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24 alternatives to How Music Works
Updated with a new section on digital curation
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. How Music Works launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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The joy, physics and business of making music
2015 · its alternatives →
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A book of creative strategies for electronic music producers
2015 · makingmusic.ableton.com · its alternatives →
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Essays and conversations about music and technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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#MusicTech▲69Data science, music discovery, and lots of fun use-cases!
2015 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →
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Exploring the connection between music and the human brain
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The end of an industry and the patient zero of piracy
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads
2015 · freemusicarchive.org · its alternatives →
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A history of how music is made
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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From Mozart to Metallica. The power of beautiful sounds
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Hidden Layer▲119Interviews with musicians about their creative processes
2017 · hiddenlayer.co · its alternatives →
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Public Parts▲83How sharing in the digital age improves the way we work
2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →
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