Writing Digital Music For Dummies shows you everything you need to know to write a great song by using the hottest digital tools. This guide, friendly plain-English explains all the basics of digital music, including how to work with hardware and software, using templates from the CD-ROM companion for quick start, build your first song, and save it in various formats. the equipment you need Create your own ringtones and mp3s Write to the MIDI controller, or mouse Working with notation software Use keyboard shortcuts Publish your creations on the Internet Build your own songs from the early part of the Pick Your score for each instrument Accompanying CD-Rom also contains a demo of Sebelius 5, the software's most popular music notation, and audio files for all music examples in this book. With the guide step-by-step and your computer, you? Will have everything you need to start writing, arranging, and publishing your own digital music?