Title: Prepare a DAW for a product.
Course: Audio Production and Recording I (05123-IA) > Section: Understanding Modern Music Composition and the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

Preparation should include

- setting up a session (e.g., key, meter, tempo, clocking)
- organizing tracks (e.g., routing, bussing)
- setting recording levels.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What issues occur when the sample rate in the DAW does not match the source files?
- How can meter affect rhythm in a session?
- How does one set tempo?
- How does one find the key of the song?
- How does one organize the track of a song?
- How does one bus, and when should bussing be used?