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Chapter 17: Digital Jazz: Making Music in High-Tech Times
� 1984: Apple’s first Macintosh is released,
which eventually led to the advent of
Apple’s iTunes software and popular online
music store — an alternative way for artists
to distribute music.
� 1988: CD sales exceed record sales.
� 1989: Digidesign’s Sound Tools software is
released as the “first tapeless recording
studio.”
� 1991: Sound Tools is renamed Pro Tools
(today available for both PC and Mac).
� 1993: Digidesign releases Session 8 Limited,
the first Windows-based recording
software.
� 2001: Apple’s first iPod is released.
Powerful personal computers, sophisticated sound software, and the rise
of the Internet have all changed the recording industry completely. Today,
with a modest investment in equipment, a jazz musician can begin recording
music with extremely high quality. That music can be cheaply copied onto
CDs, which cost only pennies apiece, or quickly posted on a Web site.
While use of all the new technologies isn’t yet universal among jazz players,
nearly all musicians employ some technology. The following sections feature
some simple advice from professional musicians about how to put technology
to work for you and your music.
For more detailed information on setting up a home studio, check out Home
Recording for Musicians For Dummies, 2nd Edition, by Jeff Strong (Wiley). Other
books on specific types of recording software can be found through the For
Dummies line. For an introduction to creating Web sites and Internet marketing,
check out Building a Web Site For Dummies, 2nd Edition, by David A.
Crowder (Wiley) and Internet Marketing For Dummies by Frank Catalano
and Bud E. Smith (Wiley).
I cover a lot of sound ground here. You may be an ambitious sort who tries
some of these things (and more), or you may not be ready to record and
market music. No matter your experience or ambitions, remember that you’re
making music most of all for yourself, for the satisfaction of exploring your
creative side and expressing emotions in a medium that can be more effective
and satisfying than words. Finding an audience is a reward but not a promise.
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