Dance music manual
Subtitle: tools, toys and techniques
By: Rick Snoman.
Publisher: Elsevier/Focal Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 509
Subjects: Electronic composition.; Underground dance music.; Sound recordings -- Remixing.; Electronic music -- Instruction and study.
Notes: Companion CD-ROM contains all the audio and MIDI files referenced in the book; also software demos of  virtual instruments and effects for the PC.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 497) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Technology and theory.  Computers, music, MIDI and audio; title: Dance music theory; title: Basic synthesis; title: Sampling and digital audio; title: Compression, processing and effects; title: Cables, mixing desks and effects busses; title: Programming theory; title: Recording vocals; title: Tools of the trade; title: pt. 2. Dance genres. Trance; title: Hip-hop (rap); title: Ambient/chill-out; title: House; title: Techno; title: Trip-hop; title: pt. 3. Mixing and promotion. Mixing; title: Mastering; title: Publishing and promotion; title: Remixing and sample clearance; title: Designing an audio web site; title: A DJ's perspective; title: App. A. Binary and hex; title: App. B. Decimal to hexadecimal conversion table; title: App. C. General MIDI instrument patch maps; title: App. D. General MIDI CC list; title: App. E. Sequencer note divisions; title: App. F. Tempo delay time chart; title: App. G. Musical note to MIDI and frequencies.