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Dance Music Manual

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Dance Music Manual
Tools, Toys and Techniques
Second Edition

Rick Snoman

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Focal Press is an imprint of Elsevier

Focal Press is an imprint of Elsevier Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK 30Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803, USA First published 2009 Copyright © 2009, Rick Snoman. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved The right of Rick Snoman to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted inany form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone ( 44) (0) 1865 843830; fax ( 44) (0) 1865 853333; email: permissions@elsevier.com. Alternatively you can submit your request online by visiting theElsevier website at http://elsevier.com/locate/permissions, and selecting Obtaining permission to use Elsevier material Notice No responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material hereinBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data snoman, Rick The dance music manual : tools, toys and techniques. – 2nd ed. 1. Underground dance music 2. Sound recordings – Remixing 3. Electronic composition I. Title 781.6'41554134 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008935934 ISBN: 978-0-2405-2107-7 For information on all Focal Press publications visit our website at www.focalpress.com Printed andbound in the USA 09 10 11 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

This book is dedicated to my children: Neve and Logan.

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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................. ix PREFACE............................................................................................................................................. xi MUSICAL WORKS............................................................................................................................ xiii

PART 1

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Technology and Theory The Science of Synthesis ..............................................3 Compression, Processing and Effects .....................31 Cables, Mixing Desks andEffects Busses .............. 57 Programming Theory .................................................. 77 Digital Audio ................................................................ 127 Sampling and Sample Manipulation ...................... 135 Recording Vocals.........................................................151 Recording Real Instruments ....................................169Sequencers .................................................................. 179
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CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9

CHAPTER 10 Music Theory ...............................................................201 PART 2
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Dance Genres

CHAPTER 11 House ............................................................................ 231CHAPTER 12 Trance ........................................................................... 251 CHAPTER 13 UK Garage .................................................................... 271 CHAPTER 14 Techno.......................................................................... 283 CHAPTER 15 Hip-Hop (Rap) ............................................................ 295 CHAPTER 16 Trip-Hop...