Chapter 14
Recording and Editing Live Instruments
MIDI has enabled producers to work out their ideas in project studios, often within the comfort of their own homes. As computers and software have grown in strength, efficiency, and affordability, many professional-quality projects can now be completed without ever stepping into larger, more expensive recording studios. This, in turn, positively affects composers’ profit margins, as they do not need to absorb the costs of studio time. Many successful producers use MIDI tracks the majority of the time, as they can create a professional-sounding, affordable musical backdrop to which select live instruments are added based on availability and the needs of a given project. However, even if a session ...
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