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KERNEL32.dll problem with Gigasampler, Please Help!

When I try to start up Gigasampler I get a message:
'The procedure entry point SUnMapLS_IP_EBP_16 could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll' I'm using Windows XP does that have anything to do with it. Can anyone help me it's urgent

Re: KERNEL32.dll problem with Gigasampler, Please Help!

: When I try to start up Gigasampler I get a message:
: 'The procedure entry point SUnMapLS_IP_EBP_16 could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll' I'm using Windows 2000 does that have anything to do with it. Can anyone help me urgent please......!

Re: KERNEL32.dll problem with VDO Adaptor / VDO mate - Avermedia

: : When I try to run vdomate tv software I get a message:
: : 'The procedure entry point SUnMapLS_IP_EBP_16 could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll' I'm using Windows XP home addition, reply urgently

Re: KERNEL32.dll problem with Gigasampler, Please Help!

: : When I try to start up TINYTV I get a message:
: : 'The procedure entry point SUnMapLS_IP_EBP_16 could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll' I'm using Windows XP home Edition does that have anything to do with it. Can anyone help me urgent please......!

Re: KERNEL32.dll problem with Gigasampler, Please Help!

same problem on windows xp. gigasampler doesn't want to run.

DLL files are the bane of my existence.

I haven't yet used Windows XP, but I would guess that Gigasampler
might be choking on it. Gigasampler came out while Windows98SE was
en vogue, so GIgasampler might run better on Windows98SE, maybe even
a patch-fixed Windows95. Still, Gigasampler requires lots of RAM, so
it could have to do with your RAM and disk cache and virtual memory
settings. Other than those, I would guess that maybe your System files
are a wee bit corrupted. Some Virus/Spyware Bots also have a nasty way
of implanting themselves in those uberimportant files such as KERNEL32.DLL
and RUNDLL.EXE At least XP has a really nice scandisk, I hear. Just make
sure that the ScanDisk.INI file is set up correctly. You can view it with
a plain text editor such as EDIT.COM or whatever. This could be important
because some errors can only be properly fixed by running ScanDisk in pure
DOS mode. However, in DOS mode, ScanDisk uses it's .INI file for directions.
Unless you manually edit this file, it's settings could very well be wrong.
This was an issue back with Windows98SE, so I'm guessing it still applies to
your system. Windows 2000 and ME and NT are oranges to these apples, but who
knows... were dealing with Micro$oft, the king of bugs and tedious functions.

p.s. = I can always know if a Micro$oft program has been installed on my mac,
because my system folder is suddenly flooded with shared library files, otherwise
knows as dynamically linked libraries (DLL's). Another tell-tale sign is a busload
of new system subfolders and strange additions to the Internet settings. Basically,
Microsoft IS A VIRUS. Look up the definition of a computer virus, and then think of
all those bug-prone, privacy-invading, system-crashing, system flooding, programs you've
been dealing with from the big software companies. I can guarantee you, these programs
are at least trojan horses or worms, if not full blown, socially-accepted computer viruses.

Old macs used to Run on 512K of RAM. Not much is really needed for a program on a computer.
Keep this in mind whenever you are downloading a big
new nasty commercial file. The best programs in life can fit on a 800K floppy diskette.
If you don't believe me, just look in you WINDOWS\COMMAND folder.

Gigasampler error

I dont belive this site, all of us are having the same problem starting Gigasampler, and no answers, and some guy bashing Micrisoft. Who cares about Mac, do you have something constructive to say about the issue ? Any way to my knowledge Gigasampler 1.6 only runs on Win95/98 systems, and maybe on NT4.0, I cant make it work on Windows 2000, or Windows 2003. Sorry.

MP3 Convert to RM, RAM....????

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Re: MP3 Convert to RM, RAM....????

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Re: ram,rm Convert to mp3....????

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Re: MP3 Convert to RM, RAM....????

i want it too!

troubleshoot mp.3 file conversions

I have downloaded music fromt he internet, and then went into my music jukebox to convert the files from mp.3 to wav files, but some of them wont convert. Why is this. Can i do something to make this happen, so that i can burn the songs?
Crystal

MP3 file conversion errors - MP3 Warning!!!!

