Pro Tools: “The” Music Software
Today as never before and changing the history of music, using the software Pro Tools allows musicians to enjoy at home a professional recording studio and its benefits.
Pro Tools is a digital audio workstation software, developed and manufactured by Avid Technology. To work properly you only need a computer, either Microsoft Windows or Mac OS operating systems, an interface (M Box or Rack Factory), speakers, microphones, and electronic stuff. Pro Tools is widely used by musicians in all levels and professionals throughout the audio industries for recording and editing in music productions. A few years ago, it was almost impossible to have access to record a musical production in a professional studio because of the high costs of live musicians, the sound engineer and all expenses are involve in a recording; However, Pro Tools appeared not just to save time and money by doing almost everything at home but also to take us anywhere in the world with just one click on a computer. The history of Pro Tools started when two graduated students from Berkeley University of California, Peter Gotcher and Evan Brooks (majored in electrical engineering and computer science), dare to apply their knowledge to the music by creating specialized programs for musicians that were easy to understand and use. They have been developing several versions during the years 1984 to 2010.
The first Pro Tools version started in 1984 as “Sound Designer,” a monophonic/stereophonic/playback audio file format. It was originally designed to edit sounds for the Emulator sampling keyboard, an electronic musical instrument similar in some aspects to a synthesizer that uses recordings or samples of sounds pre-loaded into it. Norm...
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... of collective devices, allowing the use of more than one interface at the same time. This can also be achieved on a PC by using the third party application. Pro Tools 9 uses iLok for copy protection. Pro Tools 9 is the first version to have one unified installer for the software. It Works with an audio interface or without by creating bigger, better sounding mixes with more tracks. With Pro Tools 9, almost everyone can record, compose, edit, sequence and mix in more ways than ever.
In conclusion, the world of music has been completely revolutionized by this software and has forced the professional musician, whether or not to take home a recording studio to do pre-production and experience what that was almost impossible to think that was close at hand. With Pro Tools can say that any further advance of technology may come to light in the not too distant future.
It is important to make sure you work with a company that knows the various ways your music can become everything you want it to and with Lloud, you can be sure that they are a company with that knowledge. With high quality tools, equipment, and a large range of networking contacts, they will showcase your music in a way that will leave you feeling proud and excited. Your music becomes their project and your success is their
In early 1999, Shawn Fanning, a Northeastern University freshman, created Napster software. That summer he made it available for free through his Napster.com website. Napster is a peer-to-peer technology, which makes it possible for users to freely share their music files through the internet with other users all over the world. Specifically, this is how Napster works:
song file. This means you are able, to download an entire song in only a few minutes. After that,
Fine studio Arts is a discipline which incorporates the creativity of an individual or artist into both plastic and visual media. This field makes use of the traditional fine arts media such as sculpture, painting and drawing and it also utilizes upcoming modern media such as digital images, ceramics and textile. Other in the context of modern media is the maintenance and management of studios, perspective and composition and the theory of art and color (Colwell 56). Since the ancient time music it is notable that music artist have made use of the studio arts concepts in creating perfect and enjoyable music to suit their audience. Examining and exploring the music trends for over decades the use of modern media technologies notably in the composition and performances is evident.
Most successful musicians know a hidden art carried out by the work of a good sound engineer; it is essential for a magnificent album. For the rest of us novice listeners and fans, we believe what we hear through our speakers or played over the radio are the true skilled professional musicians, soaring at their craft. Most contemporary music, from pop to R&B and acid jazz to the sophisticated realm of orchestral film scores, has been modernized by several inventions encased within the studio. The art of audio engineering has taken on new forms, from the nuts and bolts, "plug it in, and see if it works" era into the digital world, because of these wonderfully tragic solutions to a higher pace of life. A musician's art have been made solely because of it, and others have been destroyed and humiliated by it. The complex new inventions of technology shape the adaptive method of studio recording and production however caused a drastic negative musical degrading of our beloved art.
Polyphonic is operating on a “shoestring budget” of $150,000. The company is not helped by initial discussions about HSS with potential customers, which have resulted in cold receptions, at best, about the product’s potential application to the music processes despite its multiple strengths.
Working in the recording industry takes a lot of time, patience, and money. Starting with making records, to 8 tracks, to 4 track tapes, and now to CD’s, there have been many changes in bettering the production. There are five separate levels of responsibility the industry must go through before it reaches the public(148). One is the Artists and repertoire, which develop and coordinate talent. The Operations manage the technical aspects of the recording, such as: sound technicians, musicians, and even the people that
In this case, there are three main effects of Napster on the recording industry. The first one is that it caused a large decline in record sales in a short time. According to this case, the spending on recorded music in U.S dropped 4.1% in 2001 and the industry’s top 10 albums also sold much less compared to the year before. The second effect is that it cased the sales of CD burners, blank CDs and digital audio players increase and nowadays, most new computers come with CD-RW drives installed, which means people can easily store downloaded music, share music with friends and take it with them anytime as well. The third effect is that it increased the cost of recorded music. Once people can download free music through peer-to-peer software services, they have less incentive to buy original editions, which will make recording industry spend more to fight against copyrights and invest more in new artists and new music. Overall, these three effects make the recording industry go through a hard time.
In the studio, the recording engineer has to prepare for the recording sessions by setting up the necessary equipment, run the equipment during the session, and break down afterwards. While this sounds all too simple, one must remember that the engineer must work with the producer and the act to achieve the sound they're looking for, as well as troubleshoot any technical problems. This is not always a smooth process. The engineer must employ both creative and technical skills, applying their knowledge and experience to helping create music in collaboration with the artist and producer.
Record Producer is a person who creates beats for other music artist or for themselves. A producer has many roles such as creating a blueprint for the project, selecting songs and musicians, coaching the artist in the studio, controlling the recording sessions, and supervising the entire production. Producers also often take on a wider management role with responsibility for the cost, schedules, and negotiations. A producer aims to gain popularity in the music industry or individual positive exposure to music labels (such music companies as Sony, OVO sound, Def Jams, etc.) Nowadays record producers create music to get label contract or to be heard on the radio.
The future of industry depends on whether the people involved in it can use the new technology in a smart way. It’s up to the music industry to make the right next move.
By installing Napster software, your computer becomes a small server in the Napster universe. You can now contact the main Napster server for your request, but if your request was not available on the main server, then a search is conducted on all the computers connected to the Napster main server at that time. The song or file is downloaded directly from the resident computer. Napster evolved into this approach after i...
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