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Sound Design & Audio Post-Production
Sound for Digital Video
Tomlinson Holman
Too often in lower budget productions it is the sound that suffers the
most. While DV brings a new quality recording medium to widespread
use, it is the professional practice of sound recording, editing,
mixing, and mastering that can add the most value to a project. This
book
will
teach you how to make your work sound like a professional production.
Well-known expert Tomlinson Holman offers professional techniques,
thorough instructions, and helpful suggestions that you can apply
to your own
project from preproduction through postproduction, and provides invaluable
tips and solutions for producing professional quality work.
Softcover, 306 pp. $53.50.
Cinema's Conversion to Sound
Technology and Film Style in France and the U.S.
Charles O'Brien
Extending beyond the recent sound-film scholarship's focus on Hollywood
cinema, the project undertakes a geo-historical inquiry into sound technology's
diffusion across national borders. Through an analysis that juxtaposes
French and American filmmaking, Cinema's Conversion to Sound reveals
the aesthetic
consequences of fundamental national differences in how sound technologies
were understood. Softcover, 200 pp. $27.95.
Music in Film: Soundtracks and Synergy
Pauline Reay
This concise and exciting book discusses a broad range of films -- from
classical Hollywood through to American independents and European
art films -- and offers a brief history of the development of music
in film from
the silent era to the present day. In particular, this book explores
how music operates on a narrative, emotional and cultural level.
Softcover, 135 pp. $25.95.
Silent Film Sound
Rick Altman
Because silent cinema is widely perceived as having been exactly that --
silent -- no one has fully examined how sound was used to accompany
the films of this era. Silent Film Sound reconsiders all aspects
of sound practices
during the entire silent film period. Based on extensive original
research and accompanied by gorgeous illustrations, the book challenges
the assumptions
of earlier histories of this period in film and reveals the complexity
and swiftly changing nature of American silent cinema. Hardcover, 462
pp. $70.00.
Audio Post Production for Television and Film
Third Edition
Tim Amyes & Hilary Wyatt
This third edition has been completely revised and restructured to provide
a step-by-step guide to the professional techniques used to shape a soundtrack
through the production process. Covering sound for both film and television,
this edition includes many of the practical techniques and shortcuts used by
experienced editors and mixers. Softcover, 286 pp. $52.95.
The Technology of Video & Audio Streaming
Second Edition
David Austerberry
For broadcasters, web developers, and project managers implementing
streaming media systems, David Austerberry shows how to deploy the
technology on your site, from video and audio capture through to
the consumer's media player. Starting with capture from a video or
audio source through to the consumer's media player, this is a comprehensive
quick-start guide to streaming media technologies. Softcover, 344
pp. $74.95.
Recording Tips for Engineers
Tim Crich
This is sound recording made easy. It's written in simple point
form with no endless rambling. Pesky technical information is cleary
explained with detailed illustrations. Dial in great sounds from
any size recording studio. This book will advance your career as
a Recording Engineer. Softcover, 298 pp. $59.95.
Recording Studio Technology, Maintenance, and Repairs
Tom McCartney
Recording Studio Technology, Maintenance, and Repairs is the number one
reference book for studio technicians. Written by a recording studio service
professional, this comprehensive and practical guide shows you not only how
speakers, microphones, mixing boards, amplifiers, meters, oscilloscopes. Softcover,
242 pp. $42.95.
Recording Studio Design
Philip Newell
This definitive book is for anyone involved in the building, renovating, and
the daily use of a recording studio. Accessible language and illustrated examples
from actual studios are used to explain the principles of recording studio
design and their practical application. The advice contained in this book is
sure to help improve the success rate of any studio, large or small. Hardcover,
613 pp. $119.99.
The Sound Studio
Audio Techniques for Radio, Television, Film and Recording
Alec Nisbett
This classic work has inspired and informed a whole generation
of artists and technicians working in all branches of the audio industry.
Now in its seventh edition, The Sound Studio has been expanded
to cover the rapidly expanding range of possibilities offered by
today's digital equipment: the virtual studio, 5.1 surround, hard
drive mixers and multichannel recorders, and DVD and CD-RW. Softcover,
388 pp. $82.95.
5.1 Surround Sound Up and Running
Tomlinson Holman
Written by a leading expert in multichannel sound, 5.1 Surround
Sound is a comprehensive work that shows how to produce, master,
and engineer 5.1 program material. This book highlights all uses
of multichannel sound, giving special attention to the new aspects
of multichannel sound, including digital television and music recording.
Softcover, 273 pp. $62.95.
Soundscape
The School of Sound Lectures 1998-2001
Various authors
The School of Sound is a unique annual event exploring the use of sound in
film; guest lecturers have included sound designers (Walter Murch, Randy Thom),
directors (David Lynch, Mike Figgis), and academics (Laura Mulvey, Peter Wollen).
Twenty-one of the best lectures have been collected in this unique volume.
Filmmakers will be rivited by the stunning insights, and creative ideas expressed
in Soundscape. Softcover, 242 pp. $38.95.
This Business of Music
9th Edition
M. William Kraxilovsky and Sydney Shemel
This new edition, brought right up-to-date to include new advances in digital
technology, is the most comprehensive source of information on almost every
aspect of today's evolving music industry. Essential reading for anyone working,
or thinking about working in the music business. Hardcover, 526 pp. $49.00.
Mastering Audio
The Art and the Science
Bob Katz
Mastering Audio is for everyone who wants to increase their mastery
of digital and analog audio: musicians, producers, A&R, mastering, recording
and mixing engineers. This authoritative text is suitable for all levels of
students and professionals. Softcover, 319 pp. $59.95.
Sound Engineering Explained
2nd Edition
by Michael Talbot-Smith
First published as Audio Explained, this updated text is designed for the student
or new engineer, and offers a straightforward introduction to audio techniques.
From sound waves and basic acoustics, to digital recording including MiniDisc
and MP3, Sound Engineering Explained tells you everything you fneed to know to
start doing your own audio work. Softcover, $41.95.
Basics of Video Sound
Second Edition
Des Lyver
Graham Swainson
Now fully updated to reflect the latest advances, the second edition of Basics
of Video Sound is a primer for anyone wishing to learn about recording sound.
It describes the principles and processes involved in obtaining professional
results in educational, training and corporate environments. $32.95.
DVD Authoring & Production
Ralph LaBarge
Save time and money with the latest tools and techniques for publishing content
in DVD formats. This comprehensive guide reveals everything you need to publish
content in DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, and WebDVD formats -- from project conception
to replication and distribution. Includes a supplemental DVD. Softcover 477
pp. $88.95.
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