Sound Foundations
A Creative Workbook for Music Technology, Songwriting, and Entrepreneurship
1st Edition
Published on 19. August 2024
100 pages
979-8-8818-0051-2 (ISBN)
Description
Sound Foundations offers a holistic and personalized introduction to music technology, songwriting, and entrepreneurship. With a wide variety of prompts, activities, written exercises, and idea-generating sections, this workbook provides quick and accessible entry points into different topics and concepts that form the bedrock of commercial music study. Using highly accessible language, Josh Ottum provide a scaffolding that allows users to take ownership over technological options and creative processes unique to their own aesthetics.
The book contains uniquely curated aspects of the following:
Basic audio technologyBasics of songwritingSynthesisLive soundRecording toolsMusic business
The book contains uniquely curated aspects of the following:
Basic audio technologyBasics of songwritingSynthesisLive soundRecording toolsMusic business
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
33 BW Illustrations
ISBN-13
979-8-8818-0051-2 (9798881800512)
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Josh Ottum
Sound Foundations
A Creative Workbook for Music Technology, Songwriting, and Entrepreneurship
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08/2024
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Person
Josh Ottum is professor of commercial music at Bakersfield College. He holds an MFA in integrated composition improvisation and technology from UC Irvine and a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary arts from Ohio University. As a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer, he has released several records, toured throughout Europe and the United States, and has music featured in multiple television and radio programs.
Content
Chapters
Introduction
Basics of Music TechnologyMicrophones
Microphone Stand
Cables
Audio Interface & Preamp Basics
Synthesizers
Compression
Equalization (EQ)
Miscellaneous
Discussion Questions
Songwriting Daily Practice
Basics of Diatonic Harmony
Chord Progressions
Major and Minor Triads
Song Form
Narrative Devices
Modes
Experimentation
Exercises That Have Worked for Me
Discussion Questions
Sound Design & SynthesisOscillator & Waveforms
Envelope Generator
Low-Frequency Oscillator
Filters
Basics of MIDI
Sound & Picture
Podcast Basics
Synthesizers
Discussion Questions
Live Sound Wrap a Cable
Common Cables
Microphones
Components of a Basic PA System
Gain Staging
Filters, EQ, Monitor Mix
Subtractive Thinking
Live Sound Employment
Discussion Questions
Recording Techniques Microphone Type
Microphone Technique
Polar Patterns
Signal Processors
Instrument-Specific Recording Techniques
Mixing a Song
Gain Staging in the Studio
Filters & EQ in the Studio
Discussion Questions
Creative Careers
Creative Practice
Relationships
The Story
Audience
Marketing
Exposure
Money
Thoughts on a Music Career
Discussion Questions
Project Generator Project Calendar
Idea Cloud
Notes
Selected Resources
About the Author
Introduction
Basics of Music TechnologyMicrophones
Microphone Stand
Cables
Audio Interface & Preamp Basics
Synthesizers
Compression
Equalization (EQ)
Miscellaneous
Discussion Questions
Songwriting Daily Practice
Basics of Diatonic Harmony
Chord Progressions
Major and Minor Triads
Song Form
Narrative Devices
Modes
Experimentation
Exercises That Have Worked for Me
Discussion Questions
Sound Design & SynthesisOscillator & Waveforms
Envelope Generator
Low-Frequency Oscillator
Filters
Basics of MIDI
Sound & Picture
Podcast Basics
Synthesizers
Discussion Questions
Live Sound Wrap a Cable
Common Cables
Microphones
Components of a Basic PA System
Gain Staging
Filters, EQ, Monitor Mix
Subtractive Thinking
Live Sound Employment
Discussion Questions
Recording Techniques Microphone Type
Microphone Technique
Polar Patterns
Signal Processors
Instrument-Specific Recording Techniques
Mixing a Song
Gain Staging in the Studio
Filters & EQ in the Studio
Discussion Questions
Creative Careers
Creative Practice
Relationships
The Story
Audience
Marketing
Exposure
Money
Thoughts on a Music Career
Discussion Questions
Project Generator Project Calendar
Idea Cloud
Notes
Selected Resources
About the Author
