Guitarist's Guide To Computer Music

• Record guitar on your home PC
• Easy step by step instructions
• Use your PC as an effects box
• Record a whole band or create a virtual one
• With CD of demo software and tutorials

All this computer music nonsense is to do with electronic bleeps, silly noises and dance music, isn't it? You couldn't be more wrong. A computer is far more suited to recording live 'real' music than anything else. An ther's nothing technical or mysterious about it, it can be exactly the same as recording to tape but with the added advantage of having an endless supply of effects, drums, backing and mixing, and at the end of the session you can put your music straight onto CD.
But isn't it all robotic, rigid , automatic and well, computerised? No. It's as freeform and creative as you are and can offer more production possibilities than you've ever thought of.
But I like all my hardware gearThen you can keep it. A computer will add to your musical arsenal not take anything away, so you can use your existing gear together with your computer

This book takes you through the easy steps of recording and producing music on your computer, with example songs and detailed instructions.
Included in the book is a CD containing a fully working demo version of Steinberg's studio recording software Cubase SX, and other useful bits like software guitar effects and a turner.
About the author
Robin vincent is technical director of Carillon Audio Systems, where he designs and builds computer music studios. He also plays a bit of guitar.

Software on the CD

Steingerb Cubase SX demo

IK Multimedia Amplitude demo

Audio Phonics Guitar Tuner

Native Instruments Battery demo

FXpansion DR-008 Demo

Dsound GT Player demo

MIDI-OX

Midi Yoke

Music Lab's Slicydrummer and Fill-indrummer

Sonic Foundry Acid XPress
Minimum system requirements

Windows 98, 200 or XP

Pentium III (500MHz) or AMD K7 processor

256MB Ram

Soundcard

Windows MME

Directsound or ASIO