General Music Technology and Production
Recording
Synthesis, Sampling and Effects Processing
Signal Processing and DSP
MIDI and Sequencing
Mixing, Mastering, DAWs and PA
Software

General Music Technology and Production:
White (Editor), Basic Digital Recording---a beginner's book.
White (Editor), Basic Effects & Processors---a beginner's book.
White (Editor), Basic Home Studio Design---a beginner's book.
White (Editor), Basic Live Sound---a beginner's book.
White (Editor), Basic Mastering---a beginner's book.
White (Editor), Basic Microphones---a beginner's book.
White (Editor), Basic MIDI---a beginner's book.
White (Editor), Basic Mixers---a beginner's book.
White (Editor), Basic Mixing Techniques---a beginner's book.
White (Editor), Basic Multitracking---a beginner's book.
Williams and Webster, Experiencing Music Technology: Software, Data, and Hardware, 2nd Ed.---a first text in music technology.
Ballou (Editor), Handbook for Sound Engineers: The New Audio Cyclopedia, 2nd edition---an old stand-by.
Everest, The Master Handbook of Acoustics, 3rd edition---large but inexpensive.
White, The Audio Dictionary, 2nd Rvsd edition---large but inexpensive.
Pohlmann, Principles of Digital Audio, 4th edition---authoritative.
Watkinson, The Art of Digital Audio, 2nd edition---a large compendium.
Howard, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics---useful to music technologists and electronic musicians.
Cunningham, Good Vibrations: A History of Record Production---a look at commercial practices.
Ford, Advanced Audio Production Techniques---despite its title, a good book for beginners.
Orion Blue Book: Professional Sound 2000---the industry almanac.

Arachnaut's Lair; Electronic Music---a huge directory, very useful.
i-Music Production Guide---a large directory for the music industry.
Handbook for Audio Ecology---this audio dictionary (originally published in 1978) is now online.
Audio Engineering Society---publishes an important journal.
The Institute for Music Research---concentrates on music technology, music psychology and their integration.
NoTAM---Norwegian network for Technology, Acoustics and Music .
The Music Technology Learning Center---a commercial site with useful school profiles and product information.
Harmony Central---a popular directory.
World Wide Pro Audio Directory---a huge directory of resources of equipment and suppliers.
The Recording faq---many faqs and resources.
SuperSonica---product information.
Sound On Sound---a trade magazine.
EQ Online---a trade magazine online.
Computer Music Magazine---not research, but a gear-and-software magazine.
Music Encoding Standards---a directory.

Recording:
Borwick (Editor), Sound Recording Practice, 4th edition---a standard reference.
Bartlett, Practical Recording Techniques---a practical guide for beginners.
Bartlett, On Location Recording Techniques---techniques for recording live music outside the studio.
Gibson, Audiopro Home Recording Course: A Comprehensive Multimedia Audio Recording Text---a popular traetment.
Huber and Williams, Professional Microphone Techniques---good treatment of an often arcane subject.
Alldrin et al., The Home Studio Guide to Microphones---good for beginners and hobyists.
Everest, Sound Studio Construction on a Budget---useful, especially if one lacks the stuffed coffers of the Institute.
De Santis, How to Run a Recording Session---how one ought to deal with musicians in the studio.
Chanan, Repeated Takes: A Short History of Recording and Its Effects on Music---a fascinating study.
Morton, Off the Record: The Technology and Culture of Sound Recording in America---an history of recording technology.
Millard, America on Record: A History of Recorded Sound---covers many aspects of the history.

The Institute of Sonology---the birthplace of sonology.
Home Recording---a large, well-maintained directory.
homerecording.com---many resources for home recording, mastering and music production.
Home Recording Central---another resource directory.
The Audio Recording Center---some resources for home music production.
The Music & Audio Connection---some resources for home music production.
Recording Technology History---an history of recording technology.
Chronology of Magnetic Sound Recording---The Director used to have lunch with Marvin Camras every day.
The Museum of Sound Recording---located in New York City.
United States Early Radio History---had a great effect on musical forms.
Computer-based Home Recording for Musicians---a guide.
The Recording Studio Design Page---excellent material on building the studio itself (and echo chambers).
Technical Articles for the Recording Engineer---a useful collection.
Analog Tape Recorders---a good introduction.
Binaural for Beginners---a faq on binaural recording.
Microphones---a faq.
PC-Based Multitrack Recording---a faq.
4 Track Recording Tips---a faq and directory for inexpensive multitracking.
Roger Nichols Recording Guide---a long list of advice.
Recording Hints for the Poor---offered by a songwriting philanthropist.
Recording Studios---a worldwide directory of commercial studios.
How to coax a singer into good intonation---from Detroit.

