This document provides a checklist for preparing a music production project in a digital audio workstation (DAW). The checklist includes setting the [1] project name and location, [2] digital audio preferences like sampling rate and bit depth, [3] recording file type as WAV or AIFF, [4] hardware settings to configure the DAW for the audio interface, and [5] buffer size which is suggested to be 128 samples. The document instructs the user to create properly named subfolders for each project within a general projects folder.

1. Hello, I am Warton Osorio
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This lesson is for week 2 of Introduction
To Music Production at Coursera.org
I will Teach you how to Prepare a project in your DAW using the
project checklist from the material as your guidelines.

2. Production Checklist
This is a list of the first things to set before working with your DAW
 Proper project name and location
Digital Audio Preferences
Recording File Type
Hardware Settings
 Buffer Size

3. Production Checklist
 Proper project name and location
1. We will create a general folder for all projects.

5. Production Checklist
 Proper project name and location
2. We will create a subfolder my first project, you should
create a subfolder for each Project you will work on.
3. Each subfolder must be properly identified with the
name of the project you are working.

7. Production Checklist
Digital Audio Preferences
1. You must have the drivers or controllers for your
interface to be compatible with the application you use
in your DAW.
2. We set the sampling rate it is suggested: 48,000 Hz.
3. The bit depth suggested for recording is 24-bit.

8. Production Checklist
Recording File Type
1. You have to set the main uncompressed recording file;
WAV or AIFF are suggested.

10. Production Checklist
Hardware Settings
1. Make sure that your DAW is properly configured to work
with the audio interface, the system is not set up with
audio application you're using (Cubase, Protool, Reason),
go to DAW and set them in application preferences input
and audio output.
 Buffer Size
1. You must set your buffer size. 128 samples per buffer is
suggested.

12. Thank You!