Ever wondered how to get the same sound on your home studio projects that the pros get on your favorite CDs? Agonized over the right guitar sound? Pondered the perfect mic placement? Now with Home Recording Magazine's 100 Recording Tips and Tricks you can start getting the sound you've always wanted while learning the secrets of pro recording engineers and producers. With either the DVD or video you'll learn several strategies for turning your recording sessions into productive experiences that help you make the most of your music. Recorded at New York's Bass Hit Studios where the music for HBO's hit series Oz is produced and featuring the contributions of more than10 recording engineers producers and professional musicians this title offers 100 useful tips and tricks for all sorts of recording studio activity including: miking drums and other instruments · recording guitars · using computers · pre-production · tracking · mixing · post-production · and more. 36 minutes. Throughout this DVD you will learn several strategies for turning your recording sessions into productive experiences that help you make the most of your music. Recorded at New York's Bass Hit Studios where the music for HBO's hit series Oz is produced and featuring the contributions of more than 10 recording engineers producers and professional musicians the DVD offers 100 useful tips and tricks for all sort of recording studio activity including: Miking Drums and Other Instruments Pre-Production Recording Guitars Mixing and Tracking Using Computers Post-production.

The Legendary Licks series presents the music of a band or artist in a comprehensive play-along package. Each book contains note-for-note transcriptions and detailed performance notes on how to play a multitude of classic licks fills riffs and solos - complete with recorded demonstrations. Slowed-down versions are also on the CD for the fast and tricky passages. Covers: Angels Don't Kill Are You Dead Yet? Downfall Everytime IDie Hate Crew Deathroll Hellhounds on My Trail In Your Face Living Dead Beat Needled 24/7 Sixpounder Tie My Rope and We're Not Gonna Fall complete with gear setup info.The Legendary Licks series presents the music of a band or artist in a comprehensive play-along package. Each book contains note-for-note transcriptions and detailed performance notes on how to play a multitude of classic licks fills riffs and solos – complete with recorded demonstrations. Slowed-down versions are also on the CD for the fast and tricky passages.

Features tips & instruction on how to play more than 30 Metallica songs on the guitar: ...And Justice for All - Battery - Damage Inc. - Enter Sandman - Fade to Black - Fuel - Hero of the Day - Master of Puppets - Nothing Else Matters - One - Ride the Lightning - The Struggle Within - The Unforgiven - and many more! Also available: Learn to Play Bass with Metallica (02500189) and Learn to Play Drums with Metallica (02500190). For fans of the band this is the most practical guitar method available. Learn everything you need to know to play guitar by looking at James Hetfield's and Kirk Hammet's technique and learning the band's songs.

Modern Drum Set Stickings features: drum set sticking charts in duplet and triplet applications; a drummer's checklist for instant musical advancement in melody subdivisions basic stickings orchestration pulse dynamicsand resolution points; plus a CD with more than 90 audio examples of grooves and solos in different styles using the sticking chart. This book will inspire you to want to learn and grow as a drummer a musician and aperson! This is the true path to being one with your instrument. Enjoy the journey! - Dom Famularo Drumming's Global Ambassador Modern Drum Set Stickings features: drum set sticking charts in duplet and triplet applications; a drummer's checklist for instant musical advancement in melody subdivisions basic stickings orchestration pulse dynamics and resolution points; plus a CD with more than 90 audio examples of grooves and solos in different styles using the sticking chart. “This book will inspire you to want to learn and grow as a drummer a musician and a person! This is the true path to being one with your instrument. Enjoy the journey!” – Dom Famularo Drumming's Global Ambassador

Learn the guitar styles and techniques of Zakk Wylde with this two-disc set. Each guitar part is played up to speed then broken down note by note. An in-depth analysis of eight songs including: Suicide Messiah * The Blessed Hellride * Stillborn * and more. 2-DVD set. A step-by-step breakdown of the guitar styles and techniques of Black Label Society guitarist Zakk Wylde. This 2DVD set is a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of eight songs with Danny Gill. Each song is played up to speed and then broken down note-by-note.

