Get ready to master the key operational techniques and cool new features of Ableton Live 5! Ableton Live 5 CSi Master is a hands-on training CD-ROM that provides you with a unique way to take your music to the next level with Live. If you've been using Live and you want to get more out of your rig, then you've come to the right place. You'll cover the major topics as you work through more than four hours of movie tutorials. If you're a new user and need to get up to speed with Live, use the introduction topic to take you through setup, basic definition, and new features added in Live 5. This CD-ROM is full of movie tutoirals that include not only basic functionality, but also production techniques, special shortcuts, key commands and before and after audio examples. Work your way through easy-to-follow tutorials, including: what's new in Live 5 • the new file browser • session to arrangement • warp modes & warp markers • new operator instrument • built-in MIDI effects • improved simpler instrument • automatic tempo matching.

These days, manipulating and editing beats is one of the most important functions of a DAW, and it's one that Pro Tools excels at. Working with Beats in Pro Tools: Skill Pack teaches readers how to use the industry-leading beat manipulation tools Pro Tools software such as Beat Detective, the Beat Inspector, and Sound Replacer. It includes hands-on exercises to take readers from the novice stage to being able to perform advanced beat manipulation and editing. A key part of Working with Beats in Pro Tools: Skill Pack is the CD-ROM included with the book. It's full of sample content and examples that you will use to build a song and, in the process, learn all the beat manipulation tools of this dynamic and flexible software. Unlike other books with companion discs, the source files on every Skill Pack CD-ROM are an essential part of the book's tutorials – they are not there as mere examples, but are the building blocks from which users construct the projects. The result is a fully integrated learning experience.