Music Production eBooks This fantastic bundle a great collection of guides for teaching and learning Music studio recording and production. An excellent tool for research, revision and to support learning with any studio or production lesson. Moreover, a lifelong tool to reference and develop production skills. Items Included: Common Studio FXs Glossary of Music Technology Timeline of Popular Music and Music Technology What is covered?.. BOOK ONE: Common Studio FXs: This e-book offers detailed information regarding Audio Compression, EQ, Reverb and Noise Gates. Compression: What is Dynamic Range and why we need to control it. Threshold control and what it does Ratio and the amount of compression Gain and the Output Level Attack, Release and Auto controls on an Audio Compressor Knee and how it works Peak and RMS settings What is Side Chaining? De-essing and how to use Ducking FX and how to use Parallel Compression and the New York Mix technique Link to FREE TUTORIAL VIDEO on compression EQ and Controlling Frequency: How is EQ used in Live and Studio settings The Frequency/Audio Spectrum Human Hearing bands Parametric EQ and how it works Graphic EQ and how it works Different types of EQ Filters Reverb and adding “Space” to a Mix: What is Reverb and how does it work? Early Reflections explained When to add Reverb The many types of Reverb Spring and Plate Reverse Reverb Hall Reverb Reverb Control Parameters Noise Gates: What is an Audio Noise Gate? Noise Gate Parameters Side Chaining with Gates BOOK TWO: Glossary of Music Technology: This e-book and PowerPoint presentation cover a wide range of terms and vocabulary for Music and Music Technology. The list is extensive and with great detail on a full list of useful terms, each with an easy and straightforward definition. This Resource would be really useful for any student or teacher working within a Music or Music Technology department, but also extremely valuable and convenient for home/self-study revision. The e-Book also comes in the form of a PowerPoint presentation, allowing it to be used along side other resources within a lesson. BOOK THREE: Timeline of Popular Music and Music Technology: This really useful infographic, covers the full range of Popular Music and Music Technology from easily pre-1920’s all the way to the modern day. This resource would be a really useful addition to student’s studying popular Music and Music Technology History. BONUS! – Common Record Techniques This guide to Common Recording Techniques will help you record all instruments to a higher and more professional standard. Giving you all the skills you need. If you don’t get the recording perfect then no-matter what you do at the mixing stage it will sound bad. This guide will help you better understand the basics of recording to ensure you get a top quality sound. Covered in ‘Common Recording Techniques’; Audio chain, following the patch of the sound Dynamic microphones Condenser microphones How to record drums Recording Bass and Electric guitars Getting a better sound for acoustic guitars How to mic a piano Recording vocals Important words to remember when recording

** History of Pop Music – FULL LIBRARY** These lectures and supporting classroom resources form a full library of material covering the development of modern music from pre-1950s all the way to contemporary Club Dance and Hip- Hop genres. The resources within this bundle would easily cover a full terms worth of work and could be used for GCSE, NCFE, A-Level and BTEC level 1, 2 and 3 course framework. In this package: Lectures (12 full presentations, each linking together, providing a full scheme of work for teaching). WORKSHEETS – The majority of the lessons come with a worksheet (with teacher answers) that link with the lesson/presentation HOMEWORK – again many of the lessons also come with additional learning research and homework tasks, also with answers sheets to support. REVISION - These are worksheets to aid student learning and allow for revising POSTER – some of the presentations even come with a A3 poster AUDIO/MIDI – some of the presentation and lessons also have connected audio and MIDI examples to aid teaching. Video (each presentation also comes in video form, used for student revision) ** History of Pop Music – FULL LIBRARY ** 1 - Pre1950s Music: Tin Pan Alley, Ragtime and Swing (presentation, video, worksheet, revision notes) 2 - Pre-1950’s Music: Blues, Jazz-Cool & Be-Bop (presentation, video, worksheets, revision notes, MIDI, audio and score) 3 - 1950’s Music: Rock’n’Roll & Rockabilly (presentation, video, 3 worksheets and answers, revision notes and terminology/vocabulary sheet) 4 - 1950-60s Music: British Invasion & Skiffle (presentation, video, worksheets and answers, revision notes and homework sheet) 5 - 1960s Music: Psychedelic Rock (presentation, video, worksheet and answers, recommending listening resource) 6 - 1960-70s Music: Ska, Rock Steady & Reggae (presentation, video, worksheet and answers, homework and revision sheet) 7 - 1970s Music: Soul, Disco and Funk (presentation, video, worksheets and answers, homework, classroom poster and revision sheet) 8 - 1970s Music: Punk Rock (presentation, video, worksheet and answers, homework and revision sheet) 9 - 1970-80s Music: Indie Rock and New Wave (presentation, video, worksheets and answers, homework, classroom poster and revision sheet) 10 - 1970s-80s Music-Heavy Rock (presentation, worksheets x3 and answers and Infographic) 11 - 1980s Music: Electro & Synth Pop (presentation, video, recommending listening resource) 12 - 1980-90s Music: HipHop and Rap (presentation, video, worksheets and answers, homework, and revision sheets) 13 - 1990-2000s Music: Club Dance (presentation, video and revision sheet) 14 - Nu-Metal-2000s Music-FULL LESSON (presentation, video, three worksheets and answers) 15 - History of Boy Bands (presentation, video and class worksheets) History of Rock Music - FULL LESSON (presentation, worksheet and revision sheet) History of Audio Technology - FULL LESSON (presentation, worksheet and revision sheet) Timeline of Popular Music and Music Technology-(POSTER + eBOOK) Popular Song Structures - FULL LESSON (presentation, worksheet and revision sheet) Glossary of Music Technology (– FULL e-Book + Presentation)

OUTLINE-Music Recording and Production This fantastic bundle is a great guide to teaching and learning Music studio recording and production. Items Included: 5 Step Guide to Basic Mixing Common Recording Techniques Step by Step Guide to Mixing a Pop Track Understanding Reverb What is covered?.. Step by Step Guide to Mixing a Pop Track: Preparing the Mix. Before starting any mix it’s important to consider…. Referencing Monitoring Speakers (Placement and anomalies) Starting points for your mix Mixing Techniques Aux Sends and Returns Spatial FX Dynamics The Frequency Range Common Recording Techniques: Audio chain, following the patch of the sound Dynamic microphones Condenser microphones How to record drums Recording Bass and Electric guitars Getting a better sound for acoustic guitars How to mic a piano Recording vocals Important words to remember when recording 5 Step Guide to Basic Mixing: Dynamic Balance Use of Compression and Gates How to reduce background noise Creative use of the Stereo-field through basic panning techniques Tonal balance and EQ Creating depth within your mix Using Reverb The finished product Understanding Reverb: What is Reverberation Reverb and Delay Direct, Early Reflections and Decay – Parts of Reverb Reverb Control Parameters Reverb types – Chamber, Plate, Spring, Gated Reverse Reverb Using Reverb Covered in Common Instrument EQ Guide: EQ Guide – Full – pdf-A4 Kick-Drum-EQ Snare-EQ Bass-Guitar Electric-Guitar Acoustic-Guitar Vocal Vocal-Intelligibility