Digital Performer Power!

Description

Take a look under the hood of Electronic Musician Magazine's Best Digital Audio Sequencer Software for three years running. Get an overview of audio and MIDI as well as step-by-step instructions on everything from optimizing setup to mixing down arrangements into a stereo master mix. Delving deep into the functionalities of this new version of Digital Performer, readers will get all the right information to master and enhance their musical creativity.
Covering Digital Performer 4, the newest version, this book provides many time-saving tips which let readers extract all they can from Digital Performer's feature set.
Master the award-winning multi-track sequencer design and most advanced music and audio recording system for the Mac.
A tutorial section offers exercies aimed at helping readers learn and fully understand this popular music software.
The author makes liberal use of screenshots to familiarize readers with DP's interface and to demonstrate its numerous and powerful functions.

1. About Digital Performer and Your Mac
2. Setting Up Digital Performer
3. Navigating Digital Performer
4. Setting Up a New Project
5. Project Management: Part 1
6. Project Management: Part 2
7. Recording Audio
8. Recording Midi
9. Midi: Region Menu, Plug-Ins and Virtual Instruments
10. Editing
11. Arranging
12. Mixing
13. Processing and Mastering
14. Notation
15. Scoring
Appendices
A: Surround and Digital Performer
B: Polar
C: Drum Editor
D: Beat Detection
E: Additional Resources