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=__Digital Music__ Production= In the age of the internet and digital technology anyone could create their own music through different editing and recording programs and then simultaneously market themselves as artists online. With this new and easy way of producing and distributing music artists could get the exposure necessary for their music’s success. They will save money on the production of records and good quality recordings that they themselves can put together in the comfort of their own home.= = =

__Pro Tools__
One of the best programs to use for digital audio mixing and editing is Digidesign’s Pro Tools. These systems are used in every industry from music recording, feature film production, television production and radio. With this product you will be able to do Source from Pro Tool Seminars: http://www.videosymphony.com/bootcamps_protools.html
 * signal routing and voice allocation
 * session management concepts
 * edit tool options and techniques
 * session navigation and control
 * make use of sends and aux inputs
 * plug-in usage
 * Pro Tools automation modes, practices, and techniques
 * control surfaces
 * final mix-down and playback, including use of dither
 * I/O setup and multichannel configuration.
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__Cake Walk Pro__
Cakewalk Pro9 allows users to create, compose, mix, edit and record with the MIDI sounds or wav, mp3 files. Even if the user does not have any musical instruments or equipment, it is possible to compose a song or edit the song by the click of a mouse. Generally, it is a concept of writing the musical notes with mouse clicking instead of using real instruments such as piano or guitar. Also Cakewalk Pro9 provides lots of sample sounds which the user can easily edit and remix. This program is best suited for beginners who want to become musicians. Cakewalk also supports wav. files or mp3 files so that users can easily edit and mix the music. Moreover, Cakewalk project files format has variety of sound sources and wav. files which allow users to use more realistic instruments sounds without using professional modules or other equipments which is very expensive to purchase. Basically Cakewalk is a tool based on MIDI sounds to write musical notes with mouse click and through the MIDI sounds, instruments can be connected and the sounds can be transferred and digitalized.

__D-show Profile, by Digidesign VENUE__
The D-show Profile, by Digidesign VENUE is a live sound environment, compact mixing console, Compatible with Pro Tools. The console’s compact design allows D-Show Profile to fit into venues where space is limited without compromising the power, sound quality, and flexibility. It offers expanded show control options with the new General Purpose Interface (GPI). Through eight GPI inputs and eight outputs, it can send or respond to external equipment via simple switch closures. Used in conjunction with the new Event List feature in D-Show 2.5, you can build and customize extensive macros that allow the console to perform multiple functions with a single button push, footswitch press or fader movement.

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__Other Important Factors necessary for Music Production__
For music production it is not only necessary to learn how to use the different technologies available to us but it is also very important to gain listening music skills. You will need to have the ability to objectively look at a piece of music and hear and understand what needs to be done to it. It is always easier to learn steps on technicalities of how to use various pieces of equipment and what all the functions do, but it is a skill to actually know when to use it in the proper place and in the proper way. The user will need to:

1. hear what the audio needs; 2. decide which tool is the proper one to use; and 3. use it effectively