Alfred Publishing

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Teaching Music on Your Own offers current and prospective teachers all of the tools they need to start and run a profitable, respected studio. This comprehensive guide co...

Written in clear, concise language, The Complete Idiot's Guide Music Dictionary spans the gamut of musical knowledge, making it indispensable to any musician. Covering various terms, theories, instrum...

Whether you make narratives, documentaries, news shows, training videos, podcasts, games, or some other media, sound has a great impact on what people see, believe, and remember. When you dedicate att...

How do I become a studio singer? What must I do in preparation for that career? What should I know before I go into my first recording session? The Professional Studio Vocalist answers these real-worl...

For many years, recording voiceovers was the exclusive domain of commercial studios. Even a simple voice audition meant a trip to a studio, an ad agency, or an agent's office. Today, voiceover actors...

Don't sign a recording contract before reading this book! The Musician's Legal Companion (2nd Edition) gets to the core of the legal issues you need to know about in clear, straightforward language. H...

Artists on Recording Techniques examines the recording process through an unlikely pair of eyes: those of the artist. Who better to share insights into capturing the creative process than the artists...

Your Pro Tools Studio gives you the information you need to set up your own home or project studio using Pro Tools LE or M-Powered as your digital audio workstation (DAW). You'll learn how to decide w...

This book gives both aspiring and seasoned songwriters a powerful new approach to writing songs, focusing on common obstacles in the songwriting process and techniques to help songwriters overcome the...

Pro Tools for Video, Film, & Multimedia offers comprehensive coverage of the extensive multimedia features of Pro Tools, giving you the skills you need to take any multimedia soundtrack project from c...

Although many musicians use Reason to create music in their home studios, its instruments and sequencer are also extremely well-suited for live performance. Using Reason Onstage: Skill Pack quickly sh...

How to choose and use microphones was once a skill passed down from senior sound engineers to their assistants as they would listen and learn by observation. Today, few large studios have assistant en...

Veteran music journalist Rick Clark conducted hundreds of revealing interviews with some of the biggest names in the industry to create this newly expanded and refined edition of this extraordinary bo...

Using Logic Pro's Synthesizers explores the synthesizers included in Apple's best-selling music composition program, Apple Logic Pro 8. No other book focuses exclusively on the software instruments of...

Completely updated for Pro Tools 8, Mixing in Pro Tools: Skill Pack will help you boost your understanding of the art and craft of creating great-sounding mixes using Digidesign's industry-standard DA...

This book is the all-inclusive guide to making music with Ableton's revolutionary live performance and studio software, Live 8. Written for anyone from beginning to pro levels, this book explores each...

Get ready to master the power of FL Studio with FL Studio Power! Due to its instant overview and loop-friendly appeal, musicians and producers are flocking to FL Studio (formerly Fruity Loops) in drov...

This book is written for the musician who needs to learn the business, as well the businessperson entering the music industry. Author Michael Miller covers all the key business topics and reveals the...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Ukulele will give the reader everything they need to know to get started playing this fun instrument. Included are tips on purchasing your first ukulele and a...

This pocket-sized reference book about Pink Floyd covers the band's entire career, from the Syd Barrett era to their Live 8 Reunion. In addition to the band's history, this book lists 50 essential Pin...

Sporting shades and feedback-heavy sounds, the Velvets straddled art and rock, changing popular music forever, and sowing the seeds for punk, grunge, and thousands of countercultural four-chord wonder...

This pocket-sized reference book explores every aspect of the Rolling Stones' music, along with the band's history, from the blues clubs of '60s West London to the world tours and millionaire mansions...

The Story: from the first meeting of Plant and Page to the untimely death of John Bonham, detailing the magic, mayhem and excesses of the era. The Music: the band's fifty best songs unpicked, plus co...

The Rough Guide to Nirvana uncovers the magic and tragedy of this iconic 90s grunge band. From small-town gigs to the last days of Kurt Cobain, this book delves into the story of the life and afterlif...

Learn from Jam Master Jay, the DJ behind the legendary rap group Run DMC! Topics include what to look for in a DJ starter kit, how to choose and hook up your equipment, how to do your very first mix,...