Computer BasedRecording Technology

Digital Audio Workstaion

DAW

A computer based recording software

Audio InterfacePreSonus AudioBox USB

Audacity

Audacity Pros/Conshttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Pros: Its free, works on PC & Mac.

Cons: Simple program, non-intuitive interface, not many advanced features, does not support MIDI.

Recording TermsTrack A horizontal space, assigned to one instrument, where multiple clips can be arranged and stored.Audio Track- A track for holding real audio.Midi Track A track for holding midi notes.Clip A single segment of audio.Trim To edit the length of a clip.

PublishingExport File as .mp3. (If .wav is the only option, you made need to convert it to an mp3 using itunes).Create a blog for your client. Most blogs will let you upload mp3s.www.soundcloud.comwww.wordpress.com

What is MIDI?Midi stands for: Musical Instrument Digital InterfaceAny instrument that has digitally pre-recorded sounds (most keyboards).Often computer based sounds in modern use.

Garageband

Garageband Pros/Conshttp://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/

Pros: Very user friendly, can support MIDI tracks, free on Macs.

Cons: Only for Apple, also somewhat limited in ability.

Track EditingLooping ClipsThis allows you to take a short clip and repeat it.Adjusting MIDI notesThis allows you adjust the timing and pitch of MIDI notes in the editing window.

Ableton - Live

Ableton Pros/Conshttp://www.ableton.com/

Pros: Supports MIDI, great for recording & live music making & arranging.

Cons: Cost ($100-700, though they offer educator discounts), higher learning curve.

Composing, Jamming, ImprovisingUsing session view

Using a MIDI controller

Quantizing (U)This will lock the highlighted MIDI notes to a time grid.

MIDI Controllers

Two Types of MIDIMIDI notes: In this mode, one note value is assigned to one button (or button combination) on a MIDI controller.CC (Control Change):In this mode, a software based function is assigned to a button on a MIDI controller.

Standard Midi ControllersMidi keyboardsAkai - LPK 25Akai *MPK mini

Midi input devicesKorg Nano pad B

Guitar Hero Midi ControllerX-Box 360 Guitar Hero Explorer (USB out)

Axishttp://zealousy.com/2009/12/axis/

OSCulatorhttp://www.osculator.net/

Questions

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