Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Digital Communications or Music Business

Digital Communications

Author: John G Proakis

Digital Communications is a classic book in the area that is designed to be used as a senior or graduate level text. The text is flexible and can easily be used in a one semester course or there is enough depth to cover two semesters. Its comprehensive nature makes it a great book for students to keep for reference in their professional careers.

This all-inclusive guide delivers an outstanding introduction to the analysis and design of digital communication systems. Includes expert coverage of new topics: Turbocodes, Turboequalization, Antenna Arrays, Digital Cellular Systems, and Iterative Detection. Convenient, sequential organization begins with a look at the history and classification of channel models and builds from there.

Booknews

This textbook for a first-year graduate-level course in an electrical engineering curriculum presents the basic principles that underlie the analysis and design of digital communication systems. The fourth edition adds several new topics, including serial and parallel concatenated codes, punctured convolutional codes, turbo TCM and turbo equalization, and spatial multiplexing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)



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Music Business (Explained in Plain English): What Every Artist and Songwriter Should Know to Avoid Getting Ripped Off!

Author: David Naggar

An invaluable primer for artists and songwriters.

This updated and expanded second edition of the best selling The Music Business (Explained In Plain English) covers all the latest changes in the music business including new deal numbers, new copyright laws and the internet wave. It is an invaluable aid to anyone who feels like they are at the mercy of industry pros. Not only does this book provide practical career-building and money-saving answers for both artists and songwriters, but it is also a "must have" deal-making reference guide. This book will teach you how to properly protect your songs from being stolen, who the best people are to send your demos to, what pitfalls to avoid when negotiating a record contract or publishing deal, and much more.

Billboard

Veteran music attorney Naggar...provide[s] a valuable service by explaining the business elements of a recording or songwriting career in simple terms that can be understood by the average person.

Keyboard Magazine

Finally—an explanation for the music business!...The title says it all. The Music Business is easy to read, it's concise, and it covers a surprising amount of ground....

Music Paper

This is a book every one of you should read.

Cash Box

[T]o the point primer.

RIP Magazine

[V]ery informative...

Guitar School

A comprehensive, accessible guide to negotiating the money-hungry music business...[A] must-read for any musician with chart-topping, club-hopping, or jingle-writing aspirations.



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