Def Jam Rapstar captures the essence of what Hip Hop is all about: the music, the battles and of course…the swagger. The ultimate emcee experience for video game consoles, Def Jam Rapstar is the only music game that focuses exclusively on Hip Hop. With more than 40 of the greatest Hip Hop songs available at release, Def Jam Rapstar allows you to be the star: by rhyming, using your console camera and uploading your video to the fully integrated Def Jam Rapstar community at www.defjamrapstar.com. Def Jam Rapstar also offers you the ability to freestyle over tracks by some of the hottest hip hop producers and upload your freestyle performances for the world to decide how good you really are.

From the first recording to the final mix, audio editors will find this book an invaluable guide to producing the best-sounding audio tracks. Besides covering the fundamentals of installation and optimization, basic audio concepts, and the major features of the application, Using Audition presents specifics of each function with screen shots and practical examples. Readers learn how to reduce noise in their recordings, use loops and effects to create tracks, analyze and interpret vital statistics, mix and export sound files, and take advantage of shortcuts and Adobe workflow integration methods to speed their production. From the first recording to the final mix or encode, this guide to Audition delivers the working knowledge you need to master the aural aspects of your project.

GarageBand for iPad is truly a revolutionary tool that inspires the music maker in anyone by making song creation simple and fun. In this book you’ll see how to use GarageBand’s unique tools make it easy to explore the musical concepts of rhythm, chords and melody?even if you’ve never created your own song before. You’ll see how to quickly create music using iPad’s revolutionary and fun Touch Instruments, as well as how to record your own voice, guitar and more. Once you’ve laid down your tracks, you’ll discover how to edit, arrange and tweak the sound of your song so that you can share your masterpiece with the world. Robert Brock heads the digital audio production department at the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences in Tempe, Arizona. He is an Apple mentor trainer and an Apple Distinguished Educator. When he’s not teaching music and audio production, he can usually be found on stage playing piano or at home with GarageBand on his iPad, pretending he really knows how to play guitar and drums.