Dance Music Manual
I’m currently reading “Dance Music Manual: Tools, Toys, and Techniques” by Rick Snoman, and I’m learning a lot from it.
I discovered this book while browsing Amazon for books on the subject of mastering and music production. This is a 2nd-edition first published in 2009 and reprinted in 2010 and 2011. The reviews of the 1st edition were very good too. I didn’t expect to find such a good introduction and potential reference book, and pleased I looked.
Steve Kai – Cold Fusion
I’ve just finished this track today. I added a short space at the start and end of the tune this time.
Visuals
Posted by Steve in General Tips on January 15, 2012
For the purpose of posting my first track to YouTube, I did a little research on how to make a music video to accompany the track. I first considered using a still image, then remembered friends who are interested in visual mixing and had a look for visual mixing software. I wondered where folk could get their clips from, and more specifically – where could I get clips that I could use legally in my own publicly-shared productions.
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Steve Kai – Delta Goblins (Video)
Posted by Steve in Music Videos on January 14, 2012
This video was made using a screen video recorder to record the output from an iTunes visualizer. It is an easy way to get some visuals for posting the track to YouTube but I have found some visual mixing resources that would be useful in creating more interesting video compositions. I’ll post more on those later.
Steve Kai – Delta Goblins
I made this track about a month ago and it’s my first track in recent years.
A simple unchanging beat with Delta Goblins from Animoog. It was the product of a single evening, but the first full-length track I’ve managed to do in recent years. There’s another tune in the pipeline, spending a little more time on the next one!
