CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO - Introduction

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Introduction
Introduction
Cakewalk Pro Audio is a professional tool for authoring sound and music
on your personal computer. ItÕs designed for musicians, composers,
arrangers, audio and production engineers, multimedia and game
developers, and recording engineers. Pro Audio supports MP3, Wave,
RealAudio, and other popular formats, providing all the tools you need to
do professional-quality work rapidly and efÞciently.
Pro Audio is more than an integrated MIDI and digital audio authoring
software packageÑitÕs an expandable platform that can function as the
central nervous system of your recording studio. With drivers for
common high-end audio hardware, full support for DirectX audio plug-
ins, StudioWare and MIDI Machine (MMC) control of external MIDI
gear, and the Cakewalk Application Language (CAL), Pro Audio can
handle your most demanding projects.
In This Chapter
About Pro Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Pro Audio Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Computers, Sound, and Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installation and Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starting Pro Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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