A Step-by-Step Breakdown of Joe Satriani's Guitar Styles and Techniques-Learn the note-for-note riffs and solos of legendary guitar hero Joe Satriani. This superb 2-DVD set provides an in-depth analysis of six songs. Disc 1 includes: Surfing with the Alien - The Crush of Love - Midnight. Disc 2 includes: Satch Boogie - The Extremist - Always with Me Always with You. 3 hours 15 minutes. A special opportunity to learn some of Satch's greatest tunes and techniques on DVD! The songs of Joe Satriani are not simply an excuse to burn up the fretboard at breakneck speed the classic blues-inspired melodies and jazzy chord moves make for some of the best solo guitar rock of recent years. This 2-DVD set gives you the chance to learn six entire songs from start to finish with in-depth discussion of the specialist techniques and tones the guitar legend employs. Whether it's wammy-bar dive bombs of Surfin' With The Alien the eight-finger tapping of Midnight or the heartbreaking lyrical playing of Always With Me Always With You every Satriani song isa technical feat that will endlessly inform and inspire your own rock solos.

Intermediate drummers can learn more drumming techniques including double bass drum techniques shuffle grooves ride patterns time feels and more - all using the music of Metallica! Dozens of Metallica riffs are includedas examples. Songs include: Better Than You Creeping Death Damage Inc. Enter Sandman Eye of the Beholder Fade to Black For Whom the Bell Tolls Master of Puppets Ride theLightning Seek & Destroy Slither Welcome Home (Sanitarium) and more. The CD includes demos of most of the examples.Further adventures for intermediate drummers who can learn more drumming techniques including double bass drum techniques shuffle grooves ride patterns time feels and more – all using the music of Metallica! Dozens of Metallica riffs are included as examples with most of them featured on a specially recorded demo CD.

Many voice students are incorrectly taught to sight-sing by memorizing the sounds of intervals. This book is for you if you'd like to be able to look at any melody and instantly know how it sounds. It will show you how to memorize the sound of each scale degree in both major and minor keys sing chromatic tones and much more. Packed with tips and tricks this new book is essential for every vocalist. Wouldn't you like to look at any melody and instantly know how it sounds? If so then this book is for you. This book teaches you a sight-singing technique or trick that truly works how to memorise the sound of each scale degree. Once you've memorised these sounds you'll be able to sight-sing any melody instantly. This book is suitable for anyone who wants to be able to look at written music and hear the sound of the notes in their head.

Learn how to sight-read any rhythm instantly! Wouldn't you like to look at a complicated rhythmic figure and instantly know how it sounds? If so then this book is for you. You'll discover: how to memorize the sound of eachcommonly occurring one-beat note combination the difference between duple and triple time simple and compound time and 6/4 time and 3/2 time the true meaning of cut time how to instantly playodd groupings (triplets quintuplets etc.) and much more.If you would like to look at a complicated rhythmic figure and instantly know how it sounds then this book is for you. The only way to sight-read rhythms fluently is to think not in terms of how long notes last but in terms of what rhythmic sound might occur within each beat. This book shows you how to memorise the sound of each of the various combinations of notes that commonly occur within one beat. If you think in terms of beats you can sight-read rhythms successfully because the beat remains constant. You'll discover the difference between duple and triple time simple and compound time and how to instantly play odd groupings.

This book/CD master class gives you over 70 cool riffs that sound great over each portion of the blues progression. They're presented in two-measure chunks - organized by where they fall in a standard 12-bar progression- so you can enrich your blues vocabulary and assemble your own solos with authentic riffs and licks as played by blues master Buzz Feiten! Includes complete solos plus jam tracks for an uptempo shuffle and a slow blues featuring Buzz himself performing with a great band! Blues By The Bar is a book/CD master class that gives you over 70 cool riffs that sound great over each portion of the blues progression. They're presented in two-measure chunks – organized by where they fall in a standard 12-bar progression – so you can enrich your blues vocabulary and assemble your own solos with authentic riffs and licks as played by blues master Buzz Feiten! Includes complete solos plus jam tracks for an uptempo shuffle and a slow blues featuring Buzz himself performing with a great band!

