Sound of the Beast L'histoire définitive du Heavy Metal

"Au commencement, le monde n'était qu'une vaste étendue d'obscurité. Là, plongés dans l'oubli, tourbillonnaient les secrets éternels de l'histoire : tout n'était que brume, phosphorescence, ombre et mysticisme. Cette puissance oubliée attendait docil...

 Sound System Engineering

Sound System Engineering provides an accurate, complete and concise working tool for all those involved in audio engineering. This fully updated third edition runs the complete range of sound system design from the simplest all-analog paging system to the...

 Technique of film and video editing History, theory, and practice

The third edition of The Technique of Film & Video Editing continues to offer aspiring directors a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. A comprehensive history of editing...

 The Book of Nero 7 Cd and DVD Burning Made Easy

Nero 7 Ultra Edition is one of the most powerful CD and DVD burning programs on the market and if you've installed a CD/DVD drive recently, chances are that Nero came with it. But, while Nero is quite an impressive suite of tools, those tools aren't alway...

 Designing Web Audio

Designing Web Audio is the most complete Internet audio guide on the market. It's loaded with informative real-world case studies and interviews with some of the world's leading audio and web producers. It contains step-by-step intstructions on how to bui...

 Sound and Recording An Introduction

This popular and best-selling text introduces the principles of sound, perception, audio technology and systems. It offers vital reading for trainee engineers entering music recording, broadcasting and associated industries. The fourth edition is packed w...

 Soundtrack Pro Professional Sound Design

The Apple-Certified Way to Learn This Apple-certified book/DVD combo offers a complete, self-paced course in all aspects of Soundtrack Pro. Author Mary Plummer uses superlative examples of everything from TV promo voice-overs to vampire movie sound e...

  Exploring Sound Design for Interactive Media

This timely new book provides an excellent foundation in the techniques of sound design production for the interactive arts. Coverage ranges from basic acoustics and digital audio theory to creating, mixing, and implementing sound and music in such intera...

 Handbook for Sound Engineers

Handbook for Sound Engineers is the most comprehensive reference available for audio engineers. It is written by many of the top professionals in the field, including Glen Ballou on interpretation systems, intercoms, assistive listening, and image project...

  Sound for Digital Video Shooting - Editing - Mixing - Mastering

The distinguishing feature of many low-budget films and TV shows is often the poor sound quality. Now, filmmakers shooting DV on a limited budget can learn from Tomlinson Holman, a film sound production pioneer, how to make their films sound like fully pr...

  Microsound

Below the level of the musical note lies the realm of microsound, of sound particles lasting less than one-tenth of a second. Recent technological advances allow us to probe and manipulate these pinpoints of sound, dissolving the traditional building ...

 Audio anecdotes Tools, tips, and techniques for digital audio

Audio Anecdotes tells the story of digital sound and music: analyzing, processing, creating, and recording. It is packed with articles focusing on the opportunities created by digital media, now possible because of inexpensive and readily available equipm...

 Instant Surround Sound

The V.A.S.S.T. Instant Series features a visually oriented, step-by-step instructional style that effectively guides readers through complex processes. Surround sound is rapidly displacing stereophonic sound as the accepted standard. This low-price-po...

 Audio Post Production for Television and Film An introduction to technology and techniques

Reflects current working practice and covers the latest topical issues Extensively reorganized for maximum ease of use Illustrated throughout and features helpful workflow diagrams Previously titled Audio Post-production in Video and Film...

 Sound synthesis and sampling

Sound Synthesis and Sampling provides a comprehensive introduction to the underlying principles and practical techniques applied to both commercial and research sound synthesizers. This second edition has been rigorously updated throughout and include...

 Home recording power ! Set up Your Own Recording Studio for Personal and Professional Use

Taking advantage of recent advancements in digital music technology, this guide offers advice for both amateur and pro musicians on establishing quality home recording studios. Defining various recording equipment and techniques, this book also explores M...

 PC Recording Studios for Dummies

Here's how to make sound decisions about a desktop studio Get the lowdown on equipment, design your studio space, and set your music free! If you've been dreaming of making music with your computer, wake up and get started! Musician Jeff Strong cl...

