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04/08/23 1
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
[email protected] 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 [email protected] or (425) 827-0132.