A Modern Approach to Naming Guitar Chords (4th Edition) [EPUB] Finally—an intuitive, single-source standardization for naming guitar chords in the 21st century! A honing of guitar theory as a subcategory of music theory. Commonsense approach to all things guitar chord, including how to label alternate chord voicings. New concepts, including natural harmonics chords, unison chords, and octaval chords.… Read More »
Chris Poland Return to Metalopolis Guitar Book PDF The Return to Metalopolis Guitar Book features guitar tab and notation for all 10 original songs from the classic Chris Poland instrumental album. All songs were transcribed note for note from the original recordings by Ernie Ball’s Match the Master award winner Evan Bradley and personally reviewed by Chris Poland… Read More »
Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop PDF Jesse Gress’s transcription/arrangements for Warner Brothers Publications were first published in 1986, thus beginning his career as one of the most respected music transcribers in the business. After gaining notoriety for uncanny accuracy and meticulous attention to detail, his clientele quickly expanded. Download link
Emotion in Video Game Soundtracking PDF This book presents an overview of the emerging field of emotion in videogame soundtracking. The emotional impact of music has been well-documented, particularly when used to enhance the impact of a multimodal experience, such as combining images with audio as found in the videogames industry. Soundtracking videogames presents a unique challenge compared… Read More »
Music & Mental Imagery (SEMPRE Studies in The Psychology of Music) [PDF] Drawing on perspectives from music psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, musicology, clinical psychology, and music education, Music and Mental Imagery provides a critical overview of cutting-edge research on the various types of mental imagery associated with music. The four main parts cover an introduction to the different… Read More »
Embodied Human–Computer Interaction in Vocal Music Performance [PDF] This SpringerBrief provides a unique insight into the practice and research of the connections between voice, HCI and embodiment. Specifically, it explores how the voice can be embodied and mediated by means of gestural communication through sensor interfaces and aims to situate and contextualise various aspects that generate meaningful connections… Read More »
Learn Funk Guitar with Tower of Power’s (Jeff Tamelier) [PDF] Not only will you learn classic funk guitar techniques, but you can also sit in with members of Tower of Power, playing four fan favorites and four new grooves created especially for this book! Includes access to online audio of full-band tracks both with and without guitar parts,… Read More »
Rock Guitar For Dummies, 2nd Edition PDF If you’re ready to start playing some rockin’ tunes on the guitar, there’s no better teacher than Rock Guitar For Dummies. This is the ultimate guide to playing rock ’n’ roll on six strings, even if you’ve never picked up a guitar before! Master the riffs and melodies of your favorite… Read More »
Computer Music Presents Music Producer’s Guide to Synths 2nd Edition (January 2023) [PDF] Welcome to the Music Producer’s Guide to Synthesisers, the complete guide to the exciting world of softsynths, brought to you by the experts at Computer Music magazine. We look at three such iconic synths – the Minimoog, ARP Odyssey and Roland SH-101 – and their… Read More »
Alexander Publishing A Practical Handbook: From Piano to Strings PDF This Bundle includes the PDF eBooks A Practical Handbook: From Piano To Strings, A Practical Handbook: Workbook and A Practical Handbook: MIDI/Audio Examples Package for a complete self-study solution. The main Professional Orchestration.™ series of books contains the techniques you need to know to effectively score your music.… Read More »
Advances in Speech & Music Technology: Computational Aspects & Applications PDF This book presents advances in speech and music in the domain of audio signal processing. The book begins with introductory chapters on the basics of speech and music, and then proceeds to computational aspects of speech and music, including music information retrieval and spoken language processing. The… Read More »
Sound Affects: A User’s Guide PDF Sound Affects: A User’s Guide is a collection of sonically-charged concepts ranging from those felt , ‘heard’ and repeated (silence, the oriental riff, shuffle), to the vocal (whispers, sing, the disembodied voice), to sounds at the threshold (tin/ny, thump, buzz) to sounds beyond the limits of audibility (inaudible tremors, distortion, sub-bass). Sound… Read More »
Audio Programming in C++ : The Beginner Level Learn the different sound synthesis methods and how to implement them in C++. Requires knowledge of programming in C++. Additive Synthesis Subtractive Synthesis Formant Synthesis Granular Synthesis FM Synthesis Linear Arithmetic Synthesis Phase Distortion Synthesis Scanned Synthesis VA Synthesis Wavetable Synthesis Physical Modeling Also, learn Audio Engineering terminology. Download link
Drum Sound & Drum Tuning: Bridging Science & Creativity (Audio Engineering Society Presents) [PDF] Drum Sound and Drum Tuning assists drummers, sound engineers, and music students in learning critical skills related to drum sound and achieving an optimised and personalised drum kit set-up. The book covers the essential theories of percussion acoustics and develops this knowledge in order… Read More »
Step By Step Mixing How to Create Great Mixes Using Only 5 Plugins by Björgvin Benediktsson PDF Discover the proven step-by-step mixing process that’s helped thousands of musicians and producers confidently release their records. > Simplify your mixing process to create better mixes in less time > Understand EQ so you can make all of your instruments fit… Read More »