Acid Pro Total Production Essentials

Author:Jonathan Kagi
Language:english
Category:Audio,
Lessons:135 | 7 hrs
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Recording artist, producer, and engineer Jonathan Kagi will guide you through the exciting world of audio and multimedia production. You will learn every detail of running ACID, along with many of the other popular production applications on your PC, such as Cakewalk Sonar and Fruity Loops. You will learn to correctly outfit your computer and turn it into a full-blown production studio. This series has it all- audio, MIDI, video, songwriting, technical and theory. Learn about all the new and emerging technologies in the world of digital production, including Pure Wave and Firewire audio, and hot new video applications like Arkaos VJ, and Vegas. Turn your PC into powerhouse workstation and generate media in the format of your choice. Click a movie topic below to get started right away.

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Acid Pro Total Production Essentials

Welcome

Introduction

Course Primer

Technical Considerations
Training Objective

CD Extras

Samples and Loops
Work Files

Technologies

D/A A/D Converters
ADAT /SPDIF optical – Light Pipe
SPDIF coaxial - RCA
USB
MIDI
mLAN
Sync

Drivers and Hardware

Drivers I
Drivers II
Echo Layla 24
Echo Surround I
Echo Surround II

The Acid Window

Overview
The Tracklist
The Timeline
The Window Docking Area

Customizing Acid

Toolbar
Time Display
Grid Spacing
Track Properties

Preferences

General
Audio
MIDI
VST Instruments
Video
Editing
Sync

Acid Projects

Setting Project Properties
Adding Media
BeatMapper
File Management
Acid-zip
Tools

Key

Project Key
Key Change
Track Key
Event Key

Editing Events

Making Selections
Basic Edits
Ripple Edits
Splitting and Joining Events
Slipping and Sliding Events
Event Envelopes

Working in the Track View

Standard Markers
Time Markers
Command Markers
Regions
Tempo
Adjusting Time

The Chopper

Select In Chopper
Grid and Snapping
Navigation and Commands
Selections
Increments
Inserting Selections
Destructive VS Non Destructive Edits
Processing Duplicates
Regions in the Chopper

Recording

Recording Audio 3:23
Recording MIDI
Recording Input from Other Applications
Multiple Takes

Working with Tracks

Track Effects
Plug-in Chains as Packages
Track Envelopes
Bus Envelopes
Assignable Effect Envelopes
Effect Automation Envelopes
Adjusting Envelopes

Non-MIDI Tracks (Audio Tracks)

General Track Properties
Stretching Properties
Replace File
Time and Pitch Stretching
Stretch Markers
Render to New Track
Export Loops

MIDI Tracks

MIDI Track Properties
Routing MIDI
Recording MIDI
Render MIDI Soft Synth
Quantize MIDI
Step Recording

Yamaha - Open Plug-in Technology (OPT)

OPT
Acids OPT Editors
Voice Editor MIDI Setup
C-Console

Using the Mixer

Pre and Post
Multiple Mixer Controls
EQ and Compression
Mixing with Waves
Waves Masters
Automating Mixer Controls
5 1 surround

Rendering

Rendering Separate Files
Rendering Projects
Publishing to the Internet
Writing to CD
Rendering Surround

Vegas Video

Capture
Edit
Render

Mastering

Sound Forge I
Sound Forge II

Waves DSP

MondoMod I
MondoMod II
Enigma
Enigma Controls
RenVerb Early Reflections
RenVerb Time and Decay
RenVerb Pre Delay
RenVerb Automation

Reason

Remote Control
Wiring Reason
Build and Export
Rewire with Live and Sonar

ZeroX

Seamless Looper
BeatCreator

Akaos VJ

Automatic or Manual
Create your Synth
Record and Render Movies

Native Instruments

FM7 and Pro53
FM7 Loops
NI VST Effects

Fruity Loops

Fruity Loops


01 Welcome
0101 Introduction

02 Course Primer
0201 Technical Considerations
0202 Training Objective

03 CD Extras
0301 Samples and Loops
0302 Work Files

04 Technologies
0401 D/A A/D Converters
0402 ADAT /SPDIF optical – Light Pipe
0403 SPDIF coaxial - RCA
0404 USB
0405 MIDI
0406 mLAN
0407 Sync

