About Craig Anderton

Author/musician Craig Anderton is an internationally recognized authority on musical technology. He has authored over 50 books, mastered hundreds of tracks, played on or produced over 20 albums, played Carnegie Hall, written over 1,000 articles for magazines like Guitar Player, Sound on Sound, Electronic Musician, Pro Sound News, Mix, and several international publications, as well as lectured on technology and the arts in 38 US states, 10 countries, and in 3 languages. He co-founded Electronic Musician magazine, started the first rich media web destination for musicians in 1995 on AOL, and has also consulted to leading companies like Microsoft, Steinberg, Roland, Waves, Acoustica, E-Mu, Gibson, Peavey, Alesis, ASI Audio, Sensaphonics, Akai Professional, Presonus, Native Instruments, Cakewalk, Ableton, Avid, and literally dozens more. His free Sound, Studio, and Stage forum has been in continuous operation for 29 years.

His musical career started with appearing on Swiss TV when he was a child, and includes three years of touring and recording with the group Mandrake in the 60s, doing session work in the 70s, producing a string of classical and other instrumental records in the 80s and 90s, and at the turn of the century, playing with German electronic group Rei$$dorf Force and guesting with Air Liquide. A frequent collaborator with Public Enemy bandleader Brian Hardgroove, they've worked on several production projects as well as the "power duo" EV2, with Brian on drums and Craig on digital guitar. He still does rare appearances as an EDM solo artist.

This is just the tip of the iceberg, as he's done everything from scoring a rock version of Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream," to recording whales in Alaska with electronic music pioneer Bernie Krause, to being awarded two patents - one on audio enhancement of consumer audio systems, and one for telecommunications. Then there's the time he was standing on the top of the bar at the Roxy club in Cologne, playing guitar with DJs...but that's another story, for another time.

Craig is currently writing, consulting to companies, doing workshops, and writing books. He's partnered with Sweetwater Publishing on ten new eBooks, Max Your Mix!, Mic'Ing for Musicians, Secrets of Equalization, The Huge Book of Studio One Tips and Tricks, How to Record and Mix Great Guitar Tracks, The Big Book of Helix Tips & Tricks, The Big Book of Dynamics FX, Innovative Techniques for Pro Tools, Record and Mix Great Vocals in Studio One, and The Musician's Audio Handbook. These are based on an innovation publishing model where the eBooks are updated periodically, like software, with free updates to eBook owners for "point" updates, and reduced prices for new editions.

He introduces his latest music video projects, and tutorial videos, on his YouTube channel. Although dialing back on social media in favor of his forum, web site, and YouTube channel, he still appears sometimes as @craig_anderton on X/Twitter and also on Instagram.

For More Information

 

Music & Chat with Shueli-li Ong, a live stream YouTube chat - Singapore meets Nashville

Insights in Sound video interview with Daniel Keller at the 2021 Summer NAMM show

Interview by Daniel Schauer, from Democratizing Music

Interview by Ted Burmas on the Sonic Nuance Electronics Site.

Craig guested on Dan Giffin's Live Producers Online podcast - Episode #33 on Songwriting Workflow and Music Psychology.

One Louder magazine featured a lengthy interview in Issue #7.

Craig guested on Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle podcast.

Additional video and radio interviews:

Interview with Ty Christian, People Like Things for the Wrong Reasons

Sound Experience, Mixing Techniques with Craig Anderton

Sweetwater Minute, Craig Anderton Interview Pt 1 of 2

Sweetwater Minute, Craig Anderton Interview, Pt 2 of 2

Bibliography

Seven Simple Steps to Buying a Word Processor (Warner Brothers)

Electronic Projects for Musicians First Edition (Music Sales)

Electronic Projects for Musicians Second Edition (Music Sales)

Home Recording for Musicians (Music Sales)

Cubase SX/SL Mixing and Mastering (Music Sales)

Sonar 3 Mixing and Mastering (Music Sales)

Sonar Insider (Music Sales)

Digital Projects for Musicians (Music Sales)

MIDI for Musicians (Music Sales)

DigiTech GNX Guitar Workstation: The Power User’s Guide (Music Sales)

Power Sequencing with Master Tracks Pro (Music Sales)

The Complete Guide to the Alesis HR16 and MMT8 (Music Sales)

Digital Delay Handbook (Music Sales)

The Electronic Musician’s Dictionary (Music Sales)

Guitar Gadgets (Music Sales)

Multieffects for Musicians (Music Sales)

Adobe Audition CS5 Classroom in a Book (Peachpit Press)

Adobe Audition CS6 Classroom in a Book (Peachpit Press)

Do-It-Yourself Projects for Guitarists (Backbeat Books)

The 21st Century Guitarist (Waves)

Making Music with Sonar Home Studio (CEngage)

The Guitarist’s Guide to Sonar (CEngage)

Quick Start: Audio Mastering (Wizoo)

Quick Start: Propellerhead Software Reason 2 (Wizoo)

Quick Start: Sonar (Wizoo)

Sonar 2 (with CD-ROM) (Wizoo)

Cakewalk Home Studio (Wizoo)

How to Use and Apply Equalization (Hal Leonard)

How to Get the Best Sounds Out of Amp Sim Software (Hal Leonard)

How to Record and Mix Great Vocals (Hal Leonard)

The Musician’s Guide to Audio (Hal Leonard)

How to Create Compelling Mixes (Hal Leonard)

How to Apply Dynamics Processing (Hal Leonard)

Microphones for the Recording Musician (Hal Leonard)

How to Choose and Use Audio Interfaces (Hal Leonard)

EQ De-Mystified (Craig Anderton Publishing)

The Big Book of Sonar Tips 1 (Craig Anderton Publishing)

The Second Big Book of Sonar Tips (Craig Anderton Publishing)

The Huge Book of Cakewalk by BandLab Tips (Craig Anderton Publishing)

How to Record and Mix Great Vocals in Studio One (Craig Anderton Publishing)

Beyond Compression: The Complete Guide to Dynamics in Studio One (Craig Anderton Publishing)

How to Create Compelling Mixes in Studio One (Craig Anderton Publishing)

The Big Book of Studio One Tips & Tricks (Craig Anderton Publishing, for Studio One version 4)

How to Record and Mix Great Guitar Sounds in Studio One (Craig Anderton Publishing)

Max Your Mix! (Sweetwater Publishing)

How to Record and Mix Great Guitar Tracks (Sweetwater Publishing)

The Huge Book of Studio One Tips and Tricks (Sweetwater Publishing)

Mic'Ing for Musicians (Sweetwater Publishing)

The Big Book of Helix Tips and Tricks (Sweetwater Publishing)

The Big Book of Dynamics FX (Sweetwater Publishing)

Innovative Techniques for Pro Tools (Sweetwater Publishing)

The Musician's Audio Handbook (Sweetwater Publishing)

Record and Mix Great Vocals in Studio One (Sweetwater Publishing)

Secrets of Equalization (Sweetwater Publishing)