The body of work Dave Matthews Band has laid out for others to follow can also serve as a master plan from which their fans can learn their instruments. This series of books enables you to learn all aspects of music and yourinstrument just by studying the music of Dave Matthews Band! The guitar book will teach everything you need to know to play guitar by exploring the following songs: Captain Crush The Dreaming Tree Drive inDrive Out Louisiana Bayou Rapunzel So Much to Say Too Much Warehouse What Would You Say Where Are You Going.The body of work Dave Matthews Band has laid out for others to follow can also serve as a master plan from which their fans can learn their instruments. This series of books enables you to learn all aspects of music and your instrument just by studying the music of Dave Matthews Band! The Guitar book will teach everything you need to know to play Guitar by exploring 11 Dave Matthews Band hit songs: Captain; Crush; The Dreaming Tree; Drive in Drive Out; Louisiana Bayou; Rapunzel; So Much to Say; Too Much; Warehouse; What Would You Say; Where Are You Going

A Step-by-Step Breakdown of Metallica's Drum Grooves and Fills-This follow-up to the Drum Legendary Licks 1983-1988 DVD contains the band's music from the early '80s and early '90s. An in-depth analysis of eight songs: Enter Sandman * Fuel * King Nothing * Nothing Else Matters * One * Sad butTrue * The Unforgiven * Until It Sleeps.Learn the trademark drum grooves and fills behind one of the most influential metal bands of all time. Backing tracks are included so you can play along.

Alexi Laiho's Legendary Licks-This Finnish death metal band rocks the world and guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho leads the charge. In this 2-DVD set Dannny Gill provides a step-by-step breakdown of Alexi's styles and techniques via in-depth analysis of five songs: Angels Don't Kill - Are You Dead Yet? - Hate Crew Deathroll - In Your Face - and Sixpounder. Each guitar part is played up to speed then broken down note by note. 3 hours 37 minutes. This Finnish death metal band rocks the world and guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho leads the charge. In this 2-DVD set Danny Gill provides a step-by-step breakdown of Alexi's styles and techniques via in-depth analysis of five songs: Angels Don't Kill; Are You Dead Yet?; Hate Crew Deathroll; In Your Face and Sixpounder . Each Guitar part is played up to speed then broken down note by note. 3 hours 37 min.

This follow-up to the Bass Legendary Licks 1983-1988 DVD contains the band's music from the late '80s and early '90s. Each bass line is played up to speed then broken down note by note then played at a slow tempo. An in-depth analysis of eight songs: Enter Sandman - King Nothing - The Memory Remains - Nothing Else Matters - One - Sad but True - The Unforgiven - Until It Sleeps. Learn the trademark bass lines behind one of the most influential metal bands of all time. Each bass line is played up to speed then broken down note by note then played at a slow tempo.

Let your technique soar to new heights with eight solos and dozens of exercises tailor-made for intermediate and advanced players in pop funk and R&B! Improve your independence; find your groove in mixed meters; ace your rolls paradiddles and triplets; increase your sight-reading chops; and interpret big band and samba charts like a pro - all while learning how to use these skills in real-life performance situations. The CD includes recordeddemonstrations of dozens of musical examples.Let your technique soar to new heights with eight solos and dozens of exercises tailor-made for intermediate and advanced drum players in pop funk and R&B! Improve your independence; find your groove in mixed meters; ace your rolls paradiddles and triplets; increase your sight-reading chops; and interpret big band and samba charts like a pro – all while learning how to use these skills in real-life performance situations. The CD includes recorded demonstrations of dozens of musical examples.

A funk institution and Tower of Power founding member Rocco Prestia is one of the most important innovators of the electric bass. This Play-It-Like-It-Is Bass book/CD pack from Cherry Lane allows bassists to learn Rocco'sauthentic bass parts. The songbook includes full transcriptions with tab for eight songs a bio on Rocco and his performance notes for each tune. The special accompanying CD features performances by Rocco along with Tower ofPower members Larry Braggs (vocals) Dave Garibaldi (drums) Roger Smith (keyboards) and Jeff Tamelier (guitar) on four TOP classics (Credit Down to the Nightclub There's Only So Much Oil in the Ground What IsHip) plus four new grooves created especially for this book (Don't Knock It F-Funk Free-Fallin' Funk Hip-E-Jam)! Tracks on the CD are included both with and without the bass line so that players cansit in with Tower of Power!A funk institution and Tower of Power founding member Rocco Prestia is one of the most important innovators of the electric bass. This Play-It-Like-It-Is Bass book/CD pack from Cherry Lane allows bassists to learn Rocco's authentic bass parts. The songbook includes full transcriptions with tab for eight songs a bio on Rocco and his performance notes for each tune. The special accompanying CD features performances by Rocco along with Tower of Power members Larry Braggs (vocals) Dave Garibaldi (drums) Roger Smith (keyboards) and Jeff Tamelier (guitar) on four TOP classics (Credit · Down to the Nightclub · There's Only So Much Oil in the Ground · What Is Hip) plus fournew grooves created especially for this book (Don't Knock It · F-Funk · Free-Fallin' Funk · Hip-E-Jam)! Tracks on the CD are included both with and without the bass line so that players can sit in with Tower of Power!

