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Re: i need an mp3 - wav & wav - mp3 converter

Mark,

<a href="http://www.mp3machine.com/software/MP3Box_win32/">Mp3Box</a> is a Freeware option, see more in the following categories on MP3Machine:

<a href="http://www.mp3machine.com/win/ENCODERS/">http://www.mp3machine.com/win/ENCODERS/</a>
<a href="http://www.mp3machine.com/win/DECODERS/">http://www.mp3machine.com/win/DECODERS/</a>

Best of luck.
: : please i need a mp3 - wav & a wav -mp3 converter please

deleting napster songs

After downloading a song from Napster I noticed that some time has to pass before you can delete it. Not for all songs though. Does anyone know why this happens?

Re: deleting napster songs

What is probably happening is that the song is still downloading when you are trying to delete it or you have the file open in your mp3 player. You cannot delete a file if another application has it open.

: After downloading a song from Napster I noticed that some time has to pass before you can delete it. Not for all songs though. Does anyone know why this happens?

HELP!

i hope someone can answer this question fast...i need to know how to delete WMA files from napster v2.0 beta please...it will not allow me to delete wma files...hELP!

Re: HELP!

Delete them from the directory on your hard drive through Explorer.

: i hope someone can answer this question fast...i need to know how to delete WMA files from napster v2.0 beta please...it will not allow me to delete wma files...hELP!

burning compilation cd`s

Do I have to convert .CDA into .WAV to burn a musical compilation with different CD`s who can be able to play in a conventional CD PLAYER ??

Re: burning compilation cd`s

Take a look at these programs
<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/CloneCD/">CloneCD</a>
<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/CDRWIN/">CDRWIN</a>
<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Nero_win32/">Nero</a>

: Do I have to convert .CDA into .WAV to burn a musical compilation with different CD`s who can be able to play in a conventional CD PLAYER ??

cubase help

Can somebody please help me out with looping simple aiff files and making them all
all sync togeather...

I need an editing tool but don't know what!

Hi! I wonder if there is anyone here that could help me. I am a Gymnastics Coach which means I have to find suitable music for my gymnasts and edit accordingly. I currently use Acid to edit tunes and then write them to CD. This works great for pure instrumental tracks but, the rules of our sport permits no voice (lyrics or, otherwise!)and there is a lot of great music out there which remains unused because the 'offending' sounds are difficult to remove and 'cutting' the track destroys the tune.

Hence, my Question - Does anyone know of a programme that I could import wave and/or mpeg files into and then have the capability to remove voice and then save to CD? I have no interest in creating music, only editing existing.

Any assistance or suggestions would be greatly received.

Cheers

Sarah

AnalogX Vocal Remover

This is what you want Sarah. It is an 'effects plugin' so this means you use it from within a program which supports DirectX plugins! Most sequencers support DirectX and maybe Acid too? If so just load your songs and open Vocal Remover via the effects facility. Results are variable apparently and sometimes not too good!

Strange rules! Maybe they should be changed? Vocals are not all that bad!

steve

Re: AnalogX Vocal Remover

Sarah, not many of the software vocal removers are successfull. Infact, I don't know of
one that works completely. Read some of the comments on the <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/VocalRemover/">AnalogX Vocal Remover</a> for an idea.

: This is what you want Sarah. It is an 'effects plugin' so this means you use it from within a program which supports DirectX plugins! Most sequencers support DirectX and maybe Acid too? If so just load your songs and open Vocal Remover via the effects facility. Results are variable apparently and sometimes not too good!

: Strange rules! Maybe they should be changed? Vocals are not all that bad!

: steve

RE: using Coolplayer

I have just downloaded and installed Coolplayer........but I can't seem to move it around on my screen surely this thing isn't fixed to position is it, if anyone knows how to move the player I'd appreciate knowing the tip......it seems like a great little player so far...........Thanks...............John

http://www.geocities.com/triker_jon

Re: RE: using Coolplayer

: I have just downloaded and installed Coolplayer........but I can't seem to move it around on my screen surely this thing isn't fixed to position is it, if anyone knows how to move the player I'd appreciate knowing the tip......it seems like a great little player so far...........Thanks...............John

This is only after I have changed skins it's movable with the default skin I just realised that .

editing MP3

1) I need to edit MP3 files to get the dead silence off the end. I am recoring tapes via real jukebox & if I don't cut recording off it records silence.
2) Is there a way to change real audio to MP3?

