The most expensive one I think is Gigasampler and most people seem to swear by it. I personally haven't used it.

Cheers

Steve...

Hi,

I don't know cakewalk very well and I have had no contact with the D-90. I did take the time however, to read up a little to see if can receive Midi Time Code (MTC) and it does. This is generally the answer as MTC is perfectly usable.

If you start and stop playback and recording with the computer then make the computer the Master MTC device, if not make the Fostex, the choice is yours although most people I know do it from the computer. Make the other device the MTC slave and make sure that both machines are running at the same frame speed per second (FPS) otherwise a warbling effect can occur. Also connect a Midi lead form the Output of the Master device to the Input of the Slave device. Like i've said, I don't know cakewalk but try and head towards the Midi settings page and find something like, "Transmit MTC" make sure that this is selected. By rights, the system should be in place to work although you may have to do things like, press play or, record and play on the fostex, (if it's the slave) which may enable a flashing play light, waiting for the play signal from the computer.

Cheers

Steve...

I dont' know if there is a program as such anymore, but if you let us know what format it is, there might be a program that can read the same format, i.e cakewalk, or something else.

: 12 years ago I bought a simple little sequencing program called Music Studio (by Activion or Audio Light, I think) for my ATARI 1040. I foolishly sold the computer but would like to run the software as there is a lot of important music to me on it. Does anyone know if this software was ever written for IBM and where I can get it? Or where can I get another ATARI 1040?

Try Streambox ripper

http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Streambox_Ripper

: If anyone can help me, either with a program to download or to send or an url where to get more information about this, I'd be very happy.
: Thanx anyway...

Hey there,

I don't think I can answer the question, but I can tell you that heaps can be done with the latest version of <a href=" http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/FruityLoops_win95/">FruityLoops</a>.

Cheers
Geoff

: I really like fruity loops feel and use it to sequence my beats, but when I export midi files my sequencer can't read a lot of the midi info.

: Another thing is, is there any way to get fruity loops to play audio samples AND control (midi) an external synth, at the same time: in sync.

: My fruity loops version 1.4 plays audio and triggers midi at the same time, but the tempo of the audio is different from the midi tempo.

: Can anyone help?

If you are making a professional CD, and it will be mastered, or is being sent to a pressing plant, then you want to have the audio in 16 bit 44Khz otherwise, it has to be downsampled, and they WILL charge you for that. however, pre-mixdown, it's a good idea to do effects, etc at a higher bitrate i.e 32 or 24. You do not need a 32 bit soundcard to work with 32 bit audio..howeever, to listen to it, you have to downsample when playing it back.

: I use Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 with a 16-bit soundcard.
: I wonder whether it's pro quality for a master copy.
: Is there any pro quality standard for making music with a desktop????
: Do i have to upgrade my soundcard with the 24-bit/96 khz to reach the standard for a master copy.

How well do you know logic? It sounds like you have the 'Receive System Exclusive' turned on on the Roland which maybe why the programs are changing when stopping (or more than likely starting) the song. If your not using them to enable logic to send program change information to your Midi device then don't use it.

I know Logic well and use it on a Macintosh G4 although I have never used the roland JV. The idea should be simple though. Your multi timbral parts in the module should be midi numbered 1-16 therefore you should be able to select part one as say, drums and then select track one in Logic as Midi channel 1 on the selected midi output and so on. Get back to me if the sysex thing doesn't help.

Cheers

Steve..

Sounds like a faulty checksome in the program/archive.

QUOTE:
Abbreviation of cyclic redundancy check, a common
technique for detecting data transmission errors. A number of
file transfer protocols, including Zmodem, use CRC in addition
to checksum.

Cheers

Steve...

If you just want to keep things easy and 'cheap', there are many options for you explore. I'd start with taking a look at <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/n-Track_studio/ ">n-Track Studio</a>.

There's also <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Guitar_Studio/">Cakewalk Guitar Studio 2</a>.

Cheers
Geoff

: I play guitar and want to put Drums,Vocals ect. with it. In short I know what i want but I have minimal knowledge of how to go about it. Like what software I'll need, How to record my guitar and vocals straight onto my PC. I'm not a millionare so I don't want the most expensive setup, but I also want an alright quality of recording.

: All Sugestions are greatly appreciated.
: CHEERS!!

Hi,

This sort of question can have many different answers from different people, here's mine.