Charlie Bisharat renowned violinist for John Tesh offers every violinist the tools and skill necessary to play improvised music! This book/CD pack contains everything you need to know about groove and feel playing over chordchanges and extended techniques. Musical examples are in the styles of Shankar Grappelli Goodman and Ponty and cover jazz blues rock popular ethnic and world music.This book offers every violinist the tools and skills necessary to play improvised music. Renowned violinist Charlie Bisharat explains and demonstrates everything you need to know about groove and feel playing over chord changes and extended techniques. The musical examples cover jazz blues rock popular ethnic and world music. Includes CD with play-along tracks.

The Legendary Licks series presents the music of a band or artist in a comprehensive play-along package. Each book contains note-for-note transcriptions and detailed performance notes on how to play a multitude of classic licks fills riffs & solos - complete with recorded demonstrations. The CD also features slowed-down versions for the fast and tricky passages. This package teaches 13 of Bonamassa's best: The Ballad of John Henry BluesDeluxe Bridge to Better Days Dirt in My Pocket If Heartaches Were Nickels Man of Many Words Miss You Hate You My Mistake Pain and Sorrow Revenge of the 10 Gallon Hat The River So It's like That and So Many Roads So Many Trains - plus info on his gear setup.The Legendary Licks series presents the music of a band or artist in a comprehensive play-along package. Each book contains note-for-note transcriptions and detailed performance notes on how to play a multitude of classic licks fills riffs & solos – complete with recorded demonstrations. The CD also features slowed-down versions for the fast and tricky passages. This edition teaches 13 of Joe Bonamassa 's best: The Ballad of John Henry • Blues Deluxe • Bridge to Better Days • Dirt in My Pocket • If Heartaches Were Nickels • Man of Many Words • Miss You Hate You • My Mistake • Pain and Sorrow • Revenge of the 10 Gallon Hat • The River • So It's likeThat • and So Many Roads So Many Trains – plus info on his gear setup.

The Legendary Licks series presents the songs of an artist or musical style in a comprehensive play-along package. This book contains note-for-note transcriptions and detailed performance notes on how to play a multitude ofclassic fingerpicking styles - complete with recorded demonstrations. This edition features: Blackbird Deep River Blues Dust in the Wind Helplessly Hoping Landslide ScarboroughFair/Canticle Tears in Heaven You've Got a Friend and more.The Legendary Licks series presents the songs of an artist or musical style in a comprehensive play-along package. This book contains note-for-note transcriptions and detailed performance notes on how to play a multitude of classic fingerpicking styles – complete with recorded demonstrations. This edition features 11 fingerpicking favourites from artists such as Crosby Stills & Nash Bob Dylan Paul Simon and James Taylor: Blackbird • Deep River Blues • Dust in the Wind • Helplessly Hoping • Landslide • Scarborough Fair/Canticle • Tears in Heaven • You've Got a Friend • and more.

An Inside Look at the Guitar Style of Mike Bloomfield-The Legendary Licks series presents the music of a band or artists in a comprehensive play-along package. Each book contains note-for-note transcriptions and detailed performance notes on how to play a multitude of classic licks fills riffs and solos - complete with recorded demonstrations of each exercise and gear setup tips. This pack includes instruction on playing 11 of Bloomfield's finest including: Albert's Shuffle Another Country Born in Chicago East-West The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) It's My Own Fault Darlin' Killing Floor Texas Wine Work Song You're Killing MyLove. Mike Bloomfield is number one. Not only did he play over the top well - and I mean amazingly well - but he also played what I call 'real' guitar. If you've ever heard Mike Bloomfield then you knowwhat I'm talking about. It just came from his heart. I never got a chance to see him because he died at an early age but he was a big influence on me as to the way I learned to bend strings and get everything I could out of anote. One of the best players ever. - Mick Mars (Motley Crue) He was one of the first white Americam blues guitarists to have a major impact in the rock world. This book presents his music in a comprehensive play-along package. Contains note for note transcriptions and detailed perfomance notes.