RecordingResources

Professional Recording Resources


General Resources

Intersections of Art, Technology, Science & Culture metalinks http://userwww.sfsu.edu/%7Einfoarts/links/wilson.artlinks2.html

Pro Audio metalinks http://www.audiodirectory.nl/

Audio Engineering Society http://www.aes.org/

Audio/tech books (from Mix Books) http://musicbooksplus.com/mixbookshelf.php

Educational CD-ROM's (from cool breeze systems) http://www.coolbreezesys.com/

Handbook for Acoustic Ecology (cd-rom) http://www.sfu.ca/%7Etruax/handbook.html

media type="file" key="Recording and post production.mp4" Mix Magazine http://www.mixonline.com/

Electronic Musician http://www.emusician.com/

EQ Magazine http://www.eqmag.com/

Modern Recording web site http://www.modrec.com/

Computer music production guide (from EM) http://cmpg2003.emusician.com/home/index.htm

Electronic Music Foundation http://www.emf.org/

Digital Domain (Bob Katz) http://www.digido.com/

Dave Moulton's Golden Ears (ear training program) http://www.kiqproductions.com/index.html

Deep Listening (Pauline Oliveros Foundation) http://www.deeplistening.org/

The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing (downloadable book in pdf format) http://www.dspguide.com/

Oblique Strategies http://www.rtqe.net/ObliqueStrategies/

History/Background

The art of noises / Luigi Russolo

Russolo and the instruments he made

A history of electronic instruments 1870-1990

Recording History (Meta page)

Recording Technology History

Electric Guitar

Interactive Guitar/Bass Timeline

Acoustics

Basic Acoustics for Electronic Musicians

How the Ear Works

The Soundry (interactive intro to sound and hearing)

Microphones

Microphone data site (see excellent library of pdf articles)

Michael Hartkopf Mic page

Allen Sides Microphone cabinet CD-Rom

3D Mic CD

Stereo Miking Article (by Bruce Bartlett)

Audio Technica Microphones http://www.audio-technica.com/

Mixers

Choosing a mixer (from TweakHeadz Lab)

Mackie mixers

Recording/mixing Basics

Mixing basics

Mixing basics (desktop)

MIDI Info

What is MIDI ?

Exploring MIDI

Software resources

Shareware/freeware for Mac

Shareware/freeware for Windows

Protools (free: OS 9 and Widows 98/Me)

Soundhack (free: Mac)

Steinberg (Cubase / Nuendo...)

Emagic (Logic...)

Mark of the Unicorn (Digital Performer / Mach 5 + hardware...)

Cycling 74 (Max/MSP / Jitter / Plugo...) Native Instruments (Reaktor and others...)

Misc. media software (download.com)

Surround / DVD info

Surround sound info (from Surround Associates)

Surround Professional Magazine

5.1 production guide (from dolby)

Sound Spatialization (additional conceptual/technical info)

Purchasing Sites and info

Personal studio buyers guide (from EM)

TweakHeadz Home studio guide

Wind Over the Earth

Rockley Music

The Sound Room (Oktava Mics)

Earthworks (mic and preamps)

Audio Engineering Associates (Wes Dooley)

Posthorn Recordings

Sweetwater

Full Compass Systems

Markertek

Misc Music Creation Resources

Sound Tutorials http://www.killersound.com/cgi-bin/killersound.storefront/404805f9069ee02a2718c690603d065c/Catalog - Good tutorials on using sound in Flash, Director, Powerpoint and video. Audacity Tutorials [manual/guide Accompaniment Software

Band-In-A-Box (http://www.pgmusic.com): PC and Mac SmartMusic (http://www.codamusic.com): PC and Mac Jammer Professional (http://www.soundtrek.com): PC In Concert (http://www.cakewalk.com): PC Music Theory Software

