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Re: Need to Learn

Try REASON from www.propellerheds.se, it has everything.

Re: Need to Learn

: Try REASON from www.propellerheds.se, it has everything.

Nope...thanks but that's not what I'm looking for. Interesting software though. I need to be able to record audio from voice and guitar/bass. I want to use the software I have and understand the external signal chain, software settings, mechanics, terminology (VST, DirectX), compatabilities, etc.

I've used a computer for just about everything but music in the past. So, right now I'm just getting my feet wet. (Took me awhile to understand why I was getting the MIDI tracks along with my live bass track during each take the other night)

Making the move from newbie to beginner.....

Ton of Sound Samples!

Check out http://www.solid-foundation.com. they have a ton of sounds to download and it's only $5 a month unlimited.

Korg d16 owner's manual needed

Anybody knows where can I get a pdf file or onlune of Korg d16 owner's manual? needed one asap
THX

Re: Korg Trinity Plus owner's manual needed

: Anybody knows where can I get a pdf file of Korg Trinity Plus owner's manual?

manual fruity loops

can any get me the manual for fruity loops i lost mine if so email me at speedbullet2@yahoo.com thx

Re: manual fruity loops

You'll find a manual at <a href="http://www.fruityloops.net">www.fruityloops.net</a>.

Cheers
Geoff

: can any get me the manual for fruity loops i lost mine if so email me at speedbullet2@yahoo.com thx

If anyone is interested in free CD's...

PraiseTV - Christian Music Television
http://www.praisetv.com
-------------------------------------------------
UPDATE: December 18, 2000
HIGHLIGHT: PRAISETV.COM - A NEW FACE!

CONTENTS ------------------------------

1. Feature: PraiseTV.Com - A New Face!
2. CD Giveaway
3. HEEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!
4. What's New - What's Coming?
5. Chat Schedule
6. Highlights from PraiseTV.Com
5. Final Word

1. FEATURE ---------------------------------

CHRISTIAN HIP-HIP: PraiseTV.Com - A New Face!

If you've visited the PraiseTV.Com website recently, then you already know that we have DRASTICALLY changed our look! Mid-November, our development team slapped on a new face complete with animation, improved user interactivity, and so much more.

NETSCAPE USERS: There is a reported problem with Netscape browsers and our site. We have contacted Netscape and have been told that is is due to its Java engine. To experience the site without problems, be sure to download and install the FULL INSTALLATION of Netscape 6. This will also ensure that there will not be any problems on any other site.

2. CD GIVEAWAY ---------------------------------------------

It's the end of 2000! Did you think we would make it?

Well, we did....with 86 Keep The Faith 2000 CDs left. As an end of the year contest, we are giving them all away to the first 86 visitors to either log in or register as new members. Limit one CD per household.

IMPORTANT: If you want to win, you MUST fill in your personal information in your member settings section. It is the only way that we can get these CDs to you.

So, what are you waiting for??!!

http://www.praisetv.com/contests/122000/default.asp?id=newsletter

Hurry - these CDs are going fast!

3. HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! ------ ------------------------------

We need your help to make PraiseTV.Com bigger and better! Give us your ideas - what you would like to see on PraiseTV.Com. Think of every feature imaginable and e-mail them to us at:

editor@praisetv.com

4. WHAT'S NEW - WHAT'S COMING ------------------------------

I'm sure many of you have come to the site and seen our new chatroom. This chatroom took the place of the COMMUNICATOR.

What?! The COMMUNICATOR'S gone?

No, just in redevelopment. We will be unleashing our NEW and IMPROVED COMMUNICATOR within a few weeks. The changes will make for easier communication, integrated messaging and more!

5. CHAT SCHEDULE ---------------------------

Check out our new FLASH CHAT!!

Every Day!

Free Chat: 12am to 3pm EST
Youth / Teen Chat: 3pm to 5pm EST
Music Chat: 5pm to 7pm EST
Website Chat: 7pm - 10pm EST
Open Mic: 10pm - 12am EST

4. HIGHLIGHTS FROM PRAISETV ----------------

AGRESSIVE SMILE-POP
http://www.praisetv.com/artists/artist_profile.asp?artistid=190

THE DIGITAL PROPHET
http://www.praisetv.com/features/render.asp?newsid=213

IS SANTA SATAN'S HELPER
http://www.praisetv.com/features/render.asp?newsid=215

BANDS THAT GIVE THEIR MUSIC AWAY
http://www.praisetv.com/features/render.asp?newsid=214

THE URBAN DISCIPLE
http://www.praisetv.com/artists/artist_profile.asp?artistid=188

BUY CDS!
http://www.praisetv.com/commerce/

5. FINAL WORD -----------------------------

WOW - it's Christmas ALREADY!??

