From Demo to Delivery

The Process of Production
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-240-81132-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 332 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 682 g

From Demo to Delivery: The Process of Production discusses each stage of the typical music production process from start to finish. Beginning with the creation and development of the composition and song production, the book then traces the process from the recording, mixing and mastering stages through to marketing and distribution. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to learn the pro techniques involved in creating music from start to finish. Packed with essential information, including signposts to other sources of information at the end of each chapter, From Demo to Delivery provides a map for musicians, semi-pro and aspiring producers, engineers and music professionals interested in learning how music makes it from the an idea to the page to the studio to a demo and into the hands of the market and beyond.Check out the book's website - http://demo2delivery.com/

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hepworth-Sawyer, Russ

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musikalische Akustik, Tontechnik, Musikaufnahme
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Musikindustrie
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Akustik, Tontechnik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musikindustrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ForewordEditors PrefaceIntroduction: Demo To Delivery: The Process of ProductionSection A: PreparationSong Production: The marriage between Composition and Audio ProductionPre- ProductionCapturing, Shaping and Creating the Performance: The Engineers Role in the Process aheadSection B: The SessionsThe Recording SessionThe Mix SessionWhat's going onThe Process of MixingMasteringWhat is MasteringEqualizing the albumDynamic Range1) Macrodynamics2) 11) Dynamic Manipulation3) Putting the album together4) Section C: To MarketProduct Manufacture- How your record is madePublicity and Radio PromotionMusic Distribution and RetailSection D: Doing it YourselfThe DIY ApproachThe Recording Process- A GuideEvaluation Sound QualityHints and Tips

Über Autor(innen)

Russ Hepworth-Sawyer is a sound engineer and producer with extensive experience in all things audio. He is a member of the Association of Professional Recording Services and the Audio Engineering Society; a Fellow of the Institute For Learning (U.K.); and a board member of the Music Producer's Guild. Through MOTTOsound (www.mottosound.co.uk), Russ works freelance in the industry as a mastering engineer, a producer, writer, and consultant. Russ currently lectures part-time for York St John University and Barnsley College Online and has taught extensively in higher education at British institutions including Leeds College of Music, London College of Music, and Rose Bruford College. He currently writes for Pro Sound News Europe, has contributed to Sound On Sound magazine, and has written many titles for Focal Press.