Ars Nova (http://www.ars-nova.com): PC and Mac Music Ace Starter, Music Ace and Music Ace 2 (http://www.harmonicvision.com): PC and Mac Auralia (http://www.risingsoftware.com/auralia): PC and Mac Musition 2 (http://www.risingsoftware.com/musition: PC and Mac MusicLab Melody and Harmony (http://www.town4kids.com/): PC Music Lessons amd Music Lessons II (http://www.mibac.com): PC and Mac Listen (http://www.imaja.com): Mac Essentials of Music Theory (http://www.alfredpub.com): PC and Mac Music Reading and Theory Skills (http://www.musicreading.com/): PC with assessment sight-reading package for vocalists and instrumentalists Musica Analytica 2.0 (Musica Analytica 2.0): PC and Mac Sequencers

Ableton Live http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/AbletonLive5-main.html Sonar and Home Studio (http:// www.cakewalk.com/)): PC MasterTracks Pro (http://www.gvox.com): PC and Mac PowerTracks Pro Audio (http://www.pgmusic.com: PC MIDIGraphy (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/1799): Mac Anvil Studio (http://www.anvilstudio.com): PC XG Works (http://www.yamaha.com): PC Mono Sequencing

Autoscore (http://www.wildcat.com): PC and Mac Finale 2006 (http://www.makemusic.com): PC and Mac Sibelius version 3.0 (http://www.sibelius.com): PC and Mac Notation

Finale 2006, Finale Guitar, PrintMusic 2005, NotePad Plus 2006 and Note Pad 2006: ((http://www.codamusic.com): PC and Mac Sibelius 3.0 and G7 (http://www.sibelius.com): PC and Mac Musicator (http://www.musicator.com): PC Music Write 2000 (http://www.voyetra.com): PC Doodle Pad (http://www.harmonicvision.com): PC and Mac Noteworthy Composer. Music Notation package http://www.noteworthysoftware.com Play Music (http://www.notationtechnologies.com): PC and Mac Encore (http://www.gvox.com/): PC and Mac dbPowerAMP - PC/MAC - great free music converter/player. Download http://www.dbpoweramp.com/ FREE FINALE NOTEPAD Software http://www.finalemusic.com/ Digital Audio Recording and Editing Superscope PSD 300 (http://www.superscopetechnologies.com): dedicated CD Recording System Digital Orchestrator Pro ((http://www.voyetra.com): PC Sonar (http://www.cakewalk.com/): PC Metro (http://www.cakewalk.com/): Mac CuBase VST (http://www.steinberg.com): PC and Mac ACID Pro 4.0, Sound Forge 7.0 and Vegas 4.0 (http://www.sonicfoundry.com): PC Syntrillium is now Adobe Audition (http://www.adobe.com/special/products/audition/syntrillium.html): PC Music Master by Datasonics (http://www.datasonics.com.au or http://www.ecsmedia.com in U.S.A.): PC Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/): PC Mark of the Unicorn (Digital Performer: Mac), E-Magic (Logic Audio Platinum: Mac), Digidesign (Pro Tools: PC). Music Optical Scanning

MIDIScan (http://www.musitek.com): PC and Mac SmartScore(http://www.musitek.com): PC and Mac Sibelius (http://www.sibelius.com): PC and Mac SharpEye Music Reader (http://www.visiv.co.uk/): PC General Music

MiDisaurus(http://www.town4kids.com): PC and Mac Lamb Chop Loves Music (http://www.ddc.com/extra/lambchop.htm and (http://www.thereviewzone.com/lambchopmusic.html): PC Julliard Project (http://www.thereviewzone.com/julliardmusic.html): PC and Mac The History of Folk Music: (http://www.clearvue.com): PC and Mac Appreciating the Orchestra (http://www.clearvue.com): PC and Mac Discovering Music (http://www.classroom.com): PC Adventures In Musicland (http://www.ecsmedia.com): PC and Mac Musical Games

Multimedia Music Games (http://www.voyetra.com): PC Ricochet (http://www.ecsmedia.com): PC and Mac Musicus(http://www.ecsmedia.com): PC and Mac Challenge Musicus(http://www.ecsmedia.com): PC and Mac Super Musicus(http://www.ecsmedia.com): PC and Mac Alfred's Theory Games (http://www.alfredpub.com) : PC and Mac Dolphin Don's Music School (http://www.dolphindon.com): PC Music Teacher Utilities

