This volume aims to help you make the most of your PC's MIDI capabilities to compose and record your own music. Learn the essential elements of composing and arranging music, discover the power of the mixing desk, and share your music with anyone who owns a PC. A step-by-step guide, the text covers: copying and customizing samples; adding instruments or live recordings; editing techniques; creating harmonies; applying echo and reverb; manipulating animations; and more.

Table of Contents

Instant music-making; introducing eJay; composing; advanced composing; mixing; special effects.

About the Author

Rob Beattie has been writing about PC's since the early 1980s. His work appears regularly in national newspapers, and he reviews software for a number of publications, including the London Evening Standard. A keen acoustic guitar player and published songwriter, he is also contributor to the music magazine Q.