Crystal,

What program are you using for conversion (music jukebox)? Occasionally some people find it cute and keep miss labeled files in the Peer to Peer upload location. MP3 files can be relabeled with the wrong file extension FYI.

Please make certain your anti-virus program is up to date, with the latest virus pattern file, and try them in another player, in MP3 format.

______________________
Warning!! ”Maybe a zealous RIAA supporter Virus release”*

"Nullsoft, which makes WinAmp, has confirmed the vulnerability, which does not affect the newest version of the software. Version 2.80 of WinAmp is available on NullSoft's Web site. Quick fix; the problem can also be fixed by disabling WinAmp's minibrowser.

The weakness is particularly dangerous since MP3 files are were considered safe, and millions of users frequently trade them with unknown Internet users via file-swapping services such as Gnutella Clients, along with the popular Kazaa and Morpheus.

A bug in the code of WinAmp 2.79 allows a specially formed data tag in an MP3 file to cause a buffer overrun in the application, which could be exploited to run any piece of code the attacker wishes. Andreas Sandblad, a Swedish engineering student, posted the glitch to the BugTraq security mailing list on Friday.

The perilous code embedded in the ID3v2 tag used by some MP3 files to carry information on a song track, such as artist, album and genre. When WinAmp plays the track, it automatically tries to query the WinAmp Web site using the information in the tag."
_____________________

One suggested fix is to use a good tagging program to re-tag all your recent MP3 downloads. You should do this to prevent spreading the malicious files to other users that might download files from you if you are considerate and share your files.
A program that can do this easily is QuickEditor v4.0. From www.codevisions.de/

Quickeditor V4.0 is available:
http://webrum.uni-mannheim.de/math/hhappel/quickeditor.zip

Is this the first incidence in which this happened, for you? Also, Crystal an easy check to make certain is to verify if these selections will play in mp3 format?

If they play in MP3 file format, then I would suspect it is just a file conversion problem, and I would try another converter. I use a stand alone program, "MP3Decode" It is a fast, high quality, and easy to use decoder to convert all those MP3 files you have collected to WAV?

Allowing you to create the WAV files needed to for Audio CD Rs that play on a good number CD players.
http://www.etalonsoft.com/mp3decode.html

I have downloaded music from the Internet, and then went into my music jukebox to convert the files from MP3 to wav files, but some of them will not convert. Why is this? Can I do something to make this happen, so that I can burn the songs to CD?

: Crystal

Re: MP3 file conversion errors - MP3 Warning!!!!

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troubleshoot mp.3 file conversions

I have downloaded music fromt he internet, and then went into my music jukebox to convert the files from mp.3 to wav files, but some of them wont convert. Why is this. Can i do something to make this happen, so that i can burn the songs?
Crystal

transfer cassette to cd

i am a home musician and have my original compositions on tape cassette and would like to burn them on cd. any help would be greatly appreciated !! thanks !!

Re: transfer cassette to cd

Connect the tape machine to the soundcard's audio input. Should be an easy lead to either make or buy from a hifi shop or somewhere like Tandys (Radio Shack).

Find yourself some software relating to the computer platform you are using Mac/Windows/Linux that records from the Audio input on your computer. Make sure the software isn't compressing the incoming audio in any way, like to Mp3. Copy the resulting files to your favourite CD burning software and it should happily make a CD of it.

Get good levels when recording and I don't mean really high ones. You may need to edit the audio once it's recorded, there are some audio editors as well as the recording software in the file area on this extensive site. If the audio is too quiet compared to a commercial CD, then you may need to Normalise the tracks. Use the editor.

SteveR

Re: transfer cassette to cd

: Connect the tape machine to the soundcard's audio input. Should be an easy lead to either make or buy from a hifi shop or somewhere like Tandys (Radio Shack).

: Find yourself some software relating to the computer platform you are using Mac/Windows/Linux that records from the Audio input on your computer. Make sure the software isn't compressing the incoming audio in any way, like to Mp3. Copy the resulting files to your favourite CD burning software and it should happily make a CD of it.

: Get good levels when recording and I don't mean really high ones. You may need to edit the audio once it's recorded, there are some audio editors as well as the recording software in the file area on this extensive site. If the audio is too quiet compared to a commercial CD, then you may need to Normalise the tracks. Use the editor.