Re: editing MP3

For editing MP3s try the MP3 Surgeon:
<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/MP3_Surgeon/">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/MP3_Surgeon/</a>

Heaps more at: <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/cat/MP3/">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/cat/MP3/</a>

Cheers
Geoff

: 1) I need to edit MP3 files to get the dead silence off the end. I am recoring tapes via real jukebox & if I don't cut recording off it records silence.
: 2) Is there a way to change real audio to MP3?

ACID as a multi-tracker

For simple multi-track recording (digital not MIDI), say 4 tracks with minimal effects and/or processing, what functions, if any, set the dedicated multi-trackers (e.g. n-track, Vegas) from capabilities offered in Acid?

Manual for Cakewalk, Cubase and Soundforge in PDF

I´m brazilian and I have difficults to find Manuals for Cakewalk 9.0, Cubase VST2.4 and Soundforge 4.5 in PDF. Can anyone help me, and send it to me by e-mail ... can be other versions of the programs.

Thanks

COLLABORATION!!!!!!!! (3RD POST)

interested in collaborating with some very talented musicians & songwriters?? proposing an on-line project sort of like a serial novel. one person posts a partial project to a dumpsite, and the others are free to add their skills and talents to it. like being in a band without having geography in the way. e-mail me if you have an interest (5 people in 3 days so far)

Still willing-e-mail problems :(

Count me in still! Got problems sending e-mail. Collecting is ok

Hawk@@

coverting wma format to mp3 or wav

Ive been trying to convert wma to wav using winamp and it didnt work at all... help, does anyone know any other way or any softwares

coverting wma format to mp3 or wav

:
: Ive been trying to convert wma to wav using winamp and it didnt work at all... help, does anyone know any other way or any softwares

Re: coverting wma format to mp3 or wav

If your card is full duplex, set your mixer to record the Wave port, go into your favorite wave recording software, hit record, and then play the wma.

Neptune303

Channels

Hey to all!

I've a track but i'm interested only of its music,
not sung lyrics... I know that stereo songs could be divided
in some channels.. Is there a program which divide them and analize alone??
I want to remove the channels where there are the sung lyric, so i get only the instrumental song...
Can Cool Edit 200 do this?? How?
Or do you know better programs?

Thanks,
Adriano

Re: Channels

You may have some luck with <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/cgi/htdig/htsearch.cgi?method=and&format=builtin-long&config=htdig&restrict=%2Fsmm%2Fprograms%2F&exclude=&words=vocal+remover">AnalogX's Vocal Remover</a>.

Cheers
Geoff

: Hey to all!

: I've a track but i'm interested only of its music,
: not sung lyrics... I know that stereo songs could be divided
: in some channels.. Is there a program which divide them and analize alone??
: I want to remove the channels where there are the sung lyric, so i get only the instrumental song...
: Can Cool Edit 200 do this?? How?
: Or do you know better programs?

: Thanks,
: Adriano

listen up

go to
http://www.listen.to/cooltechno
check it out
it is worth it

Ibook

I bought a Mac I book and can't get my Encore 4.1.2 to work properly on it. (It works great on my older Mac). After I do some work on a score it will say the "disk is full" and I can no longer save anything. It also is not printing out properly. Bar lines and stems do not print. there is no disk inserted and I have tried re-installing, I have done everything. what's the problem?

Re: Ibook

Hi,

I don't know what your iBook problems are being caused by but I would point you towards this forum which is weel
attended by intelligent Macintosh users. It's a general forum but there are enough musical people there to help.
Check you message regularly because of the amount of messages posted there.

http://dealchat.com/mac/

My own advice would be to check that the version of the application is OS9 compatible. I suspect your older Mac is
running an older than 9 OS and that might be the problem. I would check Encores site incase they have an OS9
update etc etc... Also, check that you have at OS 9.0.4 installed. If not, go for the Software Update control panel
and get it there, it has some important bug fixes.

