This book is everything a musician, filmmaker, or content user needs to know about placing music into film, TV, games, and commercials. Created for musicians and music supervisors, this comprehensive compendium of real-life licensing and music placement examples will lead the musician, writer, or potential content acquirer down the path of music rights do's and don'ts. Music licensing and rights terms are defined as well as detailed description on the clearance process. Culled from numerous speaking engagements and twenty-five years in the music industry, veteran music executive Brooke Wentz brings to light her thoughts on current rights issues and how we are moving closer to a copyright cartel. This book reveals the secrets to content acquisition and the innuendos involved for securing music, one of the most complex and always changing IP's to lock down.

With the advent of new technology at lower prices, high-quality home recording has become an accessible and even essential aspect of being a musician today. Multi-Track Recording is an introduction and guide to the latest equipment, how it works, and how to use it. Designed by the publishers of Guitar Player and Keyboard magazines, this comprehensive and easy-to-understand book explains how to set up a home studio with 4-track tape recorders, how to choose outboard gear and effects devices for your own unique sound, how to synchronize your tracks with various simple and advanced technologies, and how to incorporate MIDI in your home recording, whether it's analog or digital. Suitable for both working at home and advancing to the studio, Multi-Track Recording offers invaluable tips on choosing a mixer, soundproofing, echo and delay, reverb, compression, stereo, noise gates, sync tones and click tracks, SMPTE, drum machines, MIDI time code, advanced techniques and the latest applications and MIDI and tapeless recording. Written by working musicians and studio professionals, the book has practical creative tips as well as the basic information, theory and technique necessary to make professional sounding multi-track recordings-yourself.

As one of the original MIDI and digital-audio workstations for both Mac OS and Windows platforms, Cubase has built a large and loyal following among beginning and experienced music creators. Author Brian McConnon channels his 15 years of working daily with the program and other Cubase power users into the ultimate guide to the most productive tips, tricks, and shortcuts for making great music with Cubase 5. Includes:

• Tips on Cubase 5's new features, including VariAudio and Pitch Correct for vocals, Groove Agent One and Beat Designer for rhythm creation, and LoopMash

• Expert tips from well-known artists, producers, and engineers who use Cubase 5 professionally for records, multimedia, and soundtracks

• CD-ROM with session files, QuickTime movies, audio examples, and more

Ableton Live has risen to the forefront of groove-creation software in recent years, and the latest incarnation, Live 8, breaks new ground with its array of new features. Live expert Len Sasso, one of the foremost authorities on the program today, explores advanced techniques and hidden capabilities that will enhance every Live 8 user's experience making astounding grooves and cool music. Includes:

• Tips on Live 8's new features, including the new groove engine, revamped warping techniques, live looping, new effects (including the Ableton Vocoder), and updated expert advice from well-known artists, producers, and engineers who use Live 8 professionally for records, multimedia, and soundtracks

• CD-ROM with session files, QuickTime movies, audio examples, and more

Peak Pro 6 is packed with new features, and authors David M. Rubin and Rick Silva explore them all in this new look at the most powerful stereo audio-editing program currently available for Mac OS X! This book explores all the relevant tools and commands users need to reach any stereo editing and mastering goal. Basic editing, audio repair, sound designing, music and dialog editing, processing with plug-ins, loops, editing to picture, and batch processing are covered in separate chapters with tips and sidebars. Power Tools for Peak Pro 6 also dives into the Master Perfection Suite of mastering plug-ins from Bias, Inc., publishers of Peak, providing a one-stop training source for the professional two-track editing and mastering software of choice for Mac users.