The Remixer's Bible: Build Better Beats | 
|  | | | Title: | The Remixer's Bible: Build Better Beats | | Author: | Francis Preve | | Publisher: | Backbeat Books | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 01 August, 2006 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0879308818 / 9780879308810 | | List Price: | $24.95 | | You Save: | $8.48 | | Amazon Price: | $16.47 | |
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Whether you're a DJ, engineer, producer or aspiring remixer, this comprehensive collection of dance music tips and interviews from Keyboard magazine in packed with production secrets you can use. Beginners can check out the intro to loops and sampling, and legal tips on sample clearance. More experienced remixers will learn how to craft synth hooks and retro grooves, edit vocals, create loops, and compress bass tracks. The accompanying CD-ROM contains Mac and PC demo software of Ableton Live, and actual session files from Gabriel and Dresden, Coldcut, Jacinta and Meat Beat Manifesto so you can get started remixing immediately.
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Customer Reviews:
• Changed My Whole Perspective On Electronic Music Production 02 January, 2008
Back in 1999, I started playing with loop sequencing and over the years have assembled a few dozen tracks. I most recently started getting hardware to support my music endeavours, and I stumbled across this book in a bookstore. When I flipped through it, I knew this would be the one as it covered all of the aspects of remixing and editing. Going in depth, arguably its best chapters are on sound design and mixing. I have discovered a new language, and now I can go back to all of my computer music magazines and actually understand what they are talking about. Knowing how to visualize what you are doing to sound made all the difference for me and now I can program my own synths.
The other aspect I really liked about this book was that the tips from real musicians were particularly englightening. Seeing how deep these other musicians go to get their sound inspired me to become more flexible in my approach to writing music.
Definitely a great buy.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AK06KFKC2EY1U
• Buy Dance Music Manual Instead 02 October, 2008
I purchased this thinking it was going to go farther with insider tips but it is basically the abridged version of the dance music manual and the guy just puts little side sections of what the bigger names have to say and they really don't say to much!!! I wish I would've not even wasted my money!!!!!!!!!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A33BNMTNXHN6OY
• Excellent Book - Not Just For Remixers 12 October, 2008
I was looking for some content on exactly what the title says, making better beats.I was surprised to see the level of detail that this book covers compared to other such books on remixing. If your into mixing and need some solid tips and techniques used in the trade, this book has them. The downside (and the reason i give 4 stars and not 5) is that the content is getting older.In an industry where technology changes in less than an year, Im skeptical about the validity of the content in some of the articles published in late 90s, that this book carries.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1ZWRJ0ER1ECQA
• Great Work, Fun Read, Great Format 21 May, 2007
I really enjoyed reading Fracis Preve's "The Remixer's Bible". He keeps it light and fun while still giving you a ton of tricks and insight into remixing and sound design. I would recommend this book for beginners to experts. I also really like the history lessons around certain sounds and the gear that was used to make it. I also like the format of the book as its broken up into lots of smaller sections that you can read and then try out.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1778P88F61V17
• Finally A Book That Isn't For Beginners 04 January, 2008
I was glad to actually come across a book that was catered towards people who had a bit of experience with making beats. Most of these sorts of books are always for people who want to start from scratch. It's not like it's a book for experts and beginners can't pick this up, infact it could be useful to most. People with a lot of experience could find something in there worth the buy, and people who are relatively new to the world of remixing, (but really it caters to beat making in general) or have some experience under their belt, should be able to find a whole lot of useful information.
As cheesy as the title might be, this book is quality.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3AMH76EZVT10Z
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