Live Broadcast from NAMM 2008

Live Broadcast from NAMM 2008 Sponsored by Microsoft & Intel
Through a special arrangement with Microsoft and Intel you can attend all of Cakewalk's special events from the NAMM show online as they happen. You'll even be able to ask questions during the Q+A period.

Friday, January 18th, 2008 All times PST

12 PM SONAR 7 Production Masterclass w. Magic Mendez (Unified Tribe, The Whispers. Phil Perry. George Duke)

Magic Mendez creates some of the best sounding productions we have ever heard come out of SONAR. Known for his work with The Whispers, Phil Perry, George Duke and other R&B stars, Magic will be playing music from his new project Unified Tribe and discussing his production techniques.
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1 PM SONAR 7 Advanced Production TechniquesJoin Cakewalk's Bill Jackson as he takes you through some advanced production techniques in SONAR 7 including AudioSnap, V-Vocal, and Comping.
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2 PM Beat Fetish — Martin Atkins on 25 years of Industrial & Post Punk RecordingProduced by Martin Atkins, Beat Fetish is the culmination of over 25 years of recording and includes some of the best material, cherry picked from sessions with Pigface, The Damage Manual, Killing Joke, Nine Inch Nails and other artists. Atikins will be playing examples from the collection and discussing his sound design and production techniques used, along with anecdotes from the sessions. In addition Martin will also be discussing his new book Tour:Smart, the definitive book on touring and breaking the band. Martin is one of the most entertaining speakers in the industry and this talk is not to be missed.
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3 PM How the SONAR REAC Solution will Revolutionize Live Recording

Cakewalk and Roland announced a recording system at IBC earlier this year for Roland's REAC technology and V-Mixing system that will allow the recording of 40 channels of 24-bit audio over a single Ethernet cable. In addition this technology will work at distances up to two km with only 1 ms of latency. Tune in to learn more about the complete REAC solution and SONAR-based recording system and how it will revolutionize live recording.
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4 PM Introducing Craig Anderton's Minimoog Tribute Expansion Pack for Rapture

Join us as Craig Anderton, music technology authority and the editor of EQ magazine debuts his Minimoog Expansion pack for Rapture. Craig will talk about his relationship with Bob Moog, the importance of the instrument, and the painstaking process he used to creating this expansion Pack for Rapture. He will also discuss how you can use these sounds as a springboard for new sonic creations through Rapture's advanced synthesis capabilities. This talk will be followed by a complete demonstration of Rapture by Cakewalk's Brandon Ryan.
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5 PM Film & Video Game scoring masterclass with Shawn Clement, Timothy Michael Wynn, Chuck Carr, and Peter Johnson

We've assembled a panel of three of the best film and video game composers to discuss their craft and how they do it all in SONAR. Tune in to learn techniques for scoring to picture and the nuances between film and game production. The presenters will also provide tips on breaking into the industry. On the panel: Shawn Clement (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Batman Vengeance, recipient of ASCAP's award for most played underscore), Timothy Michael Wynn (James Dean Forever Young, The Punisher, The Simpsons Game), Chuck Carr (Pain, Grand Turismo, Music Supervisor for Sony Playstation), Peter Johnson (CSI NY, Spiderman 3 Soundtrack)
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The Program - Five nights that celebrate the best of Northwest hiphop

THE PROGRAM
The best of Northwest hiphop

The first 2 nights of the Program we’re off the hook and totally sold out!
It is the biggest showcase of NW Hip Hop and Production ever and the depth and quality of talent is staggering. To see so many producers using their PC’s to create this amount of work is definitely encouraging for the future.
The fact that it’s an all ages show has added a new level of excitement and crowd participation from the audience.
Look for interviews with some of the major players in the next few days at http://www.crossfader.com/

What it is?
Five nights that celebrate the best of Northwest hiphop, at Neumo’s December 18-22

Why it is?

The 2000s have seen the explosionof the NW hiphop scene, from the success of local producers to breakdance crews winning national championships to Northwest groups touring internationally and fans coming out in droves to support local shows. One of the groups at the center of this excitement has been who came into existence in 2003, achieved local recognition in 2005, and reached national recognition this year with their second CD, Bayani. Prior to releasing Bayani in June of 2007 on the legendary Rawkus Records in a joint venture with their own label Massline, Blue Scholars had sold out Seattle’s Showbox several times, including a two-night stand that sold out in advance.

The "Make Your Mark" tour (Music, 3D, Video, Film)

This week we were at San Francisco for the last stop of the Make your Mark tour!!!

With more than 500 students attending the events in 4 major cities (Boston, NY, LA and SF) this tour was a great success …

We were able to attract great PR coverage for both Microsoft and Avid, and reinforce our message that the “PC is a great platform for content creation”.
Having top artists from various disciplines, sharing and demonstrating their creative experience on the PC, and seeing students playing with the different tools was a great live evidence.

DJ/Producer Carmen Rizzo demonstrates how Pro Tools' diverse toolset lets you move seamlessly between production and performance, forever redefining the creative process and what it means to be a DJ/producer.


Animator and artist Raffael Dickreuter discussed how to start building a successful career as a digital artist


M-AUDIO is dedicated to creating cutting-edge products for digital DJs. They let you produce and perform the way you want,
so you can integrate your vinyl and CDs with the power of the computer or just leave those crates in the closet.


Visiting the Los Angles Film School, October 07

Windows Vista Musicians' Resource Page

Brought to you by cakewalk ...This page was designed to provide the ultimate resource on Windows Vista and the benefits it provides to the audio community. You will find links to hardware and software products that natively support Windows Vista, information on how to choose the right version of Vista for you. And relevant news stories that concern Vista and it's applications for music creation and audio production.

http://cakewalk.com/Vista/default.asp

The AMP Summit

The AMP Summit came to a close on May 25th and marked a serious step forward in our evangelism efforts to the music industry. We received a large amount of both positive and constructive feedback to help us learn what went well, and what we can do to improve down the road.

Read what other folks are saying ...

1. It Rains in Seattle: Microsoft AMP Summit 2007 by Rain Recording
2. Inside Out: The Cakewalk interview with Noel Borthwick & Carl Jacobsen by Channel9
3. M-Audio: One Stop Shop For Musicians by Tina Wood, on10
4. Steve Rowe’s Summit Blog
5. Behringer Interview by on10 (posting soon)

Specific partner comments:
Eldad Kuperman, Waves Digital Technologies, Ltd:
“I would like to take this opportunity and thank you and all those that helped organizing the successful summit. Also many thanks for the special treat I've got from you! I came in with many unanswered questions and returned with all the answers. It was a pleasure for me to know you and the Vista software engineers”

Benjamin Greer, SRS Labs:
“I wanted to thank you for the great time that I had at the Microsoft AMP Summit. It was a useful event from many different perspectives, and is helping me to think of how we could work with Microsoft in planning future co-marketing activities.”

Claus Riethmueller, Ego Systems Incorporated
“I think the event was great and all in all a very valuable experience for me and also other attendees as far as I could see. It cleared up a few things, provided valuable contacts to Microsoft and other companies, yet it also showed the difficulties that we encounter when dealing with such a huge organization as Microsoft.”

Stephen Turner, Audio Science:
“Let me thank you for putting on the AMP Summit. It was great to be able to interact first hand with the audio team at Microsoft. I got a lot of questions answered and made a lot of good contacts.”