05 Drivers and Hardware
0501 Drivers I
0502 Drivers II
0503 Echo Layla 24
0504 Echo Surround I
0505 Echo Surround II

06 The Acid Window
0601 Overview
0602 The Tracklist
0603 The Timeline
0604 The Window Docking Area

07 Customizing Acid
0701 Toolbar
0702 Time Display
0703 Grid Spacing
0704 Track Properties

08 Preferences
0801 General
0802 Audio
0803 MIDI
0804 VST Instruments
0805 Video
0806 Editing
0807 Sync

09 Acid Projects
0901 Setting Project Properties
0902 Adding Media
0903 BeatMapper
0904 File Management
0905 Acid-zip
0906 Tools

10 Key
1001 Project Key
1002 Key Change
1003 Track Key
1004 Event Key

11 Editing Events
1101 Making Selections
1102 Basic Edits
1103 Ripple Edits
1104 Splitting and Joining Events
1105 Slipping and Sliding Events
1106 Event Envelopes
12 Working in the Track View

1201 Standard Markers
1202 Time Markers
1203 Command Markers
1204 Regions
1205 Tempo
1206 Adjusting Time

13 The Chopper
1301 Select In Chopper
1302 Grid and Snapping
1303 Navigation and Commands
1304 Selections
1305 Increments
1306 Inserting Selections
1307 Destructive VS Non Destructive Edits
1308 Processing Duplicates
1309 Regions in the Chopper

14 Recording
1401 Recording Audio 3:23
1402 Recording MIDI
1403 Recording Input from Other Applications
1404 Multiple Takes

15 Working with Tracks
1501 Track Effects
1502 Plug-in Chains as Packages
1503 Track Envelopes
1504 Bus Envelopes
1505 Assignable Effect Envelopes
1506 Effect Automation Envelopes
1507 Adjusting Envelopes

16 Non-MIDI Tracks (Audio Tracks)
1601 General Track Properties
1602 Stretching Properties
1603 Replace File
1604 Time and Pitch Stretching
1605 Stretch Markers
1606 Render to New Track
1607 Export Loops

17 MIDI Tracks
1701 MIDI Track Properties
1702 Routing MIDI
1703 Recording MIDI
1704 Render MIDI Soft Synth
1705 Quantize MIDI
1706 Step Recording

18 Yamaha - Open Plug-in Technology (OPT)
1801 OPT
1802 Acids OPT Editors
1803 Voice Editor MIDI Setup
1804 C-Console

19 Using the Mixer
1901 Pre and Post
1902 Multiple Mixer Controls
1903 EQ and Compression
1904 Mixing with Waves
1905 Waves Masters
1906 Automating Mixer Controls
1907 5 1 surround

20 Rendering
2001 Rendering Separate Files
2002 Rendering Projects
2003 Publishing to the Internet
2004 Writing to CD
2005 Rendering Surround

21 Vegas Video
2101 Capture
2102 Edit
2103 Render

22 Mastering
2201 Sound Forge I
2202 Sound Forge II

23 Waves DSP
2301 MondoMod I
2302 MondoMod II
2303 Enigma
2304 Enigma Controls
2305 RenVerb Early Reflections
2306 RenVerb Time and Decay
2307 RenVerb Pre Delay
2308 RenVerb Automation

24 Reason
2401 Remote Control
2402 Wiring Reason
2403 Build and Export
2404 Rewire with Live and Sonar

25 ZeroX
2501 Seamless Looper
2502 BeatCreator

26 Akaos VJ
2601 Automatic or Manual
2602 Create your Synth
2603 Record and Render Movies

27 Native Instruments
2701 FM7 and Pro53
2702 FM7 Loops
2703 NI VST Effects

28 Fruity Loops
2801 Fruity Loops

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