Computers Live, Digital Recording, Soft Synths, Ableton Live, ProTools, Reason 7 and more …

A series of short, bookable in advance workshops brought to you by some of the world’s leading music companies and music software manufacturers all fresh from the NAMM trade show in America and Musicmesse in Germany. These workshops will be held at Exeter Phoenix, on Saturday 18 MAY 2013 as part of the Analogue to Digital Music Expo. A2D OFFICIAL WEBSITE

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Advance: £8.50/£6.50 (students)
On the door: £10/£8 (students)
Under 12s go free

MASTERCLASSES – DEMOS – WORKSHOPS (times tbc nearer the event)
It is advisable to buy tickets in advance as some masterclasses and workshops have limited spaces.

ZONE 1

LIVE DEMO with percussionist Hossam Ramzy – Main Auditorium
Hossam Ramzy (Egyptian percussionist and composer who has worked Jimmy Page and Robert Plant) will be demonstrating his mind-blowing skills playing 2 of his favourite instruments: Egyptian Tambourine and Egyptian Tabla.

ZONE 2 – MEDIA CENTRE

* VINTAGE ANALOGUE SYNTH masterclass with Richard Barbieri
Richard Barbieri, sonic soundscapes innovator and keyboard maestro for Porcupine Tree and Japan will deliver a Masterclass in this year’s Analogue to Digital Music Show. Representing the true “analogue” side of A2D, Richard will be demonstrating how these vintage synths work and more importantly how they sound. (Entry ticket + £5/£3 booking fee)

ABLETON LIVE 9 & PUSH workshop with Martin Delaney – Computer Room
World renowned Master Trainer and Future Music columnist Martin Delaney unveils some of the brilliant features of this new hardware controller for Live at the Analogue to Digital Music Show.

REASON 7 masterclass with mixing engineer Gary Bromham – Black Box
Mix engineer Gary Bromham (Bjork, Tina Turner) will be demonstrating the latest Reason 7.

POST PRODUCTION & CINEMA SURROUND SOUND demo with Quested Monitoring Systems – Black Box
From the lush film scores of Abbey Road to Hans Zimmer’s Lion King, Dark Knight, Pirates of the Caribbean and Inception, Quested loudspeakers are the masters of audio system design for professional Post-Production and Screening and for prestige Home Cinema applications. Also showcasing the world of professional surround mastering with Super Audio Mastering.

PRO-TOOLS 10 workshop with AVID – Edit 1
The best sounding, most widely-used audio production software in the industry, enabling you to record, compose, edit, and mix with great speed and ease demonstrated by James Ivey.

ZONE TBC

DANCE MUSIC PRODUCTION masterclass with Dave Amso (aka D-Product)
Drum and Bass producer D-Product has been at the forefront of dance music production for many years. D-Product has engineered for high profile acts like Roni Size and Kosheen.

ZONE 3

DRUMSTEP & MUSIC PRODUCTION masterclass with erbNdub – Drama Studio
Drum N bass/drumstep producer and DJ, erb N dub – one of the hardest working and innovative producer / DJ’s of today –  will deliver a masterclass session on production tips and tricks in this year’s Analogue to Digital Music Show.

WHAT’S THE DEAL with Paul Gray (Musicians Union Regional Officer) Meeting Room
Find out everything you wanted to know about playing live, contracts, copyrights, music publishing, recording agreemnts, insurances, legal advice, rates royalties, member benefits and more! 45 minutes followed by 45 Q & A session.

ZONE 4
RECORDING & MIXING surgeries at Sound Gallery Studios (basement floor)
Learn tips and tricks from professional sound engineers and producers on all aspects of recording, mixing, mic placement and multi-tracking using analogue (TASCAM MS16 1″ Multi-track tape recorder) and digital outboard & recording software (LOGIC Pro 9 & PRO-TOOLS).