Acoustics & Audio

Audiology and Acoustics

• Musical Acoustics and Sound Perception  (YouTube)  (26)

• Introduction to Music Technology (YouTube video by Brian Jump)
• Fourier Series, Waveforms, and Spectral Analysis
  • How the Fourier Transform Works: Sounds as Sine Waves (YouTube by Mark Newman)
  • Fourier Series Audio Demo (YouTube by Peter Selinger)
  • Visualizing Audio with Waveforms and Spectrum Analyzers (YouTube video by Cole McDonald)
  • Spectrum Analyzers Explained (YouTube by ADSR Music Production Tutorials)
• Hearing Link: Understanding How the Ear Works
• MED-EL: How Hearing Works
• The Musician’s Guide to Hearing Protection—from a Doctor! (by Todd Page, MD)
• Pro Audio Files:  The Mastering Guide to Audio Formats and Delivery Mediums (by Justin Perkins)
• Ableton Tutorial: Learning Synths
• SynthSchool: Overtones, Harmonics and Additive Synthesis (YouTube video)
• MusicRadar: What Is Additive Synthesis? The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide (by Future Music)
• Pro Audi Files: The Basics of Wavetable Synthesis (by Philip Mantione)
• MusicRadar: What is Granular Synthesis? (by Future Music)
• Cymatics: Sound Design Basics: FM Synthesis

Building an Analog and Digital Music Studio

• The Inventory: Essential Equipment for a Budget Home Studio
• MusicRadar:  How to Choose an Audio Interface for Your Home Studio (by Chris Corfield)
• Engadget/Wirecutter: The Best USB Audio Interface (by Daniel Varghese)
• Studio Monitors
  • Reverb: Choosing the Best Studio Monitors for Your Recording Space
• Microphones
  • Sonicbids: The Essential Guide to Microphone Pickup Patterns: What Every Musician Needs to Know (by Aaron Staniulis)
  • wikiHow: Set Up A Simple One Microphone Sound System
  • Royer Labs: Recording Tips: Getting the Most Out of Ribbon Microphones
  • Shure: Microphone Techniques for Recording (PDF)
  • inSync: Best Live Sound Mic Placement Techniques (by Sweetwater)
• Web MIDI and Web Audio
  • Web MIDI (MIDI Support in Web Browsers) (MIDI Association)
  • What Is the Web Audio API ? (by Tero Parviainen) and Web Audio API (W3C Website)

Software Applications

• Audacity
  • Audacity Tutorial 2020 (YouTube, 42 minutes)
  • Learning Audacity with Garrick Chow (LinkedIn, 1 hour, 42 minutes)
  • Interesting Background on Audacity Development and its Future   YouTube   (15 min) 

  • How To Use AUDACITY 2022 "Audacity Tutorial 2022"- COMPLETE GUIDE - Voice Over, Podcast, Music, ACX  (YouTube) 1hr 40min

• WavePad
  • WavePad (YouTube)
• Twisted Wave
  • TwistedWave (YouTube)

  • Twisted Wave - An Audiobook Workflow  (YouTube) 40 min

• GarageBand (mac0S)
  • GarageBand (macOS) (short 10 minute video)
  • GarageBand (macOS) (longer 30 min video)
  • GarageBand Essential Training, (LinkedIn, 1 hour, 42 minutes)

  • GarageBand Tutorial - Complete Course - [Everything You Need To Know For The SUPER Beginner] YouTube (1hr 54 min)

  • GQ Magazine: How GarageBand Can Make You Sound Like a Pro (by Craig Grannell)
• Mixcraft Recording Studio (series of “Mixcraft University) videos for getting started
• Soundation® Chrome Studio
• Audio Evolution Mobile Studio (series of videos)

  • Audio Evolution Mobile: Ultimate BeatMaking Workflow Guide!! YouTube (58 min)

Hands-on Experience with Music Production and Performance

• RollingStone:  The Art of Mixing a Song (by Dhruv Agarwala)
• Mix:  Josh Gudmwin on Mixing, Part 3: Time to Mix (by Lily Moayeri)
• MusicRadar: Topic - 5 things I’ve learned about music production: “Why do you even want to sound like anyone else?” (by Ben Rogerson)
• Difference between Gain and Volume
• Understanding DC Offset
• Tips for Learning New Music Skills in Production
• PBS.org: Music – AudioState 55 (Video on music production with Dr. Henry Panion)
• Hypebot: Top 7 Collaborative Music-Making Apps (with Andrea De Carlo)
• SoundFly: The Essential Starter Kit for Performing Live with Clicks and Backing Tracks (with Alex Wilson)
• Music Production with Scott Jacoby (LinkedIn Learning, 3 hours, 40 minutes)
• Tips and Tricks for Modern Producers with Evan Sutton (LinkedIn Learning, 3 hours, 36 minutes)
• Audio Mixing Boot Camp with Bobby Owsinski (LinkedIn Learning, 8 hours, 40 minutes)
• https://www.musicradar.com/news/the-best-free-daws-2021-the-best-free-music-production-software-for-pc-and-mac
• Overview of Free DAWS-2021
• Sylvia Massy: Unconventional Recording  (LinkedIn,  42 minutes)
  
