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annara
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
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 Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:43 am Post subject: recording software advice |
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I am currently looking for some recording software that I could put on a laptop or PC. To be honest I've just began my search through the vast world of recording software but here are some things I'm looking for in a program:
-Be definitely be able to record piano, vocal, guitar, among other instruments, via mic or cable connected to pc/laptop
-Be able to create a final product song through cutting and pasting parts of multiple takes on a same track
-Be able to have the software turn my music into sheet music in the process of recording
Since I'm fairly new to all the options available out there, I would really appreciate your feedback as far as what kind of product I should be looking for, or maybe a specific product that would fit my needs. Thanks  |
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Salve
Joined: 10 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:16 am Post subject: Recording Software Advice |
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| For recording purpose use FlexiMusic Wave Editor (an audio editor that can record). |
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Michael
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Joined: 14 Jan 2005
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
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| Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:13 am Post subject: |
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| Salve, all 7 of your posts have been in relation to FlexiMusic. Any connection to the software? |
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outside underpants
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Joined: 13 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:26 am Post subject: Re: recording software advice |
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| annara wrote: |
-Be definitely be able to record piano, vocal, guitar, among other instruments, via mic or cable connected to pc/laptop
-Be able to create a final product song through cutting and pasting parts of multiple takes on a same track
-Be able to have the software turn my music into sheet music in the process of recording
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you have 3 questions - i'll answer them in order
1. you'll need a multitrack recording program - http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/win95/MULTITRACK_RECORDING/
n track is a good starting point but there are many other good ones like Live, Sonar, Cubase if you want more sophisticate features
2. same as 1 above
3. this can't be done as easily or even as accurately as you seem to believe is possible. it can't be done while you're recording - what you need to do is to take individual tracks and process them with a polyphonic wav to midi converter to produce a separate midi file of each track. you'll find programs like "amazing midi" which will do this at http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/win95/MIDI_CONVERTERS/
then once you have all your midi tracks (some will be more accurate than others - guitar chords won't work particularly well and drums can be a problem) then you need to combine them into a single midi file - you can use a midi sequencer to do that - or if you're using one of the more expensive recording programs it'll have a sequencer built in.
then once you've got a single midi file you can convert it to sheet music and make adjustments using a notation program like "finale" - you'll find those at http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/win95/NOTATION/
basically - you may be dissapointed in the results so i wouldn't even try to have sheet music produced automatically - it's far quicker, easier, and more accurate to transcribe the old fashioned way, by hand. |
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