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

Van Buskirk, Eliot

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072228792 ISBN 13: 9780072228793

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2003

Synopsis

Learn the perfect way to rip, copy, record, and burn your favorite songs, using free or open-source software. 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

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From the Back Cover:

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

About the Author:

Eliot Van Buskirk (San Francisco, CA) has been a journalist with CNET covering music-related technology since the first MP3 player came out in 1998. His MP3 Insider column is the longest-running single-writer column at CNET, the largest online tech publication in the world. His career highlights include interviewing a Congressman about digital copyright issues, interviewing Mick Fleetwood about a set of drum loops he released for use in home digital recording studios, and assigning and editing a column by Chuck D of the rap group Public Enemy about the digital audio revolution. Van Buskirk has moderated panels at the Consumer Electronics Expo in Las Vegas, has appeated on public television to discuss music technology, and has appeared countless times on various radio stations to discuss digital audio issues. The son of a concert pianist and music teacher, Van Buskirk has been surrounded by music all his life, playing violin, piano, and bass. He started a band called Solarium, which played and recorded locally in San Francisco at a variety of venues from 1996 to 2000.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0072228792
• ISBN 13: 9780072228793
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 267