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Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
For some of our creative projects this year, we will be using the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW): BandLab. Before we go any further, join our "class" in BandLab by clicking the logo below.
Using BandLab
Using BandLab
The Basics
The Basics
Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) are what professional (and amateur) musicians use to work with sounds. If you can imagine changing a sound in some way, a DAW can probably do it. Unless it is an acoustic live performance, there is an excellent chance that a DAW has been used to manipulate the sound of any recording that you have heard. DAWs are used most often in recording studios but are also found on computers in garages, basements, and any device! Some popular DAWs include GarageBand, ProTools, and Reason. A few additional cloud-based DAWs include BandLab, SoundTrap, and Soundation.
Click the video to the left to watch some of the basic features of BandLab in action.
Complete the questions in the video to check your understanding of key concepts.
Loops vs. Tracks
Loops vs. Tracks
These are the two most important terms in a DAW. Tracks are the blank space that you use to put your audio and are found on the left side of your DAW screen, while loops are digital sounds that you or someone else records that have been put into a DAW and can be manipulated (changed). Loops are found in a menu on the bottom-right side of your BandLab screen.
Click the video to the right to go over the basic skills of BandLab one more time.
Complete the questions in the video to check your understanding of key concepts.
Explore
Explore
See if you can login to BandLab.
Try to join our class using the links in the logos above and below.
Explore adding loops to your project. Reminder: Look for the menu in the bottom-right of your screen.
Try deleting loops and extending them.
Attempt to change the tempo (speed), dynamics (volume), and key (mood) of your "song."
All of these details are presented in the tutorial videos above. Enjoy!
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