Teacher's Helper, Teacher Timesaverd and Crossword Companion (http://www.visteched.com/): PC and Mac Lesson Plan Helper (http://www.ftcpublishing.com/index.html): PC and Mac AwardMaker 2002 and BadgeMaker Plus (http://www.baudville.com): PC and Mac Making The Grade (http://www.gradebusters.com/): PC and Mac

Misc PC Music Links Budget Guitar Tuner (Win 9x) - no more guessing - use your computer to tune your guitar. http://www.geocities.com/randyinc_nz/software/software.html Cassette Tape Producer 4.0 (Win9x) - helps you to make perfectly timed cassette recordings of .mp3, .wav, and MIDI files from your sound card's output to the input of an audio cassette deck. Also Prints cassette J-cards http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/The_Tape_Producer/ CD Jewel Case Designer for Win9x - A VB6 application to make generic text-only labels for CDROM jewel cases. Works with Postscript & non-Postscript (untested) printers. Offers seperate single line text entry for Title text, Insert text, and Spine text. User selectable RW (read-write) or RO (read-only) flag printed on label spine. User selectable font styles.VB runtimes NOT included.http://members.home.com/mstolove/jclt.htm CD Label Creator3000 - allows you to create your own CD LABEL ( Front - Back - CD Face ). http://www.multimania.com/survivor/progs.htm Chordplay for Windows 3.x - Can't afford Band in A Box? Here's a nifty little program that will allow you to produce chord & purcussion backing tracks to enable you to enhance your musical improvisation skills. Written for Windows 3.1 it seems to run well under Win95. http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Chordplay_for_Windows/ Fat Rock Recorder - is a multitrack, digital audio recorder (hard disk recording-studio) for Windows95/98/NT4 and later. It has 16 stereo/mono channels and is designed to work like a DAT recorder. http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/FatRockStudio/ Intervals - An ear-trainer applet that teaches students of music to identify intervals of the chromatic scale. This is a java based web aplet. http://ccism.pc.athabascau.ca/html/lewisv/intervals.html Kastor Tabulature Manager - K-G-T-Manager is small application that is the easiest way to view/read your guitar tabulature. http://www.inet.hr/%7Ekpetak/ Massiva - Massiva is a freeware MIDI/Digital Audio sequencer with SB AWE support. http://www.sonicspot.com/massiva/massiva.html Music 101 - Learn to read music with this small (but effective) note recognition tutorial. http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/HobbyCt/commander101/DownLoad1.html Music Database v2.5.1 for Win9x/NTFreeware Music Database is a straightforward music collection cataloging system. It will allow you to keep a track of all your LPs, CDs or whatever, with a minimum of fuss. It has a friendly interface and is reasonably configurable. http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/%7Efangorn/ultimathule/index.html Musika 3.1 - is a freeware music notation program. If you know music theory,you can now make professional looking music charts for free! Written for Windows 3.1 .http://home.att.net/%7Ejorgeguillen/muzika.html Power MP3 Studio for Win 9x - This is not just another Mp3 Player, but a complete studio that allows you to Play Mp3, Create Mp3 CDs, Decode, Studio Mix with 24 Band Equalizer, Playlist Creator, ID3 Tag Editor, Skin Support and much more. The best part is it's totally FREE. . http://www.worldusa.com/mp3/powermp3/index.html RandyTab- Is a music tablature authoring software that allows users to quickly and easily create tablature for any fretted instrument with four to seven strings and play the it back via a MIDI compatible soundcard http://www.geocities.com/randyinc_nz/software/software.html Real Audio Produce - convert your audio files into Realaudio {tm} streaming media for your website. http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/RealProducer/ Visual Music - lets you play 128 musical instruments on your PC including Flute, Bagpiper and even whistle! You can even record what you are playing, edit it and save it in a file. http://members.xoom.com/visualmusic/ WinAmp v2.65 for Win 9x- Nullsoft Winamp is the ultimate high-fidelity music player for Windows 95/98/NT. Winamp supports MP3, CD and other audio formats, more than 10,000 skins and 150 audio visualization and effect plug-ins. Winamp is freeware.http://www.winamp.com/