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  • Basic Mastering

    by Paul White ...
    The ultimate aim of any recording project is the mass-production of music, whether on CD, cassette, MiniDisc or any of the other media available to the modern recording artist. It is important, therefore, to have the best possible recording in the first place. Basic Mastering shows you how to master and edit your music so that you end up with a product that would look at home in any record store. ... Read more

    ₹681.20

  • Introduction to Fingerstyle Guitar

    by Ashley J. Saunders ...
    So, you want to learn some guitar fingerpicking ideas, tips and tricks? Well, Introduction to Fingerstyle Guitar eBook is for you!This eBook will teach you patterns that you can use today, how to use a capo if the song is in a key that isn't guitar friendly and how to find the best key to move it into for you. As well as much more! ... Read more

    ₹205.61 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Basic Mixing Techniques

    by Paul White ...
    In music recording, the quality of a mix is every bit as important as the quality of the performance, and potential hit singles have been ruined by poor mixing. Basic Mixing Techniques blows the lid off the secrets of mixing and explains in easy and illustrated terms how you can create a professional-quality recording with even the most basic equipment. ... Read more

    ₹635.65

  • Asian Sound Cultures

    Voice, Noise, Sound, Technology

    Edited by Iris Haukamp, Christin Hoene, Martyn Smith ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
    This book examines the meanings, uses, and agency of voice, noise, sound, and sound technologies across Asia.Including a series of wide-ranging and interdisciplinary case studies, the book reveals sound as central to the experience of modernity in Asia and as essential to the understanding of the historical processes of cultural, social, political, and economic transformation throughout the long ... Read more

    ₹6,591.89

  • Creative Recording Part One: Effects And Processors

    by Paul White ...
    This book covers the newest innovations in one of the most popular aspects of music recording and has now been updated to include software plug-ins and virtual mixers, as well as the exciting new world of surround-sound technology. ... Read more

    ₹1,511.10

  • Six Steps to Songwriting Success, Revised Edition

    The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs

    by Jason Blume ...
    What’s the secret to writing a hit song? It’s as simple as 1-2-3-4-5-6! Innovative, practical, and inspiring, Six Steps to Songwriting Success presents a surefire step-by-step approach to mastering the elements consistently found in hit songs. Author Jason Blume, a songwriter with the rare distinction of having had songs on the Country, Pop, and R&B charts simultaneously, has packed this book with ... Read more

    ₹465.26

  • Sound Check For The Performing Musician

    by Paul White ...
    No matter how talented a performer you are, if the sound out front isn't up to scratch, you won't win over your audience. Even relatively inexpensive equipment can produce exceptionally good results - if only you know how to use it...Sound Check For The Performing Musician is a practical guide to equipment and sound for small to medium-sized gigs. It covers everything from choosing PA equipment ... Read more

    ₹1,192.85

  • Crash Course: Home Recording

    by Paul White ...
    Crash Course: Home Recording is an eight week program to take you from novice to studio expert as quickly and comprehensively as possible. Learn how to record, mix and process your own songs. All technical terms are explained in a full glossary. This book was written by Paul White of Sound On Sound magazine. ... Read more

    ₹954.14

  • Avid Media Composer / First

    Fundamentals of Video Editing

    by Avid Technology ...
    Avid Media Composer | First: Fundamentals of Video Editing introduces users to the power of Media Composer software and marks the first steps toward developing core skills in video editing. The book covers the basic principles you’ll need to complete a Media Composer | First project, from initial setup to final output, and it is designed for those who are new to professional video editing and also ... Read more

    ₹2,346.42

  • The Greatest War Stories Never Told

    100 Tales from Military History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy

    by Rick Beyer ...
    Series Book 6 - The Greatest Stories Never Told
    Rick Beyer, the author of the acclaimed History Channel® series The Greatest Stories Never Told, returns with new historic tales, this time focusing on amazing war storiesSearch the annals of military history and you will discover no end of quirky characters and surprising true stories: The topless dancer who saved the Byzantine Empire; the World War I battle that was halted so a soccer game could ... Read more

    ₹848.29

  • Uriah Heep in the 1970s

    by Steve Pilkington ...
    Series series Decades
    Incredibly, Uriah Heep have now been active for a full fifty years. However, few would argue that the period which has come to define them the most, and during which they were at their most influential, was from 1970-1980. During this decade, they released an incredible thirteen studio albums and a legendary double live album, as well as having a regular turnaround of musicians in all but the ... Read more

    ₹799.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 10 Ukulele Oh So EASY 3 & 4 chord tunes

    by Michael James ...
    The Ukulele is…Oh so easy to learn – just 3 or 4 chords will open up hundreds of tunes.cheap to buy – go to the toy store and buy a cheap child's ukulele for not a lot of cash.fun to play – and a great party piece for a great singalong.Plus, even you play it badly "…it's still good enough for jazz"A deceptively easy instrument, so long as you're not planning on being a rock-star.Copy the 4 chords ... Read more

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  • Born to Play

    The Ruby Braff Discography and Directory of Performances

    by Thomas P. Hustad ...
    Series series Studies in Jazz
    Jazz trombonist Jack Teagarden once referred to Ruby Braff as the “Ivy League'sLouis Armstrong.” That legacy of great trumpet performance and recording is brought to readers in Thomas Hustad’s Born to Play: The Ruby Braff Discography and Directory of Performances. Braff’s uncompromising standards, musical taste, and creative imagination informed his consummate artistry in creating music ... Read more

