<li>Capturing ideas quickly</li> <li>Writing memorable tunes and songs</li> <li>Using loops</li> <li>Understanding MIDI and software Instruments</li> <li>Understanding audio recording and real instruments</li> <li>Using effects - effectively!</li> Let's face it, for many beginners and amateur musicians new to computer-based music making, much of today's top-of-the-range recording software is far too complicated to operate. It's not like that with GarageBand. The complicated stuff remains hidden from view, with just the basic controls on display. The interface is friendly and inviting rather than off-putting, and capturing your ideas is quick and intuitive.
Keep it Simple with GarageBand contains a series of easy music making projects for beginners and amateur musicians. Follow these simple projects and you'll not only learn how to use GarageBand effectively, you'll also pick up tons of insider tips on songwriting, constructing tunes and pro-style audio production along the way: all explained in easy-to-understand terminology. Each project is preceded by on-topic, background information explaining just what you will be doing and why.
Keep it Simple with GarageBand!

Keep It Simple with Garage Band: Easy Music Projects for Beginners

Computers & Technology

Gemmell, Keith

Web Development & Design

PC Publishing

Do you want to learn the basics of composition and arranging, and find out how to sequence, record and mix your compositions using Cubase VST? If so, this book is for you.Get Creative with Cubase VST will help you understand the composition process. You'll learn how to get the ideas in the first place, and how to develop, record and mix them into a satisfying whole.Practical projects are the essence of this book--working through them and comparing your results with the examples on the CD will provide a clear insight into the creative process. And you'll be learning how to use Cubase VST at the same time.Get Creative with Cubase VST shows you how to:Conceive musical ideas and develop them Understand melody, harmony, rhythm--the building blocks of composition Use MIDI to emulate real instruments like woodwind, brass, strings, guitars Record vocals and real instruments using Cubase audio tracks Use Score edit to produce professional music partsRead this book and discover the art of writing and producing music as you master the functions of Cubase VST 5 itself. By using it. Creatively of course!Keith Gemmell is a composer, arranger and lecturer in Popular Music and Music Technology at Mid Kent College in the UK.

Get Creative With Cubase VST

Interested in composing--maybe for film and TV? Want to learn how to sequence, record and mix effectively with Emagic Logic? This project based book and CD will help you do both in a practical and enjoyable way. After all, much of today's commercial music is produced using little more than the composer's creativity harnessed with power of Emagic Logic production software.The goals of Get Creative with Emagic Logic are to foster the user's creativity and help build effective song composition and audio production skills. This is achieved with the aid of step-by-step examples, providing opportunities to compose, record and mix entire productions into a satisfying whole. The powerful production features of Logic are discovered along the way including:MIDI and audio recordingAudio Objects and EffectsUsing the Track MixerTrack AutomationAudio WindowSample Edit WindowEvent ListHyper Edit--including Drum EditorMatrix EditorScore EditorTransform window

Get Creative With Emagic Logic

Cubase SX/SL is undoubtedly one of the most powerful MIDI and audio production suites around--but are you realising it's full potential? This highly readable book is crammed with practical 'insider' tips and tricks on using the program creatively. It goes beyond the manual, delving deep beneath the surface to reveal the program's wealth of hidden secrets. Keep it by you as you work. You'll find it not only a great companion for troubleshooting and advice but also a source of inspiration. Discover the art of recording, arranging, editing, using plug-ins and VST instruments, processing audio, mixing and much more--all within the realms of Cubase SX/SL.Keith Gemmell is a composer/arranger and music technology author/ lecturer who uses Cubase SX professionally on a daily basis.

Cubase SX/SL Tips and Tricks

Cubase 4 is undoubtedly one of the most powerful MIDI and audio production suites around - but are you realizing its full potential? This highly readable book is crammed with practical "insider" tips and tricks using the program creatively.
Keep it by you as you work. You'll find it not only a great companion for troubleshooting and advice but also a source of inspiration.
Discover the art of recording, arranging, editing, using plug-ins and VST instruments, processing audio, mixing and much more - all within the realms of Cubase 4.

Cubase 4 Tips and Tricks

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<li>Recording, editing, mixing and mastering</li>
<li>Time saving shortcuts</li>
<li>Discover Cubase 5 s hidden secrets</li>
<li>Become a power user</li>
<li>Improve your workflow</li>
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Cubase 5 is undoubtedly one of the most powerful MIDI and audio production environments around but are you realising its full potential? This highly readable book is crammed with practical insider tips and tricks on using the program creatively.
Keep it by you as you work. You ll find it not only a great companion for troubleshooting and advice but also a source of inspiration. Discover the art of recording, arranging, editing, using plug-ins and VST instruments, processing audio and mixing all within the realms of Cubase 5. 
Cubase 5 contains some amazingly cool new features and we've investigated them all to provide you with up-to-the-minute info on LoopMash, Groove Agent ONE, Beat Designer, VariAudio, PitchCorrect, REVerence, VST Expression and many more.

Cubase 5 Tips and Tricks

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

Creative Projects with Cubase VST" takes an artistic, exercise-based approach to helping musicians and students learn the art of composing and arranging in the Cubase environment. In an informal and personable style, author Keith Gemmell shows readers how they can get ideas and develop, record, and mix them into a satisfying whole. A perfect companion book to "Cubase Power!

Creative Projects with Cubase VST

Programming

Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade

Whether you are interested in composing soundtracks, jingles, or just some catchy tunes, author Keith Gemmell will help you develop the skills you need to get the most out of your software. Test your developing skills along the way as you complete projects such as building assigned compositions from scratch, editing your audio, and producing a readable score and parts. Projects build upon each other as you work your way through the book. Covering everything from the creative process of developing your musical idea to shaping it and taking it through the final production process, "Creative Projects with Logic Audio" is all you need to turn your ideas into an awesome reality!

Creative Projects with Logic Audio

The Politics of South African Cricket

Taylor & Francis Group

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