The Audio Book Raffle 

   
  We're giving away an Audio book every month until the end of 2010. Complete the form below and be entered for all the prize draws. Here are the prizes...
   
  Logic Pro 9

August: Logic Pro 9 

From initial track laying through to mixing, sound design, and mastering Mark Cousins and Russ Hepworth- Sawyer bring you Logic Pro 9. By Highlighting the relevant parts of each application they take you through every step of the music creation and production process giving you all the tips, tutorials and tricks that pros use to create perfect recordings.

 

Audio Production & Critical ListeningSeptember: Audio Production & Critical Listening 

Making decisions about how and when to apply sound processing effects and recording techniques can make or break your song mix. The decisions you make come down to your listening skills - what you hear and how you perceive it. Your ability to properly discern sound, identify a problem, and act accordingly - especially when the decision often needs to be made quickly - makes all the difference to the success of the final track.

 

 

Recording Tips for EngineersOctober: Recording Tips for Engineers 

Recording Tips for Engineers provides the knowledge you need to rise to the top. From years of experience working with big name rock stars including The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, KISS, Billy Joel, U2, David Bowie, Bon Jovi, Ozzy, Cher, Bryan Adams, Tuff Beans, Tim Crich shares his expertise and gives you all the essential insider tips and short cuts.

 

Mastering AudioNovember: Mastering Audio 

Fully updated to cover the latest technologies, Mastering Audio discusses audio philosophy and art: sequencing, leveling, processing; how to make a record album radio-ready; mixing as it reltes to mstering. Divided into 5 parts, the book begins with the basics - monitoring, mastering techniques, useful tutorials and the fundamentals of dithering and decibels and moves on to more advanced concepts - jitter and clocking, monitor collaboration as well as multi channel audio, miking and acoustics. Leading-edge audio concepts are explained in an easy-to-grasp holistic style.

 

 

Mix SmartDecember: Mix Smart 

After you've recorded the perfect song, you're only halfway there! Mixing is where the magic really happens and getting the perfect mix is a challenge. Mixing remains one of the most illusive arts of the recording practice and can take a lifetime to master, but with Mix Smart a professional quality mix is completely within your reach. Mix Smart will arm you the skills and techniques to tap into your musicality and express it through multitrack mixing.

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