Create exceptional music using Pro Tools in the home or commercial studio.This book provides a complete explanation of the entire production process from initial song demo to final master while showing you how Pro Toolssupports each step. Learn the latest Pro Tools functions and techniques - the methods the top producers and engineers use to make their music projects stand out from the rest.Now in its third edition the first book everwritten about Pro Tools has been updated for Pro Tools 7.3 including all of the most recent improvements and features.

All the tools the beginner novice and intermediate Tin Whistle player needs in order to progress to a high level of competence in Irish music. Includes an 'Orientation to Traditional Irish Music' which puts the music incontext with information on scales and modes dance tune types the historical roots of Whistle playing and advice for learning by ear. The book is full of thorough instruction exercises and musical examples: from holding fingering breathing and blowing up to advanced ornamentation phrasing and variations. Features a simple and penetrating new approach to understanding and notating ornamentation that goes beyond any previous method. Alsoincludes history and theory of traditional Irish Tin Whistle music. For those who don't read music almost all the exercises and examples appear on the companion audio. Audio download available online.

Introduction To The Guitar Toolbox Part 2: Book/CD Set consists of basic information from contemporary styles such as Blues Folk and Rock. This book takes the player up the Guitar neck with movable scales andchords helping the student to play in and learn new key signatures.Introduction To The Guitar Toolbox Part 2: Book/CD Set approaches the guitar from a modern guitarists point of view. The GuitarToolbox series takes the player from the simple pentatonic scale foundation to playing the complete major minor and blues fretboard.

Experience the creative power of Pro Tools 8! Whether you're an M-Powered LE or HD user the new Pro Tools 8 software will allow you to work with sound in exciting new ways! Featuring a brand-new interface new virtual instruments and plug-ins new MIDI features and more Pro Tools 8 is an exciting step forward for the world's best-known digital audio workstation. Even if you're a beginner the information in this DVD will help you get Pro Tools 8 up and running in no time. Host Andrew Eisele starts with hardware introducing you to the Mbox 2 the low-cost high-quality interface you can use with Pro Tools 8 LE. Next he'll take you on a guided tour of thesoftware's new look explaining the file menus workflow screens transport controls and other aspects of the program. You'll be introduced to many of the new virutal synths in Pro Tools 8 including the amazing Transfuser virtual synth-workstation. You'll learn how to record audio and MIDI into Pro Tools 8 be guided through the mixing process and learn how to bounce your mix to disk so you can create your own CD or upload your music to the web. Along the way Andrew will demonstrate many of the tips and techniques he's developed from teaching Pro Tools 8. No matter what level of hardware you use this DVD is a must-have for your Pro Tools-based studio!

Pro Tools 8 Advanced Level goes deep into the digital-audio application providing insights and techniques for using this powerful and amazing software to help you create spectacular music. This program begins with a tutorial that introduces you to how synthesizers work preparing you to use the new onboard soft synths in Pro Tools 8. You'll learn how to set up and use Rewire instruments and you'll get acquainted with each of the new synths in Pro Tools 8 including the Boom drum module the DB-33 organ and the Mini Grand piano. You'll explore Structure Free (a sample player) Xpand2 (a multitimbral virtual synth) and Transfuser (a virutal synth-workstation). Usingsounds from these modules host Andrew Eisele will build up an arrangement using a variety of tools such as combining analog and electronic drum tracks working with loops and groove clips and using the many onboard audio and MIDI editing tools in Pro Tools 8. In the mixing segment you'll learn advanced techniques such as isolating tracks setting up busses inserting dynamic and real-time effects writing automation and applying effects both to tracks and to the stereo bus during mastering. Throughout this video you'll learn tips and tricks you can use right away to make your own productions sound amazing!

Pro Tools is Avid's powerful DAW platform and it's everywhere from home studios and laptops to the biggest studios and tracking sessions in the world. Whether you're new to Pro Tools or a veteran user you'll find the latestrelease of PT9 to be a powerful production system and a dramatic departure from previous versions. Tracking Vocals and Instruments with Pro Tools is an indispensable guide to getting the most out of your music and your PTrig. Multiplatinum engineer/producer Glenn Lorbecki shows you step by step how to record vocals and a wide array of musical instruments.You will learn production and editing techniques that will improve the sound of yourrecordings and simplify mixing. Real-world examples show how expert engineers use PT to create stunning recordings.This is the most potent version of Pro Tools yet and given its high-tech enhancements in connectivity functionality and session portability users need a practical guide to get up and running quickly and efficiently. The Quick Pro Series cuts to the chase and gives you the best of Pro Tools at your fingertips with plenty ofsessions audio examples and video assistance to guide you along the way.

Master Ableton's Music Production and Live Performance Application-Power Tools For Ableton Live 9 is the perfect book for those that wish to achieve their goals on Ableton Live 9. If you want to be a DJ play in a band compose dance anthems from the start or make mash-ups and remixes this book will help you on your way.Power Tools For Ableton Live 9 is a brilliant book to have at hand when using Ableton Live 9 to answer any question you may have about this fantastic piece of software.Power Tools For Ableton Live 9 gives you a chance to get plenty of practice using Live with the included audio content video tutorials exercises audiosamples and third-party plug-in demos included on the accompanying DVD-ROM.