  Designing Sound for Animation

This nuts-and-bolts guide to sound design for animated films explains audio software, free downloads, how sound works, the power of sound when wielded by an animation filmmaker, and provides varieties of examples for how to use sound to enliven your films...

  Audio Anecdotes II Tools, Tips, and Techniques for Digital Audio

This collection of articles provides practical and relevant tools, tips, and techniques for those working in the digital audio field. Volume II, with contributions from experts in their fields, includes articles on: Field recording Synthesis Signal p...

 Sound Forge X Power! The Official Guide

Welcome to the official guide to the Sony Sound Forge 8 software-one of the most popular audio editing programs available for the PC. With step-by-step examples and exercises, and thorough explanations, Sound Forge 8 Power/ digs deep into the software rat...

 The sound studio Audio techniques for radio, television, film and recording

Provides encyclopaedic information on audio techniques - essential for both the audio practitioner and student Covers the philosophy behind the techniques - answering the question 'why' as well as 'how' Includes details on the latest digital audio comp...

 Reason 3 for Windows and Macintosh

Combining pristine sound quality with a comfortably retro-styled virtual rack (including a polyphonic synthesizer, mixing console, sampler, and drum machine), Reason has won legions of fans since its introduction. Now, everyone is singing its praises -- f...

 Car Stereo Cookbook How to Design, Choose, and Install Car Stereo Systems

Build a kickin' sound system on wheels! Rap, reggae, rock, or Rachmaninoff-whether you crave a window-rattling rolling boom box or the most faithful auto music reproduction, there's only one good way to get exactly the car stereo you want: Build it y...

 Rip, Mix and Burn in 10 minutes or less Digital Music on MAc OS X

The fastest way for musicians, producers, and DJs to find the right sound with their Mac If you like your gratification instantly, your order is ready! Rip, Mix, and Burr in 10 Minutes or Less serves up quick solutions for all the music moves you wa...

 Audio for Games Planning, Process, and Production

Game audio has changed dramatically in the last five years. Where once it meant writing a few pieces of music, creating 30 or so sound effects, hard-coding them, and then listening through primitive circuitry and amplification, a typical high-profile ...

  The midi files

MIDI is a dream for some and a nightmare for others. How is it that some people's MIDI recordings sound so professional and exciting, while yours sound dull and robotic? Maybe you should spend your savings on some new technology, like last time? Or maybe ...

 Flash MX Video

Let's make movies! Interactive movies, totally integrated into your Flash interface! With Macromedia Flash MX you have the power to import digital video and sound, and manipulate them just like any other media object. That's a whole world of design possib...

  Infinite Game Universe: Level Design, Terrain, and Sound

This sequel to Infinite Game Universe: Mathematical Techniques focuses on level design, terrain, music, and sound. The book will provide programmers with the source code, cutting-edge techniques, and reference materials they need to create an exciting gam...

 Sound Forge 6 Power !

Whether you're a beginner or have some experience with music software, you'll find what you need to know to become a power user of the newest version of Sonic Foundry's music editing software in "Sound Forge 6 Power!". Expert author Scott R. Garrigus cove...

  Computer Sound Design Synthesis Techniques and Programming

This comprehensive introduction to software synthesis techniques and programming is intended for students, researchers, musicians, sound artists and enthusiasts in the field of music technology. The art of sound synthesis is as important for the electron...

  A programmer's guide to sound

A Programmer's Guide To Sound provides detailed technical information about audio storage, processing, and compression, and includes tested C++ source code. Developers who want to add sound technology to their applications will find all the details they ...

 Sound forge 5.0 Maîtrisez l'enregistrement, l'édition et le montage audionumérique

Sound Forge rassemble les meilleurs outils d'édition audio. Sa polyvalence, sa précision et sa rapidité en ont fait le logiciel préféré des professionnels et des amateurs de son et de musique. Destiné aux débutants comme aux utilisateurs avertis, cet ...

 Sound Forge 6

Sound Forge 6 : l'éditeur audio par excellence Sound Forge 6, l'éditeur audionumérique de Sonic Foundry, reste l'outil de prédilection de nombreux musiciens, amateurs comme professionnels. Parfaitement adapté à l'édition et à l'enregistrement audio,...