From: Joel Corriveau (jdcorriveau@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Jul 28 2007 - 19:30:50 EDT
You can buy Logic Pro for half price from the Concordia Computer store. The
catch is that it is non-upgradeable.
I'm waiting on the next version of Logic before I invest in a
non-upgradeable product. (Fingers crossed it follows closely after
Leopard.) My feeling is that this is an investment that I can work with for
years to come. And that money is better saved now as I get on my feet.
If this is your first Mac, for goodness sakes, if you can - wait for the
free-Leopard upgrade window. I think that's usually a month before
release. Do some research. Make sure you get the educational discount on
your Mac.
I spent most of my time in EA using PC, and I found Soundforge invaluable.
Spend some time learning the keyboard shortcuts, and it's super-zippy.
For live sound, (such as theatre) there is a great, free program called
Qlab. http://figure53.com/qlab/ It may take you an hour of playing to get
the hang of it. But it is a fantastic app for triggering events. The basic
program is free, you can upgrade for MIDI or video at extra cost.
Books, books, books.
I'll first chime in on those already mentioned, Computer Music Tutorial,
Mastering Audio and Auditory Scene Analysis. (The secret to reading ASA is
to start with Chapter 8 - thanks I.C.)
"The Audio Dictionary" Glenn D. White and Gary J. Louie. This is a great
place to quickly look up terminology - especially older terms and
technology.
"The Fat Man on Game Audio" George Alistair Sanger. Much of this is satire
and sarcasm about the industry. At the end he gets into real nitty-gritty
regarding his approach as a professional, such as the file-naming system he
and his coworkers use.
"Understanding Comics" Scott McCloud. Not directly related to audio, this
book does an excellent job of explaining time-based media. No joke, it will
make Professor Austin's lectures make more sense.
"The Now Habit" Neil Fiore. This is a book for procrastinators and
workaholics: how to get work done, and enjoy guilt-free play time. Fiore
believes that procrastination is not rooted in laziness, but in
self-instilled fear of failure or imperfection. I wish I'd read this a year
ago. If you have trouble with putting off deadlines, this will help unstick
you.
"The War of Art" Steven Pressfield. A little guide on motivating the inner
artist.
And finally, when life doesn't seem fair:
"Man's Search for Meaning" Viktor E. Frankl. Autobiographical stories from
a holocaust survivor. This will make you appreciate how bad your blues
aren't. Sure, we've all got problems. But a bit of perspective can be
sobering.
Another mail list I follow is "Theatre-Sound." Certainly most discussion is
about theatre, but there is also a lot of talk of live sound-reinforcement
for concerts. http://www.brooklyn.com/theatre-sound/index.html
That's probably enough from me. Best of luck. Never swim alone.
-Joel Corriveau
On 7/28/07, Kevin Austin <kevin.austin@videotron.ca> wrote:
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> People lose data, people lose computers. Protect both if they are
> really important to you.
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> Best
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> Kevin
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> At 3:07 PM -0500 7/28/07, james@annett.ca wrote:
> >Quoting Todd ? <life_is_punctuation@yahoo.ca>:
> >>alright so most people seem to be in great support of Mac...and i
> >>am thus even more uneducated on the matter - but i'll learn
> >>quickly.
> >>
> >>software-wise, Logic would be a sound editing program?
> >
> >Logic would be more properly called a Digital Audio Workstation
> >(DAW) or a digital multitracker/sequencer. Editing software
> >generally works on the individual sound file level. Some good free
> >editors include SND, Rezound, Audacity (already mentioned), Amadeus
> >II, Sweep, or the defunct CoolEdit. Two good commercial ones are
> >Peak and Audition. I like Amadeus II or Rezound.
> >
> >>and when you mean a security device you really mean a "lock" and
> >>not so much an external hard drive for backing up files...(or
> >>both)?
> >
> >Yeah. I think that's what Kevin meant as well. But both are essential.
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