Dance Music Manual

Rick Snoman

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Focal Press
26 September 2024

The Arts: General & Reference; Electrical engineering; Communications engineering & telecommunications; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Audio processing

Dance Music Manual – a comprehensive guidebook for novice and seasoned professionals alike – walks readers through the tools and techniques required to create original, captivating and professional-sounding electronic dance music.

Key features of the Dance Music Manual include the following:

Learn to navigate the complex world of electronic music production.

Unleash your creativity with practical advice, insider tips and expert techniques.

Explore the intricacies of crafting infectious grooves and sculpting sounds.

From beginner to expert, this comprehensive guide illuminates every aspect of producing, mixing and mastering dance music.

Used by professionals worldwide, this updated fifth edition has been significantly rewritten and includes new content on building your studio, processing, sampling, sound design and a chapter on DJ techniques.

A companion website supports the book by providing audio and video examples of the techniques.

By: Rick Snoman
Imprint: Focal Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 5th edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 191mm,
ISBN: 9781032646787
ISBN 10: 1032646780
Pages: 500
Publication Date: 26 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Rick Snoman is a British music producer, educator and author. He owns Altar Recording Studios, a studio dedicated to modern EDM production, mixing, mastering and training. With a career spanning decades, he has mixed, mastered and produced for artists signed to ToolRoom, Anjuna, Spinnin and XL recordings and worked with prominent EDM artists such as Nicky Holloway. He held a keynote at NAMM and, as chair for EDM for the Audio Engineering Society, presented on EDM production in New York, Los Angeles and Dublin. Snoman’s extensive expertise in many genres of EDM production and technology has made him a respected figure in the field.