Dance Music Manual

Rick Snoman has been actively involved in the electronic dance music scene since the late eighties. He has produced numerous white labels and released under various guises such as Phiadra, GOD and Red5. He has remixed professionally for artists such as Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, and Madonna and worked as a ghost producer for recording artists and international DJ’s. Alongside holding seminars across the UK on producing club-based music, he has written numerous articles and reviews for leading music technology magazines and authored a distance-learning course for Music For the Media. He currently runs his own recording studios in Manchester, UK.

Chapter 1: Music Theory Part 1 - Octaves, Scales and Modes Chapter 2: Music Theory Part 2 - Chords and Harmony Chapter 3: Music Theory Part 3 - Fundamentals of EDM Rhythm Chapter 4: Basic Electronics and Acoustic Science Chapter 5: MIDI, Audio and the Digital Audio Workstation Chapter 6: Synthesizers Chapter 7: Samplers Chapter 8: Compressors Chapter 9: Processors Chapter 10: Effects Chapter 11: Mixing Structure Chapter 12: Audio Interfaces & Connectivity Chapter 13: Gain Structure Chapter 14: Vocals and Recording Chapter 15: Kicks & Percussion Chapter 16: Composing Drum Loops Chapter 17: Sound Design I – The Theory Chapter 18: Sound Design II - Practice Chapter 19 : Formal Structure Chapter 20: Trance Chapter 21: Dubstep Chapter 22: Ambient/Chill out Chapter 23: Drum `n’ Bass Chapter 24: House Chapter 25: Techno Chapter 26: Mixing Theory Chapter 27: Practical Mixing Chapter 28: Mastering Chapter 29: Publishing and Promotion Chapter 30: A DJ’s Perspective Appendix A: Binary and Hex Appendix B: Decimal to Hexadecimal Conversion Table Appendix C: General MIDI Instrument Patch Maps Appendix D: General MIDI CC List Appendix E: Sequencer Note Divisions Appendix F: Tempo Delay Time Chart Appendix G: Musical Note to MIDI and Frequencies