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2006 ATMI National Conference

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    1. 2006 ATMI National Conference “Optimizing the PDA for Music Instruction and Production” Presenter: V. Keith Mason Coordinator of Music Technology Belmont University. Nashville, TN

    2. PDA “Personal Digital Assistant” Term coined by John Sculley at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada in January 7, 1992 as he referred to Apple’s “Newton” device Earlier devices were available in mid-1970’s (advance calculators, and electronic organizers) PDAs are often referred to as “Palms” or “Palm Pilots” after an early device created by Palm, Inc. Originally designed as PIM Devices (Date Book, Address Book, Task List, Memo Pad, calculator, and etc.)

    3. PDA Brands PDA Pricing Range: $99.00 to $400.00PDA Pricing Range: $99.00 to $400.00

    4. PDA Brands PDA Pricing Range: $99.00 to $600.00PDA Pricing Range: $99.00 to $600.00

    5. PDA/Cell Phone Brands PDA/Cell Phone Pricing Range: $200.00 to $500.00 All PDAs provide excellent connectivity to any computer.PDA/Cell Phone Pricing Range: $200.00 to $500.00 All PDAs provide excellent connectivity to any computer.

    6. PDA/Cell Phone Brands PDA/Cell Phone Pricing Range: $200.00 to $1,800.00 All PDAs provide excellent connectivity to any computer.PDA/Cell Phone Pricing Range: $200.00 to $1,800.00 All PDAs provide excellent connectivity to any computer.

    7. OS Operating System Palm OS for Palm Windows Mobile (WM) for Microsoft’s Pocket PC RIM/Blackberry for Blackberry PDAs (produced by Research in Motion) Symbian OS (Nokia- Smart Phones) Linux

    8. PDA Functions Instant Boot-Up Synchronize with computer Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Email and Faxing External Memory Cards Audio recording Digital Camera GPS Various Software Programs

    9. Personal Information Management

    10. Productivity for the PDA Documents to Go by DataViz Use Word Processing for Note Taking, Lesson Plan Outlines, etc. Spread Sheet used for Tracking and maintaining Student’s grades/attendance Refine PowerPoint PresentationsUse Word Processing for Note Taking, Lesson Plan Outlines, etc. Spread Sheet used for Tracking and maintaining Student’s grades/attendance Refine PowerPoint Presentations

    11. Productivity for the PDA Documents to Go by DataViz

    12. Multimedia for the PDA Digital Audio Player Plays MP3, WAV,WMA Plays streaming audio via the internet Deluxe $34.95 and Basic $14.95 http://www.normsoft.com

    13. Multimedia for the PDA Photo Viewer Desktop Computer software included Thumbnail, individual, and slide show views Slide Show can sync with PocketTunes $29.95 http://www.normsoft.com

    14. Multimedia for the PDA Video Player Capable of playing various audio and video files 2 hour movie can be compressed to a 128 Mb Memory card Must re-encode video to a suitable size $17.95 http://www.mmplayer.com/

    15. Multimedia for the PDA Video Player Convert DVDs to play on PDA $34.95 http://www.pqdvd.com/

    16. Music Instruction for the PDA Music Dictionary was compiled, with permission, from Dr. Brian Blood’s Music Dictionary Online Contains over 4000 terms in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Hebrew, and Latin Requires “AW RoadLingua” which is also a free program $0.00 http://www.palmsource.com/

    17. Music Instruction for the PDA Musical Terms Dictionary Over a 1000 various cross referenced musical terms and forms Requires “Bdicty Dictionary Reader for Palm OS” which is also a free program $0.00 http://www.palmsource.com/

    18. Music Instruction for the PDA Multi-Program software 12 tools bundled in one program Metronome, Tuner, Stopwatch, Transposer, Piano keyboard, Time Calculator, Delay Calculator, Pitch-MIDI-Frequency, Key Signatures, Diatonic Chords, Chord reference $14.95 http://www.janasoftware.com

    19. Music Instruction for the PDA

    20. Music Instruction for the PDA Guitar Chord, scale, and arpeggio dictionary 3000+ chord voicings, 500+ scales, 550+arpeggios, triads in any inversion, notes on the fretboard Interactive learning system $14.95 http://www.janasoftware.com

    21. Music Instruction for the PDA Bundle includes 3 popular music applications Almond, DaCapo, and Mozart $39.95 http://www.palmgear.com

    22. Music Instruction for the PDA Almond Musical terms database and reader Music phrases plus Italian and German terminology Definitions can be copied to clipboard to use in other applications http://www.palmgear.com

    23. Music Instruction for the PDA DaCapo Metronome functions Italian speed names plus bpm, display, adjustable tuning pitch and visual indicator Accents can be set at different intervals for varied meter forms Measure groupings can be created http://www.palmgear.com

    24. Music Instruction for the PDA Mozart Game for musicians Confronted with a stream of notes that you have to input correctly. Must know the name of the notes before you tap the buttons/Notes, Keyboard, and Fretboard Difficulty level keeps increasing Different clefs http://www.palmgear.com

    25. Music Instruction for the PDA Digital Metronome Read display of tempo, signature, and beat Assign up to 4 presets Enter beat by tapping on the screen Available for both Palm OS and Windows Mobile $6.50 http://www.fiftycycle.com/

    26. Music Instruction for the PDA Chromatic Tuner Display of note played, Flat and Sharp, and note frequency PDA must have Built-In Microphone/Recording capabilities Available for both Palm OS and Windows Mobile $9.00 http://www.fiftycycle.com/

    27. Music Instruction for the PDA High-Tech Tuners Support for various PDA Operating Systems PDA must have Built-In Microphone/Recording capabilities $23.50 http://www.phonature.com/

