Rock Your iPad: Figure

Propellerhead’s popular music-making app for iOS devices, Figure, puts the power of music production directly into your hands—letting you create beats, bass lines, melodies, and more. Now, in this power-packed, G.W. Childs shows you how to get the most out of Figure, with step-by-step instructions on making music; syncing to other devices; importing your musical creations into your favorite digital audio workstation (DAW); integrating Figure with your laptop, desktop, or other iOS devices; and even putting Figure to use live on stage. ROCK YOUR IPAD: FIGURE is concise and to the point, and no musical background is required—you’ll be making great music in no time.

About the Author

G.W. Childs IV has written several titles covering all manner of audio excitement, from Creating Music and Sound for Games to Using Reason Onstage: Skill Pack. Beginning with a distinguished career in the U.S. Army as an audio and video editor, G.W.’s passion led him to LucasArts, where he worked again as an audio editor, sound designer, and audio engineer on game titles such as The Force Unleashed and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. He was also an actor on Star Wars: Battlefront. During this time, G.W. also began freelancing as a sound designer for companies such as Propellerhead, with whom he acted as a sound designer for the Reason 3 and Reason 4 factory sound banks, and Cakewalk, where he worked on the sound bank for Rapture. As a musician, G.W. has played for years in the critically acclaimed musical act Soil & Eclipse, and Deathline International.