The Secrets of House Music Production

"Must read for beginners. Even amateurs can learn tips and tricks to help elevate their work flow. POOR DURABILITY" according to Justin Williams. The only reason I am giving this Must read for beginners. Even amateurs can learn tips and tricks to help elevate their work flow. POOR DURABILITY Justin Williams The only reason I am giving this 4 stars instead of 5 isn't the content. The content is awesome and it doesn't matter what DAW you useit all translates pretty well. This is a perfect book for beginners-amateurs to get a huge jump start into the art of production. Many sample templates covering all house music genres. Little tips and tricks throughout that really helped elevate my game.I just want to know what this guy was thinking making it the way he didI understand a lot of the content couldn't fit properly into a vertical bound bookBut WTF? Could have used a little more effort and thought in making it MORE DURABLE. It would be fine if. stars instead of 5 isn't the content. The content is awesome and it doesn't matter what DAW you useit all translates pretty well. This is a perfect book for beginners-amateurs to get a huge jump start into the art of production. Many sample templates covering all house music genres. Little tips and tricks throughout that really helped elevate my game.I just want to know what this guy was thinking making it the way he didI understand a lot of the content couldn't fit properly into a vertical bound bookBut WTF? Could have used a little more effort and thought in making it MORE DURABLE. It would be fine if. Great Book Mangavideo Mine didn't have the Multimedia Redemption code, but Marc Adamo refereed me to the Sample Magic licensing and they fixed me up.This is really a good read no matter the DAW. It's more music theory for house producers and points out the subtle details of house that I never realized. And I've been a House DJ for 25 Years.After describing the sum of characteristics that make up the base house sound, Marc goes into detail on how to achieve those characteristics in modern day DAW's. He never starts speaking over the reader's head and seems mindful to pace everything carefully which is ironically also a quality of house music in general.While I. Great Resource For Aspiring Producers Like the other reviewer said this book assumes that you have some basic knowledge in DAWs (like FL Studio, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, etc.)Visually, it's laid out in a very attractive way. The book itself looks amazing.It goes over various things like getting various channels with different instruments to mesh together, various genres and what elements define that genre.It also goes over making synths and has some interesting examples for you to plug in and try yourself. Between the pages of tips, tricks and guides there are insights from various big producers like Wolfgang Gartner which are always fun to read.It also comes with a sample C

In-depth tutorials reveal the tricks of the pros, with step-by-step tutorials using Logic, Cubase and Ableton. All parts of the production process are covered, including: making beats, drum sounds, basslines, structure, instrumentals, FX, mixing, vocals, mastering, remixes, programming ideas and more. A bonus CD includes 500+MB of exclusive samples to get you started. The biggest name in dance sample libraries brings you the essential guide to producing cutting-edge house music. Written by Marc Adamo (DJ Magazine, Future Music) with contributions from Wolfgang Gartner, Way Out West, Sharooz and a foreword by Mark Knight, this is the first time the secrets of house music have eve

Written by Marc Adamo, the text is easy to read but packed with intricate details, giving you the feeling that you're being allowed unprecedented access to a world of programming secrets. Verdict: A superb book stuffed with intricate walkthroughs, illustrations and techniques. Essential reading.MusicTech Choice Award --MusicTech Magazine Feb 2010 . There are also tips from big name producers and a bonus 500MB CD featuring 500MB of 24-bit WAVs taken from Sample Magic's excellent sample libraries. These niggles aside, this is a great book that is essential reading for any h