I didn't know a better way to get the word out but if any of you who catch this thread are in any way interested in trying your hand at making music on your PC or Mac, then head down quickly to your news vendor and look for this month's issue of Computer Music Special.
It should be silver and white and have a CD in a jewel case stuck smack dab in the middle of the cover with big red letters that say: Beginners Start Here.
It contains one fully functioning music program designed by the people at Computer Music. It comes with 4 VST plug ins: 2 drum machines, a beat generator and a synth generator.
Included as well are demo versions of 5 commercial music products including Reason v2.5 and Cakewalk Project.
What's good about this issue is that within it it carries explanations of most of the basic terms in computer music, it has in depth explanations of the most common parts of music software like 'What is a Sequencer' and 'What is a Synthesizer'. The middle section of the issue is a step-by-step guide on making a track with the bundled software. It's a little on the simplistic side though. The final and largest section is reviews and evaluations of all the software and hardware a beginner might worry about.
Don't take my word for it. If you see it on the shelf, look through it first to see if you think what it offers muight be useful to you and would be worth the cover price.
vastad
United Kingdom
December 2002
JUL 25, 2003 01:17 PM