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Digital Music Doctor Digital Arranger - Know It All! (Data DVD)
Digital Music Doctor's Digital Arranger - Know It All! is a Data DVD featuring video tutorials covering all major aspects of writing songs, composing, and arranging music for production in a computer environment. The lessons also contain extensive supplementary material including scores, groove kits, and discographies.The Theory & Harmony Section presents a review of traditional music theory and harmony, including scales and chords, as well as melody writing and chord progressions and substitutions.The Genres Section discusses the distinguishing characteristics of music genres while also giving you a general model for creating musical arrangements. There is an overview of the styles, rhythms, and chord progressions of the most common music genres: Pop/Rock, R&B/Urban, Jazz, Country, Latin, Rap/Hip-Hop, and Dance/Electronica.The Arranging Section analyzes typical instrument ensembles and virtual instruments used in creating digital arrangements. This section also presents principles of song structure and voicing as well as selected digital production techniques and automated arranging tools.The Digital Arranger-Know It All! course also includes extensive supplementary content: •MIDI, MusicXML scores (including guitar tabs), and audio files of all examples •Chord progressions and MIDI groove clips for drum and rhythm tracks for each major music genre •Automated scale and chord constructors •Discographies of major music genres including YouTube video links •Virtual instrument market surveys...details

Digital Music Doctor Sonar 8 - Know It All! (Data DVD)
The Sonar 8 - Know It All! DVD is a complete guide to making music with Cakewalk Sonar 8 and even includes updated tutorials for 8.5. The Quick Start section reviews the features that are new to the series and contains an introduction to Sonar projects as well as training on editing and mixing. The Audio section provides in-depth instruction on recording, mixing, and mastering digital audio using Sonar 8. The Loops & Remix section demonstrates the tools used for Grooves and Acidized clips, including the AudioSnap features. The Sonar 8 training provides a comprehensive section on MIDI which explains setting up Sonar 8 software to work with Virtual Instruments, Rewire, and hardware MIDI devices, as well as more recording and editing tips. The Tools & Techniques section includes tutorials on Cakewalk's Session Drummer, Step Sequencer and provides expert advice on Surround Sound Mixing.The Cakewalk Sonar 8 video tutorials are 3 hours and 19 minutes of Adobe Flash interactive videos in Data DVD and digital distribution format....details

Digital Music Doctor Cubase 5 - Know It All! DVD
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Digital Music Doctor Ableton Live 8 Know It All! (Data DVD)
The Digital Music Doctor Ableton Live 8 Know It All! DVD contains offers a complete instructional guide to making music using the Ableton Live 8 Digital Audio Workstation. The DVD's Quick Start section presents a grand tour of Live 8's functions as well as a review of the new features in Live 8. The Audio Section contains in-depth tutorials on audio setup, recording, mixing, and mastering. The MIDI section features tutorials on virtual instruments, hardware synthesizers, MIDI editing, Rewire, and the Instrument, Effects, and Drum Racks. The Loops & Remix section presents a comprehensive discussion of using loops and the Audio Warp function. The Live Performance section of the DVD demonstrates Live's unique Session View as well as several DJ features.The Ableton Live 8 tutorials on Live 8 Know it All! are 3 hours and 17 minutes of Adobe Flash interactive videos in data DVD format that you play in your Windows XP or MAC OS X-equipped computers with DVD-ROM disc drive (NOTE: This Data DVD is like a CD-ROM and will not play in a video DVD player). For detailed descriptions of the subjects covered as well as the module timings for these courses see Digital Music Doctor Ableton Live 8, Ableton Live 7 and Ableton Live 6 course descriptions....details

