Hello!!
I'm looking for a be all end all producers guide and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations??? What would you consider to be 'The bible' for any budding record producer?!!
Muchos Gracias in advance!
S.
the 'producers' bible?
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sdmiddleton
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Re: the 'producers' bible?
the Dance Music Manual comes up a lot as the end all be all.
http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Music-Manua ... 0240519159
if it's not the Bible it's at least the Qur'an.
http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Music-Manua ... 0240519159
if it's not the Bible it's at least the Qur'an.
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weeddigger
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Re: the 'producers' bible?
As long as you don't join any sides or just hate everyone, is it ok to say that last comment was f'n hilarious?!?
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weeddigger
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Re: the 'producers' bible?
And yeah, one book might not cover everything needed properly, so... How about amassing a library?
If you can imagine it, it can happen...
Re: the 'producers' bible?
+1 really easy to get in to reading it and sets you up for the more in depth stuff tooTone Deft wrote:the Dance Music Manual comes up a lot as the end all be all.
http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Music-Manua ... 0240519159
second edition was released recently
http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Music-Manua ... 507&sr=1-1
Re: the 'producers' bible?
Tone Deft wrote:the Dance Music Manual comes up a lot as the end all be all.
http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Music-Manua ... 0240519159
if it's not the Bible it's at least the Qur'an.
+1
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Re: the 'producers' bible?
What about the bhagavad gita, the torah, tao te ching or even the satanic bible.... Those don't honorable mention?Tone Deft wrote:the Dance Music Manual comes up a lot as the end all be all.
http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Music-Manua ... 0240519159
if it's not the Bible it's at least the Qur'an.
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Mint Invader
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Re: the 'producers' bible?
would anyone have a PDF by any chance... at least a sample or something... I would like to look into this Dance Music Manual myself.
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Re: the 'producers' bible?
I have both version 1 and version 2 of the Dance Music Manual. It's OK... not much difference between the two apart from their arrangement. They're more on the technical end, talking about how to synthesize individual sounds for the most part. I don't think that there is enough coverage of music theory or full-on arrangement. Overall, buy version 2 and decide what more you'd like to focus on. The book honestly tries to cover too much in too few pages for any of it to be really in depth. I find myself going back and reading parts over again later on because it's really dense and hard to get through. There really is no be-all-end-all and building up a library is really the only way to go.Mint Invader wrote:would anyone have a PDF by any chance... at least a sample or something... I would like to look into this Dance Music Manual myself.
For music theory I recommend The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory and a copy of The Chord Wheel:
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-G ... gy_b_img_b
http://www.amazon.com/Chord-Wheel-Ultim ... 421&sr=8-1
For mixing and mastering this is the best book I have found so far on the subject:
http://www.amazon.com/Mixing-Audio-Conc ... 473&sr=1-1
Arrangement and such is really something that you can only learn by listening and listening and listening some more.
Re: the 'producers' bible?
Your absolutely right.3dot... wrote:search the web...that would be the ultimate book...
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myxomat0515
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Re: the 'producers' bible?
I just started reading this. Its great! Its like a 'choose your own adventure' story.search the web...that would be the ultimate book...
Re: the 'producers' bible?
yeah... but it has the same ending for everyone...myxomat0515 wrote:I just started reading this. Its great! Its like a 'choose your own adventure' story.search the web...that would be the ultimate book...
Re: the 'producers' bible?
I have the dance music manual,the chordwheel and live sound reineforcement and I still suck.
Re: the 'producers' bible?
you should sample the sounds of tearing the book up and make a tune out of it.ThrowAway wrote:I have the dance music manual,the chordwheel and live sound reineforcement and I still suck.
In my life
Why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?
-Moz
Why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?
-Moz