Selling the compilation CD's is a bit much although he's only a kid, it's probably up to you to explain to him that it's not the done thing and the reasons why. A lot of us here though don't think much of the industry as it is and don't care at all for their lost profits. It's their capitalistic approach to musical creation that has caused so many musicians to have to live on bread and water in the vain hope of being one of the chosen few. The whole thing is in the process of changing and ironically, it's the advent of easy pirating that is making the change. I don't steal peoples music for the sake of it, it's because I believe that this very process is the one that will bring down the industry as is and open up a much larger playing field which will benefit the creators of this world, I certainly wouldn't re-sell it!

The Artist is being ripped off at both ends but there is a solution. I can almost imagine a world where the Internet is the main form for exchanging music that we have made. Setting up your own site containing our own music for people to download. If you hit a note with the general listener then good things could come of it. At least the people get the option to distribute their music to the General Public which is rarely the case under the current regime', it's got to go.

If it was my child I would tell him to go and get a real job but I would chuckle over my shoulder at the fact that he is indirectly and unknowingly chipping away at the music industry machine that I despise.

Regards

Steve...

It's hard to stop kids doing what they want to do isn't it? MP3s aren't really the problem in this case. It's the fact that someone is selling these compliations (if I assume they are pirate CDs). Even if MP3 was banned, it would never stop people trading or selling music in other formats. The best thing you can do is let your kid know how buying pirated music is essentially paying some dude who is ripping off musicians like yourself. If your kid points out that the record companies rip off the consumer and the artist, point out that the guy selling the CDs is also guilty of the same thing but to a greater degree. But the difference is that the record companies pay the musicians and provide financial backing. Pirate line their own pockets. Record companies desire profit so much that they often back commercial failures in the desire for commercial success - whether that be a long ot short term aspiration.

Still, I was a kid once. I bought heaps of bootlegs and copied 100s of albums. Times changed, I grew up and my views are different.

: My Kid is forever coming home with cd's that were made from mp3 files and the source of them is charging at times big money for compilations...I am a musician / composer and I would be damned if someone will ever bootleg my music for resale anyway...BMI-ASCAP ?
: What good are these organizations if we can go out and profit on anyones material anyway !

I understand your position, the MP3 controversy us definately a volatile one, however, I can see how the MP3 format can be used to promote an artist more than any record company does.

I mean, every record goes to a record store... it's not like you have to look too hard to find anything.. record companies dont' do anything for the artist with that money.

I think if MP3 was eliminated completely (WOn't happen) and dosc prices were decreased by about 10 or 15 percent, and more of the money made was given to teh artist, the world would be a better place.

: My Kid is forever coming home with cd's that were made from mp3 files and the source of them is charging at times big money for compilations...I am a musician / composer and I would be damned if someone will ever bootleg my music for resale anyway...BMI-ASCAP ?
: What good are these organizations if we can go out and profit on anyones material anyway !

: Which software and/or plug-in alters the audio-frequency of a given sample (e.g wavetable or gigasampler) by an adjustable amount, controllable or verifiable in numbers or %?

Herbert,

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Best of luck.

: I am composing music using a Yamaha psr-340 and it has a floppy disc drive. When I save my songs it saves in its own format and i want to put it into standard midi so I can publish my material on the internet....

I don't know the PSR, but it may be able to
do a "MIDI DUMP", meaning it will send its
contents through the midi-cable so you can
"capture" it using any midi-sequencer that
can record incoming midi-signals. I don;t
know if that will solve your problem but
it's worth checking out I guess...

JJ

: If someone can help me, please e-mail me

http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Cubase5_win95

There it is. You can also find the
Mac version here should you need it.

:)

JJ

: If someone can help me, please e-mail me

http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Cubase5_win95

There it is. You can also find the
Mac version here should you need it.

:)

JJ

you need to connect your tape player to the input of your soundcard. you can do so using a Y cable which connects the output of the tape player to the soundcard input. then just set your input (Line in) volume level, and record..

: How do I convert audio tapes to MP3 files?

usually it's c:\program files\winamp\plugins

: Greetings. I just downloaded the AnalogX Vocal remover for Winamp, and I can't seem to get it to work. Where does one put a plug-in in the computer? Do I have to put it in the same folder as Winamp?

: Thanks

I'd have to say Audio Catalyst, with the Xing Encoder

Neptune303

: What software is best for duplicating an audio CD without breaks between tracks? CloneCD?

The trick is to enable the feature called
"Disc At Once" (DAO) which is implemented in
most cd-recording applications. Sometimes it can
be kind of hidden into deeper layers of the
menu's though. But enabling that option will
burn your CDs without the 2 second gaps...

Cheers,

JJ

If you use Easy CD Creator, when you click file, then Create CD, then click the Advanced tab. Choose disc at once to get rid of the two second breaks between tracks.

Neptune303

I don't know Fruity loops but I do have a HD recorder sync'd successfully to my computer. What HD recorder do you have?

Steve...

: Does anyone know of a couple good samplers i could find on the net???

I would really recommend Virtual Sampler, which can be used as a stand-alone application or as a VST instrument. You´ll find it at http://www.maz-sound.com/vsampler

//Janne

http://www.mp3machine.com/news/628/

Check out this link, it will tell you.
Just rename the m3u file something, and open with notepad. Copy and past the url and download. :)

Love yas!

i have the exact same problem and i cant figure out what to do...if you find a way to do it plz email me the url

if i find one first
i will let you know
thanx a lot

: Many of the songs I play to accompany our congregation on the organ are written in a higher key than is comfortable for many people to sing. Is there any software out there that will allow me to scan music and then have the software program transpose it to a lower key so that I don't have to rewrite everything?

Very much so. Music Publisher 32 (Windows 95) and its add-on MP Scan does the job. A few Sundays ago I scanned a hymn in F minor and reprinted it in E minor in a total of 5 minutes.

Have a look at www.muspub.com for further information and evaluation download. Price is $120 or 80 pounds for Music Publisher and a $90 or 60 pounds for the MP Scan add-on.