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Trev Wilkins is Cakewalk UK's former product specialist. He runs Tightdigital Music Services and has written extensively for Future Music and Computer Music magazines, including the Sonar Masterclass series and Trev Wilkins' World of Cakewalk. Trev is also an experienced live sound engineer and performer and has worked with a diverse range of artists, producers and technicians including Grammy Award winning guitarist Albert Lee, top sax player Mel Collins and renowned producers Nick Griffiths and Pete Wingfield. He has worked at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London alongside artists such as Mark Knopfler, Dave Gilmour and Ronnie Wood.

Getting started, We are family, Ready to rock, but is your gear? Hello - Rehearsals and meetings, Arranging the gigs, The knowledge - Basics that you need to know, Speakers and amps, Microphones and DI boxes, Monitoring, EQ, dynamics and effects, Mixing - Consoles and how they work, Connections - Plugs, sockets and cables, Lighting, Arrival - The venue and setting up, Testing one, two - The soundcheck, Good evening - The show, Goodnight - After the show, There and back again - Transport and accommodation, Real-life examples, Glossary, Theater Glossary, Index