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A comprehensive instructional course teaching "live sound" made easy. This series is a complete teaching tool and "must have" for students and instructors, theatres, beginner technicians and production houses. Discover some of the best techniques in both concert and theatrical sound. Instructor Dave West teaches how to be creative and enjoy the art of mixing live entertainment. With his instantly applicable techniques, easy to understand analogies and hands-on demonstrations, you'll learn how to solve common sound problems with ease. This series teaches the fundamentals of live sound and highlights the components of a sound system. From microphones to console amplifiers and speakers, this series will give you the best tips and strategies for both concert and theatrical sound.
Subjects Covered Include:
Equalizers
Find the Freqs
Auz Lines
Dynamic Processing
Effect Processing
DVD / 2010 / (Grade 9 - College & General Interest for Adults / All Audiences) / 23 minutes
A comprehensive instructional course teaching "live sound" made easy. This series is a complete teaching tool and "must have" for students and instructors, theatres, beginner technicians and production houses. Discover some of the best techniques in both concert and theatrical sound. Instructor Dave West teaches how to be creative and enjoy the art of mixing live entertainment. With his instantly applicable techniques, easy to understand analogies and hands-on demonstrations, you'll learn how to solve common sound problems with ease. This series teaches the fundamentals of live sound and highlights the components of a sound system. From microphones to console amplifiers and speakers, this series will give you the best tips and strategies for both concert and theatrical sound.
Subjects Covered Include:
Microphones
Input List of Stage Plots
Micing Up the Stage
Sound Check
DVD / 2010 / (Grade 9 - College & General Interest for Adults / All Audiences) / 22 minutes
A comprehensive instructional course teaching "live sound" made easy. This series is a complete teaching tool and "must have" for students and instructors, theatres, beginner technicians and production houses. Discover some of the best techniques in both concert and theatrical sound. Instructor Dave West teaches how to be creative and enjoy the art of mixing live entertainment. With his instantly applicable techniques, easy to understand analogies and hands-on demonstrations, you'll learn how to solve common sound problems with ease. This series teaches the fundamentals of live sound and highlights the components of a sound system. From microphones to console amplifiers and speakers, this series will give you the best tips and strategies for both concert and theatrical sound.
Subjects Covered Include:
Introduction
Fundamentals
Mixing Console
Gain Structure
Phase Reversal
DVD / 2010 / (Grade 9 - College & General Interest for Adults / All Audiences) / 20 minutes
A comprehensive instructional course teaching "live sound" made easy. This series is a complete teaching tool and "must have" for students and instructors, theatres, beginner technicians and production houses. Discover some of the best techniques in both concert and theatrical sound. Instructor Dave West teaches how to be creative and enjoy the art of mixing live entertainment. With his instantly applicable techniques, easy to understand analogies and hands-on demonstrations, you'll learn how to solve common sound problems with ease. This series teaches the fundamentals of live sound and highlights the components of a sound system. From microphones to console amplifiers and speakers, this series will give you the best tips and strategies for both concert and theatrical sound.
Subjects Covered Include:
Crossovers
Speaker and Amplifiers
Connectors and Cables
Adapter
Patching
Trouble Shooting
DVD / 2010 / (Grade 9 - College & General Interest for Adults / All Audiences) / 16 minutes
A comprehensive instructional course teaching "live sound" made easy. This series is a complete teaching tool and "must have" for students and instructors, theatres, beginner technicians and production houses. Discover some of the best techniques in both concert and theatrical sound. Instructor Dave West teaches how to be creative and enjoy the art of mixing live entertainment. With his instantly applicable techniques, easy to understand analogies and hands-on demonstrations, you'll learn how to solve common sound problems with ease. This series teaches the fundamentals of live sound and highlights the components of a sound system. From microphones to console amplifiers and speakers, this series will give you the best tips and strategies for both concert and theatrical sound.
Subjects Covered Include:
Theatre Sound
System Design
Readable Materials
Farwell
DVD / 2010 / (Grade 9 - College & General Interest for Adults / All Audiences) / 20 minutes
Bobby is a zany and enthusiastic young musician who wants to join the orchestra. But Strauss the Conductor must teach him a thing or two about the orchestra first... Through the antics of these two engaging puppet characters we gain an insight into the conductor and string section of the orchestra. We explore the history and development of ancient chordophones to the modern day violin, viola, cello, double bass and harp. We see these instruments in action and hear their sound qualities, exploring a range of playing techniques and varying timbres. This Australian-made, curriculum fit program also highlights the important role that the conductor plays within the orchestra.