Written by a guitarist for a guitarist, Basic Pro Tools for Guitarists is the perfect way to get started recording with Pro Tools. Designed for guitarists of all skill levels, this book includes clear, easy-to-understand explanations on everything you need to know to get going. Topics include acoustic properties, microphone techniques for acoustic and electric guitars, basic Pro Tools LE functions, effects, plug-ins, and tips on recording, overdubbing, and mixing. Author Richard McIlvery has over 40 years of experience in the music industry. His unique perspective and approach will demystify the recording process for every guitarist. The included DVD guides you through the steps to making great recordings. / Guitare

Pro Tools 9 soulève la barre pour son programme de création musicale et de production audio en permettant aux utilisateurs la flexibilité de travailler avec Avid interfaces audio, un tiers des interfaces audio, ou un logiciel-seulement de nouvelles options lorsque vous utilisez un Mac ou un PC. Ici l'hôte Andrew Eisele brise tout bas pour les débutants / intermédiaires utilisateurs, fournissant un aperçu en profondeur de l'interface. Il couvre: l'éditer et mixer les fenêtres, les transports et les menus fichier, comment importer une variété de fichiers dans une session Pro Tools, ainsi que la façon d'enregistrer et éditer des fichiers audio et MIDI. Utilisation de plusieurs des instruments de bord virtuels, y compris la machine à tambour Boom, le DB-33 émulateur d'orgue, et le synthé multitimbral Xpand2, Andrew construit une piste à partir de zéro, et vous montre comment créer un workflow efficace au sein du programme. Dans le segment de mélange, les téléspectateurs d'apprendre à utiliser de nombreux outils de traitement du son Pro effets et l'utilité des plug-ins. Andrew explique la compression, égalisation, comment insérer des effets, et de nombreuses autres techniques de production utile. Enfin, vous aurez la bonne voie pour rebondir votre disque afin que vous puissiez créer votre propre CD ou téléchargez votre musique sur le web. / DVD

Apprenez à configurer et à utiliser les instruments ReWire, et se familiariser avec les synthés dans Pro Tools 9, y compris le module de batterie Boom, le DB-33 d'orgue et le piano Mini Grand. Explorez Structure Free (un lecteur d'échantillons), Xpand2 (un synthé multitimbral virtuel), et Transfuser (un synthé virtuel-poste). Utilisation des sons à partir de ces modules, l'hôte Andrew Eisele construit un arrangement combinant les pistes de batterie analogique et électronique, travaillant avec des boucles et des clips groove, et en utilisant l'audio embarquée et des outils d'édition MIDI, effets de traitement sonore, et l'utilité des plug-ins. Dans le segment de mixage, Andrew explique les techniques de production avancées, telles que la mise en place des bus, en insérant des effets dynamiques et en temps réel, l'écriture d'automatisation et d'appliquer des effets, tant pour les pistes et au bus stéréo pendant le mastering qui donnera à vos pistes un avantage professionnel. / DVD

Multimedia Visuals for Theory Ear Training and Assessment-Demonstrate and assess with projectable sight and sound keyboard visuals! Discover dozens of ways to use these handy interactive graphics in your classroom all set in a user-friendly PDF format that uses Adobe Reader 9.0 orhigher. Six visuals are presented on the CD-ROM in the Keys of C F G diatonic and pentatonic. Play different patterns of sound as others watch and listen. Show steps and skips high and low ascending and descending patterns and much more. Demonstrate a simple ostinato accompaniment so everyone can see and hear the pattern before transferring it to a pitched classroom instrument. Invite students to compose a pentatonic accompaniment on the spot! Alsoincluded are helpful suggestions by master music educator Cristi Cary Miller on more ways to use these projectable sound graphics to reinforce music theory ear training and assessment. You'll want to keep these great visuallearning tools at your fingertips. Minimize 1 or more of the keyboard graphics on your whiteboard or computer desktop for instant access throughout the day. Great for all your visual learners! Suggested for Grades K-6.

Master Steinberg's Power Multi-platform Audio Production Software-Cubase is a program that transforms your computer into a complete recording studio. It creates every button knob switch and fader found in a hardware-based studio including a few components that don't exist in that realm.Cubase 7 provides virtually unlimited tracks for musicians producers and music enthusiasts alike limited only by the power of the host computer. But with all that power and all of the options that it provides the processes ofcomposing recording editing mixing and mastering can be challenging.Power Tools for Cubase 7 was written with the new user in mind. First you'll learn the process of installation and proper studioconfiguration. Next you'll learn the foundations of rudimentary Cubase operations; how to avoid common mistakes; how to properly record and edit MIDI instrument and audio tracks; and how to use techniques that produce smoothlypolished results. Finally you'll learn how to add mastering treatments for a punchy shiny and loud mix that will compete with the pros. In the end you might know the project was mixed and mastered in your home but no one elsehas to.

Warmups Ostinati Rounds and Kids' Songs-Did you hear? Music W.O.R.K.S.! It does that is if you have the right tools to use with your students. This 'musical tool chest' is all about what W.O.R.K.S - Warm-Ups Ostinati Rounds and Kid's Songs. Within these pages you'll find many resources needed to build young musicians and a successful presentation. There are eight programmable songs in addition to a warm-up ostinati and round to vocally prepare for each song. Use all these ideastogether to create a production or offer them separately for in-class learning fun. Accompany them on the piano or use the convenient and quality accompaniment CD for hands-free teaching - there are so many choices. But wait!There's even more. The “W” section includes warm-ups to help students remember educational things and warm-ups for everyday use. The “O” section presents ostinati for instruments body percussion andvoices. The “R” section includes rounds for general use with optional Orff accompaniment as well as teaching and performance suggestions. Don't start the school year without these valuable tools and keep your studentslearning and loving music all year long! You'll see - it “works”! Available: Resource Collection (with reproducible pages) Performance/Accompaniment CD Classroom Kit (collection and P/A CD. 24 Warm-ups 16 Ostinati 14 Rounds 8 songs. For Grades 3-6.