About the Author

Ronan Macdonald has worked as a technical music journalist since 1989. He has written features and reviews as a freelance contributor to a plethora of magazines, including Future Music, The Mix, Hip-Hop Connection and Guitarist. He has also occupied the editor’s chair on Rhythm, the UK’s leading drummer magazine, and currently edits Computer Music, the world’s only dedicated music software magazine.
Dave Clews  With a studio career stretching back over 25 years, Dave has worked on several hit albums and singles by artists such as George Michael, Kylie Minogue, Tom Jones and Tina Turner. In addition to writing tutorials, features and reviews for print and digital magazines such as iCreate and MacUser, Dave contributes a regular monthly music theory column to Computer Music magazine and is the author of Avid Pro Tools Basics in this series.