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By Brian Smithers
ISBN: 1-59200-148-3
416 pages
 
Ebook code : MT15
List Price : $15.99
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Description

Get ready to make music that rocks as you harness to power of SONAR 3. Cover each feature in easy-to-follow steps and build on your newfound skills as you go. Even if you are a novice to the world of music production software, the step-by-step instructions and clear illustrations within “SONAR 3 Ignite” allow you to compose, edit, and arrange your music with confidence. Quickly master new techniques as you learn how to set up new projects, record and edit MIDI and digital audio, and utilize virtual instruments. Wrap things up as you explore SONAR’s effects plug-ins and exciting new bus architecture and learn how they can enable you to realize a great-sounding mix that’s ready for CD or Web distribution.

Features

 Using a highly visual format, the author includes hundreds of screenshots to lead readers step-by-step through the fundamentals of making music with SONAR.

A systematic approach in which each concept builds on the previous concepts to create a solid foundation and instill confidence.

A friendly, relaxed and engaging style free from jargon and technobabble.

The author discusses the functions, screens, tools and processes which are most important to beginners.


Table of Contents

Part 1: Meet SONAR
1. A Tour of the Studio
2. Working with Projects and Files
3. Playing and Listening to SONAR Songs
4. Working with Audio and MIDI Clips
5. Customizing SONAR’s Look and Feel
Part 2: Using Audio Loops
6. Importing and Using Audio Loops
7. Using Groove Clips
8. Creating and Editing Groove Clips
Part 3: Creating Your Own Audio
9. Recording Your Own Audio
10. Editing Audio
11. Managing Audio Tracks and Files
Part 4: Working with MIDI
12. Using the Virtual Sound Canvas-DXi
13. Editing MIDI
14. Recording MIDI Tracks
15. Cleaning Up Your MIDI Act
16. Mastering MIDI’s Ins and Outs
Part 5: Effects and Mixing
17. Using MIDI Effects
18. Using Audio Effects
19. Mastering the Ins and Outs of Effects
20. Using the Console View
21. Capturing Your Mix for Disc and Web
Part 6: Hidden Magic
22. Working with Notes and Lyrics
23. Using Drum Maps and the Drum Grid
24. Playing Sonar’s Other Virtual Synths
25. Grooving with Cyclone DXi
26. Getting More Efficient
Appendices
A: Setup and Troubleshooting
B: Understanding Audio and MIDI
C: Managing Your CPU Resources

 

Author Bio

Brian Smithers
Brian Smithers is a classically-trained musician, conductor, and composer who has been performing and teaching music for more than twenty years. He has served as conductor of the world-famous Walt Disney World Band and has contributed articles to "Keyboard Magazine," 'Music & Computers," and "Electronic Musician." An accomplished recording engineer, he founded a Web site that was for years the only sustained Internet resource for lap-top based music production. As Course Director of Audio Workstations and Advanced Audio Workstations at Full Sail Real World Education, Mr. Smithers coordinatews and guides the curriculum of one of the largest digital audio workstation lab environments in the world. He alsoteaches music technology at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida.

 


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