Windows XP Digital Music For Dummies

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 308 pages
• Published by: For Dummies
• Edition: 1st Edition November 26, 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764575996
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764575990
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1 pounds

Product Description
Now you can give new meaning to the description “High-performance computer!” And you can even choose the performers—Elvis or Elton, the Beatles or Beethoven, Eminem or Englebert, Pfish or Pavarotti. Your Windows XP is like a concert hall, and Windows XP Digital Music For Dummies is just the ticket to get you in and get you enjoying digital music. It will help you get in tune with the times with note-by-note information on:

• Setting up your computer to handle music
• Using Windows Media Player that’s part of the XP package
• Making your computer the centerpiece of your music collection
• Shopping for and downloading music from Napster, iTunes, Rhapsody, and more internet sites
• Selecting the hardware, software, and audio tools you need

Written by Ryan Williams, an accomplished musician with an MS in Music Technology who develops digital multimedia tools, this guide helps you explore:

• Transferring your CDs or even vinyl records (if you have them, you know what they are) to the realm of your computer
• Choosing and using portable audio players
• Upgrading your PC and turning it into a jukebox with your all-time favorite hits
• Organizing and burning your music to disc for use in other types of devices, like traditional CD or DVD players
• Souping up your computer and making it a virtual studio
• Laying down basic tracks and mixing them
• Taking the finished product to disk, the Internet, and elsewhere

Hear what you’ve been missing. With Windows XP Digital Music For Dummies, you and your Windows XP can make gorgeous (or raucous, harmonious, hip-hop, rousing, jazzy, inspiring—whatever your taste) digital music together!

Back Cover Copy
Find out where music is available online, what's legal, and what's free

Unlock the sound in your PC with the right software, hardware, and know-how

Beneath your Windows XP PC's staid image as a word processor and number cruncher, there's a music machine longing to get out and play! Set the music free with this friendly guide. Discover the best places to buy music and how to download songs, organize your tunes, take them with you, and even record your own!

Discover how to

• Set up your computer to play music
• Make electronic files of your old vinyl records
• Use an iPod® with your Windows PC
• Organize your collection
• Turn your PC into a recording studio

Reader Reviews
This is a pretty good reference book for anyone who is just getting into digital music. It is particularly focused on the Windows Media player. There is also useful information regarding ripping and burning CDs, creating a computer jukebox, portable music players such as IPods, etc. The author also discusses the different formats for storing/playing digital music and the online services that offer downloadable songs for each. Overall, I would say it is pretty good as far as being a beginning resource for one's digital music needs.