Synthesis, Sampling and Effects Processing:
the free Csound language is an essential tool.
Miranda, Computer Sound Synthesis for the Electronic Musician---a good book for musicians, light on mathematics.
Russ, Sound Synthesis and Sampling---an excellent introductory text. There is also a CD ROM edition.
Dodge and Jerse, Computer Music---the definitive reference for many basic synthesis techniques.
Rhodes, The Computer Music Tutorial---includes a broad survey of synthesis techniques.
Boulanger et al., The Csound Book---the Csound computer synthesis language.
Kientzle, A Programmer's Guide to Sound---a guide to file formats, common techniques etc.
Roads (Editor), Musical Signal Processing---including control signal synthesis.
Schmitz, Analog Synthesis: The Newbie Guide to Synthesizers and Sound Design---a popular treatment.
Vail, Vintage Synthesizers: Pioneering Designers, Groundbreaking Instruments, Collecting Tips, Mutants of Technology, 2nd Updtd edition---an history and guide for collectors.
Tab Books, Sound Synthesis---build your own analog synthesizer, a lovely thought.
Pressing, Synthesizer Performance and Real Time Techniques---a guide to synthesizers in performance.

Arachnaut's Lair; Electronic Music---a huge directory, very useful.
Synthesis---a wide variety of information and software.
Sound, synthesis and audio reproduction---a text in progress.
Physical Modeling Synthesis---an introduction to digital waveguide synthesis.
Subtractive & FM Synthesis---introductory articles.
Beginner's synthesizer faq---a good introduction.
What is a synthesizer?---a thorough introduction.
The Official Analogue Synth FAQ/Info File---a good faq.
Electronic Musical Instruments 1870 - 1990---an excellent online museum.
Keyboards and Synths---an excellent guide.
MatrixSynth---a very large directory, opening onto many other directories.
Synthony---a large product directory.
Sonicstate---large directory to commercial products.
Synthfool---analog synthesizers, including DIY.
the modular site---dedicated to virtual analog synthesizers.
Microtonal Synthesis---a directory of equipment capable of microtonality.
JSyn---audio software synthesis API and plugins for Java.
Sampling & Sample Sites---a directory of selected sites. Note: ethnomusicological and organological pages are often good sources of acoustic samples.
Audio Effects faq---covering delay, filtering, reverb units, etc.
Guitar Effects FAQ---covering the popular units intended for guitars.
The FX Patch Dump---support for many effects units.
The Guitar Effects-Oriented Web Page---of course, one needn't use a guitar.
vocod'o'rama---information on vocoders.
Analogue Vocoder Information Page---specialization.
The Analog Computer Museum and History Center---they make the most sophisticated analog synthesizers, as Dan Slater has done.
The SYNTH-L Page---(it's also the EMUSIC-L page) a mailing list devoted to synthesizers.
Analogue Heaven---a mailing list for playing, collecting, modifying, and designing analog musical equipment.
Digital Hell---a mailing list for people who are interested in creating music using digital equipment.
synth-diy---a mailing list for people who are into synthesizer electronics and/or building synthesizers.
 

