| | | Copyright |
| | | Acknowledgments |
| | | Introduction: Making Music with Technology |
| | | | What's in This Book |
| | | | Who This Book Is For |
| | | | How to Use This Book |
| | | Chapter 1. Understanding Digital Sound |
| | | | How Sound Works |
| | | | Sound and Perception |
| | | | Sound in Digital Form |
| | | Chapter 2. Choosing Your Tools |
| | | | Inputs and Outputs |
| | | | Choosing the Right Computer |
| | | | Music and Sound Production Tools |
| | | | Going Shopping |
| | | Chapter 3. Setting Up Your Equipment |
| | | | Setting Up Your Workspace |
| | | | Connecting Physical Hardware |
| | | Chapter 4. Preparing Your Computer for Audio |
| | | | Connecting Your Virtual Studio |
| | | | Maintaining Your Virtual Studio |
| | | Chapter 5. Quick Songs with Patterns and Loops |
| | | | Patterns and Loops |
| | | | Create a Backing Track (GarageBand) |
| | | | Make a Groove Box (Kinetic) |
| | | Chapter 6. Recording Instruments and Sound |
| | | | Microphone Characteristics |
| | | | Recording Applications |
| | | | Digital Recording |
| | | Chapter 7. Processing and Effects |
| | | | Basics of Signal Processors |
| | | | Equalization |
| | | | Dynamics Processors |
| | | | Time-Related Effects |
| | | | Specialized Processors |
| | | Chapter 8. MIDI: Notes, Rhythms, and Physical Control |
| | | | Ins, Outs, and Thrus of MIDI |
| | | | How MIDI Models Performances |
| | | | Recording Performances |
| | | | Editing and Manipulating Performances |
| | | Chapter 9. Synthesis and Software Instruments |
| | | | Basic Types of Synthesis |
| | | | Samplers and Sample Playback |
| | | | Synthesis Building Blocks: Virtual Analog Techniques |
| | | | Modulation and Effects |
| | | Chapter 10. Put It Together: Arrange, Mix, and Master |
| | | | Arranging |
| | | | Mixing |
| | | | Mixdown, Mastering, and Sharing |
| | | Chapter 11. Producing Printed Scores |
| | | | What Notation Software Does |
| | | | Getting Started with a Score |
| | | | Print, Play, and Share Your Score |
| | | Chapter 12. Music and Sound for Video |
| | | | Synchronization, Tools, and Formats |
| | | | Music for Video |
| | | | Recording for Video |
| | | Chapter 13. Playing Live |
| | | | Digital Audio Onstage |
| | | | Live Arranging and Clips |
| | | | DJing and the Live Remix |
| | | | Custom Performance Software |
| | | What's on the DVD |
| | | | Tools and Extras |
| | | | Soundware |
| | | Index |
