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Ever wondered how to record music in your own home, hook up a keyboard or guitar to your personal computer, or set up a system to remix a dance track? With talent, determination, and a modest home computer system, you can do all that and more. Personal computers have revolutionized music, enabling artists to compose, perform, record, and distribute music in the comfort of their own homes. Your personal computer can be your key to the once-impenetrable music industry. So how can you get started on this exciting journey? Reading Getting Started in Computer Music is an excellent first step. This book is not a technical manual, or an operational guide for specific software or platforms; instead, it is a useful introduction to the myriad ways you can use your computer to create, learn, perform, manipulate, write, and record music.

Get the most out of Kontakt 2 with this definitive guidebook! This book/DVD pack offers musicians an unparalleled close-up view of one of the most powerful software samplers on the market. A thorough encyclopedic treatment of every button, knob, and function of Kontakt 2 is balanced with practical tutorials (from beginner to advanced) demonstrating how to create instruments from scratch using samples on the accompanying DVD. There is also a section with hands-on examples on how the sampler can be used in both a studio and a live environment. Includes numerous pointers to companies and web sites producing Kontakt 2-related procucts, a special appendix devoted to people who want to use Kontakt 2 live onstage, and a companion DVD filled with tutorial files and 3 GB of samples from various sample library companies.

This witty and informative book demonstrates the finer points of live sound mixing from the perspective of an industry veteran with a proven track record. Through his easy-to-understand tips, readers will learn the secrets that Yakabuski's used to make Van Halen, Aerosmith, Julio Iglesias and others sound great. Professional Sound Reinforcement Techniques gives unique insight into a wide variety of general and specific live sound topics, from PA system setup and band politics to zone equalization and signal processing.

As its name suggests, Ableton Live 5 was designed with the live performer in mind - but it goes well beyond that. You can integrate this live performance and studio software into your existing home or professional music studio to produce, compose, DJ, and much more. But how? Ableton Live 5 Power! is the key you need to revolutionize your studio by incorporating Live 5. Written for musicians by a fellow musician who uses Live on a daily basis, this useful guide explores fundamental and advanced Live features, and includes insider tips, tricks, and interviews with Live power users to provide you with a comprehensive overview of the ins and outs of this powerful software. Whether you are a beginner in the digital audio field or a seasoned pro, Ableton Live 5 Power! is the reference you need to take your music to the next level. You'll get in-depth coverage on: installing and running Live editing, recording, performing and on-the-fly composing with Live using the MIDI features of Live, including overdub recording, quantizing, and importing and exporting files employing effects and virtual instruments in your Live projects adding the power of Live to your band or stage production making Live the hub of your software studio using ReWire.

If you recognize all the power that ACID Pro software has to offer for composing, recording, editing, and producing, and you want to learn more, this book is for you. This comprehensive book explains how to get the most out of this increasingly popular software. From the basics of song creation to incorporating ACID Pro software into your live performance, you'll learn the tricks of the trade and find out how to achieve truly professional results. This official guide is your essential guide to truly leveraging this application to its fullest.

One vital topic most home and project recording enthusiasts ignore in their studios is acoustics, to their detriment, neglecting acoustics prevents musicians from recording the best sound possible. Improving a studio's acoustics can be simple and inexpensive - all you need is some guidance. Acoustics for the Home and Project Studio focuses on creating a great-sounding home or project studio in an existing room, without construction. Solutions are provided for all budgets, from non-existent to high-end. Thirteen example studios are provided, with diagrams, and photos of actual rooms created with the designs.

How to Be a DJ delves into the main categories of being a Disc Jockey: Radio, Nightclub and Bar, and Private Affair DJ. The National Association of Mobile Entertainers states that there are already sixty thousand mobile DJs in the US alone, not including bar and nightclub DJs. In an effort to either get started on the right foot or advance to the next level of their career, this significantly large number of new DJs entering the field are all looking for information on music, equipment, and a direction pertaining to each of the individual DJ fields. Fun and lighthearted while tremendously informative, the discussion of the responsibilities of each DJ genre is intended to help readers decide which type of DJ they should be if it hasn't been decided already. With practice techniques and tips on how to master equipment, this book sets out to inform readers on how to achieve success and sharpen their strategy in this competitive market.

Aimed at experienced users of the Pro Tools program, Pro Tools 6 Overdrive! offers concise chunks of guru-level advice on the Pro Tools application. A complex software program with applications in disparate professional contexts, Pro Tools is by far the most popular music technology application on the market today, setting many standards over the years for the non-linear digital audio production community. Pro Tools 6 Overdrive! cuts to the chase and provides power tip after power tip, gleaned from the author's experience as a Pro Tools power user. The book's nonlinear format means that readers don't have to sit down and read it from beginning to end in order to benefit from it. Instead, they can pull useful tips and techniques from any chapter and immediately apply them to their work.

This book builds on the momentum created in the highly successful Cubase SX Power! (Muska & Lipman, 1929685858). Falling within the new Ignite! series, this is the perfect companion for users just starting out with either Cubase SL or Cubase SX. It is also a great solution for current users looking to get up to speed on the newest features of this version. Readers are able to grasp not only the functionalities but concepts behind the software. The simplified explanation throughout makes it easy for eager learners to get through the information quickly so they can start using the software effectively!