    28. Music Instruction for the PDA Real-Time Audio Spectrum Analyzer Color graphics Waveform, fundamental frequency readout, plus either spectrum analyzer or 1/3 octave ISO bar display Support for various PDA Operating Systems PDA must have Built-In Microphone/Recording capabilities $38.00 http://www.phonature.com/

    29. Music Instruction for the PDA Four octave keyboard Displays notes of chords and scales Key and Chord are selectable Play individual notes of a chord or scale Built Pitch Pipe $15.00 (Shareware) http://www.mikemccollister.com/palm/

    30. Music Instruction for the PDA Ear Training software Learn to hear and recognize pitchs and intervals $0.00 (Freeware) http://www.palmgear.com/

    31. Music Instruction for the PDA Ear Training software Interval recognition with 12 keys Interval comparison over two octaves Generates a Progress Report $7.00 http://www.palmgear.com/

    32. Music Instruction for the PDA Ear Training software 5 Practice exercises with 10 levels of difficulty Built-in test $9.90 http://www.palmgear.com/

    33. Music Production for the PDA Bundled music software programs Note Pad / Beat Pad on both Handheld Suite contains BugBand and EarTrain Pro Suite contains SoundPad Programs can be purchased individualy MiniMusic also has other music related programs $69.95 each http://www.minimusic.com/

    34. Music Production for the PDA Music notation Sketchbook for composers 4 ways to view music Midi Export Built-In Audio/Synth Engine (KriKit Synth) which is polyphonic and multi-timbral Also supports PDA models with built-in sound cards Free library of sample songs $29.95 http://www.minimusic.com/

    35. Music Production for the PDA Pattern based sequencer Sequence musical patterns of various instruments or drum kits Create layered patterns Save multiple banks of patterns, swap patterns, chain patterns, change patterns and Midi instruments and channels Sequences can be exported Uses the “Krikit Synth” $29.95 http://www.minimusic.com/

    36. Music Production for the PDA Sound Designer for the Krikit Audio Engine Polyphonic, multitimbral synthesizer $19.95 http://www.minimusic.com/

    37. Music Production for the PDA Simple Audio Sampler Records a single short sample Simple synthesis allows playback on any key of a one octave keyboard Still in developmental stage Future versions will allow for multi samples and sample editing Preview Stage http://www.minimusic.com/

    38. Music Production for the PDA Beta versions only MixPad: a Midi File player/recorder/editor Play raw Midi Files on PDA and on any connected Midi Hardware AxisPad: PDA based music instrument. Use touch screen to create sound gestures Each axis can be assigned to change different parameters of the sound http://www.minimusic.com/

    39. Music Production for the PDA Wave sound editor and recorder/player Load/Record/Save compressed and uncompressed WAV files Supports Mono/Stereo, 8-bit-16-bit/various sample rates Copy, Cut, Paste, Delete, Undo, Reverse, Amplify, Fade, Noise Reduction Zoom in from 2x to 128x Wave Edit Pro $19.95 Enterprise Edition $29.95 http://www.newborngames.se/

    40. Music Production for the PDA Electronic Music Studio 8 Tracks Drum Machine, 2 monophonic synthesizers, and 18 effect plug-ins. Produces techno, trance, and electro compositions Pattern based sequencing using both “Step Programming” and “Piano Roll/Grid” Patterns can be chained or sequenced into a complete composition $15.99 http://www.chocopoolp.com/

    41. Music Production for the PDA Comprehensive DAW designed for the PDA Palm OS $26.99 http://www.chocopoolp.com/

    42. Music Production for the PDA SAMPLE EDITOR Samples loaded from “SamplePacks”, WAV Files, or sf2 SoundFonts Sample Editing functions Effects: Cross Fade, gain, distortion, reverse, and numerous buily-in effect plug-ins Draw waveforms with stylus Modified samples can be saved as WAV files

    43. Music Production for the PDA Synthesis Section Use up to 64 instruments Wavetable synthesis Filters, envelopes LFO Instrument layering/Keyboard mapping Mono, Legato, Polyphonic Transposition Micro-Tuning

    44. Music Production for the PDA Pattern Editor/Sequencer 8ppq / 32 steps per 4/4 bar/shuffle Piano-Roll/Grid/note editor to set velocity, panning for each note Full editing features Pattern recorder for realtime or step recording using on-screen keyboard or buttons on PDA Pattern library Random note generator and humanization function Input chords in standard notation (Bmin7, Asus4, etc.)

    45. Music Production for the PDA SONG EDITOR/ARRANGEMENT 8 Tracks on which patterns can be mixed Editing features and undo 3 zoom levels Looping and markers Midi File Import and Export WAV file rendering of composition

    46. Music Production for the PDA MIXER Faders, Pans, Effect Sends, Mute/ Solo 4 Independent effect buses + one global send Open plug-in architecture- new effects are added with each update and create your own Delay, Reverb,Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Vocoder, Pitch-shifting, EQ, and more XY Pad: Control two synthesis parameters in realtime with a stylus or finger on screen

    47. Music Production for the PDA AUTOMATION Volume, Pan, and most synthesis parameters can be automated Effect plug-ins Full editing features Stylus movements in the XY Pad

    48. Music Production for the PDA LIVE MODE Composed song can be structured by defining sections and bridges Chain these sections in realtime and even jump between them/similar to Ableton’s LIVE program Assignable controllers via the buttons and keys on the PDA

    49. The PDA and Music PDA is more than a PIM device Excellent Reference and Productivity tool Multifunctional - Audio/Video Player, Metronome, Tuner, Audio Editing, Midi and Audio Production

    50. Closing Comments and Questions V. Keith Mason Coordinator of Music Technology Belmont University Nashville, TN Email: masonk@mail.belmont.edu Thank you.

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