With so much running around at the last minute, many of you might want to take a moment to look around at the world around you. Fast-paced, hi-tech, hi-fi.... If you study people carefully, it seems almost as if time slows down for a moment and God allows you to see so much of what is going on in the minds of complete strangers. Depression is as much a part of the this time a year as is joy. I encourage you to find someone to reach out to this Christmas. Not just with a can of food, but with a hug, friendship, and love that Christ offers each and every one of us. This can be the greatest gift that a person will receive all year.

Merry Christmas, and may God grant you all a WONDERFUL New Year!

Until next time - God bless you ALL! See you on the PraiseTV.Com FLASH CHAT!

J. Gomez
Editor
PraiseTV.Com
http://www.praisetv.com
http://www.worship.net
http://www.etctv.com

MUSIC MAKER 7

I need the adress of MUSIC MAKER 7.
10q

Re: MUSIC MAKER 7

ineedthemusicmaker7

contact please

help please soft SEQUOIA/SEK D

Logic + Sblive

How can i select another midi Device!
I can'T hear the sounds of my soundfont-bank! does anyone know what device i need to hear those sounds?
normally it should work with the midi mapper but i can't see this device in the option-menue! thanks!!!!

Help on recording-PLEASE!

Dear Cubase!
Is there a way to-record a stereo vocal track say on-1+2
record the same on 3+4 (to double track the vocal) then,
put them together as one track to save the Audio space?
Please Help!
Yours faithfully Dave "WAMMY" Walmsley.

Re: Help on recording-PLEASE!

: Dear Cubase!
: Is there a way to-record a stereo vocal track say on-1+2
: record the same on 3+4 (to double track the vocal) then,
: put them together as one track to save the Audio space?
: Please Help!
: Yours faithfully Dave "WAMMY" Walmsley.

Cant you simply use the mixdown facility? This will mix your four tracks to two stereo tracks and create a new track with the final result. After having done this you can delete the original tracks if you want.
Felix

I need of Rebirth !!!

Hi,
Please can you help me to record a Rebirth Version for Macintosh Computer?My friends has a PC Version,it's not good for me,is there somebody can help me?
Best Wishes
Chris

CueBase Play back problems

Can anyone help me.
I'm having problems playing back multiple tracks out of
CueBase VST. The data skips and stutters out of time.
I know that the program is recording the file correctly,
because if I play it back in soundForge for example,
audio integrety is maintained.

The file seems to screw up whenever the program reads it
from the hard drive, which leads me to conclude that
it may be a program conflict.

Thanks

Re: CueBase Play back problems

If you are using audio tracks you may not have enough memory. You can optimise your audio by going into the options menu select audio set-up and system. You can reduce the number of channels and increase your buffer size. Also you can change your multidriver. This might help. You can also look in help under optimising audio for more tips. I hope this helps you.

cd burning continuous music with track marks

Hi,
Looking for some advice on the best software to use for
recording continuous mixes (eg 74min live dj mix),
adding track marks without gaps in music,
then burning to cd

Re: cd burning continuous music with track marks

Tim, you will need to burn using DAO (disk-at-once). Burning a CD-R in this method allows you to eliminate the silence or gaps between your tracks.

All you need to have is your mix divided into tracks of the length and number you want and CD burning software that supports DAO burning. <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/492">See Here</a> for CD burning software that supports DAO, or ask the developer of your CD burning software if it is supported.

I recommend <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Nero_win32/">Nero Burning ROM</a>

Best of luck.
: Hi,
: Looking for some advice on the best software to use for
: recording continuous mixes (eg 74min live dj mix),
: adding track marks without gaps in music,
: then burning to cd

cd burning recordings of dj mixes

Hi,
Looking for some advice on the best software to use for
recording continuous mixes (eg 74min live dj mix),
adding track marks without gaps in music,
then burning to cd

Digitizing Grammaphone records

I have an old cabinet HMV Grammaphone and a multitude of records. I have no doubt that these records are not going to last very long if I keep playing them in the Grammaphone.

Therefore, I would rather have them recorded to WAV for storage or possible conversion to MP3. My first guess was to record via a microphone directly to my PC. Anyone know the best method in regards to positioning the microphone, sample rate etc.?

Give me your ideas even if you think you don't really know :)

simple edits

Apologies ahead if this is a dumb question answered somewhere in a FAQ that I couldn't find. I just want to remove parts of songs, such as a great song with a weird intro. What software would allow me to remove the first 12 seconds of a song off a CD and then burn that abridged or edited song to another CD? Thanks.

