74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers

OK, I'm a frustrated 'disco dad', worked in the rave scene in the hippest clubs and record labels in the 90s. I occasionally tried production in 97 (failed - though my attempts at marrying Basic Channel and UK Garage like Dem 2 and Ramsey and Fen meant I de facto invented dubstep!!!!! But it was crud....), again in 09 with the UK Bass scene that revivified my love in rave, but my skills were crap so I gave up.Got back into raving again with all the fancy new takes on hardcore from techno and house folks (hey Special Request, Denham Audio, LMajor, Shed, etc) and lockdown made me try again, built a wicked studio but the all the 'what the fudge do i do now' questions hit me....This book is the antidote. Some seriously good tips and tricks here. I still haven't invented the next new thang but I am having mad fun break chopping and the tricks here have enabled me to come up with basslines, chords and stabs in a day that I failed to do in years over the, er, years...Big Up!(I actually boycott all Amazon except Kindle coz I hate evil but you can get this book here much cheaper than the official Ableton site)

Great little book. Lots of good ideas if you draw a blank. Available in hardback too from ableton.de. Goes into detail about notation and the like which dosent intrest me as i dont understand formal music theory-i use my ears to judge so these bits went over my head. As a hobbyist, its helped me alread.

Clear and concise format. Great as a resource to dip in and out of. Digestible syntax makes it easy to get stuck in.

This book is in very good condition despite being a second hand item.I’m very glad with this purchase.Thank you

The act of making music for the electronic musician can be a lonely unforgiving task. Add to that the"burden of choice" many might face with the seemingly limitless potential offered by modern computers and advances in 21st century digital signal processing it's no wonder why a book like this offering a clear set of techniques is sorely needed. I urge every electronic musician regardless of whether their goals are commercial or not, to set aside their ego and accept that sometimes help and advice on the musical process is vital and not some slight on their own abilities. Yes some of what is written is immediately intuitive but sometimes the obvious can and will escape you when you're wrapped in the act of creation.This is a no nonsense pragmatic guide for anybody involved in music creation today no matter what software/hardware is used...unless of course you have an entirely acoustic set-up and never plan on recording or releasing your material to a wider audience. Even then I find it hard to believe that at least some of the included advice would not be beneficial.

I have been interested in Synths and making music since I was a teenager back in the early 80's. Over the last 5 years that interest has been rekindled and along with using Ableton software and host of softsynths I have started making my own compositions again. This book asks and provides answers to all the self doubt of sharing music and also techniques to help you get to a finished state. It is a book that you can skip as and when needed. It is a thoroughly well put together book and I read it through over a sunny afternoon and will be using its tips and tricks for ever more.

Great book! Really can’t recommend enough! A must for anyone creating electronic music on any platform!

short and somewhat sweet. some useful info