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I'm going on vacation in 2 days and won't be accessing any computer capable of making music I guess but I'd like to use the time to do some reading. Can anyone recommend music books covering the whole production thing, be it music theory, mixing, mastering, some cool synthesizer book or anything like that? I'd preferably go for some technical book regarding mixing and stuff like that but I'm really open to suggestions, it should just be of interest for producing at all. So, help me out please!

Im currently reading the fundementals of sonic art and audio culture, readings in modern music. Both good reads, audio culture especially provides insight into alot of the history and techniques of production past.

Bob Katz, 'Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science'.

Job done.

Music Theory for Computer Musicians.

Thanks, bookmarked all of them, let's see which of them I can get tomorrow!

Guerrilla Home Recording by Karl Coryat

How to make a noise-

its free i thnk and the author is Simon Katts

or something like that

Behind the glass

not a production related book, but a very enjoyable read:

Altered State
The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House

by Matthew Collin

learn about your roots sonny boy!

Recessive Trait wrote:not a production related book, but a very enjoyable read:

Altered State
The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House

by Matthew Collin

learn about your roots sonny boy!

acid... house...
what's that

yes how to make a noize is a gem!

I am currently reading "The Bumper Compendium Of Strange Deaths" written by none other than our own Basic A.

Production : How to make a noise by Simon Cann or Power tools for synthesizer programming by Jim Aikin.
How to... is more practical, the downside is that the author uses vstis the reader may not use. Power tools is more theoretical but more professional.
Sound Fx by Alex Case is a must read. Although it's primarily written for recording engineers it explains most effects in a brilliant manner.
Music theory : Music theory for computer musicians by Michael Hewitt
Mixing : The mixing engineer's handbook by Bobby Owsinski
Mastering : The art and the science by Bob Katz

Every producer should own all of these ihmo.

I've recently got Sound FX by Alex Case, haven't read it yet though, just skimmed through and it looked very interesting

JFK wrote:I am currently reading "The Bumper Compendium Of Strange Deaths" written by none other than our own Basic A.

WTF BASIC YOU NUTTER!!??

How has nobody mentioned 'DANCE MUSIC MANUAL BY RICK SNOMAN', immense book!

Mixing With Your Mind

Great book

setvice wrote:Behind the glass

+1. great for documentation of the creative process. Fun stories as well. great intro to how the A-list of producers & engineers use gear; it's not EDM-focused but an excellent book nonetheless.

also "Dub" by Michael Veal.

Donald Passman's eternally updated "All you Need to Know about the Music Industry," a new version was recently released. He shares alot on teh twittarz as well.