Jon Newton
Music Technology, Theory, History
Recommended Books
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Music History
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Temperament Interesting and entertaining book |
The Sleepwalkers |
Rock: Music, Culture, and Business |
American Popular Music from Minstrelsy to MP3 by Larry Starr, Christopher Waterman © 2010 by Oxford University Press ISBN: 978-0-19-539630-0 |
Popular Music in America: The Beat Goes On by Michael Campbell 4th Edition © 2013 by William Morrow Co ISBN 13: 978-0-840-02976-8, ISBN 10: 0-840-02976-4 |
What's That Sound: An Introduction to Rock & Its History by John Covach & Andrew Flory 3rd Edition © 2012 by W. Norton & Company ISBN: 978-0-393-91204 |
Music: Black, White & Blue |
Blues People by LeRoi Jones © 1963 by Morrow Paperback ISBN-10: 068818474X ISBN-13: 978-0688184742 |
MIDI Sequencing |
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The Guide To MIDI Orchestration Highly recommended book on getting the |
Essentials of Music Technology Seminal if somewhat academic book on the internal science behind various aspects of music technology |
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Experiencing Music Technology A very academic book with fairly comprehensive info |
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The Audio Dictionary |
Tech Terms |
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Handbook for Sound Engineers
by Glen Ballou |
Mackie Mixer Book |
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Sound Reinforcement Handbook
by Gary Davis |
Mixing Engineer's Handbook
by Bobby Owsinski, purchase info here |
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A Musician's Guide to Pro Tools
by John Keane © 2002 by Supercat Press ISBN 0-9718499-0-0
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Mac OSX: The Missing Manual
by David Pogue A related website is here. |
Reason for Windows & Macintosh
by Joe Lyford © 2005 by Peachpit Press ISBN 0-321-26917-9 |
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Two Digital Performer Books by David Das
Digital Performer 4 Music Starter Kit |
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Suppliers |
Applescript, The Definitive Guide
by Matt Neuberg © 2004 by O'Reilly Media ISBN 0-596-00557-1 |
Finale 2008: A Trailblazer Guide by Mark Johnson © 2008 by Penelope Press ISBN 978-0-9814731-0-9 |
Finale 2008-2009 Tutorial DVD by Paul Gilreath © 2008 by MusicWorks Interactive http://www.musicworks-atlanta.com/ |
Finale Books & Resources http://www.finaleforum.com/books.html This is a list of various resources provided by FinaleForums |
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Focal Press
We are big fans of Focal Press. They publish a lot of great books and go out of their way to find and print titles that get right to the heart of subject matter pertinent to music technology. Below find a selection of their books, obtainable at the Focal Press Website |
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Recording Studio Design
by Phillip Newell © 2005 by Focal Press ISBN 0-240-51917-5 |
Sound for Film & Televsion
by Tomlinson Holman 2nd Edition © 2002 by Focal Press ISBN 0-240-80453-8 |
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Designing Sound for Animation
by Robin Beauchamp © 2005 by Focal Press ISBN 0-240-80732-2 |
Basics of Video Sound
by Des Lyver 2nd Edition © 2005 by Focal Press ISBN 0-240-51561-7 |
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Sound Design for Digital Video
by Tomlinson Holman © 2005 by Focal Press ISBN 0-240-80702-0 |
Radio Production
by Robert McLeish 5th Edition © 2005 by Focal Press ISBN 0-240-51972-8 |
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Practical Recording Techniques
by Bruce & Jenny Bartlett © 2005 by Focal Press ISBN 0-240-80685-9 |
Sound Synthesis & Sampling
by Martin Russ 2nd Edition © 2004 by Focal Press ISBN 0-240-51692-3 |
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Audio Programming for Interactive Games
by Martin D. Wilde © 2004 by Focal Press ISBN 0-240-51941-8 |
The Sound Studio
by Alec Nisbett 7th Edition © 2003 by Focal Press ISBN 0-240-51911-6 |
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A Practical Guide to
Video & Audio Compression by Cliff Wootton © 2005 by Focal Press ISBN 0-240-80630-1 |
Power Tools for Synthesizer Programming
by Jim Aikin © 2004 by Backbeat Books ISBN 0-879-30773-0 |
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A Neglected Art
by Roy M. Prendergast 2nd Edition © 1992 by W W Norton ISBN 0-393-30874-X |
The Soul of Cinema:
An Appreciation of Film Music by Larry M. Timm © 2003 by Pearson Education ISBN 0-130-30465-4 |
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Complete Guide to Film Scoring
by Richard Davis 2nd Edition © 1992 by W W Norton ISBN 0-634-00636-3 |
Film Score Monthly |
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Reel Music: |
On the Track:
A Guide to Contemporary Film Scoring by Fred Karlin & Rayburn Wright ©1990 by Schirmer Books ISBN 0-02-873310-X |
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Advanced Techniques for Film Scoring |
Silent Film Sound
by Rick Altman ©2004 by Columbia University Press ISBN-10: 0-231-11663-3 |
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The Art of Film Music
by George Burt ©1994 by Northeastern University Press ISBN 1-55553-193-8/1-55553-193-8 |
Music in Film
by Pauline Reay ©2004 by Wallflower Press ISBN 1-903364-65-5 |
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Hitchcock's Films
by Robin Wood ©2002 by Columbia University Press ISBN 0-231-12695-6 |
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Tunes for 'Toons
by Daniel Goldmark © 2005 by University of California Press ISBN 0-520-23617-3 |
The Cartoon Music Book
by Daniel Goldmark & Yuval Taylor © 2002 by A Cappella Books ISBN 1-55652-473-0 |
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Serious Business
by Stefan Kanfer © 1197 by Da Capo Press ISBN 0-306-80918-4 |
Cartoons:
One Hundred Years of Cinema Animation by Giannalberto Bendazzi © 1994 by John Libbey & Co ISBN 0-253-20937-4 |
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Hollywood Cartoons
by Michael Barrier © 1999 by Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-503759-6 |
Of Mice & Magic
by Leonard Maltin © 1987 by McGraw-Hill ISBN 0-452-25993-2 |
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Designing Sound for Animation
by Robin Beauchamp © 2005 by Focal Press ISBN 0-240-80732-2 |
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Mathmatics & Music by David Wright © 2009 by American Mathmatical Society ISBN 978-0-8218-4873-9 |
Math and Music by Trudi Hammel Garland & Charity Vaughan Kahn © 1995 by Dale Seymour Publications ISBN 0-86651-829-0 |
The Math Behind the Music by Leon Harkelroad © 2006 by Cambridge University Press ISBN 978-0-521-00935-5 |
Music and Mathmatics: From Pythagoras to Fractals Edited by John Fauvel, Raymond Flood, and Robin Wilson © 2003 by Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0-19-929893-8 |
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Music Industry/Career Development
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Hollywood Drive: What It Takes to Break In, Hang In, and Make It in the Entertainment Industry
by Eve Light Honthaner © 2005 by Focal Press ISBN 0-240-80668-9 |
Legal Aspects of the Music Industry
by Richard Schulenberg 2nd Edition © 2005 by Watson-Guptill Publications ISBN 0-823-08364-0 |
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The Savvy Studio Owner
by John Shirley and Dr. Richard Strasser © 2005 by Backbeat Books ISBN 0-879-30840- |
What They'll Never Teach You About the Music Business: The Myths, The Secrets, The Lies Purchase info here. |
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Magazines
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Virtual Instruments Magazine
Edited by the very reputable Nick Batzdorf http://www.virtualinstrumentsmag.com/ |
Electronic Musician
http://emusician.com/ |