You’ve got the power. You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars on recording-studio time anymore. Now, using Pro Tools—a digital-audio workstation—you can record demos at home on your own computer, edit tracks, add effects, and even output songs to a CD. But if you’re new to working with sound digitally, you face a daunting learning curve. Getting your music gear to work with your desktop computer or laptop—and producing results that you like—involves some unfamiliar tools and concepts. At last, here’s a Pro Tools book written by a musician for other musicians! Author Gina Fant-Saez knows first-hand how frustrating it can be when you first make the move to using this complex, studio-quality audio application. Rather than overwhelm you with every detail of the program and complicated terminology or functions you’ll never use, Pro Tools for Musicians and Songwriters teaches only the essentials you need to record, enhance, and output your music. With downloadable audio files from www.protoolsformusicians.com to help you get started, Pro Tools for Musicians and Songwriters will show you how to: • Use a metronome (click track) or percussion loop to help you keep time when you record • Record and combine multiple takes to create one seamless composition • Edit your tracks with crossfades, panning, doubling, automation more[ • Add and manipulate plug-in effects, such as reverb • Share your Pro Tools files with other musicians around the globe • Output your finished composition to a CD

"I'd recommend this book to anyone, whether beginner or expert." --From the Foreword by Peter Buck of R.E.M. "Because everything is explained so concisely, you spend less time wading through pages and more time recording music." --Sound on Sound magazine "An excellent book for any engineer or home recordist just getting into Pro Tools." --Tape Op magazine

Pro Tools for Music Production is a definitive guide to the system for new and professional users. Extensively illustrated in colour and packed with time saving hints and tips, you will want to keep to hand as a constant source of information. The book takes a real-world approach and shows how to build the right system to suit your needs. Detailed chapters on recording, editing and mixing blend essential knowledge with tutorials and practical examples from actual recordings. The second edition features a wealth of new and updated material, including: · Pro Tools HD systems explained · Pro Tools 6.1 software (and up to version 6.2.3) · Mac OSX installation and troubleshooting · A new chapter on MIDI · Additional and expanded tutorials · More on Identify Beat, Beat Detective and tempo maps · Extra coverage of plug-ins and virtual instruments · How to use Propellerheads Reason and Ableton Live with Pro Tools · What you need to know about the new file management capabilities · How to transfer projects between Pro Tools and other MIDI and audio software, and between Pro Tools TDM on the Mac and Pro Tools LE on the PC Pro Tools for Music Production is a vital source of reference to keep by your side, whether you are a working professional or a serious hobbyist looking for professional results.

A new edition guide to the Pro Tools system for new and professional users, this book shows how to build the right system to suit your needs. Detailed chapters on recording, editing and mixing blend essential knowledge with tutorials and practical examples from actual recordings, featuring HD systems and Pro Tools 8 software.

Whether you’re an accomplished musician or a student, GarageBand is the most rewarding way to create, perform, and record your own music. In the only Apple-certified guide to GarageBand, composer Mary Plummer starts by teaching you the interface and basic recording techniques and moves on to arranging a song, editing and mixing tracks, adding effects, and distributing your music files. Using practical step-by-step lessons and original music, you’ll learn how to record with any guitar, microphone, or MIDI keyboard; score a QuickTime movie; create an iPhone ringtone; jam with virtual musicians; and much more. A bonus lesson on advanced techniques covers little-known tips and time-savers that help you get the most out of GarageBand in a professional setting. • Turn your Mac into a full-featured recording studio • Arrange a song, edit and mix tracks, add effects, and distribute your music • Use Magic GarageBand Jam to create your own virtual backing band • Create a podcast complete with narration, music, sound effects, and artwork. • Build a soundtrack and learn to score a professional trailer • Create a fun iPhone ringtone from scratch • Learn piano and guitar through interactive video lessons with legendary recording artists All of Peachpit's eBooks contain the same content as the print edition. You will find a link in the last few pages of your eBook that directs you to the media files. Helpful tips: · If you are able to search the book, search for "Where are the lesson files?" · Go to the very last page of the book and scroll backwards. · You will need a web-enabled device or computer in order to access the media files that accompany this ebook. Entering the URL supplied into a computer with web access will allow you to get to the files. · Depending on your device, it is possible that your display settings will cut off part of the URL. To make sure this is not the case, try reducing your font size and turning your device to a landscape view. This should cause the full URL to appear.

Learn how a real professional uses Pro Tools to make multi-platinum records with this jam-packed, fast-paced guide. Including over 300 color illustrations, Multi-Platinum Pro Tools takes you inside the minds of one of the top Pro Tools engineers in the business, giving you the skills you need to succeed. Using the interactive DVD (featuring a real Nashville recording session) you watch, listen, learn and edit alongside Multi-Platinum and Gold record engineer Brady Barnett in a real Pro Tools editing session! Essential reading for current and aspiring recording engineers, students, musicians and all those who have some prior knowledge of Pro Tools but wish to become expert users, Multi-Platinum Pro Tools enables you to really enhance your Pro Tools skills without having to spend thousands on special 'digidesign training.'

Annotation 'Mixing in Pro Tools' will help you boost your understanding of the art and craft of creating great-sounding mixes. Starting with the basics of essential processors and working up to advanced signal routing and sophisticated sonic manipulation, this book will help you produce polished professional-sounding mixes.

Completely revised and updated for Logic Pro X, this Apple-certified guide shows you how to record, produce, and polish music files with Apple’s professional audio software. Veteran music producer David Nahmani’s step-by-step, instructions teach you everything from basic music creation to advanced production techniques using Logic’s software synthesizers, samplers, and digital signal processors. Learn about all of the key features in Logic Pro X including Flex Pitch, Drummer, Drum Kit Designer, Track Stacks, MIDI Effects, and more. Using the book’s online files and Logic Pro X, you’ll begin making music in the first lesson. Whether you’re looking to use your computer as a digital recording studio, create musical compositions, or transfer that song in your head into music you can share, this comprehensive book will show you how. Lesson and media files available online Focused lessons take you step-by-step through professional, real-world projects Accessible writing style puts an expert instructor at your side Ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts help you master techniques fast Lesson goals and time estimates help you plan your time Chapter review questions summarize what you’ve learned and prepare you for the Apple Certifi ed Pro Exam

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation. “How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual”—The Boston Globe Utilizing his incomparable career and inspired collaborations with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and many others, David Byrne taps deeply into his lifetime of knowledge to explore the panoptic elements of music, how it shapes the human experience, and reveals the impetus behind how we create, consume, distribute, and enjoy the songs, symphonies, and rhythms that provide the backbeat of life. Byrne’s magnum opus uncovers thrilling realizations about the redemptive liberation that music brings us all.

"An utterly satisfying examination of the business of popular music." —Nathaniel Rich, The Atlantic There’s a reason today’s ubiquitous pop hits are so hard to ignore—they’re designed that way. The Song Machine goes behind the scenes to offer an insider’s look at the global hit factories manufacturing the songs that have everyone hooked. Full of vivid, unexpected characters—alongside industry heavy-hitters like Katy Perry, Rihanna, Max Martin, and Ester Dean—this fascinating journey into the strange world of pop music reveals how a new approach to crafting smash hits is transforming marketing, technology, and even listeners’ brains. You’ll never think about music the same way again. A Wall Street Journal Best Business Book