Digital Music Doctor Mixing & Mastering Know it All! (Data DVD)
The Digital Music Doctor Mixing & Mastering Know It All! tutorial DVD offers a complete guide to digital audio mixing and mastering. An overview section introduces the necessary audio engineering concepts. Both the Mixing and Mastering sections are organized into a straightforward framework consisting of 5 elements: volume, panning, dynamics, EQ, and effects.The tutorials on the instructional DVD illustrate the principles and concepts of audio mixing and mastering using a number of examples created in popular pro audio products. Examples in the Mixing section use primarily Pro Tools, Sonar, and Cubase, and examples in the Mastering section concentrate on Ozone, Sound Forge, Audition, and Soundtrack Pro. Audio plug-ins from T-Racks, Waves, PSP Audioware, and Voxengo are also demonstrated.The Mixing & Mastering tutorials are 4 hours and 16 minutes of Adobe Flash interactive videos on a data DVD that you play in your Windows XP or MAC OS X-equipped computers with DVD-ROM disc drive (NOTE: This Data DVD is like a CD-ROM and will not play in a video DVD player). For detailed descriptions of the subjects covered as well as the module timings for this course see the Mixing & Mastering Tutorial Outline in the features section.Mixing section covers these recording softwares Pro Tools Cubase SonarMastering section covers these recording softwares Ozone Sound Force Audition Soundtrack ProCovers these elements: Environment Volume Panning EQ Dynamics Effects Techniques...details

Digital Music Doctor Pro Tools 8 - Know It All! (Data DVD)
DigiDesign Pro Tools tutorials give you a complete guide to making music with Pro Tools. The Quick Start section provides an overview of the features and functions in this leading music software program. The Mixing and Mastering section demonstrates complete session examples of both audio mixing and mastering, including explanations of the most commonly used audio plug-ins. The Loops and Remix section explains the Elastic Audio function and also walks through creating a hip-hop remix. The MIDI section demonstrates how to work with virtual instruments, hardware synthesizers, and Rewire as well as the use of the MIDI Editor and Score Editor. The Tools and Techniques section covers Recording and the Pro Tools Creative Collection virtual instruments.The Pro Tools 8 tutorials are 3 hours and 36 minutes of Adobe Flash videos in data DVD format:Quick Start Pro Tools tutorials:Introduction: The introduction to DigiDesign Pro Tools provides an overview of the training: Welcome Course Overview NavigationWhat's new: Discusses what's new in Pro Tools 8 compared with previous versions: AIR Virtual Instruments Score Editor Elastic Pitch Loops FX Plug-ins MIDI Editor Comping TemplatesEdit Window: Discusses one of the main windows, the Edit Window: Regions Tracks Transport Timebase Rulers Memory Locations Zoom Tools Buses Aux InputsMix Window: Reviews the features and functions of the Mix Window: Input/Output Sends Inserts Automation Groups Master FaderSessions: Explains Sessions through the following topics: Audio Interfaces Playback Engine Playback Buffers Video Session Data File Management Colors Control Surfaces Templates Keyboard Shortcuts Preferences Sample Rate Bit Depth Window ConfigurationsAudio Editing: A basic introduction to the Editing functions available: Trimmer Selector Grabber Fades Smart Tool Edit Modes Scrubber Pencil ToolMixing and mastering Pro Tools tutorials:Mixing I and II: Uses an example session to demonstrate the principles of audio mixing: Panning EQ Compression Sends Reverb AudioSuite Automation Inserts Bounce to Disc Dynamic Voice Allocation DitherMastering I and II: Explains the basic principles of mastering using the iZotope Ozone mastering suite: Stereo Imaging Reverb Compression Loudness MaximizingLoops and remix tutorials:Overview: An Overview oriented towards Loops and Remixing: Elastic Audio Acid & Rex Files Analysis View Warp View Quantizing Grooves Elastic Pitch SwingRemix examples: Uses a Pro Tools session to demonstrate the following: Elastic Audio Properties Elastic Audio Settings Region Groups Tempo RulerMIDI tutorials:Virtual instruments: The Virtual Instruments tutorial discusses the following topics: MIDI Background Xpand! VST/RTAS Adapter Reason Rewire Multitimbral Multichannel Native InstrumentsHardware synths: The Hardware Synths section discusses the following topics: MIDI Ports MIDI Studio Setup Track Input Patch Maps Cherry Picker MIDI ThruMIDI edit: The MIDI editing tutorials demonstrate the MIDI editi...details

