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Academic Programs

Audio Engineering Society Education Directory

My current and former schools:

Montana State University Music Technology - Dr. Kristi McGarity, Head of Music Technology Butler School of Music, University of Texas at Austin University of Texas Electronic Music Studios University of Michigan School of Music

Getting Started with Music Technology

Tweak's Guide to Recording Success Music Technology: Basics and Beyond (Sound on Sound Smart Guide) Create Digital Music The FreeSound Project ProRec Electronic Music Foundation History of Electronic Music Indiana University Computer Music Primer Designing Sound

Magazines/Periodicals

Electronic Musician Mix Sound on Sound Keyboard Future Music Computer Music Journal Journal SEAMUS NewMusicBox

Books

Acoustic Design for the Home Studio - Mitch Gallagher
An Introduction to the Creation of Electroacoustic Music - Samuel Pellman
An Introduction to Music Technology - Dan Hosken
Audio in Media - Stanley R. Alten Audio Mastering Handbook - Bobby Owsinski
Audio Post-Production for Film and Video - Jay Rose
Behind the Glass - Howard Massey
Big Studio Secrets for Home Recording and Production - Joe Dochtermann
Complete Guide to Film Scoring - Richard Davis
Computer Music Tutorial - Curtis Roads
Designing Sound - Andy Farnell
Digital Audio Workstation - Colby Leider
Electric Sound - The Past and Promise of Electronic Music - Joel Chadabe
From Score to Screen - Sonny Kompanek
Handmade Electronic Music - Nic Collins
Live Sound Fundamentals - Bill Evans
Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science - Bob Katz
Melody in Songwriting - Jack Perricone
Mixing Audio - Roey Izhaki
Modern Recording Techniques - Huber and Runstein
Music 3.0: A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age - Bobby Owsinski
Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound - David Lewis Yewdall
Pro Tools Surround Sound Mixing - Rich Tozzoli
Pro Tools for Video, Film and Multimedia - Ashley Shepherd
Recording Engineer's Handbook - Bobby Owsinski
Recording Music On Location - Bruce and Jenny Bartlett
Sound and Recording - Rumsey and McCormick
Sound Synthesis and Sampling - Martin Russ
Sound Systems: Design and Optimization - Bob McCarthy
The Art of Digital Music: 56 Visionary Artists and Insiders - Battino and Copeland
The Craft and Business of Songwriting - John Braheny
The Csound Book - Richard Boulanger
The Digital Musician - Andrew Hugill
The MIDI Manual - David Miles Huber
The Reel World: Scoring for Pictures - Jeff Rona
The Technique of Orchestration - Kennan & Grantham

Music Software

Ableton Live Altiverb Antares Audio Hijack BarbaBatch Csound Digital Performer DUY Software Finale HyperEngine Logic Studio MacPOD Max/MSP/Jitter McDSP Melodyne MetaSynth Native Instruments Komplete Peak Studio Pro Tools Reason ReCycle Universal Audio SFX Machine SMAART Sonic Visualizer SoundHack Sound Studio SuperCollider Toast VocalWriter Waves

Macintosh Resources

Apple Support MacFixIt Macworld Accelerate Your Mac Cnet Download MacInTouch The Mac Observer

Music Business Resources

Music Books Plus Music 3.0 Blog The Future of Music Future of Music Coalition GarageSpin Music Biz Academy SongStuff

Digital Distribution and Promotion

How to Sell Music on iTunes ArtistShare BandCamp CD Baby Kickstarter Passive Promotion Reverb Nation SoundCloud The SixtyOne Topspin TuneCore

Composer Organizations

SEAMUS Society of Composers American Composers Forum American Composers Alliance Meet the Composer Society of Composers and Lyricists International Computer Music Association

Performance Rights Organizations

ASCAP BMI SESAC

Copyright and Trademark

US Copyright Office US Trademark Office

Books

All You Need to Know about the Music Business - Donald Passman
Music 3.0: A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age - Bobby Owsinski
Music Law in the Digital Age - Allen Bargfrede and Cecily Mak
The Future of Music - Kusek and Leonhard
The Musician's Business and Legal Guide - Mark Halloran
This Business of Music - Krasilovsky and Shemel

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Contact
kristi@mcgaritymusic.com