: SteveR

Re: transfer cassette to cd

Try http://www.ataka.co.uk
They do audiotape to cd conversion or transfer

urgent

any one know the address and zipcode for agi studios? e-mail me at coqifrog11@yahoo.com

Any HIP-HOP mixers out there? Help!

I am looking for an easy way to
1-import songs from turntables and a mixer,
2-drag and drop overlaying the beats
3-be able to adjust the BPM in the tracks
4-burn my mix so that it has tracks but no pauses in between the tracks.

I'm basically looking to make a beat mixed CD on the computer. I've experimented with Pro-Tools and Sound Edit, but can't change the BPM's in songs.

Any help???
thanks

Re: Any HIP-HOP mixers out there? Help!

BPM adjustments these days are done with either a time stretch based audio program like Acid or Live, a seperated time stretching application or within an editor. Most of them let you set the tempo and they will attempt to change the tempo without changing the pitch. Usually quite successfully.

SteveR

Re: Any HIP-HOP mixers out there? Help!

Another way to do time compression/expansion (for beat matching) is to
pitch bend your sample to be faster or slower according to your needs.
OK, now the beat matches and fits but the pitch is all messed up, now what?

Run the sample through a pitch-SHIFTER plug-in (VST, DirectX, TDM, or RTAS).
Now you can control the pitch with the plug-in effect, to set it back to
normal. This isn't as sophisticated as the readymade program techniques, but
sometimes this is faster and easier if you are in a tight pinch.

Personally, I like this technique because I can match beats faster with a pitch
bending algorithm (or speed changer). After that, the pitch adjusting is so easy.
Also, it makes a nice alternative effect. You can get good or bad results depending
upon the sampling rate and bit resolution of the samples and the programs.

SoundForge is a great program for trying any beat-matching technique. Even though ACID
is definately made for this, if you other editing capabilities, SoundForge isn't too
shabby. You can also use the Regions and Markers in SoundForge to set loop areas. Once
you do this, it's not hard to measure them and then edit them to match. You can also use
these regions as blocks to move here and there without ruining the flow of a song.

I used to use SoundForge to make entire songs. It also has a nice paste/mix feature so
you can do manual overdubs.

Re: Any HIP-HOP mixers out there? Help!

: Another way to do time compression/expansion (for beat matching) is to
: pitch bend your sample to be faster or slower according to your needs.
: OK, now the beat matches and fits but the pitch is all messed up, now what?

: Run the sample through a pitch-SHIFTER plug-in (VST, DirectX, TDM, or RTAS).
: Now you can control the pitch with the plug-in effect, to set it back to
: normal. This isn't as sophisticated as the readymade program techniques, but
: sometimes this is faster and easier if you are in a tight pinch.

: Personally, I like this technique because I can match beats faster with a pitch
: bending algorithm (or speed changer). After that, the pitch adjusting is so easy.
: Also, it makes a nice alternative effect. You can get good or bad results depending
: upon the sampling rate and bit resolution of the samples and the programs.

: SoundForge is a great program for trying any beat-matching technique. Even though ACID
: is definately made for this, if you other editing capabilities, SoundForge isn't too
: shabby. You can also use the Regions and Markers in SoundForge to set loop areas. Once
: you do this, it's not hard to measure them and then edit them to match. You can also use
: these regions as blocks to move here and there without ruining the flow of a song.

: I used to use SoundForge to make entire songs. It also has a nice paste/mix feature so
: you can do manual overdubs.

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A nice alternative to cassettes and CDs and files...

Recently my mom threw away her old broken VCR. Well, not exactly.
I rescued it from oblivion. The cable input was broken, but the rca
inputs and outputs were ok. So.... I turned it into a remote - controlled
3 track tape recorder! Yep, I use the two audio inputs and outputs as well as
the video input/output as a third track. It has some nice advantages.

The included dBx TV noise reduction sounds great on my recordings.
Absolutely no analog tape hiss. Another nice feature is the ability to
jump from recording to recording via the index markers. This is like having a DAT
machine all over again for really cheap. Also, I can switch from mono L or R or mixed
to stereo. I'm not even using the display yet, but when I do, I'll be able to set timed
recordings and stuff. This is a really nice and simple kind of tool for an audio geeeek
like me spoiled by low-noise recordings. Eventually, I will be turning the video track into
a digital audio SPDIF track as soon as I am able to acquire all the parts.