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Young Bobby is learning a lot about the orchestra from his new mentor, Strauss the conductor. But he still has more to learn before he can become a member of the orchestra. Through the antics of these two engaging puppet characters we are introduced to the percussion section of the orchestra, exploring the history and development of ancient membranophones and idiophones to modern day orchestral percussion instruments. We see and hear these instruments in action, exploring a range of playing techniques and varying timbres. This Australian-made, curriculum fit program also highlights important performers and outlines the typical orchestral idioms of today, various educational programs, and emphasises contemporary concepts.
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Young Bobby, an enthusiastic and zany musician, has no idea about the orchestra, but luckily Strauss the Conductor is here to teach him before he joins up. Through the antics of these two engaging puppet characters we learn all about the woodwind and brass sections of the orchestra. We explore the history and development of ancient aerophones to the modern day flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba. We see and hear these instruments in action and explore a range of playing techniques and varying timbres. This Australian-made, curriculum fit program also shows woodwind and brass instruments being used in contemporary music.
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A ground-breaking DVD from two recognized leaders!
For the first time, two of America's most respected conductors-instrumental and choral-enter into a collaboration, using cutting-edge technology to illustrate their teaching principles for learning the basics of conducting technique.
Through insightful masterclass dialogue, unique multi-angle video demonstrations, and state-of-the-art motion capture animation, conductors will be able to study the gesture of both renowned conductors. Revolutionary graphics show the skeletal movement of each conductor in real-time to give conductors an in-depth and accurate picture of body mechanics and architecture. Topics covered on this DVD include:
Basic conducting patterns in legato and marcato for all basic meters
Conducting with and without a baton
Extensive demonstration of preparatory gestures
Explanation of the architecture of conducting
Body Mapping principles applied to conducting
Discussions on Sound Shaping and Sound Morphology
Unique interactive menu allows conductors to study conducting patterns from several angles
This DVD is a complete tutorial for basic conducting technique as taught and demonstrated by two of America's master teachers and conductors.
Composing can be an amazing experience - whether you're a budding Mozart, a techno freak, a hard-core guitarist or a complete novice with just a computer at hand - self-expression has never been as easy. But you've still got to know the basics to get yourself heard. This program looks at a variety of starting points for composition through the eyes of some of Australia's emerging composers and songwriters in a number of styles and genres. Featuring hip hop hero DJ Bonez, rock gods The Art Nova and Mark Pollard, and the head of composition at the Victorian College of the Arts, this program covers what composition is, theme and variation, lyrics and music and form and structure. A practical and entertaining look at this popular subject.
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Music is a defining part of youth culture and, in today's society, their tastes in music are varied. This program looks at how the Kool Skools project encourages a broad range of musical projects in schools and other youth organisations. Profiling three different Kool Skools musical projects, the program features rock, jazz and chamber music and is an access-all-areas pass into this inspiring new project.
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A Visual Guide to Recording, Engineering & Production. David Gibson's hugely popular The Art of Mixing, the book that has taught a generation of mixing engineers, comes to life with over 3-1/2 hours of vivid, animated instruction on one feature-packed DVD! With Gibson's exclusive three-dimensional framework, you'll learn the right way to create every style of mix for any style of music.
Topics covered include:
descriptions and visuals of the functions of each piece of studio equipment involved in mixing
specific concepts behind making a mix that is appropriate for the music and the song
correlations between audio parameters and the visual parameters of the "virtual mixer"
Trace the history of popular music through its various stages and learn what influence it had upon American culture.
Learning Objectives
1) American pop music will be understood as a legitimate medium for expression.
2) The student will be able to identify ethnic dance, folk, blues, swing, R&B, country, rockabilly, Motown, British Invasion, and rap music styles.
3) Pop music will be portrayed as being more than a symptom of 'youthful rebellion.'
Learn the significance and history of these art forms, as authentic drummers and dancers perform before a live audience.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1) Students will become appreciative of African culture.