Signal Processing and DSP:
Kirk and Hunt, Digital Sound Processing for Music and Multimedia---an important text for both programmers and musicians.
Steiglitz, A DSP Primer: With Applications to Digital Audio and Computer Music---a good first text on digital signal processing geared towards computer musician.
Coulter, Digital Audio Processing (with CD-ROM)---includes a wealth of C++ code.
Proakis and Manolakis, Digital Signal Processing: Principles, Algorithms and Applications, 3 edition---a standard introduction.
Lyons, Understanding Digital Signal Processing---a standard introduction.
Orfanidis, Introduction to Signal Processing---a massive introduction.
Oppenheim et al., Discrete Time Signal Processing, 2nd edition---an exhastive exposition.
Mitra, Digital Signal Processing: A Computer-Based Approach---an advanced text.
Madisetti and Williams (Editors), The Digital Signal Processing Handbook---a massive reference.
Ingle and Proakis, Digital Signal Processing Using Matlab: V4, 2nd  edition---a good way to suplement an introductory study.
Embree and Danieli, C++ Algorithms for Digital Signal Processing, 2 edition---a good starting point for programmers.
Ackenhusen, Real-Time Signal Processing: Design and Implementation of Signal Processing Systems---for the hardware designer.
Valkenberg, Analog Filter Design---essential models.
Taylor, Digital Filter Design Handbook---essential for the engineer.

comp.dsp FAQ---a large, well-maintained faq.
Signal Processing Information Base---a large well-maintained directory of resources.
Signal Processing url LIBrary---a large well-maintained directory.
DSP Related---a directory of discussion groups and other sites.
Arachnaut's Lair; Electronic Music---a huge directory, very useful.
The IEEE Signal Processing Society---a large scholarly/professional organization.
CCRMA---this computer music research center does a great deal of work with signal processing.
Signal Compression and Classification Group---a hot topic these days.
Lake Technology Limited---a commercial supplier of audio-related DSP equipment (and what wonderful headphones).
Bayer---a commercial supplier selling many major brands.
Berkeley Design Technology, Inc.---a comercial supplier.  includes product reviews and articles.
Hunt Engineering Ltd.---a commercial supplier specializing in high-performance equipment.
DSPecialists---full-service consultants, with specailties in audio.
Microstar Laboratories---makes data acquisition PC boards.
Mathworks---a DSP system design environment.
Room Acoustic References---includes directories of acoustic research institutions and downloadable impulse responses.
DSP Virtual Conference---A master index to DSP technical white papers.
The Kalman Filter---a directory of information on this filter, which is useful for optimization.
SPECTRUM: A Student Tool for Digital Signal Processing---a freeware Macintosh program for post-run DSP.
LC Filter Design---design analog filters online.
Interactive Digital Filter Design---design digital filters online.
CMSA Filter Designer---design digital filters online.
Fourier Synthesis---an instructive applet-demonstration.

MIDI and Sequencing:
Lehrman, Midi for the Professional---a standard text for users and programmers of MIDI.
Rumsey, Midi Systems and Control---a detailed technical guide.
Messick, Maximum MIDI: Music Applications in C++---an excellent guide, geared for Windows programmers.
Gilreath, The Guide to Midi Orchestration---for emulating orchestras with MIDI (you should be using Csound for that, I think).
Rothstein, Midi: A Comprehensive Introduction, 2nd edition---a guide for musicians and programmers-to-be.
Young, The Midi Files---an informal guide for musicians.
Anderton, Midi for Musicians---an informal guide for musicians.
Garrigus, Cakewalk Power!---a good reference for this popular sequencer.
Millward, Fast Guide to Cubase Vst---a fast, not thorough, introduction to the popular sequencer.