Get back to me if I can help further...

Best wishes

Steve R...

Music Printer Plus

Any experts of this software out there? Or, can you recommend
software I can connect from my 1 GB HD computer through
my midi key to my Yamaha Clavinova that will just simply
transcribe what I play, play it back, edit, and print it out.
One problem: it's gotta be on 3.5 in. floppies. Open to
suggestion.
Max

What music software should I buy and How much?

I need a high quality program that will help me produce high quality music CDs. I need to be able to produce the sounds of R&B mostly, hip hop, dance party and country. Most CD's I've seen say they can do dance music but I need a wide range. I need to be able to edit the music. Add vocal, mix it, sythesize it and make even the average joe should like R'Keily or a group of amateurs sould like N'Sync on a good day. I want to use the software to help make and sale professional-like CDs for fun. It wouldn't help if the software helped novice music majors accomplish the task. (Please include several options and price quotes.)

You want to see what us morons spend on our fun?

Visit www.Cubase.net for everything you need.

I'm running a cubase VST producer pac (with wavelab, and the renaissance goodies), Rebirth, Gigasampler, Soundwrench, Acid Pro, Soundforge XT, and some other softsynth toys.

Plus, steal a whole bunch of MIDI drums from MIDI files on the net, and loops too.

Re: What music software should I buy and How much?

Try Cakewalk Pro audio 8. 9 as far as I know isn't worth the bother. Get loaded up with some good DirectX plugins. If you shop in the back of Comptuer Shopper, this should be pretty cheap. There are a lot of good shareware plugins out here. CWPA 8 can be found for $100, and CWPA 9 is $300.

For synthesis, you're best using shareware like TS-404 and HammerHead for drum sequencing along with Stomper or some samples to make sounds. If you need to make mp3s look to AudioCatalyst. I don't know the current street trice, check audiocatalyst.com.

Also, SoundForge works GREAT with Cakewalk Pro Audio 8, as cou can select a track and edit it in SF and then it puts it right back where it came from. It also supports DirectX plugs. It is a bit pricey, but worth it.

Neptune303

Ricoh 7080A

Can anyone tell me why my cd writer won't read cd's.
The led at the front is flashing.

how do i get midi files onto CD

Hi,
I was wanting to know how I can get midi files that I have created, onto CD so that i can listen to them?
I would first need to turn them into wave files...right? then they should go onto cd alright?
any suggestions of software that will do this?
cheers,
Stephen

Re: how do i get midi files onto CD

If all you are going to do is play from the CD-ROM, you could burn them as MIDI files. But I imagine you want to use the disc in a standard CD player. In which case, you will need to convert to WAV.

Try:
Timidity (MIDI 2 WAV):
<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/TiMidity_win32/">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/TiMidity_win32/</a>

CDMASTER: CD Burning
<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/CDMASTER/">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/CDMASTER/</a>

Heaps of CD Burning downloads:
<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/cat/CD_BURNERS/">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/cat/CD_BURNERS/</a>

Cheers
Geoff

: Hi,
: I was wanting to know how I can get midi files that I have created, onto CD so that i can listen to them?
: I would first need to turn them into wave files...right? then they should go onto cd alright?
: any suggestions of software that will do this?
: cheers,
: Stephen

Re: how do i get midi files onto CD

So you're saying (Geoff) that WAV files can be played directly on a standard CD player?
- Keith

: If all you are going to do is play from the CD-ROM, you could burn them as MIDI files. But I imagine you want to use the disc in a standard CD player. In which case, you will need to convert to WAV.

: Try:
: Timidity (MIDI 2 WAV):
: <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/TiMidity_win32/">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/TiMidity_win32/</a>

: CDMASTER: CD Burning
: <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/CDMASTER/">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/CDMASTER/</a>

: Heaps of CD Burning downloads:
: <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/cat/CD_BURNERS/">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/cat/CD_BURNERS/</a>

: Cheers
: Geoff

: : Hi,
: : I was wanting to know how I can get midi files that I have created, onto CD so that i can listen to them?
: : I would first need to turn them into wave files...right? then they should go onto cd alright?
: : any suggestions of software that will do this?
: : cheers,
: : Stephen

cakewalk9 & recycle

Is there a way in which I can use Recycle files with Cakewalk Pro Audio 9?

