Burning Down the House: Ripping, Recording, Remixing, and More! - Tapa blanda

This guide enables readers to produce their own musical projects on the computer, using step-by-step results-based tutorials. Written in an amusing style, this book covers all the major computer audio techniques including ripping and burning CDs, remixing, manipulating and distributing.

Learn the perfect way to rip, copy, record, and burn digital music, using free, open-source software, or inexpensive commercial apps. From mash-ups that combine existing hits, to remixes of your favorite songs, you'll be ready to tackle it all--even if you start as a novice who doesn't know BPM from MP3. Follow along with author Eliot Van Buskirk's step-by-step instructions (with diagrams) to produce projects that take you into the studio, onto the radio, and beyond. "Burning Down the House: Ripping, Recording, Remixing, and More!" shows you exactly why the computer is the most powerful musical tool of all time.Rip, burn, copy, and mix a CD Create live DJ mixes featuring fades and beat-matching Listen to, manipulate, or produce music of any genre or format DJ live using a laptop Run your own Internet radio station Record live audio Make remixes and mash-ups of your favorite songs Produce a slideshow with your own MP3 soundtrack Learn audio effects and smart editing techniques Understand relevant copyright law, and what you should and should not do