Project5 Power!

by Simon Cann

Project5, Cakewalk's complete software studio suite, includes synthesizers, a sampler, a sequencer,and tools for creating and utilizing beats and loops. This powerful program can be used to create and record an entire piece of music by itself, or as a complement to another DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) application. In short, Project5 is a sophisticated program that can help any musician make and record better music. Project5 Power!: The Comprehensive Guide will help you master this powerful program. The book begins by introducing Project5 and the recording process in general. It then moves on to setting up your hardware, working with clips, and working with tracks and projects.From there, you'll learn about every synthesizer and every FX unit in Project5. There is also information on creating CDs and exporting your music to the Internet. The book is organized in short tutorials so you can read it from front to back to get a comprehensive understanding of all the tools and capabilities of Project5, or just flip to the specific tutorial that interests you. In addition to showing you how to use Project5's features, the tutorials aim to highlight some of the reasons why you might want to consider using a possible technique. Having an understanding of how you can use different techniques will help you to use the right tool at the right time.

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Simon Cann is the author of the Boniface, Montbretia Armstrong, and Leathan Wilkey books.

In addition to his fiction, Simon has written a range of music-related and business-related books, including the How to Make a Noise series, the most widely ready series about synthesizer sound programming, and Made it in China, about entrepreneurs building businesses in China. He has also worked as a ghostwriter on a number of books.

Before turning full-time to writing, Simon spent nearly two decades as a management consultant, where his clients included aeronautical, pharmaceutical, defense, financial services, chemical, entertainment, and broadcasting companies.

He lives in London.