Re: simple edits

Hi

You'll need an audio editor such as <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Cool_Edit_2k/">Cool Edit 2000</a> to cut the songs up and re-arrange them. Then you'll need CD Burning software. You'll find a few good downloads in our <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/top20/">Top 20</a> downloads.

Cheers
Geoff

: Apologies ahead if this is a dumb question answered somewhere in a FAQ that I couldn't find. I just want to remove parts of songs, such as a great song with a weird intro. What software would allow me to remove the first 12 seconds of a song off a CD and then burn that abridged or edited song to another CD? Thanks.

Drum Machine

Can somebody Suggest A Good drum making Program.....

Im Using Cubase VST 32 But Want A Drum Making Program That is easy to use....

Re: Drum Machine

<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/win95/DRUMS_PERCUSSION/">Drums and Percussion software</a>. Try HammerHead - the first and one of the best.

: Can somebody Suggest A Good drum making Program.....

: Im Using Cubase VST 32 But Want A Drum Making Program That is easy to use....

Re: Drum Machine

>Can somebody Suggest A Good drum making Program.....
Check Tuareg, it's brilliant! FruityLoops may also be useful for you.

- Ulli -

Re: Drum Machine

Check out a program called Drumflow. I
downloaded it somewhere, Freewear... Pretty cool
little ol' program.

Drum Machine

Can somebody Suggest A Good drum making Program.....

Im Using Cubase VST 32 But Want A Drum Making Program That is easy to use....

Why do I see so many msg's about converting MP3 to wave?

Why does a person want to convert MP3 to wave. I have a ton of MP3's in my hard drive library. Does it have to do with creating music? What is the purpose of this?

Re: Why do I see so many msg's about converting MP3 to wave?

Korky,

The main reason an MP3 is decoded is for compatibility with editing and CD burning software that only support WAV or AIFF formats.

Decoding an MP3 to WAV does not necessarily improve the quality of the audio, but it would allow you to use audio restoration software on the WAV file.

Most CD burning software released now include support for direct MP3 to CD audio, meaning decoding is done by the burning software in one process.

Best regards,
Carly.
:
: Why does a person want to convert MP3 to wave. I have a ton of MP3's in my hard drive library. Does it have to do with creating music? What is the purpose of this?

Re: Why do I see so many msg's about converting MP3 to wave?

: Korky,

I had to do this today. I downloaded a cool loop. I wanted to slice it into pieces with sound forge and arrange the pieces in ACID. The sample was in MP3 format. Neither Sound Forge or ACID would let me open the file. I had to use mp3 Convert_it first to get the sample into a wave format. There are several sofware programs available on this board under format convertors.

New compositionist..Need the basics for starting

I want to write music on my CASIO CTK-518 keyboard and feed to the computer. I bought "Cakewalk Music Creator". It won't record anything..not even when I use the virtual piano. I'm waiting to hear from tech support on the matter. I'm thinking I will likely need lots of software. Suggestions are wanted. I have a DELL Optiplex GX110. 256 MB RAM. Pentium III 866 MHZ. 40 GB hard drive. None of that means much to me. I don't know a lot about PC's. Also, I would like suggestions for the right kind of microphone for vocals. I have a very soft voice, I don't have strong vocal projection. Thanks. Hope someone answers this. Korky

synth software

I'm looking for a good synth software program for a PC, Can you also tell me where I can find it. Trying to get it next to nothing, thanks try to e-mail me with your hepl thank you

ANYONE WANT TO TRADE PLUG-INS???

email me.

cubase multitrack for download

helpp!!!! i need s adress for cubase multitrack for
download

Re: cubase multitrack for download

Download <a href="/smm/programs/Cubase5_win95/download.shtml">Here</a>

: helpp!!!! i need s adress for cubase multitrack for
: download

Need Kawai R50 operators manual

I need a manual or copy of a manual for a Kawai drum machine
# R50 I have no idea how to use this thing and any help would be greatly appreciated.
I will pay 10.00 for a copy of the instructions.....Pleeez Help!
Thanks.....Rick Email me at address above.

Re: Need Kawai R50 operators manual

: I need a manual or copy of a manual for a Kawai drum machine
: # R50 I have no idea how to use this thing and any help would be greatly appreciated.
: I will pay 10.00 for a copy of the instructions.....Pleeez Help!
: Thanks.....Rick Email me at address above.

maybe it is too late, but did you get the manual?
john

Re: Kawai R50

Who owns an R50. I have a chance to purchase one. Should I?

