A guide to GarageBand describes how to turn a Mac into a recording studio to create, perform, and record music. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This quick study removes the intimidation factor from digital sampling by clearly and concisely explaining the technology that makes it tick. Within the space of 56 pages, readers are taken from "The Basics of Sound" to "Truncating and Looping...read more

Product Description: If you're new to audio, it's easy to be overwhelmed by the myriad of tools that shape your sound. What's a Signal Processor? is a first-rate introduction to digital and analog signal processors and their uses in recording, mixing and live performance...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Get the best out of your music whether you're operating a basic analog 4-track or a modular digital multitrack with What's a Multitrack?, an indispensable introduction to the basic principles of multitracking: recording audio alongside audio that has been previously recorded...read more

Explains what a synthesizer is, how synthesized music developed, and how it works. (view table of contents)

Product Description: What is MIDI, what can it do, and where did that name come from? This book will answer your questions and give you the knowledge you need to know!