Synopses & Reviews
This interactive CD-ROM, geared toward the beginning user of ACID«, is meant to help the musician get up and running quickly on this powerful software. "ACID CSi Starter" utilizes an interactive environment for learning by providing a vehicle for you to see/hear an experienced user take you through the steps of producing a song. ACID is a quality, digital music application aimed at the hobbyist and professionals interested in loop based music production. It enables you to simply select audio loops from an explorer window, drag them onto the program's track view, and arrange them into multiple-track projects. This CSi Starter is not super technical, but provides enough background information to keep you on track. The structure of the movie tutorials are designed to maximize a clear and concise delivery of the information. "ACID CSi Starter" is applicable for both ACID PRO 4.0 and Screenblast« ACID 4.0 versions.
Synopsis
If youÂ're a beginner looking for a new approach to mastering the basic features of ACID, then "ACID® 5 CSi Starter" is the guide you need! This interactive, tutorial CD-ROM allows you to work your way through a basic production from start to finish as you discover how easy it is to get down to the business of producing a song. Sit back and watch a DAW pro show you the ins and outs as you work through three hours of movie tutorials on such topics as Recording Audio/MIDI, Automation Envelopes, Rendering a Mix, and Exporting a Loop. Use the quizzing feature to test yourself along the way. "ACID 5 CSi Starter" is full of movie tutorials that include not only basic functionality, but also production techniques, special shortcuts, key commands, and before and after audio examples.
About the Author
Robert Guérin is author of the popular "Cubase SX Power!" (Muska & Lipman Publishing, 1929685858), "Cubase Power!" (Muska & Lipman Publishing, 1929685459), and "MIDI Power!" (Muska & Lipman Publishing, 1929685661).
As a composer for the past 14 years, Robert has worked on different personal and commercial projects such as feature & short films, television themes, educational and corporate videos. Composing, arranging, playing, recording, and mixing most of his material, he has developed working habits that allow him to be creative without losing the sense of efficiency.
As a professor, Robert has teaches courses covering a wide range of topics, such as: computer software for musicians, digital audio technologies, sound on the web, sound in multimedia productions, hard disk recording, and many more. He has been program coordinator at Trebas Institute and a part time professor at Vanier College both in Montreal. Robert has developed online courses on sound integration in Web pages and has written numerous articles for audio and music related online magazines. He has also published three successful titles on Cubase, a fourth book on MIDI (MIDI Power) and is currently collaborating on several other music-technology related educational products.
As an entrepreneur, he has developed many skills necessary in today's cultural world. Robert has expanded his knowledge and expertise to ensure his business survival by adopting new multimedia and web related technologies since 1994.
Table of Contents
1. Intro 2. Setup 3. Adding Content 4. Editing 5. Mixing 6. Delivery