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Welcome to Music Tech

This is a training on the Music portion of the Digital Arts

Festival.

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Learning Objectives

• Necessary Equipment• Basics of Music Software: Acid Pro• Saving to Your Computer• Submitting to the Digital Arts Festival

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Necessary Equipment

• Computer– Mouse– Keyboard– Internet Access

• Hardware– Headphones or Speakers

• Software– Music making software (Sony’s Acid Pro for this

training)– Microsoft Word (Lyrics Optional)

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Basics of Acid Pro

• Opening Acid Pro• Finding Loops• Sampling Loops• Dragging to Track List

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Opening Acid Pro

Step 1: Click on

Start

Step 2: Rollover All Programs

Step 3: Rollover

Sony

Step 4: Rollover

Acid Express

Step 5: Click on

Acid Express

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Finding Loops

Step 1: Double

Click “My Computer”

Step 2:Double

Click “(C:)”

Step 3: Double Click

“Documents and

Settings”

Step 4: Double Click

“users”

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Finding Loops cont.

Step 5: Double

Click “My Documents

”

Step 6: Double Click

“Acid”

Step 7: Double Click

“Loops”

Step 8: Double Click on

Collection of Choice

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Listening to Loops

Step 1:Click on

Folder

Step2: Click on

Loop and Listen

Tip: Green Bars will be jumping up and down if Loop is selected.

Step 3: Click and

drag Loops to Track

List

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Basic ToolsDraw Tool:

Draws Loop onto

Track

Erase Tool: Erases

Loop from Track

Multipurpose Slider: Adjusts

Volume of Loop

Play from start

Play

Pause Stop

Back to the Beginning

Go to the End

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Render As…Step 1: Click on

File

Step 2: Click on Render As….

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Render As…

Step 1: Choose

Kids work folder

Tip: Have a music folder

already set up

Step 2: Type File

Name: Area Code + Initials

Step 3: Choose

MP3 Audio File

Step 4: Click Save

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Submitting Projects

• Visit https://digitalarts.bgca.net/• Contact Zach

zwenman@positiveplace.org for your login information

• Once you’ve logged in follow the onscreen directions

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Guidelines

• “Be Great” Theme• Upbeat• Lyrics encouraged but not required• Length: 30-90 seconds• Must use digital music-making software• Lyrics must be submitted as a Word document• Lyrics must not contain objectionable material• Music must be .mp3 format• Title: Club Zip code, artist initials (e.g.,

98033ZW.mp3)• Age Categories: 6-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-18• All Submissions are due by February 28th, 2010

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Learning Checklist

• Have Necessary Equipment

• Know how to use Acid Pro

• Know how to save

• Know how to submit

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Thanks For Participating!

• For any questions on Digital Arts, feel free to contact Zach at zwenman@positiveplace.org or (425) 827-0132.