Laptop Music Power!

Description

Laptop computers are becoming increasingly popular for writing, recording, producing, and performing music. Used in conjunction with today's popular music-creation software (such as Reason, Ableton Live, Sonar, Cubase, Pro Tools, and others) and a host of compact, portable hardware devices (preamps, MIDI controllers, break-out boxes, etc.), laptop computers are capable of the kind of recording wizardry that, just a few short years ago, would have been found only in expensive studios. And in the last few years, laptops have taken their place among other instruments on the performance stage--where loops, rhythms, and additional parts, triggered from the computer, join the other instruments (guitar, drums, singers, etc.) in the creation of live music.

CONTENTS:

1. Using Computers Live!
2. The (Recent) History of Computers in Live Music
3. Choosing a Computer for Live Performance
4. Music on a Mac
5. Music on a Windows PC
6. Choosing an Audio Interface
7. Choosing a MIDI Controller
8. Digital DJing
9. Live Looping and Ableton Live
10. Performing with Ableton Live
11. More on Looping
12. Live Sequencing
13. Live Sound Generation
14. Designing Your Own Live Applications
15. Conclusions and Speculations
Epilogue: Return from Kuala Lumpur