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Creative Sequencing Techniques for Music Production

Andrea Pejrolo

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English
Focal Press
14 April 2011
An inspirational guide for all levels of expertise, Creative Sequencing Techniques for Music Production shows you how to get the most out of the four leading audio sequencers, Logic, Pro Tools, Digital Performer, and Cubase. Using real-life examples, Andrea Pejrolo demonstrates a wide range of technical and creative techniques, giving you tips and new ideas to help you take your work to the next level. If you are producing music and looking to build your skills in orchestration, composition, and mixing you will find all the techniques and practical advice you need in this book. Featuring essential tools, that are now part of the everyday creative process in a digital production environment, to give you the most recent and cutting edge techniques- including swipe-comping, time-stretching, pitch correction, elastic-time, advanced-freezing, and new software synthesizers. The material on the website contains loops, templates, audio examples, and end of chapter exercises to practice new skills, this illustrated practical guide provides all the tools you will need to give your music the vital edge. Whether you are a student or amateur aspiring to more professional results, or a professional wanting to master new skills, this book will help you to improve and take the quality of your work to the next level.
*Covers all key sequencing topics such as recording and editing techniques and automation groove quantization, converters, sounds layering, tap tempo, creative meter, tempo changes, and synchronization
*Teaches mixing techniques that takes advantage of plug-in technology, maximizing the use of effects such as reverb, compressor, limiter, equalizer, and much more
*A website loaded with more than 90 examples of arrangements and techniques, giving you advice on how to troubleshoot those common mistakes and perfect your music production.

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Imprint:   Focal Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 191mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   626g
ISBN:   9780240522166
ISBN 10:   0240522168
Pages:   336
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Chapter 1 Setting up Your Creative Environment: The Studio; Chapter 2 Basic Sequencing Techniques; Chapter 3 Intermediate Sequencing Techniques; Chapter 4 Advanced Sequencing Techniques; Chapter 5 Elements of MIDI Orchestration; Chapter 6 The Final Mix; Chapter 7 Working with Video;

Andrea Pejrolo is a music technology professor at Berklee College of Music, MIDI programmer, sound designer, composer/ arranger, and jazz acoustic and electric bassist. He is also the author of Acoustic and MIDI Orchestration for the Contemporary Composer (Focal Press, 2007) and has written several articles for music magazines in the US and abroad. Andrea created the iAcousticA Studio drum library available in Kontakt, EXS-24, iDrum, Giga Studio, and Reason NN-XT formats. He has collaborated on many varied projects with US and UK production companies, theaters, music festivals, websites, and international organizations

Reviews for Creative Sequencing Techniques for Music Production

"""Whether as a reference on everything from how to choose a MIDI keyboard to realistic layering of virtual string parts to video sync, a thought-provoking integration of machinery with music, or a down-and-dirty comparison of how the four most used DAWs do their jobs, this book is a treasure trove, and not to be missed.""--Recording Magazine ""This is an inspirational guide for all levels of expertise, it shows how to get the most out of the four leading audio sequencers. Andrea demonstrates a wide range of technical and creative techniques, giving tips and new ideas. She is a music and technology professor at Berklee College of Music, MIDI programmer, and more.""--Wonderpedia.com"


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