Cakewalk Live Broadcast from NAMM 2008 Sponsored by Microsoft & Intel
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
All times PST
12 PM SONAR 7 Production Masterclass
w. Magic Mendez (Unified Tribe, The Whispers. Phil Perry. George Duke)
Magic Mendez creates some of the best sounding productions we have ever heard come out of SONAR. Known for his work with The Whispers, Phil Perry, George Duke and other R&B stars, Magic will be playing music from his new project Unified Tribe and discussing his production techniques.
1 PM SONAR 7 Advanced Production Techniques
Join Cakewalk's Bill Jackson as he takes you through some advanced production techniques in SONAR 7 including AudioSnap, V-Vocal, and Comping.
2 PM Beat Fetish — Martin Atkins on 25 years of Industrial & Post Punk Recording
Produced by Martin Atkins, Beat Fetish is the culmination of over 25 years of recording and includes some of the best material, cherry picked from sessions with Pigface, The Damage Manual, Killing Joke, Nine Inch Nails and other artists. Atikins will be playing examples from the collection and discussing his sound design and production techniques used, along with anecdotes from the sessions. In addition Martin will also be discussing his new book Tour:Smart, the definitive book on touring and breaking the band. Martin is one of the most entertaining speakers in the industry and this talk is not to be missed.
3 PM How the SONAR REAC Solution will Revolutionize Live Recording Cakewalk and Roland announced a recording system at IBC earlier this year for Roland's REAC technology and V-Mixing system that will allow the recording of 40 channels of 24-bit audio over a single Ethernet cable. In addition this technology will work at distances up to two km with only 1 ms of latency. Tune in to learn more about the complete REAC solution and SONAR-based recording system and how it will revolutionize live recording.
4 PM Introducing Craig Anderton's Minimoog Tribute Expansion Pack for Rapture
Join us as Craig Anderton, music technology authority and the editor of EQ magazine debuts his Minimoog Expansion pack for Rapture. Craig will talk about his relationship with Bob Moog, the importance of the instrument, and the painstaking process he used to creating this expansion Pack for Rapture. He will also discuss how you can use these sounds as a springboard for new sonic creations through Rapture's advanced synthesis capabilities. This talk will be followed by a complete demonstration of Rapture by Cakewalk's Brandon Ryan.
5 PM Film & Video Game scoring masterclass with Shawn Clement, Timothy Michael Wynn, Chuck Carr, and Peter Johnson
We've assembled a panel of three of the best film and video game composers to discuss their craft and how they do it all in SONAR. Tune in to learn techniques for scoring to picture and the nuances between film and game production. The presenters will also provide tips on breaking into the industry.
On the panel: Shawn Clement (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Batman Vengeance, recipient of ASCAP's award for most played underscore), Timothy Michael Wynn (James Dean Forever Young, The Punisher, The Simpsons Game), Chuck Carr (Pain, Grand Turismo, Music Supervisor for Sony Playstation), Peter Johnson (CSI NY, Spiderman 3 Soundtrack)
12 PM — Song production with Pro Suite - f. Norman Matthew of N3VerEnough (Corporate Punishment/Koch)
Norman Matthew of NEVER 3NOUGH and LYLAH is one of the most gifted young composers using SONAR. In this talk he will be discussing his production and song creation techniques using Pro Suite's SONAR 7, Dimension Pro, and Rapture.Click this link to view the talk online as it happens
1 PM SONAR 7 Mixing Mastering & Delivery
Join us as Cakewalk's Bill Jackson takes you through some of the mixing features of SONAR including bussing, submixing, using external hardware, and Perfect Space convolution reverb. He will also be showing you some mastering functionality and be giving a walkthrough of SONAR 7's' extensive delivery options.
2 PM Cakewalk presents the METAlliance™
The METAlliance is a coalition of globally recognized, award-winning audio engineers and producers founded in 2005 who are working together with audio manufacturers to ensure the highest standards of audio production and delivery through developing consumer formats. Cakewalk is joining the METAlliance as Pro Partner in 2008, and founding members Frank Filipetti, George Massenburg, Phil Ramone, and Elliot Scheiner will be giving a talk about META's mission and its significance to the Pro Audio community.
3PM Creating the E-MU Proteus Libraries — With Tim Swartz Designer of the original EMU Proteus sound sets and the Proteus Pack for Dimension Pro
The E-MU Proteus was one of the most successful synths of all time and used on countless hit recordings. These legendary E-MU sounds are back and available for your productions today in the E-MU Proteus Pack for Dimension Pro. In this talk Tim Swartz the original sound designer for the Proteus and creator of the new Proteus packs will talk about the recording sessions, programming, and product background for the Proteus sounds. He will also give some examples of the top presets used in film and TV.
4PM Hip Hop Production in SONAR 7 with DJ Johnny Juice
SONAR user, DJ Johnny Juice is a legendary DJ/Producer and EMMY nominated Composer, whose work, especially with the first two Public Enemy albums as a member of the Bomb Squad, has been embedded into Hip-Hop history. In addition to Public Enemy his scratch and production work has graced recordings by the Beastie Boys, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, Rob Swift, Dan the Automator, Ashanti, Vanessa Williams, Martin Scorsese's "The Blues" Documentary series, and ESPN's "ALI RAP" Juice's talks are as funny as they are informative, and always packed.
5PM Critical Listening — A production, engineering, and arranging session with Elliot Scheiner, Terry Howard, Benjamin Wright and Rory Kaplan
We've selected music from at least 10 SONAR 7 users and are giving them the chance to have their music broadcast from NAMM, and heard and critiqued by a panel consisting of leading Producers, Engineers, and Arrangers. The panelists will talk about what they liked and to give constructive criticism on how to improve their work. Tune in to hear music from your peers, and the opinions of our panel.
On the Panel: Elliot Scheiner (5-time Grammy, Emmy, and TEC award winning producer/engineer), Terry Howard (3-time Grammy-winning producer/engineer for Ray Charles), Benjamin Wright (Arranger: Michael Jackson, OutKast, Jamiroquai, Justin Timberlake), Rory Kaplan (Executive Producer over 180 titles including for Queen & Sheryl Crow, keyboardist for Michael Jackson)
2 PM SONAR 7 Advanced Production Techniques
Join Cakewalk's Bill Jackson as he takes you through some advanced production techniques in SONAR 7 including AudioSnap, V-Vocal, and Comping.
3 PM Song Creation with Pro Suite
Join Cakewalk's Brandon Ryan as he takes you through the creation of a song using Pro Suite's SONAR 7, Rapture, Dimension Pro.
4PM SONAR 7 Mixing Mastering & Delivery
Join us as Cakewalk's Bill Jackson takes you through some of the mixing features of SONAR including bussing, submixing, using external hardware, and Perfect Space convolution reverb. He will also be showing you some mastering functionality and be giving a walkthrough of SONAR 7's' extensive delivery options.