2) Students will learn how a culture can express its heritage through its music.
3) Students will be exposed to a sampling of eastern and western African cultures by experiencing a variety of dances and songs, and by seeing various styles of clothing.
Players in period costume demonstrate the instruments and sounds of the 13th Century and discuss madrigals, canons, and ancient instruments.
Learning Objectives:
1) Students will be exposed to the musical culture of the Medieval and Renaissance periods.
2) Historical background information about the use of music during the Medieval and Renaissance periods will be provided.
3) Language used in connection with music during the Medieval and Renaissance periods will be examined.
Hosted by world-renowned educator, producer and engineer Tom Lubin. For more than a decade this classic video course has taught professional recording techniques to thousands of musicians, students, engineers and producers. Now, the five tape Shape Your Sound series has been remastered and released on two DVDs!
This volume demystifies and explains the secrets of expert audio recording in an easy-to-understand manner so you can immediately get the most out of your recording setup. In this DVD, you'll sit in on a complex mixing session and see the advantages of various studio microphone types. Also learn the ins and outs of analog multi-track recording, the format still preferred by the pros. This DVD will give you the skills you need to make good recordings sound great.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Dozens of demonstrations, animated sequences and live music examples in HiFi stereo make each tape a powerful learning and reference tool.
This volume demystifies and explains the secrets of expert signal processing in an easy-to-understand manner so you can immediately get the most out of your recording setup. Learn how to us EQ to open up the sound of recordings, understand how to use compressors to alter the dynamics of any instrument and see dozens of demonstrations showing you exactly how to get the most out of reverb and delay effects.
THE FOUR SEASONS are concerti for solo violins and ensemble. SPRING has violins singing like birds1 doing rapid runs to suggest streaks of lightning, and the low strings rumbling like thunden SUMMER includes a storm; the solo violin represents a cuckoo, a turtledove, a goldfmch, and a weeping shepherd. There are loud tremolo passages to suggest thunder. AUTUMN is a picture of harvest-the joys of reaping, the weariness of the peasants, the vigor of a hunting scene. WINTER utilizes the strings to suggest shivering, teeth chattering, feet stomping for warmth. As well as snow, ice, and the winds there is the comfort of the fireplace.
COUPLETS OF THE TOREADOR is the prelude to the opera. It opens as a lively work full of vigor before becoming more tranquil. CARMEN TORERO is the celebrated toreador march that portrays the exciting life of a bullfighter. The percussion is given full rein in this vivacious tune with its reprise. CARMEN SUITES contains a number of tunes from the opera framed by a gentle passage of subdued string background. It emphasizes slow reminisces of the Habanera theme, played by carillon. MEMORIES OF ALBAMBRA is a meditative work reflecting the beauties of a Moorish palace. Francesco Tarrega (1854-1909) was called the Chopin of the Guitar.
The opening movement of Mozarts beloved A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC is march-like in nature. It is light and charming like the DIVERTIMENTI, pleasant works designed to entertain. The RONDO ALLA TURCA was originally the last movement of a piano sonata; it is an airy tune in the style that Mozarts Vienna liked to refer to as Turkish. The V SONATA IN C is here performed by flute with string accompaniment. The Rondo from A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC repeats its opening phrase on many different steps of the scale, and bounces along to a vibrant conclusion. The EXSULTATE is the finale of Mozarts 1773 cantata, where its bright hue makes it a perfect contrast with all the expressive music that precedes it; it is marked to be played presto.
"Chinese Opera" opens in the make-up room of the People's Theatre in Canton, where the cast is preparing for a 300-year-old Cantonese opera called Nliu Yi Chuan Su, a romance, and then moves on to an acrobatic training school for future opera stars. The DVD concludes with a performance by the Northern Opera Group in Beijing. The viewer is given an in-depth, first-hand experience of this fascinating ancient art form.
Review
"After thirty years, these compact films remain valuable and useful for the study and teaching of the places in question, each release offering examples of rare and even extended footage." Dr. Terry Miller, Department of Ethnomusicology, Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, Kent State University
Filmed entirely in Bali - the famed Hindu island in the archipelago of Indonesia - this DVD shows the day-to-day life of the islanders, their folksongs, gamelan orchestras and dance dramas. The temple is the focal point of each village where the villagers gather for religious ceremonies as well as for music and dance. The film features stunning, rarely captured footage of two religious dance/dramas named Barong, and Ketchak, the legendary "monkey chant".
