Burning Down the House: Ripping, Recording, Remixing, and More! FROM OUR EDITORS
The Barnes & Noble Review
Burning Down the House is all you need to know about ripping, copying, recording, and burning digital music -- and it�s full of cool stuff you won�t find in other books on the subject.
For example, there are two full chapters on remixing: everything from manual beat-matching in Sonic Foundry Acid to creating mash-up remixes that splice two songs together (a.k.a. bootleg remixes or bastard pop). You�ll also learn how to create your own Internet radio station using services like Launch.com (now part of Yahoo!), Live365.com, and Shoutcast.
Eliot van Buskirk shows you how to record and mix live audio, from setup and sound checks to adding VST effects, and mixing down to MP3. He�s written a full chapter on organizing, ordering, and burning mixes for different occasions -- driving mixes, party mixes, and so forth.
Among the many things we like about this book is its reliance on free software wherever that�s practical. Van Buskirk has found some pearls you may never have heard of -- like Exact Audio Copy, a handy ripper and CD copier for Windows, and Audacity, an open source audio editor that can handle everything from mixing tracks to removing noise. (Of course, noise reduction is especially handy if you�re ripping old vinyl LPs -- yet another task van Buskirk covers, step-by-step.)
If you love music, you�ll love Burning Down the House. Bill Camarda
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
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.
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