    ₹11,586.41

  • Performing History

    Approaches to History Across Musicology

    Edited by Nancy November ...
    Designed for a broad readership including scholars, performers and amateurs of musicIncorporates the most recent approaches of scholars doing groundbreaking work in the fieldUseful for students considering approaches to the study of musicWritten in an accessible and engaging way, suitable for non-specialists ... Read more

    ₹8,673.34 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Changer des vies par la pratique de l’orchestre

    Gustavo Dudamel et l’histoire d’El Sistema

    by Tricia Tunstall ...
    Translated by Cécile Roure ...
    « Si vous mettez un violon dans les mains d’un enfant nécessiteux, dit José Antonio Abreu, il ne prendra pas une arme à feu. » Un enfant qui tient un instrument sent qu’on lui confie un objet de valeur. Un enfant à qui l’on apprend à jouer d’un instrument se sent compétent, utile et capable d’enseigner aux autres. Un enfant qui joue dans un orchestre composé d’amis a un sentiment d’appartenance à ... Read more

    ₹1,550.48

  • Tori Amos

    Every Album, Every Song

    by Lisa Torem ...
    Series series On Track
    In 1992, Singer, pianist and composer Tori Amos achieved fame with the intensely personal solid gold record, Little Earthquakes, the first of fifteen studio albums. Each new recording cut new ground both musically and thematically. Since then, Amos has performed world-wide, both as a soloist and also accompanied, by a rhythm section, an octet and an orchestra. Her projects have ranged from the ... Read more

    ₹625.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 30-Second Opera

    The 50 crucial concepts, roles and performers, each explained in half a minute

    by Hugo Shirley ...
    Series series 30-Second
    The bestselling 30-Second… series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Each title selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Every idea, no matter how complex, is explained in 300 words and one image, all digestible in just 30 seconds.Live operatic performance was once part of popular ... Read more

    ₹1,166.30

  • Discobiografia Mutante - Álbuns que revolucionaram a música brasileira

    by Chris Fuscaldo ...
    Os Mutantes eram bem mais do que rock'n'roll. O grupo fundado por Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee e Sérgio Dias – que teve Dinho Leme, Liminha e tantos outros grandes músicos em suas diversas formações – era pura contracultura, tanto na forma quanto no conteúdo. Seus álbuns fizeram a diferença e influenciaram gerações mundo afora. A história de cada um deles está aqui nesta "Discobiografia Mutante: ... Read more

    ₹539.00

  • Perspectives on Mendelssohn

    Essays in Musicology for R. Larry Todd

    Edited by Anna Harwell Celenza, Katharina Uhde ...
    New essays on the Mendelssohns and their circle, illuminating their lives, works, and influence.Perspectives on Mendelssohn presents newly commissioned essays by a group of distinguished international music historians on the Mendelssohns' life, work, and influence on their contemporaries. In four sections, the book addresses Felix Mendelssohn's works and their reception by contemporary critics, ... Read more

    ₹3,723.95

  • World Beats

    Your Passport to Music and Festivals

    by Piper Quinn ...
    Embark on a Melodic Expedition Across the GlobeImagine a journey that not only takes you around the world but also lets you experience the heart and soul of every destination through its music and festivals. World Beats: Your Passport to Music and Festivals offers you just that - a comprehensive guide to immerse yourself in the global music scene like never before.In the pages of this enchanting ... Read more

    ₹567.23 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Guide to Essential Popular Music-Volume Two

    by Brian Westland ...
    A Guide to Essential Popular Music-Volume Two is the second volume of a two-volume guide to the best popular music ever recorded and the artists who created and recorded it. This book, like its predecessor, covers a number of genres that comprise popular music including pop, rock, blues, jazz, country, reggae, hip hop, ragtime, folk, and others. The premier performers of these various genres are ... Read more

    ₹453.55 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Queen

    by Andrew Wild ...
    Series series On Track
    The first book to analyse every Queen song - giving equal weight to album tracks alongside the hits . * Includes analysis of about 20 classic songs using the original 24 track master tapes. * Queen remain ever popular and active, and continue to tour despite the death of Freddie Mercury in 1991. This book examines Queen's music, album by album, track by track, in detail. Where possible, recourse ... Read more

    ₹799.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Guide to Violin Varnish - A Selection of Classic Articles on the Development and Qualities of Different Violin Varnishes (Violin Series)

    by Various ...
    This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subject of violins. The titles in this range include "A Guide to Violin Strings" "A History of ... Read more

    ₹796.49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Raqs

    Músicas traduzidas para dança do ventre

    by Ammar Sayed ...
    Series Book 1 - Coleção Portal Árabe
    Dê asas à sua criatividade e mergulhe no fascinante universo das traduções de músicas árabes para dança do ventre neste livro inspirador. Com uma cuidadosa seleção de 10 músicas traduzidas do árabe para o português, esta obra convida você a explorar novos horizontes e ampliar sua interpretação durante a dança. Cada tradução é uma janela para a riqueza cultural e poética, permitindo que você se ... Read more

    ₹2,037.02