Review
"These films include some fascinating general footage, always with traditional music as background, as well as some valuable and sometimes extended scenes of genuine ceremonies and events." Dr. Terry Miller, Department of Ethnomusicology, Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, Kent State University
Thai folk songs and dances - such as the beautiful fingernail dance and the precision bamboo dance - are filmed in performance, as is a segment from the classical the epic poem/dance, the Ramayana. The program also looks at Thailand's rural cottage industries and river trade, explores temple ceremonies, architecture, and religious art as well as the Buddhist way of life in the monasteries and villages.
Review
"I am pleased that these thirty year old films are again available for the study and teaching of world musics, offering both students and faculty many rare and extended segments of rarely seen musical events." - Dr. Terry Miller, Department of Ethnomusicology, Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, Kent State University
The Mevlevi Dervish Order was founded in the 13th century by Mevlana Jeladed-din Rumi, a poet and mystic who rebelled against orthodox Islamic beliefs by replacing formal prayers with songs and dances. The Dervish order was banned in Turkey in the early 20th century, but once a year the government allows the Whirling Dervish ceremony to take place at Konya in Anatolia where the religion was founded. This extraordinary occasion is shown as a sequenced presentation with more than sixty-five devotees spinning like tops in a ritualized pattern, ultimately achieving an experience leading to religious ecstasy.
Review
"After thirty years, these compact films remain valuable and useful for the study and teaching of the places in question, each release offering examples of rare and even extended footage." - Dr. Terry Miller, Department of Ethnomusicology, Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, Kent State University
Digidesign's Pro Tools LE 7 continues to set the recording industry standard for professional low-cost, high-quality audio and MIDI production with software that produces projects fully compatible with Pro Tools HD studio systems. Combined with a variety of new hardware options from Digidesign like the 002, Mbox or compatible M-Audio devices, Pro Tools LE 7 (and Pro Tools M-Powered) is the ideal creative music production tool. This easy-to-use beginning guide to Pro Tools is designed to take you through a full, entry-level session showing you everything you need to know to take your song from start to finish using the hardware and software components of the system. You'll learn all the basic features for recording audio and MIDI, applying effects, editing automation and mixing down your tracks. You'll even learn how to open your projects up to the expansive world of VST plug-ins from third party developers that you can use right alongside your Pro Tools RTAS effects and instruments
Mastering your music is like mastering your life. It's amazing what happens when you clean up the noise, maximize your good work, and have your music sparkle and shine as you really want it to.
Desktop Mastering is a conceptual guide, intertwining a broad range of knowledge regarding audio engineering principles and practical applications for those wishing to enhance their own as well as their clients' work. In addition to providing a step-by-step in-depth survey of a successful mastering plug-in chain, Desktop Mastering covers real-world practical applications, the fundamentals of audio and electronics. Also included is a personal guide to the business of mastering, leveraging emerging social networks for positive personal and business results.
In this Advanced Level DVD of a two-part series, host Andrew Eisele takes you beyond the basics and explores more pro-level features of Digital Performer 6, the powerful Mac-based digital-audio application. You'll learn the fundamentals of synthesis to get you ready to use soft synths, including the new Modulo synth. You'll also get a primer on DP6's pitch-correction capabilities, using VocAlign and other tools. Then it's on to structuring your song using chunks and sequences. Also covers advanced arrangement techniques, effects, filtering and digital signal processing, automation, mixing, file sharing and much more.
Cubase provides the user with many more tracks than bands from the '60s, '70s, and '80s ever had at their disposal. Many iconic records were produced on 2-, 3-, and 4-track recorders, whereas the track count of Cubase 6 is limited only by the power of the host computer. After the tracks have been recorded, they must be mixed and mastered to sound polished and professional. But for the new user, the processes of editing, adding effects, EQ, mixing, and mastering can be challenging.
