Prime Time 5, Coursebook mit Audio-CD

that it’s time to turn your raw file into killer music that people – yes, your future fans! – will want to buy and download or listen to on the radio. Almost every song that has ever been released in the history of music has been mixed and mastered. But it’s not all hard work. You can have a lot of fun, too. For example, you can use the web to download different sound effects. Or you can create your own sound effects to add to your music. You must have heard songs with noises like an engine roaring or a little kid crying. Well, those effects are all created by building samples into the finished recording. Be adventurous. You have a raw music file. With that, you can play around as much as you like. Just be careful not to ruin it with something you might not like! (5) ................................................. Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen and almost every musician who has ever heard of MySpace are now using the web to get their music out there. With social networking sites, YouTube and other sites like iTunes and Napster, musicians can offer their own music (whether for money or not) to anyone and everyone who might want to hear it, without the help of a big record label. These are amazing times. You can easily record a track, even make a video, write your own biography and organise photos, and put all that information on the web. There are lots of online services which will help you do exactly that. One of the best ways to get tips about how to promote your music online is to look at how successful bands that you like have promoted themselves using the web. The main thing is to be creative and to use the technology that is now available to help you. Sure, there are lots of other people hoping to start a great music career, too. But someone always gets lucky. So go ahead, and who knows? The next one to MAKE IT REALLY BIG could be YOU! (From: How to make music in your bedroom by Nicola Slade; adapted) 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 4 Decide what needs to be done a) Think what you would need to do to turn this garage into a good space for making your own music. Take a piece of paper and make a list of jobs. Start like this: Get rid of … b) Compare your ideas from a) with your partner’s ideas. Talk about the reasons for doing the different jobs. 3 Reading for detail a) Check the items on your list from task 1 on page 100 with the information you have read in the text. b) Draw a flow chart showing what you have to do to get your music onto the internet. The items below may give you some ideas. record some basic tracks develop an audio workstation start a profile page add other sounds create a quiet space get a computer put the song online have an idea for a song 101 8 Music Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv