Need recommendations on books!

[Bass_Jacka]

Anyone got any music production books that they can recommend? Preferably Ebooks so I can read it from my iPhone, but not essential if it's a decent book.

I'm looking for a tutorial style, step by step from the ground up kind of book. Doesn't have to be dubstep specific but must be EDM or Dance music of some kind. Not looking for something ancient but quite recent (within the last 5 years).

I've hit a wall lately in terms of ideas and I feel like it'll do me good to go back to basics and read about music production from the ground up. I've realised now that while I've been teaching myself to produce over the last 6 years, there's a lot of basic shit I missed out or skipped over because it was boring at the time. I believe that if I get a grasp on the basics that I'm missing, it will push my skills and tracks to a new level.

I've got 'how to make a noise' which I've been reading lately.

Cheers people!

[wub]

Did you use the Search? Quite a few threads on this sort of thing already;

[Production Bible v2] Music Production Books & Magazines - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
Music Theory Reference Books etc. - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
In need of some books. - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
5 Books to help inspire your music and creative process. - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
good books on production/mixing? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
Books, magazines etc. - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
Books on Music Theory? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
Music Production School/Books - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
Books/Papers - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
Software synth books - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
books/e-books - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
Audio Books - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
ableton books - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
Music Production Books - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
Newbie Books on Music Technology Concepts - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
Lots of downloadable audio books (Quite old sounding) - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
Any good electronic music production books? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
Music Production Books - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
Good books on production - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books
Reason books - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ilit=books

[BrightLights]

It's not exactly specifically an EDM production book, but I've been reading this book on Brian Eno, who pretty much invented ambient music, and he talks a lot about the different ways of approaching production, and the mistakes a lot of musicians make when trying to come up with ideas or just in general on their philosophy of music. It talks about a lot of different shit so it's hard to really sum it all up, but it's helped me a lot with the way I approach making music and view music in general. It's a book that I definately think would help you out in your situation. The exact book is Brian Eno, His Music and The Vertical Color of Sound by Eric Tamm. Check that shit out.

[Echoi]

I bought 2 of the 'Dummies' books, drumming, and music theory, have helped me somewhat.

[AxeD]

If you read Yamaha's Sound Reinforcement handbook cover to cover, you'll know everything there is
to read.

[benjam]

Google: How to make a noise free ebook