Setting up your DAW for a new project

What is the first thing you do when you open your DAW?

• Select a track type

• Choose your audio settings

• Set up your arrangement

• Compose your drums

What do you click to select your audio settings?

• File > preferences > audio

• Logic Pro X > preferences > audio

• Logic Pro X > settings > audio

• File > settings > audio

If you want to listen to your headphones through the audio interface, what should your settings be?

• Output: system settings

  Input: system settings

• Output: UMC204HD193K

  Input: system settings

• Output: system settings

  Input: UMC204HD193K

• Output: UMC204HD193K

  Input: UMC204HD193K

What should you also do while you are in 'preferences'?

• Check the plug-in manager is set up

• Check the advanced tools are on

• Check the automation settings

• Check the display settings

What else should you check to ensure your audio works properly?

• The headphones are plugged into the Mac

• The input and output in the Mac's system preferences Audio are set correctly

• The keyboard and mouse are set up in the DAW

• The volume is muted for your input

Now that you have set up your DAW audio and first track, what should you do next?

• Record your drums

• Record your bass

• Save your project on the desktop

• Drop in a loop to get started

Before you begin recording any audio or MIDI, what should you do?

• Choose an instrument

• Set up your recording equipment

• Set your panning

• Set your tempo

What should your first track be?

• Drums to keep tempo

• Chords to set the key

• Vocals to decide chords

• Bass to add the rhythm

When setting your drum part should you:

• Just pop a kick in on each beat

• Just set a simple backbeat on beats 2+4

• Write the complete drum track including beats

• Just set a simple track according to the genre you are writing in (likely to be kick, snare, hi-hat or similar.