1. The Secrets of Dance Music Production 2. Computers and Audio Interfaces 3. Monitors and Headphones 4. The DAW 5. Designing and Connecting Your Studio 6. Audio Engineering 7. Aliasing and Latency 8. Hearing Protection 9. Music Theory 10. Chords in Music 11. Harmonic Function 12. The Essentials of Rhythm 13. Synthesis 14. The Art of Sampling 15. The Art of Sound Design: Developing Listening Skills 16. The Art of Sound Design: Practical Skills 17. Modular Synthesis 18. Dynamics and Compression 19. The Art of Compression 20. Further Processing 21. Frequency Fundamentals 22. Effects 23. Mixing Desk Structure 24. Metering, Levels and Gain 25. The Importance of Kick Drums 26. Creating Drum Loops 27. Steps To Creating a Track 28. Recording Technology 29. The Art of Recording 30. Working With Vocals and Samples 31. Arranging Your Music 32. The Theory Behind Mixing 33. The Art of Mixing 34. The Art of Mastering 35. The Art of the DJ
Biography
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.
