Arranging Songs: How to Put the Parts Together [With CD (Audio)]

by Rikky Rooksby

This book is an essential manual of techniques for recording a song. It explores arranging essentials such as grouping instruments effectively, using multi-track recording, artfully layering parts, achieving a good mix, and creating unusual arrangements using common techniques. The accompanying CD illustrates all of the techniques presented in the book. Guitar chord boxes are included for the CD tracks where appropriate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879308966
• ISBN13: 9780879308964
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

great for beginning to advanced home recorders

I found this book very good to record my own songs. I have had an 8 track recorder for some time now, but everything sounded too thick, muddled etc. This book helped to learn to layer and create space.

A Useful Book...but mostly for Guitarists

This song covers traditional arrangement techniques. It is mostly suited to guitarists...not so much keyboardists. It has insightful info, but doesn't offer much in terms of experimental or unconventional arrangement techniques, which would have been nice. It's not one of Rooksby's best books, but it's still good (which says something)!