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Audio Mashup Construction Kit: ExtremeTech | 
 enlarge | Author: Jordan "dj Earworm" Roseman
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 49525
Media: Paperback
Pages: 338
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 0471771953
Dewey Decimal Number: 781.34536
EAN: 9780471771951
ASIN: 0471771953
Publication Date: June 21, 2006
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Product Description
HERE ARE SOME SOUND IDEAS. Wonder what would happen if the Big Band sound crashed into heavy metal? Or what the offspring of a balladeer and a rapper might sound like? How about smooth jazz and acid rock? Stop wondering-this book will take you there. You'll explore hardware and software choices first and select what you need; then you'll sample a little music theory. After that, it's step by step to the big mashup. Do what sounds good. How to mix & mash. Cool stuff you'll learn: - How to use mashup construction software
- Basics of songwriting and music theory
- Insider tips on selecting your songs
- How to get your tracks in key and in sync
- Ways to extract vocals from full songs
- Tricks for arranging your mashup for maximum impact
- How to polish up your mashup with mastering and effects
- Rendering, distribution, and legal considerations
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
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 Best mashup tutorial out there ... IF you're a PC user December 2, 2008
Adrian Roberts (San Francisco, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
San Francisco mashup producer DJ Earworm has written the definitive book on mashup creation. Not only is this an exhaustive tome on how to create your own mashups - written by an acclaimed master of the craft - it's also (in the first chapter) a bit of a history lesson of the artform itself. Not only does this book meticulously delve into the how's and what's of mashup mixing and production, but also the why's.
It explains (in GREAT detail) all aspects of mashup creation -- which, as any music producer knows, IS a "computer" thing (which apparently one of the 1-star reviewers does NOT understand). Mediocre, one-dimensional mashups can easily be made with two turntables. But well-crafted mashups -- like those of DJ Earworm -- are the result of meticulous production and construction using computer software ... which is why this book was released under the Extreme Tech label.
True, the book is PC-biased, so if you're a Mac user, you are unfortunately out of luck with 80% of the tips and tricks in this book. But if you want learn how to make mashups with Sony Acid (one of the two best pieces of software for mashup creation, the other being Ableton Live), then this is definitely the book you've been looking for.
 TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!! May 25, 2008
Steve (New Jersey)
1 out of 14 found this review helpful
Dont waste your time on this lame book it was obviously written by a tool who has figured out a way to get sony acid to pay him as this book is a marketing ploy pushing crappy software! As for everything else relative to DJ'ing, mixing,remixing etc. the dude is a clueless computer dork!It sucks!!!!!!! I feel bad for anyone who has paid for this useless book........
Non-Mac compatible expanded Mashups using Sony Acid instructions December 25, 2007
Tim Breitberg (midwest)
6 out of 15 found this review helpful
I got this for Christmas today and was excited.
Until I opened it up.
It's all PC all the time, no Mac in sight.
I thought maybe I can still read it and apply the theory to Ableton Live. Uh, no. It's all about Sony and only details the ins and outs of 3 PC only programs.
Great if you're a PC guy maybe, but leaves us Mac people high and dry.
 Good book on Mashup creation! 3.75 stars ;-) August 23, 2007
Sam Cyberspace (Auckland, New Zealand)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a good book by a fairly accomplished Mashup creator. If you haven't heard of Mashups then you've been missing something wonderful. Mashups when created by talented musicians/djs who understand music theory and beat matching are wonderful. Bad mashups are horrible to listen to. This book takes you a long way to making great mashups and I very much liked the chapter on choosing songs (even though I already understand musical keys and tempos). The Excel spreadsheet templates and key matching templates were helpful and great musical refreshers which helped me create my own database of songs to mashup from my collection.
DJ Earworm's chapter on choosing songs was great - and the freeware tONaRT and aufTAKT (which you can throw a WAV file at and have it auto-detect the musical key and tempo in beats per minute) on the book's CD were awesome finds almost worth the price of the book themselves and they're great time savers in choosing tunes to mashup!
The only thing not making this book great is that it too heavily focuses on the specific software Acid Pro. I actually may not have purchased it if I knew that initially - though I'm glad I got it anyway. I just use other softwave like Sonar and Audition and Sound Forge so the pages on Acid specific stuff I just skimmed over. Even though it used Acid as an example, there was plenty to sink your teeth into in this book. I'd recommend it for anyone who wants to create decent mashups!
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