Well cheers.

Re: A nice alternative to cassettes and CDs and files...

There was a A/D convertor being sold during the late eighties that would use a VCR (might have only been a Beta cassette though) as a two track digital mastering machine. I used one in a studio in London around that time and it was as good as anything available at the time. Big tape, Digital... nice..

Might be worth a look out for one. I doubt it will cost a lot although it should be tough to find. If I remember the name of it, I will let you know..

Regards

SteveR

Re: A nice alternative to cassettes and CDs and files...

Hey! thanks a lot for the interesting tip! I'm a little confused tho... was this device just a converter pair or are you perhaps talking about a video studio VHS machine such as the Sony U-matic?

at any rate, it's cool. maybe you are saying just what you are saying... this would be cool, since vhs tapes are so cheap, and vcr's are almost cheaper than the tapes!

Re: A nice alternative to cassettes and CDs and files...

I've done this in the past when I wanted to record a long concert - connected my tuner to the audio inputs and recorded the concert, then split it onto tape. The only thing you need to be aware of is that the format used is based on an FM system, so everything is compressed (i.e. not exactly faithful to the original).

Andy

Re: A nice alternative to cassettes and CDs and files...

Yeah, this i understand. helical scan, and all.
still, in the normal SP mode (not EP compressed), it sounds kinda nice.b sure, the high frequencies are a little muted,
but overall, it sounds warm and nice. with a compressor on the input, the bass just humms smoothly like an 808. and i know
its not digital data (except the tracking codes). I plan to record analog-style, an SPDIF TTL signal (square wave) and send it
to a DAC as soon as i find a suitable cd player or effects unit to kill.

thanks for tthe feedbach

They like their compression...

I understand the reasons why they compress the output, but I am still not convinced that they have to do it to that destructive level.... :/

SteveR

Re: They like their compression...

About the dBx amplitude/EQ changes:

I'll bet that as a radio frequency device, the self-noise and harmonics of noise are unbearable. Just the
demodulation circuit probably generates tons of static. And also, most TV signals are staticky as are the unbalanced
cabling signals. I'm not yet sure what you mean by compression, though. I'll have to look into that.

Maybe you're referring to the time-compression of the signal. well, i dunno, but i think helical scans are
inherently "compressed" when you consider the (linear) tape alternatives.

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Let people rip your songs if you want to succeed

Well it's a long time since I gave this speech in the
old Queensland Government House but if you're interested
here was my thinking on the way for musicians to get
ahead - from 3 years ago -
<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/9907_125/" target"_top">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/9907_125/</a>

Re: Let people rip your songs if you want to succeed

There are few people in the industry thinking and progressing along those lines. I agree the is some truth in there. A well conceived idea... ;0)

The music industry is still in the dark ages whilst trying to defend the realm they never deserved to hijack. Closing down Napster was a laughable exercise and more proof that there is nothing they can do to protect artists financial rights to their product.

The quicker they learn that, the quicker they will have to back off and let the people take their music industry back where it belongs.

SteveR

Re: Let people rip your songs if you want to succeed

: The music industry is still in the dark ages
: whilst trying to defend the realm they never
: deserved to hijack. Closing down Napster was a
: laughable exercise and more proof that there is
: nothing they can do to protect artists
: financial rights to their product.

I do see some hope though - media parent companies
that own record companies have made interesting
moves in recent times.

AOL Time Warner have told their record company
that their music subscription service is so bad
they won't promote it on the AOL web site until it
provides something music lovers actually want.

Bertelsmann acquired Napster and even previously
lent millions to it even though BMG was suing Napster.

The bottom line for record company executives is
that if they don't call a truce in their war with
their own customers then their audience focussed
owners may just well take matters into their own
hands.

Jason.

Re: Let people rip your songs if you want to succeed

Interesting statements, then and now. Of course, this
just bolsters my argument for discussion and education and
dissemination of steganographic tools. (huh? think watermarking).

still, i don't think that there is money to be made in it.
perhaps money can be made off of advertising on sites that
broadcast freewaVe music. And manufacturers can still make
some dough off of new recording and dj products.

just remember, this wouldn't be the first technology to
become obsolete, and it won't be the last. Performance of
music is the key to success for musicians. That pretty much
excludes all electronic music artists, except for the rampantly
clever ones who scheme new ways to be tricky and off.

