Keyboard 매거진의 인터뷰와 댄스 뮤직에 대한 이해하기 쉬운 설명들이 수록된 이 책은 DJ, 엔지니어, 프로듀서, 리믹서 모두 유용하게 활용할 수 있는 책입니다.
초보자들은 루프와 샘플링에 대한 소개와 샘플링의 법적 허가에 대한 팁을 얻을 수 있습니다.
더 경험있는 리믹서들은 신디사이저와 레트로 그루브, 보컬의 에디팅, 루프 생성, 컴프레스 베이스 트랙에 대해 배울 수 있습니다.
부록 CD에는 Ableton Live의 Mac 및 PC용 데모 소프트웨어와 함께 Gabriel & Dresden, Coldcut, Jacinta, Meat Beat Manifesto의 실제 세션 파일들이 들어있어 독자는 책을 읽어 배워가며 바로 리믹싱을 시작할 수 있습니다.


- Contents -

Introduction
On the CD-ROM

Chapter 1: ESSENTIALS
Who's the Boss?
Workflow Enhancement
Grab a Partner
Internet Collaboration
Communication Is Key
Signature Synth Lines
Ebb and Flow
The Demo

Chapter 2: DRUMS, BEATS, AND GROOVES
Building a Better Groove
Better Drum Parts Through Programming
Everything Old Is New Again
Electroclash of the Titans, Part 1
Breaks and Rolls
Transitions

Chapter 3: BASS
Mixing Monster Synth Bass Tracks
Compressing Electric Bass
Team Players
Low-End Theory
Subwoofers: Some Parting Thoughts

Chapter 4: LOOPS AND SAMPLING
Power Tools for Sampling
Make Music with Loops
All about Loops
Up & Running
MadLoopz with Madjef
Advanced Loop Editing
Taming the Wild Loop
Tempo Matching in the Real World
Sample Clearance
The Sample Clearance Agreement

Chapter 5: SOUND DESIGN
Tips for Recording Synths Direct
Filters 101
Creative Filtering for Remixers
Off the Beaten Path
Rhythm Injection
Creative Slice & Dice
Lo-Fi Junkie
Retro Grooves
Electroclash of the Titans, Part 2
Best of Synth Tricks
Enter the Temple of Hip-Hop

Chapter 6: VOCALS
Editing Vocal Tracks
Vocal Tricks
Remixing Britney Spears
Vocal Processing, Part 1
Vocal Processing
How Does a Vocoder Work?

Chapter 7: SOFTWARE-SPECIFIC TIPS
Sony Acid Hot Tips
Mixing with Acid
The Power of Reason
Inside Cakewalk Project5
Inside Ableton Live 3
Power Tools for Live 5

Chapter 8: MIXING
The Art of Mixing
Graphic versus Parametric EQ
Mixing and Remastering with EQ
The Wide World of Panning
Managing Digital Levels
Bring On the Noise!
The FX Files
Fun with Effects
Subtractive Mixing
Mixing Feng Shui
Mixing for Better Mastering
Alive and Extremely Well

Acknowledgements
Index