Hii

How can i convert realplayer files ( songs ) to wave files

with an audio file converter

Have a look around www.sonicspot.com Ali. What you want is a 'file converter' so look under this section OK?

steve

i need cubase for old mac se

i have an old mac se that i use for live performance
of sequenced music. right now i have master tracks pro,
but i would love to get an old version of cubase that will run on it. can anyone help me out?

Reccomendations for vocoders, plus another question

Can you reccommend me good vocoders that I can use with Cakewalk pro audio. Also, is it worth me getting a VST wrapper for cakewalk to use VST plugins and not just DirectX? Will it really open a whole new universe to me or is it basically just the same?

Re: Reccomendations for vocoders, plus another question

<a href="http://www.opcode.com/products/fusion_vocode/">Opcode's fusion:VOCODE</a>

or perhaps;
<a href="/smm/programs/HyperprismPlugPack/">Hyperprism Plug-In-Pack</a>

: Can you reccommend me good vocoders that I can use with Cakewalk pro audio. Also, is it worth me getting a VST wrapper for cakewalk to use VST plugins and not just DirectX? Will it really open a whole new universe to me or is it basically just the same?

I need help finding...

I need help finding a good beat making software. I'm not lazy and I've been looking for about 4 hours now.
Does anyone know where I can get a beat program like D-Lusion that has save and export functions (free).
Thanx a lot. PS I could trade for other programs.

Re: I need help finding...

If Thaman needs some good beat making software (preferably freeware), then how about;

<a href="/smm/programs/HammerHead_Rhythm_Station/">HammerHead Rhythm Station</a> - Free virtual drum machine
or
<a href="/smm/programs/Beat_Machine/">Beat Machine</a> - compose your own drum patterns, simply using drag and drop

Both Freeware and both in our <a href="/cat/DRUMS_PERCUSSION/">DRUMS & PERCUSSION</a> software category.

: I need help finding a good beat making software. I'm not lazy and I've been looking for about 4 hours now.
: Does anyone know where I can get a beat program like D-Lusion that has save and export functions (free).
: Thanx a lot. PS I could trade for other programs.

how to play karaoke cds on my pc ????

my cd drives are CD+G compatible.

What softwaree can display the song words (graphics) on the computer ????

Re: how to play karaoke cds on my pc ????

: my cd drives are CD+G compatible.

: What softwaree can display the song words (graphics) on the computer ????

POWER VCD BY CYBERLINK SHOULD DO THE JOB,OR THE DVD VERSION POWER DVD,BOTH HAVE KARAOKE SUPPORT AS WELL AS ONE OF THE FEW TO PLAY CDI MOVIES.

how to change wav speed

does anybody know if it is possible to change a wave speed in real time and then save the result as a file.
and if it is possible what program offers this facility

thanks for any help

yamaha+cubase problem

Hi guys!
I have a YMF 724 PCI soundcard in my computer and Cubase(3.5 and 3.7) crashes everytime I tried to record or open "interactiva phrase synth". Any ideas?
I also wonder about this XG works stuff but it looks preety shitty to me. How about it?

Re: yamaha+cubase problem

: Hi guys!
: I have a YMF 724 PCI soundcard in my computer and Cubase(3.5 and 3.7) crashes everytime I tried to record or open "interactiva phrase synth". Any ideas?
: I also wonder about this XG works stuff but it looks preety shitty to me. How about it?

Go to steinberg.com and down load the
latest ASIO drivers.

MP3 or WAV editor

I am looking for simple, straight-forward, easy-to-use
software that will eliminate dead space at the beginning and end of song cuts as well as enabling
normalization. I am not a professional, i.e., I am a
listener for pleasure. Thanks in advance.

Re: MP3 or WAV editor

Cool edit ,sound forge and many many more.

: I am looking for simple, straight-forward, easy-to-use
: software that will eliminate dead space at the beginning and end of song cuts as well as enabling
: normalization. I am not a professional, i.e., I am a
: listener for pleasure. Thanks in advance.