• Microphone Concepts and Techniques with Bill Gibson  (LinkedIn, 1 hour, 42 minutes)

Software

• KORG iMS-20 (iPadOS)
• Propellerhead Reason Subtractor and Malstrom Graintable (macOS, Windows)
• Native Instruments FM8 (macOS, Windows)
• Applied Acoustic Systems Lounge Lizard EP4, String Studio VS-3, and Strum GS-2 (macOS, Windows)
• Ableton Monolake Granulator II (macOS, Windows)
• Borderlands Granular (iPadOS)
• Grain Science (iOS, iPadOS)
• Audacity
• WavePad
• TwistedWave
• GarageBand (macOS)
• Mixcraft Recording Studio
• Soundation Chrome Studio
• Audio Evolution Mobile
• VCV Rack: Open-source Virtual Modular Synthesizer

Basic Audio Hardware

• Popular Science: These are the 5 pieces of gear you need to build a home recording studio. (by Sarah Jones)
• Speakers (studio speakers for small studio or DAW workstation): M-Audio | Yamaha | Mackie
• Headphones: M-Audio | Sennheiser | Shure 
• Microphones (USB for laptop or smartphone/tablet recording)
  • Line 6 Wireless Mic. http://line6.com/wireless/
  • https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones?lpf[top][types][]=microphones
  • Blue Microphones. https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/microphones.html
• Mixers (low-end mixers for small studio or DAW workstation or recording session)
  • http://www.mackie.com/products/mixers/index.html
  • http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/products/mixers/
  • Behringer https://www.behringer.com
  • https://peavey.com/Mixers
• Digital Audio Interfaces (USB 2 or 4 channel low-end DA add-ons for laptop or tablet) 
  • M-Audio. https://www.m-audio.com/category/usb-audio-and-midi-interfaces
  • https://apogeedigital.com/products/hypemic               
  • https://www.presonus.com/en-US/interfaces/usb-audio-interfaces/
  • https://tascam.com/us/category/Computer_Recording_and_Audio_Interfaces
• iPad Dock Stations and other custom handheld hardware 
  • Behringer iStudio https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=P0AJQ
  • Alesis iO Dock II https://www.alesis.com/products/legacy/io-dock
  • Apogee MiC.  https://apogeedigital.com/products/hypemic
  • Blue Microphones. https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/microphones.htm
  • IK Multimedia iRig Mic (options).  https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/index.php?R=SHOPSEARCH&Q=irig%20mic

Selected Manuals

• IK Multimedia iRig 2 Manual and iRig PRO I/O Manual
• M-Audio MOTU-624 Manual (PDF)
• PreSonus AudioBox iOne and iTwo Manual
• Roland GO:MIXER Manual (PDF) and Roland’s Go:Mixer Pro is a YouTube Musician’s Best Friend (by Tristan Greene)
• Steinberg UR44 Manual (PDF) and Scarlett 2i4 Manual (PDF)
• Zoom U-24 Manual (PDF)

Modular Analog Synthesis

• MusicRadar: What Is Modular Synthesis? The Ultimate Beginner's Guide (by Future Music)
• MusicRadar: Why Does Everyone Love the ARP Odyssey? (by Computer Music)
• Keyboard: Tutorial: How to Make Five Legendary Minimoog Sounds (by Mitchell Sigman)
• Moog: Minimoog Model D User’s Manual & Patch Sheets (PDF, click on Minimoog Model D)
• Blank Minimoog Patch Worksheet 
• Synthzone: Minimoog Patch Book from former www.oldschool-sound.com (PDF)
• Sound on Sound: KORG littleBits: Analogue Synthesizer Kit (by Gordon Reid)
• Demonstration of the Moog Minimoog(YouTube video by Mark Doty)
• Apple iOS App Store: Minimoog Model D Synthesizer
• Apple iOS App Store: KORG ODYSSEi
• Apple iOS App Store: LH Rubbing Synthesizer
• Common Analog Synthesizer (AN synth)
• VCV Rack:  Online VCV Manual
• VCV Rack: Open-source Virtual Modular Synthesizer
• KORG ARP 2600 FS Semi-Modular Synthesizer (a re-birth of the original ARP 2600 with digital age additions like MIDI , USB, and XLR audio connectivity and more). See Sweetwater ARP 2600 YouTube 
• Sweetwater Eurorack & Modular Synthesizers
• Patchwerks.com Eurorack Modules
• Doepfer Musikelektronik (originators of the Eurorack)