: I need a manual or copy of a manual for a Kawai drum machine
: : # R50 I have no idea how to use this thing and any help would be greatly appreciated.
: : I will pay 10.00 for a copy of the instructions.....Pleeez Help!
: : Thanks.....Rick Email me at address above.

:
: maybe it is too late, but did you get the manual?
: john

Re: Kawai R50

: Who owns an R50. I have a chance to purchase one. Should I?

:
: : I need a manual or copy of a manual for a Kawai drum machine
: : : # R50 I have no idea how to use this thing and any help would be greatly appreciated.
: : : I will pay 10.00 for a copy of the instructions.....Pleeez Help!
: : : Thanks.....Rick Email me at address above.

: :
: : maybe it is too late, but did you get the manual?
: : john

I as well am looking for Kawai R-50 drum machine manual if anyone can help? LyallBrownlee@AOL.com many thanks.

Help with COOL EDIT PRO!!!

Here's the deal. I have a short track that I want to be continuously looped, and then I have another track of the words. I want the first track, the beat, to be looped continuously and then play the second track, the words, and then record the entire thing to one file. How can I do that?
Please Help - THANKS

Re: Help with COOL EDIT PRO!!!

: Here's the deal. I have a short track that I want to be continuously looped, and then I have another track of the words. I want the first track, the beat, to be looped continuously and then play the second track, the words, and then record the entire thing to one file. How can I do that?
: Please Help - THANKS

Cool Edit Pro has an add-on program called "Studio" that allows you to lay down a .wav file or any other sound file on one track and then add your word sample for instance anywhere in the program on another track and a 3rd 4th etc. and then record the whole thing as a .wav or mp3 or whatever file

I NEED YOUR HELP PLZ!!!!

Hi my name is Donna Jones. I want to do back-up singer for a name act. Can anyone tell me how to get networked in to this area of music? Maybe you know an agency, person or a way to find these gigs!!!

Please help if you can..
Thank you..
donnawantstosing@home.com

Re: I NEED YOUR HELP PLZ!!!!

Take a look at <a href="http://www.MusiciansAvailable.com/">Musicians Available</a>

: Hi my name is Donna Jones. I want to do back-up singer for a name act. Can anyone tell me how to get networked in to this area of music? Maybe you know an agency, person or a way to find these gigs!!!

: Please help if you can..
: Thank you..
: donnawantstosing@home.com

Win a Free copy of Siren MP3 Jukebox from Sonic Foundry!

Hi everybody!

My latest music software contest is underway. For this contest, I'm giving away TEN free copies of the Siren MP3 Jukebox software from Sonic Foundry. Siren Jukebox allows you to rip CD audio, build and organize a media library, stream Internet audio and video, burn your own audio and data CDs, and design custom labels - all in an easy-to-use, integrated environment. Enter to win your free Siren software today!

http://www.garrigus.com/scott/contest.html

-- Scott

--
Scott R. Garrigus - Author of the Cakewalk Power! and Sound Forge Power! books, and Publisher of the DigiFreq music technology newsletter.
http://www.garrigus.com/

notation

is there a software that will convert music from a CD or minidisc and write sheet music notation?

Re: notation

Hi Meg,

I believe if you do a search here on Shareware Music Machine, you'll find a few programs that attempt to convert audio into MIDI data, which can then be translated into notation. But for the most part, this is not really possible.

Best,
Scott

--
Scott R. Garrigus - Author of the Cakewalk Power! and Sound Forge Power! books, and Publisher of the DigiFreq music technology newsletter. Learn about cool tips and techniques for your music software by getting a FREE subscription to DigiFreq... surf to:
http://www.garrigus.com/

Vinyl restoration software

Does anyone have an opinion on which software is best for de-clicking vinyl records before tranferring them to CD? Thanks!!!

Re: Vinyl restoration software

Groove Mechanic seems to me to be the best value for money, also worth trying is Depopper. I also use Audiotools for recording to hard disc and then the OEM included version of Easy CD Creator for burning to CD. Hope this helps,

Jeff

Re: Vinyl restoration software

Also, although a bit expensive, I believe you'll find that Noise Reduction from Sonic Foundry (www.sonicfoundry.com) is one of the best tools for the job.

Best,
Scott

--
Scott R. Garrigus - Author of the Cakewalk Power! and Sound Forge Power! books, and Publisher of the DigiFreq music technology newsletter. Learn about cool tips and techniques for your music software by getting a FREE subscription to DigiFreq... surf to:
http://www.garrigus.com/