lesson for week 3 for Introduction to music production at Coursera.org

1. PREPARE A PROJECT IN
THE DAW

2.  Hello, I’m Joel Corella from Mexico. This is my
presentation for week 3 of Introduction to music
production at Coursera.org. I made it about the
preparations before making a project in the DAW
and I hope you find it useful.

3. PREPARE A PROJECT IN THE DAW
 There are some technical specifications that we
have to configure before we start working in the
DAW.

4. PREPARE A PROJECT IN THE DAW
 For this demonstration I will be using Ableton Live 9
software.

5. PREPRODUCTION CHECKLIST
1. Proper project name and location
2. Digital audio preferences
3. Recording file type
4. Hardware settings
5. Buffer size

6. 1. PROPER PROJECT NAME AND LOCATION
 It is important to name the project and organize the
files within the project folder to make the editing
process easier
 Keep the whole file structure together
 Remember where things are being saved
 Don’t mess with the file structure the DAW creates.

7. 2. DIGITAL AUDIO PREFERENCES
 Set the Sample rate (48khz optimal)
Options > Preferences > Audio

8. 2. DIGITAL AUDIO PREFERENCES
 Set Bit depth (24-bit optimal)
Options > Preferences > Record

9. 3. RECORDING FILE TYPE
 Use an uncompressed file type like:
 Broadcast wave
 AIFF
 Wave
Options > Preferences > Record

10. 3. RECORDING FILE TYPE
 Interleaved files: a single file that includes both the
left and the right audio channel.
 Are easier to work with
 Select them when available

11. 4. HARDWARE SETTINGS
 Make sure the DAW is configured to work with the
audio interface .
Options > Preferences > Audio

12. 5. BUFFER SIZE
 Set the Buffer size
 Start with 128 samples/sec and bring it up later
when necessary
Options > Preferences > Audio