This is an excerpt from a full length DVD available at <a class="link" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ProAudioDVDs.com.">www.ProAudioDVDs.com.</a> <br /><br />Host David Wills has toured with major artists such as Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Chicago and Diana Ross and provides you with a professional's perspective but always demonstrated in an informal, easy to understand way. <br /><br />Here's a complete listing of the subjects that are covered... <br /><br />(Understanding MIDI) <br />01:00 Introduction <br />02:30 What is MIDI? <br />04:30 Connections <br />07:10 Components of a MIDI Keyboard <br />09:10 Conecting up a MIDI Studio <br />11:50 MIDI Channels <br />14:50 Sequencing <br />33:15 Types of MIDI Information <br />34:00 ...Note On <br />37:45 ...Pitch Bend <br />38:35 ...Channel Pressure <br />39:45 ...Continuous Controllers <br />41:15 ...Program Change <br />41:55 ...Channel Message Review <br />44:15 System Messages <br />44:45 Synchronization <br />49:30 MIDI info examples <br />51:50 Review <br /><br />(Understanding Samplers and Sampling) <br />01:40 Introduction <br />02:20 What is a Sampler? <br />03:50 Resolution/Sampling Rates <br />10:05 Recording your first Sample <br />10:40 Setting up <br />12:55 Multisampling <br />14:30 Looping <br />16:50 Techniques to conserve memory <br />16:55 Truncating <br />18:00 Changing the sample rate <br />18:45 Velocity Cross Fading/Switching <br />20:35 Patch/Program Editing Examples <br />22:50 Storage <br />24:10 Inside Your Sampler <br />25:15 Editing using Filters/Amps <br />27:15 Destructive Edits <br />27:30 Normalization <br />27:45 Splicing <br />28:00 Sample Rate Convert <br />28:20 Time Stretching <br />28:40 Recording Phrases <br />29:35 Looping a Phrase <br />31:15 Syncing Loop Tempos <br />33:50 Production Applications <br />39:50 Graduation
