SKU: HL.276206
ISBN 9781540026903. UPC: 888680745967. 7.5x9.25x0.255 inches. Craig Anderton The Musician's Guide to Home Recording Series.
Dynamics processors ?? often overused and sometimes misunderstood ?? can make or break mixing and mastering projects. This book goes beyond explaining how dynamics processors work by giving essential tips on how their proper application can help make better music. Written in a clear, practical, non-intimidating style, topics include how to apply limiters, compressors, noise gates, expanders, maximizers, saturation, and multiband dynamics, whether in hardware or software form. Loaded with examples of real-world dynamics processors to explain their similarities and differences, How to Apply Dynamics Processing ventures further than similar books by covering dynamics processing with MIDI data, as well as ??manual? dynamics processing done with recording software (phrase-by-phrase normalization for narration, ??micro-mastering? to allow greater apparent volume when mastering, parallel dynamics, and more). There's also valuable information on how to achieve the most transparent effects possible, creative uses of sidechaining, and how to use creative ??squashing? as an effect to obtain ??vintage? compression sounds. Chock full of illustrations and featuring selected ??tech talk? sidebars to give details on specific topics for those who want to know ??why? as well as ??how,? How to Apply Dynamics Processing tells everything today's musicians need to get the most out of these versatile processors.
Dynamics processors – often overused and sometimes misunderstood – can make or break mixing and mastering projects. This book goes beyond explaining how dynamics processors work by giving essential tips on how their proper application can help make better music. Written in a clear, practical, non-intimidating style, topics include how to apply limiters, compressors, noise gates, expanders, maximizers, saturation, and multiband dynamics, whether in hardware or software form. Loaded with examples of real-world dynamics processors to explain their similarities and differences, How to Apply Dynamics Processing ventures further than similar books by covering dynamics processing with MIDI data, as well as “manual” dynamics processing done with recording software (phrase-by-phrase normalization for narration, “micro-mastering” to allow greater apparent volume when mastering, parallel dynamics, and more). There's also valuable information on how to achieve the most transparent effects possible, creative uses of sidechaining, and how to use creative “squashing” as an effect to obtain “vintage” compression sounds. Chock full of illustrations and featuring selected “tech talk” sidebars to give details on specific topics for those who want to know “why” as well as “how,” How to Apply Dynamics Processing tells everything today's musicians need to get the most out of these versatile processors.
SKU: PR.414412280
ISBN 9781491136393. UPC: 680160688937.
Micha el Sachs, Principal Trumpet of The Cleveland Orchestra since 1988, presents a compendium of practice sequences to woodshed and refine over 50 excerpts from the orchestral trumpet literature, from Bach through the modern masters.PRACTICE SEQUENCES shows each original excerpt, followed by a progressive series of work routines to isolate a variety of building-block elements including intervals, rhythm, articulation, intonation, range, and dynamics. These practice sequences lead the performer to accurate facility and performance, while providing practice strategies that are applicable to any other challenging music beyond the examples in the book — a perfect companion to Sachs’ book THE ORCHESTRAL TRUMPET.PRACTICE SEQUENCES for The Orchestral Trumpet:• Teaches how to practice essential details in 55 passages from 39 orchestral works that you’ll face in auditions and performance.• Teaches how to practice most effectively, providing a thorough set of strategies that you can apply to any other excerpt beyond the book.• Offers the perfect description of how to approach new repertoire challenges through sequential, step-by-step problem solving to build facility.• Is the ideal companion to THE ORCHESTRAL TRUMPET (Presser 414-41227). While the latter presents almost 200 excerpts, PRACTICE SEQUENCES is a detailed study on the process of learning 55 selected excerpts.• Provides a permanent compendium of master classes with Michael Sachs, principal trumpet of the Cleveland Orchestra since 1988.
