Sams Teach Yourself e-Music Today by James Maguire, Lara Gifford, Brandon Barber, Steve Allen
A guide for anyone interested in finding MP3 music files on the Internet and using the software to download, play and organize songs. The CD-ROM contains software to help in downloading, playing and organizing digital music from the Internet. System requirements: protected-mode CD-ROM drive, Windows 95+, internet access. Softcover. Editorial Reviews From the Back Cover Sams Teach Yourself e-Music Today is an easily accessible resource to the online music industry and MP3 players. You will learn the basics of MP3, including how to install, find and download software and files. The book also teaches you how to edit and manage files in order to create custom effects. But the book goes beyond merely discussing the technology and its applications; it also shows how to launch a music career by posting MP3 files to leading Web sites. Further, the book will show you how to use the Internet as a resource to learn more about your favorite artists and styles of music. About the Author James Maguire is an audio producer, multimedia sound designer and Internet journalist. He has worked extensively as a composer and MIDI programmer, and is very active in developing audio for Web applications. He has been nominated twice for Emmy awards for Excellence in Audio Production. Maguire has an M.A. degree in Interactive Communications and writes frequently about Internet issues, including e-commerce, culture, and music. Brandon Barber is product manager for the Internet's most controversial site, Napster. Prior to joining Napster, Brandon was manager of digital music at Tunes, the Internet's premier music hub and the home of the most respected brands in music: Rolling Stone, The Source, and Down Beat. He has been with Tunes since its relaunch in 1996. Lara Gifford has been writing about the Internet since the early nineties. Her articles have appeared in Computer Resources Magazine, The San Diego Reader, Portland's Willamette Week, and in on-line magazines. Lara currently authors an online fictional serial called Email Stories, for a popular Internet newsletter site (sodamail). She and her boyfriend Rick live in Portland, Oregon and are the proud parents of one adorable hedgehog. Steve Allen is a journalist, musician, composer, and computer guru who has been involved with digital music since the 1980's. He is currently the MP3 and MIDI Music Guide for About (mp3.about). A native of Macon, Georgia, Steve played guitar in bands in the Athens, Georgia area during the 1970's and 1980's. In Athens, he was owner of the famous 40 Watt Club where many bands such as R.E.M. got their start. In 1995, Steve started the MIDI Composers' Exchange, the oldest and largest Web site devoted to original music. Steve holds a master's degree in education from Georgia State University and a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Georgia.
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Binding: Paperback
Published by: Sams Publishing: , 2000
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ISBN: 9780672318559 | 0672318555
384 pages.
Book Condition: Good
Ex-library. Includes CDROM
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