From: David Andrews dandr...@visi.com Monday, May 11, 2009 For Immediate Distribution
Sales contact: Earle Harrison 651-636-5184 ea...@handytech.us Dancing Dots Braille Music Technology & Handy Tech North America present. Accessible Audio Production: Track, Mix and Master with SONAR When: Thursday, June 11, and Friday, June 12, 2009 - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Where: Handy Tech North America, 3989 Central Avenue NE., Suite 402, Columbia Heights, MN 55421 Telephone: 651-636-5184 Email: i...@handytech.us Web: Handy Tech North America Registration: To register, fill out our Online Registration Form Overview Learn to use the SONAR digital audio workstation software that converts a Windows-based PC into a multi-track, high-end recording studio complete with high-tech audio effects such as reverb, flanging and equalization. SONAR lets you record electronic instrumental sounds onto individual tracks using a MIDI musical keyboard. using a microphone, you can record acoustic sounds such as someone singing or playing a real violin onto audio tracks. SONAR ships with a number of so-called soft synthes. These are digital software instruments that can be triggered by the musical keyboard. CakeTalking for SONAR from Dancing Dots is a JAWS-based access method for SONAR that allows blind audio producers to use SONAR independently using a blend of verbal and sound cues. CakeTalking installs a number of detailed tutorial documents containing hundreds of pages of valuable information written primarily for the user of JAWS for Windows and also features extensive online help. What You Will Learn A trainer from Dancing Dots will teach you to record and edit instrumental and vocal performances on individual tracks using SONAR. You will learn techniques to adjust timing on MIDI and audio tracks, how to apply various effects, insert soft synthes, alter volume and panning settings, and remove unwanted noises such as a cough, etc. Once all tracks are complete, you will learn a technique called mixing for blending all tracks into a cohesive performance. Then you will learn how to mix the tracks down to a stereo, two-track master. You will export results to any of a number of standard audio formats such as mp3, .wav or Windows Media. These files can be burned to a CD, uploaded to a website, E-mailed to customers, etc. The material to be recorded will be of your own choosing but ideally should be a selection which you can use for some "real-world" purpose such as putting it up on a site to share with family and friends or to distribute commercially. Prerequisites: Blind participants should have strong skills in the use of the JAWS for Windows screen reader software. Sighted participants should be prepared to learn the technology without the use of a mouse. That is, they should be able to learn to operate SONAR from the PC keyboard using JAWS just as those they will train will need to learn to do. Musical ability is not required if your goal is to learn enough to be able to train others. Also, some participants may want to create test projects such as voice-overs for commercials or promotional messages using prerecorded music as a sound bed. However, those wishing to create audio productions of musical compositions or arrangements obviously must have some musical talent. That being said, you need not be a professional musician or even an experienced amateur to create an audio project that's all your own. Tuition $550 per person for two days. $400 for each additional participant from the same organization or family. Included: : Use of a PC workstation loaded with SONAR 8, CakeTalking for SONAR 8, JAWS for Windows, high-end audio interface with microphone, electronic musical keyboard, box lunch, coffee/snacks. Regards Steve Email: s...@internode.on.net MSN Messenger: internetuser...@hotmail.com Skype: steve1963 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org