Re: Let people rip your songs if you want to succeed

: still, i don't think that there is money to be
: made in it.

Back then I wasn't prepared to give too much away
but one day when I have the time I might post the
model here.

In the meantime think of a music economy based on
something like a cross between the fine art market
and a stock market....

Discrete 4 Channel MIDI Output

Pretty simple question. I want to play 4 separate MIDI channels to 4 separate groups of music students simultaneously - in 4 acoutically separated locations. Nothing too fancy, even FM synthesis would do and I'd have no trouble managing the audio part.

What choices (if any) do I have? I've got plenty of soundcards lying around. Can I connect two at once? Do I need a special sequencer/player to give 4 output channels rather than stereo panning?

Any advice would be appreciated. BTW I don't heed huge amounts of crosstalk rejection between the four channels, just enough so that students can clearly hear their own part.

Regards, John

Re: Discrete 4 Channel MIDI Output

Maybe i'm missing something but it sounds like all you need to do is create a midi chain from one midi output and daisy chain Midi Out from the sequencer to Midi in on the first students midi device and then Midi Thru to the next one, and so on.

If the midi devices are receiving different midi channels (1-4 then) you should be able to send them any information from the host sequencer just by changing the midi channel.

Am I missing something??

SteveR

Re: Discrete 4 Channel MIDI Output

Thanks Steve,

If I understand what you're saying your solution requires more than one PC, i.e. a PC for each 'student' (output channel). I was trying to achieve a solution with:

1 PC
? Soundcard(s)
1 x 4 channel audio amp (or equivalent)
4 Loudspeakers

Does this help to clarify? I am not a MIDI newbie, but my theory is a bit scratchy.

Regardsm John

Ableton HELP!!!

Ive lost my copy of the manual of ableton live!
where on internet can i find a pdf file of it.
please e-mail me back on it

Volume consistencies

Can anyone help explaining why when an instrument is played by itself on a computer sequencer, it sounds as loud as X, but after you add more parts in it appears to get quieter?

Huh?

What instrument? Midi, Audio?

Some people use compression on the outputs of their DAW's and this would create this situation. Other than that, it's more than likely a case of other instruments occupying the same frequencies at it and essentially damping them out.

Lots of full range instruments in the same passage can cause problems. I could play you some tracks with guitars that have been high pass filtered so much, that they sound naff on their own. Put in the rest of the instruments the high pass filtering gave room for and the song sounds great.

SteveR

Boosting the VOLUME

I have read here that 'compression' is required to boost the volume of a finished track so as to get it up to standard cd volume. Are there any cheap options for doing this? Also, are there any recommended hardware or software brands to check (once again at a budget). What else can a compressor do for the music besides just boosting the volume?

NO...

Compression is not the way to level a recording. I personally use compression sensibly and often although it's through understanding the technology that gets you the results you want.

If your recorded tracks are too quiet, then the person that recorded them didn't know what they were doing with their gain structures.

Simplest way is to Normalise the tracks. If it's a commercial recording, it will have been carefully (although not desirably necessarily) mastered by a professional. Compression on a properly mastered track is missing the point. If it's your own music, then normalising will get you out of the situation your in and compressing the normalised track may give you the desired punchiness if set correctly.

SteveR

Forum improved?

So what do you think?

A lot of people were asking for improvements in the
signal-to-noise ratio and the quality of discussions
in this forum.

Over the last month we've made intense efforts to attract
more music creators and discourage people who are not
really interested in this side of things.

I feel May has been an excellent month for this forum
compared to previous months, but that's just my opinion.

Please post your opinion and offer any advice here...

Thanks in advance,
Jason Horton.
CEO Hitsquad

Working..

I've been off working for some time and haven't managed many visits here recently. I would say that it looks a little less hijacked at first viewing.

Not to be awkward, but this forum will only get seriously better when the type of forum board is changed. It's too easy to abuse a board like this.

Good efforts though. Thx!

SteveR