aup file format; Creating a .aup file; and Installing AU-PLUS on your computer.
Throughout this book, we will use different types of music: Plain MIDI files, General MIDI files, and virtual instruments. Plain MIDI files contain only notes and timing information and are useful for understanding the basic MIDI pitch and timing of notes. General MIDI files contain the MIDI pitch and timing information, along with the music used to describe notes. This is useful for creating an instrument or synthesizer that is compatible with a virtual instrument. Virtual instruments are pieces of software designed to mimic the sounds of hardware instruments. For example, the Microsoft virtual instrument GarageBand is a software synthesizer that can play the sounds of popular guitars. For playing the virtual instruments in this book, you will need to install the program. GarageBand is available for both Mac and Windows operating systems. For more information about the program, check out [GarageBand.com]( For specific troubleshooting tips, we recommend that you download a trial version of GarageBand and practice playing the virtual instruments in the program.
This book's projects are organized as a series of 40 plus complete lessons. The chapters of each lesson contain detailed step-by-step instructions and discussion topics designed to teach you a practical, user-friendly approach to the subject. Each lesson builds on the skills and knowledge you have gained in the prior lesson. In each lesson you will find the following: A list of topics you will cover; The total time to complete this lesson; and A recap of the subject covered in the prior lesson. You can read each lesson and follow the steps in order as outlined. Or you can jump to the lesson you are most interested in and come back to the other lessons later. We recommend that you read all the lessons before starting this project, as many of the skills you learn in this book are reused throughout the book.
In each chapter of this book, we will discuss a common step in the music production process. Throughout the book we will show you the best way to perform that step using a series of projects that show you how to perform that step using the software you have at your disposal. The chapters of this book are arranged in the order that they appear in the lesson plans. If you are looking for step-by-step instructions for a specific project, check out the index in the back of the book to find the chapter and lesson that you are looking for. For example
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