If you already have a PC then you could look into one of the new packages, the main ones being Logic Audio, Cubase VST or Cakewalk, the favourites being Logic or VST these days although Cakewalk has some devoted followers. These programs are Audio and Midi recording devices that use the power of you computer, negating the necessity for external hardware. (Not really negating, more giving an alternative).

From the guitarists point of view, this will give you the ability to Multitrack upto as many audio tracks as your harddrive and processor can playback at once and give you the option of Pluggin's which are cool insertable effects for individual tracks. There is also a lean towards insertable software synthesizers these days with the affore mentioned companies fighting it out for the most impressive soft synths and drum machines usable within the programs. Some of these are most impressive and would more than likely suit your needs.

Your mention that you don't have that much money so this software solution maybe favourite for someone in your situation. The top flight programs mentioned can run upto £550 although the companies offer 'cutdown' versions that will probably do you just fine. Cubasis VST is one of them and Logic Audio fun (AV) being another. I have a full working version of Logic Fun that came free on the front of a magazine and I think the newer versions can load VST and Logic audio pluggins which will keep you busy for ages. Computer music magazine last month gave away 27 VST pluggins on the attached CD so this is more than just a budget exercise!!

The audio possibilites combined with amazing Midi spec's will give you the starting point for a home studio. The effects offered are often professional level and support the guitarist. You have the hardware, explore the software!

Cheers

Steve...

Try winamp.
it's supports most formats (not just mp3)
and you cna have a playlist.
the only problem you may come across, is it wants to keep playing files in the playlist.
otherwise, keep all teh sounds in a single directory, don't use the playlist, and drop teh file into winamp, and it will play the file once. then when you are going to play the next oone, just drop it in...

: Looking for a program that allows me to save sounds and then play them back whenever I need them, and easily, as I broadcast a radio show over the web. Thanks,

: Max

Make sure your MP3's are 44Khz 16 bit STEREO
also, make sure you don't have any filters on in easy CD.

: easy cd creater is only recording on one side. the .cda file plays only on the left side after being burned. before being burned it plays out the left and right side speakers. what am i doing wrong. I tried it on five different cd players. how can i make the .cda file play on both left and right speakers after being burned to cd. Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

: How can I extract audio from a mpeg movie into a wav file?

download total recorder

I think the easiest way would be to make an iso of the disc, then burn it onto blanks.

: Please recommend a software that can successfully copy both the audio AND CD-Graphic (CD-G) data from my original karaoke CD's onto a CD-Recordable disc.

Hmmm, that sounds weird... I don't generally get problems like that with the Macintosh. Toast in particular is very reliable in my experience. It's worth doing the usual 'rebuilding the desktop' processes just incase it's not finding a file that it's looking for and running Norton disk doctor to make sure there are no errors. I personally find that this sorts out the problems.

EZ CD creator I believe is available for the Mac or direct CD from Adaptec.
Go take a look.

Cheers

Steve

How muc h free disk space do you have? Also, make sure you defrag often, definately beofre recoridng.
1 min of 1 channel recirding @44Khz 16 bit mono = approxamitely 5 Mb
So, if you are recording 8 channels, each mono 44Khz 16 bit, it will be about 40Mb per minute, until they are mixed to a single stereo track.

: hi everyone,
: thanks for your help.i now have ews88mt card and cubase multi recording in 8 inputs.
: but i can only record up to 1min of sound.
: have tried in 22khz but programm crashes, i can use salplitude lite up to 5 inputs and 10min no problem,please help.

You need to convert then to wav format
you can do that with winamp.
To convert in winamp, turn off the repeat button, and click the button at the top left of winamp. and select option / preferences / output
select disk writer, but rememebr which one was selected before. double click disk writer, and select a directory on your HD. then put the songs you want converted into your playlist, and play the songs.
you won't hear anything, but if you have visualisation, it should work.. you might want to disable the visualisation too though. once it finishes, go back to the option, and change back to teh driver you were using before.. wav out or direct sound
Just a tip though, if you are planning to use full songs, it might take a while to shut down, and you'll find it annoying....

: I download a lot of music (cult theme tunes etc) from the net and I want to be able to use them as 'sounds' on my computer- for 'start windows' - 'exit windows' etc. But when I try to put them on I get a message saying that the file is either damaged or uses an unrecognized compression format. Is there a way of converting these files? and if so how?
: Thankyou....