOS

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Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop

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3, 2, 1...Podcast!: The Beginner's Guide to Building Brand Authority Through Podcasting

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