2006 ATMI National Conference

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.) From: Wikipedia.org

3. PDA Brands Palm T|X Dell Axim OS: Palm v5.4 OS: Windows Mobile v5.0

4. PDA Brands Garmin iQue 3600 Toshiba e830 Pocket PC OS: Windows Mobile v5.0 OS: Palm v5.4

5. PDA/Cell Phone Brands Palm Treo 700p/700w HP iPAQ hw6500 OS: 700p/Palm v5.4 OS: 700w/WM v5.0 OS: Windows Mobile v5.0

6. PDA/Cell Phone Brands Sony VAIO UX Micro PC Nokia N93 OS: Windows XP OS: Symbian

7. OSOperating 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 Calendars, Appointments, To Do List, memo pads, audio recording, address book, etc. PIM data can be synchronized with a computer.

10. Productivity for the PDA Database for Files Spreadsheet Word Processing Documents to Go by DataViz Charting PDF Reader PowerPoint

11. Productivity for the PDA Documents to Go by DataViz All Documents can be synchronized with a computer http://www.dataviz.com/

12. Multimedia for the PDA PocketTunes by Normsoft • 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 SplashPhoto by Normsoft • 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 MMPlayer by mmplayer.com • 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 Pocket DVD Studio by PQDVD.COM • Video Player • Convert DVDs to play on PDA • $34.95 • http://www.pqdvd.com/

16. Music Instruction for the PDA Free Music Dictionary by Eric Mosterd • 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 by Beiks LLC • 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 Music Gadgets by janasoftware • 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 Music Gadgets by janasoftware

20. Music Instruction for the PDA Guitar Power by janasoftware • 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 Music Bundle 4.7 by RoGame Software • Bundle includes 3 popular music applications • Almond, DaCapo, and Mozart • $39.95 • http://www.palmgear.com

22. Music Instruction for the PDA Music Bundle 4.7 by RoGame Software • 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 Music Bundle 4.7 by RoGame Software • 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 Music Bundle 4.7 by RoGame Software • 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 Perfect Beat by Fifty Cycle, Inc. • 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 Perfect Pitch by Fifty Cycle, Inc. • 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 Tuners by Display Research Laboratory • 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 Spectrum Analyzer by Display Research Laboratory • 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 McChords by Mike McCollister • 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 Trainer 1.0 by Sam Trenholme • Ear Training software • Learn to hear and recognize pitchs and intervals • $0.00 (Freeware) • http://www.palmgear.com/

31. Music Instruction for the PDA Jazzier Pitch 2.0 by Palm Generation X • 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 MusicEar by Wilson Cheng • 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 Handheld Music Suite/Pro Music Suite by MiniMusic • 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 Note Pad by MiniMusic • 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 BeatPad by MiniMusic • 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 SoundPad by MiniMusic • Sound Designer for the Krikit Audio Engine • Polyphonic, multitimbral synthesizer • $19.95 • http://www.minimusic.com/

37. Music Production for the PDA SynthPad by MiniMusic • 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 MixPad and Axis Pad by MiniMusic • 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 Edit Pro 1.2 by NewBornGames • 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 Microbe by Chocopoolp • 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 Bhajis Loops by Chocopoolp • Comprehensive DAW designed for the PDA • Palm OS • $26.99 • http://www.chocopoolp.com/

42. Music Production for the PDA Bhajis Loops by Chocopoolp • 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 Bhajis Loops by Chocopoolp • 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 Bhajis Loops by Chocopoolp • 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 Bhajis Loops by Chocopoolp • 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 Bhajis Loops by Chocopoolp • 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 Bhajis Loops by Chocopoolp • 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 Bhajis Loops by Chocopoolp • 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.