"Making Music On Your PC" is written for beginners who want to learn how to make and play music on their PC, with or without a boost from the Internet. It's for those who want to play as well as for those who need to know about business applications for sound, such as embedding music in presentation documents. The CD-ROM contains a one-minute sound track for sampling, plus shareware music utilities.

From using a computer as a simple keyboard to enhancing presentations with sound to creating a home studio, Making Music with Your PC explains the choices and options available today. This easy-to-understand book answers common questions about how computer users can take full advantage of the sound manipulation capabilities of their home computers.

A handbook on making music using a computer. Topics covered include MIDI sequencing, music notation and printing, hard disk recording, multimedia, connecting computers and instruments, and sychronization. It includes a directory of music hardware and software manufacturers and a glossary of terms.

Get the most out of your iPad's music capabilities! Music recording and performance apps are some of the top grossing applications for iPad. Major label artists are making use of Apple's iOS products and apps to make music and have even recorded complete albums on the iPad. Written by an experienced Apple and digital music journalist, this unique resource opens your eyes--and ears--to the amazing possibilities that the iPad offers as a musical creation device for both novices and professionals. You'll sing a new tune when you learn the power and simplicity of using the iPad as a tool for creating professional-quality music. Introduces the unique possibilities that the iPad presents for creating professional-level and high-quality music Explores how the iPad can serve as a complete set of musical instruments, recording studio, and composition tool all in one Discusses all areas of music production from recording live instruments and vocals to building drum parts and working with samples Shares interviews and helpful tips from world-famous recording artists Recommends a variety of suggested accessories to add to your iPad Tune in! Make Music with iPad is a must-have guide for any iPad user with an interest in music, regardless of the level of experience.

Making Music With Samples is packed with creative, hands-on tips - aimed at getting the reader actively enjoying the art of sampling as quickly and easily as possible - interspersed with snippets of essential theoretical stuff: whether it's the science of sound, or copyright legalities. Starting with the absolute basics of what sampling is, author Dan Duffell progresses from simpler, widely-used tools like small loop-based samplers, through the various platforms available to the sample user - the different methods and equipment required to create and manipulate samples, including: hardware samplers, sampling/keyboard workstations, computer setups, software samplers, drum samplers, etc. He then describes the setting up procedures needed to get you started - connections and installation, signal levels and so on - at the same time providing some relevant background information on how a sampler actually works. Next: choosing source material - whether created you, or from sample CDs like the one attached, or from other people's recordings - which inevitably also raises the thorny subject of copyright and licensing: sampling and the law.Then there's a section depicting the basic layout and operation of some well-known software and hardware samplers, and a look at Sampling & Synthesis and Modular Systems...

Gone are the days when recording an album required a large, expensive recording studio and piles of ultra hi-tech equipment. Lily Allen's myspace video netted her no.1 in the UK singles chart and an NME nomination, folk singer Seth Lakeman made an album in his kitchen for £300 and has been nominated for a Mercury Prize. And of course, there's the Arctic Monkeys - winners of a Mercury Prize, a Brit Award and two NME awards, who marketed their album through demo tapes and file sharing. Nicola Slade shows how anyone can record and mix killer music from the comfort of their bedroom. The author explains what hardware, software and mixing equipment is required, and includes a history of the digitisation of music, advice on marketing and promoting your music and contributions from DIY music artists who have made it big.

Here's how to make sound decisions about a desktop studio Get the lowdown on equipment, design your studio space, and set your music free! If you've been dreaming of making music with your computer, wake up and get started! Musician Jeff Strong clears a path for you through all the confusing options, helping you sort out hardware and software choices, coax the sound you want from your equipment, work with equalizers and processors, and start your creative juices flowing! Discover how to * Choose the right system and install software * Optimize studio sound for recording and mixing * Understand audio interfaces, sound cards, and MIDI gear * Compare popular programs * Mix and master your tracks