Turtle Beach Deluxe Recording Station Exercises, Exercise 1 Load, play, and modify a Blues song

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Recording Station Exercises

Exercise 1: Load, play, and modify a Blues song

1.On the middle right side of Recording Station, click on the folder icon. In the Open window, find the folder window on the right and double-click on “demos”. You’ll see four folders appear below it, containing dozens of files for Recording Station. Search through these folders by double-clicking on them (you must double-click on “demos” between each folder search) and become familiar with their contents, which appear in the left window.

2.Go to the MIDIFILES folder. On the left side of the Open window, click to highlight the file called “bluesy1.mid” and then click “OK”. You will now see the name of the song in the LED-style window above the transport controls in Recording Station.

3.Click on the PLAY button in the transport controls and the song will begin playing. (NOTE: If the song ends at any time during this exercise, simply hit the Play button again.)

4.Adjust the Track Volume fader for Track #10 all the way down and back up by clicking and holding the left mouse button. Notice that drums are always on Track 10.

5.Locate the MIDI Track Volume fader for Track 3. Above this fader, find the “S” button and click it on and off . When the red light is on, the “S” button solos the track you’ve chosen. The “M” button above it mutes the track when lit.

6.Locate the round button with the red line above Track 10’s fader. While the song is playing, hold your left mouse button down over this button and turn it all the way to the left and right. This is the “Pan” button, and can be used to adjust the stereo spectrum location of all your instruments.

7.On the lower right side of Recording Station, adjust the tempo and key of the song with the blue left and right buttons below the appropriate icon

8.Go to Track 4 and find the green window in its column that says “PIANO4”. Click on the blue arrows pointing left and right below the PIANO4 window. Explore the 129 different MIDI sounds available to use.

Exercise 2: Record Piano and Vocals on America The Beautiful

1.Click on the folder icon in Recording Station. This will bring up a dialog asking if you want to save the changes to Bluesy1.mid. Click “No” and the Open window will appear.

2.Double-click the “demos” folder on the right again, then double-click on the tmpsongs folder. Highlight “amerbeau.orc” from the window on the left and click “OK”.

3.Click the Play button and experiment with changing the instrument, volume and pan settings for the song, as outlined in Exercise 1.

4.Now adjust the MIDI Track Volume faders for Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4 and 10 so that they rest on the fifth line from the bottom of their respective fader channels. If need be, adjust your PC speaker volume so that you can still comfortably hear the song.

5.With the song stopped, go to Track 7 and click on the “R” button (for recording) in its column. You should now be able to play your MIDI keyboard and hear it through your speakers.

6.Start the song and play along with it on your MIDI keyboard. If you don’t know the song well, that’s OK for the purpose of this exercise. Adjust the level of Track 7 if need be so that your piano track is a little louder than the rest of the tracks, but so that you can still hear the other tracks enough to follow along with the song. Adjust the tempo if you’d like.

7.Once your levels and settings are adjusted and you’ve practiced a few times, it’s time to record your part. Press the Record button next to Play in the transport controls section of Recording Station. You’ll hear the metronome provide an intro of four clicks, then the song will begin (It doesn’t matter if you make mistakes because you can record right over what you’ve done).

8.When the song is over, press the Stop button.

9.Press the Play button and listen to your recording with the rest of the band. Repeat the recording process until you’re happy with your recording.

10.Now let’s record a vocal. Locate the two digital audio tracks, labeled 1 and 2, on the right side of Recording Station (with the blue fader controls). Click the “R” on Track 1 so that it’s lit.

NOTE: If you receive a message at any time while recording digital audio with your microphone to the effect that you’ve “run out of space” for recording, see the section called “Digital Audio and the Windows TEMP file” in the Sound Check section.

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Contents Teach Me Piano Deluxe Teach Me Piano Deluxe Program Overview IntroductionWelcome Progress Report shows you how you’re doing … Music Games test your music skills… Online help is always available… Helpful Tips…What you’ll need to run the programs To install the softwareGetting Started Please register your software with usChecking your Midi keyboard connection Setting-Up Your Midi KeyboardKeyboard Shortcut Keys Piano Room ScreenLessons Keyboard LessonsTo run Keyboard Lessons after you’ve signed Preparing to PlayEnter and Sign In, Please To sign in as a new userAs a New User Keyboard Lessons’ Contents ScreenInformation Screen Adjusting the Volume in Keyboard LessonsKeyboard Lessons Screens Practicing Rhythm Getting the Beats Right Video ScreenTrainer Screen To perform a piece Performance ScreenPracticing Pitch Getting the Notes Right Practicing Rhythm & Pitch Getting Beats and Notes RightPerformance Options Using Note Names and Finger NumbersTo practice an area from the Evaluation Screen Evaluation ScreenSelecting a Range Progress Screen Chapter Review ScreenBase and Extended Level Synthesizers Changing the Setup in the Keyboard LessonsOrganizing Songs in the Songbook SongbookTo import a song When Importing Midi FilesImporting a Midi Song into the Song Book Deleting a Song from the SongbookFrom the Performance Screen you can Track-split OptionTo use the Track Split option To print a song Printing a SongMusician’s Reference Keyboard Tour Understanding Midi and Synthesis Working with songs you’ve learned in Music Lessons Using Recording Station’s sample Midi filesRecording Station What You Can Do With Recording StationRecording your own songs Using Jammin’ Keys to create background tracksRecording Tracks Downloading Midi songs from the WebRecording Drums on Track Recording Digital Audio TracksLoading a File from Jammin’ Keys Saving and Loading Recording SessionsMidi Track Controls Transport Controls and Displays Lyrics, Exit, Setup, and HelpTempo and Key Signature Controls Exercise 2 Record Piano and Vocals on America The Beautiful Recording Station ExercisesExercise 1 Load, play, and modify a Blues song Teach Me Piano Deluxe Improvise over the virtual band, with different instruments Jammin’ KeysWhat You Can Do With Jammin’ Keys Auto Riffs Zone Exit, Setup and HelpKeyboard Zones Accompaniment ZoneTo turn on Auto Jam Jam GridImprovising Zone Red and Green LightsSelecting a Lead Instrument Changing Instrument SoundsSelecting Effects Pad Sounds Breaks Styles and VariationsFills, Breaks, and Intro/End FillsTo change the key signature or tempo MixerTempo and Key Signature To start or end a jam session with the Intro/End buttonTo record a session in Jammin’ Keys Transport DisplayRecording, Saving and Loading Jam Sessions Transport ControlsTo load a previously recorded Jam Session To save a recorded jam sessionExercise 2 Import a jam into Recording Station Jammin’ Keys ExercisesExercise 1 Play a rock jam Teach Me Piano Deluxe Overview of Music Games Music GamesCheck your Sound Card and Connections Troubleshooting TipsSound Check Midi Output Test Troubleshooting Midi problemsMidi Thru Setting Midi Input TestDigital Audio and the Windows Temp file Troubleshooting Digital Audio ProblemsChecking Digital Recording and Playback
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