Arachnaut's Lair; Electronic Music---a huge directory, very useful.
The MIDI Farm---a large hub for MIDI resources.
MIDIWorld---a large directory of resources.
The MidiWeb---a large directory of resources.
MIDI Tools and Resources---a large and useful directory.
Sources of MIDI Files---a directory of directories of MIDI files.
MIDI Explorer---a search engine for MIDI files on the Internet.
The MIDI Technical Fanatic's Brainwashing Center---overenthusiasm for a poor standard.
Steinberg---produces the popular sequencer, Cubase VST. See also CWU.
Cakewalk---produces the popular sequencer, Cakewalk Pro; see also this help page.
Algorithmic Arts---produces SoftStep, a sequencer with algorithmic composition tools.
Mark of the Unicorn---produces sequencers and other software.
Microworks---produces a sequencer for which they claim musical intelligence.
Opcode---produces sequencers and other software.
AudioWorks Ltd.---produces audio-to-MIDI converters.
Wildcat Canyon Software---produces audio-to-MIDI converters.
AmazingMIDI---an audio-to-MIDI converter.
Musitek---produces score scanning software.
NTONYX---produces expressive MIDI perfomance software.
MicroSound International Ltd.---produces expressive MIDI perfomance software.
SoundTrek---produces Jammer, expressive automatic accompaniment software.
PG Music Inc.---produces Band--in-a-Box, automatic accompaniment software.
Sound Quest Inc.---produces a patch editor/librarian.
The Sibelius Group---produce the popular notation software, Sibelius, notable for its expressive performance feature.
Coda Music Technology---produces the popular notation software, Finale. See also The Finale Forum.
Graphire---produces music typesetting software.
wind---the wind controller mailing list homepage.
Art's Wind Synth Page---resources for wind controllers.
MIDItools---hardware for custom controllers.
I-CubeX---produces a wide variety of sensors for use as MIDI controllers.
Chordboard---an alternative MIDI controller.
Nearfield Multimedia---produces unusual MIDI controllers.
The Continuum Fingerboard---an alternative MIDI controller from CERL.
Buchla and Associates---designers of unusual electro-acoustic instrumentation for electronic music
Starr Labs---produce custom MIDI controllers, including wonderful guitars and generalized keyboards.
 

Mixing, Mastering, DAWs and PA:
Owsinski, The Mixing Engineer's Handbook---couched in terms of commercial practice, but a serviceable introduction nonetheless.
Gibson, The Art of Mixing: A Visual Guide to Recording, Engineering, and Production---proposes an interesting, visual representation for the recording engineer.
Owsinski, The Mastering Engineer's Handbook---promises to be a solid introduction.
Baert et al., Digital Audio and Compact Disc Technology, 3rd edition---a guide to recording technologies for audio engineers.
Pohlmann, The Compact Disc Handbook, 2nd edition---a thorough technical discussion.
Purcell, CD-R/DVD: Digital Recording to Optical Media---a thorough guidebook.
Taylor, DVD Demystified: The Guidebook for DVD-Video and DVD-ROM---a guide to an important new medium.
Rumsey, The Audio Workstation Handbook---a thorough guide.
Davis, Sound Reinforcement Handbook, 2nd edition---amplification of live music. (We wouldn't dream of it.)
Rapaport, The Acoustic Musician's Guide to Sound Reinforcement and Live Recordings---gently, we hope.
Ahnert and Steffen, Sound Reinforcement Engineering---a solid reference.
Davis, Sound System Engineering, 2nd edition---a good guide, especially if one wishes to design a performance space.
Giddings, Audio Systems Design and Installation---another good guide.
Moscal, Sound Check: The Basics of Sound and Sound Systems---for beginners in PA.
Nelson, Active Control of Sound---concerns active noise control (i.e., in noisy environments).
Rosenhouse, Active Noise Control (2-volume set)---promises to be a thorough review of the field.

CMIX---Paul Lansky's language for creating and manipulating soundfiles.
Loris---an Open Source, scriptable, platform-neutral C++ class library for sound modeling, morphing, and manipulation
Recording Consoles of the 20th Century---a gallery.
ProRec---a magazine focused on digital audio workstations.
Syntrillium---produces CoolEdit, excellent sound editors with many dazzling features.
Innovative Quality Software---produces the popular SAW (Software Audio Workshop) product line.
Digidesign---prodeces popular DAWs and software; see also the Digidesign User Conference.
NemeSys---produces popular sampling-oriented SAWs.
Digital Domain---includes articles on CD mastering.
Mastering in a PC environment---an introductory article.
PC-DAW Mailing List---for PC-based digital audio workstations.
Flo's Cutterhead and Disc-Mastering-Lathe Page---information and history about making records.
Replication News---resources for media duplication.

Software:
Harmony Central Software Page---a huge directory, very useful.
Arachnaut's Lair; Electronic Music---a huge directory, very useful.
CTI Music: Downloadable Software---a directory of academically interesting music software.
Instructional Software---a directory of educational music software.
Music Notation Software---a large directory.
Princeton Sound Kitchen---"Home-Made" software for the NeXT/SGI/Mac platform. 

FlexiMusic Softwares---some interesting tools for composers.

A mixing console in one of our production studios.