Digital Music Doctor Ableton Live 7 - Know It All! CD-Rom
The Ableton Live 7 Know It All! CD from Digital Music Doctor offers you a complete guide to making music using the Ableton Live 7 Digital Audio Workstation. The Quick Start section presents a grand tour of the functions in Live as well as a review of the new features in Live 7. The Audio Section contains in-depth tutorials on audio setup, recording, mixing, and mastering. The MIDI section features tutorials on virtual instruments, hardware synthesizers, MIDI editing, Rewire, and the Instrument, Effects, and Drum Racks. The Loops & Remix section presents a comprehensive discussion of the Audio Warp function as well as a Remix example. The Live Performance section demonstrates Live's unique Session View as well as several DJ features....details

Digital Music Doctor Pro Tools 7 Know It All! Tutorial DVD
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Digital Music Doctor Logic Pro 8 Know It All! Tutorial DVD
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Digital Music Doctor Digital Producer - Know It All! DVD
Digital Music Doctor's Digital Producer DVD is your complete guide to making music using digital sources: loops, synthesizers, and samplers. The tutorials cover a wide variety of musical genres-everything from making beats to creating orchestral tracks.The "Overview" and "Concepts" sections present a brief history of digital music production and the role of the producer, as well as providing a foundation of basic audio and MIDI concepts used throughout the course. There are two general sections, "Synths & Samplers" and "Time & Pitch," which illustrate the techniques of digital music production. These sections use examples primarily from Native Instruments Absynth and Kontakt, as well as Sony Acid Pro and Pro Tools Beat Detective.There are four sections which address creating music for specific instrument groups: the "Drums" section uses examples from FXpansion BFD and GURU, as well as Ableton Live Impulse and FL Studio. The "Guitar & Bass" section focuses on Steinberg Virtual Guitarist, MusicLab RealGuitar, Spectrasonics Trilogy, and Bornemark Broomstick Bass. The "Jazz & Orchestra" section includes examples from the Garritan Jazz & Big Band, Cakewalk Dimension Pro, Giga Virtual Instrument, Propellerheads Reason Piano Refill, and Kontakt. The "Vocals" section covers vocal editing and processing using Melodyne Celemony and the Waves Vocal Bundle, as well as addressing such topics as Vocoders, stutter, and vocal extraction.The Digital Producer tutorials are 4 hours and 6 minutes of Adobe Flash interactive videos in data DVD format.Overview Introduction: Covers the course overview and navigation. 6:15 in length. History: Addresses digital music production and producers. 5:11 in length.Audio Primary products featured in this section include Adobe Audition Pro Tools, Cakewalk Sonar, and Dimension Pro. Audio: Covers digital audio, harmonics, and ADSR envelopes. 10:21 in length. MIDI: Topics include channels, patches, note events, editors, quantizing, and controllers. 12:22 in length.Synthesizers & Samplers Primary products featured in this section include Native Instruments Absynth and Kontakt, Cakewalk Dimension Pro, Garritan Jazz & Big Band, Reason Subtractor Malstrom, Ableton Live, and Arturia MiniMoog. Synthesizers: Covers architecture, multitimbrality, subtractive synthesis, wavetable synthesis, polyphony, and sample-based synths. 10:45 in length. Samplers: Covers multisampling, zone mapping, velocity switching, cross fading, sample editing, and disk streaming. 9:41 in length. Modifiers: Topics include filters, LFOs, envelopes, and FX. 10:18 in length. Techniques: Covers oscillator layering, sample laying, patch layering, granular synthesis, FM synthesis, and virtual instruments. 16:34 in length.Time & Pitch Primary products featured in this section include Sony Acid Pro, Cubase Audio Warp, Pro Tools Beat Detective, Reason Dr. Rex NN-XT, and Celemony Melodyne. Pitc...details

Digital Music Doctor Sound Forge 9 - Know It All! DVD ¹
Digital Music Doctor's Sound Forge 9 - Know It All! DVD is your complete guide to audio recording, editing, and mastering with Sound Forge. The Overview section covers the features that are new to Sound Forge 9 and also provides an introductory tour of the Sound Forge workspace.The second section, "Projects," is the heart of the course. It has a Quick Start tutorial, which provides an introduction to Sound Forge editing and processing tools, followed by three in-depth modules, which demonstrate editing and processing techniques using project examples.The "Tools & Techniques" tutorials contain seven mini-tutorials, which cover the specialized functions available in Sound Forge: spectrogram, video, MIDI, batch converter, acid loops, synthesis, and repairing. Finally, there is a section on CD Architect 5.2, which covers both CD creation as well as mastering using the iZotope Mastering Bundle.The Sound Forge 9 tutorials are 2 hours and 14 minutes of Adobe Flash videos in data DVD and digital download formats.Introduction: Explains how the course is organized and how to use the interactive navigation control bar. 3:41 in length. What's New: Covers the 8 channels of Sound Forge 9-multichannel, iZotope mastering bundle, noise reduction bundle, GraceNote, Dolby AC3, phase scope meters, Sony internet mastering, and Windows Vista support. 2:39 in length. Grand Tour: Introduces the main components of the Sound Forge workspace-data windows, selections, preferences, toolbars, status boxes, time ruler, and play meters. 10:44 in length. Quick Start: Overview of the functions and techniques that are used in audio editing and processing, including file types, shortcuts, cut, copy, and paste; fades ripping; saving projects; normalize; volume curves; recording; undo and redo; repeat; real time processing; and multichannel architecture. 16:30 in length. Editing: Introduction of the tools and facilities available for editing projects, including markers, playlist/cutlist, auto trim/crop, regions, auto region, crossfading, panning, mixing, replicating, channel expanding, and channel conversion. 12:47 in length. Processing I: Topics include normalization, limiters, compression, expansion, and gates. 11:59 in length. Processing II: Topics include band EQ, EQ shelving, reverb, and acoustic mirror. 9:06 in length. Repair: Topics include clipping, glitches, repair, clipped peak repair, noise reduction, click and crackle removal, and audio restoration. 8:43 in length. Generating Sounds: Three tone-generating functions will be covered, including simple synthesis, DTMF Tone Generator, and FM synthesizer. 1:09 in length. Batch Converter: Two batch-processing functions available in Sound Forge 9 will be covered, including Batch Converter and Script Editor. 3:06 in length. MIDI Keyboard & Triggers: Covers the three functions related to MIDI, namely MIDI Keyboard, MIDI triggers, and region triggers. 2:51 in length. Acid Loops: Covers three types of Acid...details

Digital Music Doctor GarageBand '08 - Know It All! Tutorial DVD
The Apple GarageBand tutorial DVD is a complete guide to making music with GarageBand software. The lessons contain a What's New section that covers all of the major new features in GarageBand '08. The Quick Start section provides a grand tour of the features and functions in GarageBand and also introduces the overall process of creating a project. The Tracks section discusses how to incorporate Real and Software Instruments in detail and also contains information on how to create Apple Loops and incorporate third-party synthesizers. The Mixer section provides advice on how to use both GarageBand standard effects and third-party effects. The Recording section covers both audio and MIDI recording including tips on how to interface external music gear. The final section demonstrates the application of many GarageBand functions by creating a remix from imported audio tracks and loops from the Apple Loop Library.The GarageBand '08 tutorial DVDs are 1 hour and 42 minutes of Adobe Flash videos in DVD and digital download formats....details