Mixing and Mastering with Cubase was written with the new user in mind. It starts by teaching you how to manipulate all the tracks and events in the Cubase Event Window. You'll learn how to use volume and pan controls to create depth and audibility, add EQ to help every track sit in the mix, and add effects such as compression and reverb to produce smooth and polished results. Finally, you'll learn how to add mastering treatments for a punchy, shiny, and loud mix that will compete with the pros. In the end, you might know the project was mixed and mastered in your home, but no one else has to. Cubase has been used to create countless hit records. With what you learn in this book and a little luck and hard work, yours could certainly be next.
Pro Tools is everywhere, and whether you're new to Pro Tools or an experienced user, you will find Avid's latest release of PT to be a powerful production workstation. In Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools, multi-platinum engineer/producer Glenn Lorbecki shows you step by step how to achieve your best mixes using Avid's award-winning software. This complete guide to audio engines and delay compensation will unlock the full potential of PT as a professional mixing and mastering platform.
Avid's relatively recent move to open the Pro Tools software platform to third-party interfaces has given the user numerous new options, making Pro Tools' renowned recording platform available for Mac and PC systems - not just Avid hardware. Given Pro Tools' high-tech enhancements in connectivity, functionality, and session portability, users need a practical guide to get up and running quickly and efficiently. This Quick Pro Guide cuts to the chase and gives you the best of Pro Tools at your fingertips, with plenty of sessions, audio examples, and video assistance to guide you along the way.
These two volumes offer the practicing musician great titles from the Bobby Owsinski Handbook series of titles. How to Make Your Band Sound Great explores every aspect of playing with other musicians, including the equipment, hardware and software used in today's increasingly technological world. The Studio Musician's Handbook, reveals the inner workings of a major Hollywood recording session.
Understanding the essentials of music theory does not require a four year degree or the ability to read music. Unfortunately, too often this subject is taught in a way that is complicated and intimidating. Concepts are clearly demonstrated with piano, guitar, and on-screen graphics, while ear training exercises are taught by listening to Paul's studio band and live concert footage. Leaving out the non-essentials, Paul Baloche focuses on the critical fundamentals that will help you: understand and use the Nashville number system; see and hear relationships between notes and chords; hear and feel and modern chord progressions; speak the language of music; write and arrange your songs more creatively; have a better understanding of all kinds of music; and more. You can also download the companion workbook at www.LeadWorship.com. As you comprehend and apply what is taught on this DVD, you'll be amazed at how your musical confidence increases when playing by yourself or with a band.
Experience the creative power of Pro Tools 8! Whether you're an M-Powered, LE, or HD user, the new Pro Tools 8 software will allow you to work with sound in exciting new ways! Featuring a brand-new interface, new virtual instruments, and plug-ins, new MIDI features, and more, Pro Tools 8 is an exciting step forward for the world's best-known digital audio workstation. Even if you're a beginner, the information in this DVD will help you get Pro Tools 8 up and running in no time. Host Andrew Eisele starts with hardware, introducing you to the Mbox 2, the low-cost, high-quality interface you can use with Pro Tools 8 LE. Next, he'll take you on a guided tour of the software's new look, explaining the file menus, workflow screens, transport controls, and other aspects of the program. You'll be introduced to many of the new virutal synths in Pro Tools 8, including the amazing Transfuser virtual synth-workstation. You'll learn how to record audio and MIDI into Pro Tools 8, be guided through the mixing process, and learn how to bounce your mix to disk so you can create your own CD or upload your music to the web. Along the way, Andrew will demonstrate many of the tips and techniques he's developed from teaching Pro Tools 8. No matter what level of hardware you use, this DVD is a must-have for your Pro Tools-based studio!
You've learned about microphones, mixers, how to record vocals and instruments, and how software and plug-ins work in the studio. Now learn to create amazing music productions using the latest sequencing techniques with samples and pre-recorded loops. With detailed screen shots, illustrations, video and audio examples, and more on the accompanying DVD, you're on your way to rounding out your recording education.
If Metal guitar is your passion, then this is your ticket to stardom! One of modern Metals most accomplished players, Rob Arnold of the Chimaira teaches you how to create Metal rhythms, build multipart guitar sections, and write complete Metal songs. Learn his unique lead style with components like minor pentatonic and harmonic minor scales, right hand finger tapping, and his favorite riffs and licks. The interactive backing tracks of bass and drums put you at the center of a bone crushing Metal band! Rob even reveals the personal practice techniques that have helped propel him to the stage!