For beating at each other. Apart from the fact that Mac users are used to it. It seems more that you are a troubled PC user than a Mac hater. I never look for a fight, especially with someone that gives as much time to this forum as you do so lets not travel that route, especially you being a fellow Brit!

Everyone is limiting themselves if they believe that a computers abundant software is the limiting factor. That has always appeared more the concern of the Computer Gamer. The ability to make music on a given platform has far surpassed the stage where the Computer system is the limit. We have been able to achieve the same results on the two platforms for many years now and the choice is generally a feeling you get for a given device, like an individuals choices of guitar, you know that. If I choose a Mac, it's because I feel I can live an easier life as a computer user than I have experienced using Windows. If you get better results from a PC then that's fine by me, it's Our own choice. I don't wish to argue my descision with anyone, but I have made it on the basis of 15 years of music making and am happy with it, personally.

On the point of Mhz... take it from a Electronics Technician, Mhz is the frequency an IC pulsates at, it's clock speed and has little baring to computations. A truer comparison with various processors is IPS (instructions per second (more recently MIPS, millions of instructions per second) you will be able to judge better the ability of the given processor. For what it's worth seeing we have come this far. Intel's own measurement of the G4 processor showed that a G4 running at 500Mhz was 2.94 times the speed of an Intel Pentium 3 running at 600mhz. A simple explanation why I can pack a 5 minute 128bps .Aif to MP3 in under a minute.

Although these things generally bore me to tears, I can't help considering them when choosing a processor chip for a given job. Combine this with a fast system buss running a more than capable set of high speed transfer options and the system cannot be beat today. Dixons sell Mhz as does Intel. Do the maths above anything other than the high street mentality and reap the benefits.

I'm not trying to preach, more defend WHY people buy Mac's, why I bought a Mac. Like I said, don't feel sorry for us, live beside us and don't feel threatened... I have many music making PC friends and don't resent them at all. We do all the mixing around my house as I have the undiscussed prefered system. I payed good money for it and love it...

take it easy steve and no love lost...!

Steve...R

just plug the output from tape player into soundcard line in/mic and press record on any number of audio apps eg audio editor, sequencer etc. Can be found on this sites software pages - link at top of board.

steve

i have win 95 but not an audio drive what can i do

Check out Goldwave for recording your riffs and check out Multiquence for putting it all together. These 2 programs should run just fine on your 166. I used to remix with a 75mhz Packard Bell using this software.
(I still use Goldwave beacause it's so sweet!)
Hope this helps.
-Christopher James Burval

: I am about to become the owner of a Packard bell Pentium 166mmx, 32meg RAM, 6.2GB Hard, 16bit Sound and want to run some form of easy to use studio software.
: I play guitar and would very much like to record riffs onto my computer, then cut and paste them along the track. Maybe then adding samples of drum loops from cd and a couple more guitar/ analogue keyboard tracks. does anyone know of a package that will allow me to do this at a very basic level on my (low spec) machine. I would be using my 4-track as a mixing desk. I don't really know what I need (if there is anything). Sorry if this sounds like a stupid request, but I would appreciate the help. Thank you

Hi, Vincent,

The MIDI data of each program change has 2 bytes:
Status Byte: 1100XXXX
Data Byte: 0XXXXXXX

Where the last 4 bit of Status Byte means MIDI channel, and the last 7 bit of Data Byte means
Program number-----it's also the instrument No..

Any further questions, pls. feel free to contact me.

BR
Frank Lan

: If you are using win 95 or 98 or higher the wave recorder that comes with same and your sound card input give you the ability to record wav files then burn them onto cdr or cdrw. No additional software required.

an audio editor is the best app to use - it will allow u to clean up the recordings to ie remove hiss/boost with EQ. Search relevant pages of this site - link at top of board. 'Sampled' is freeware and will do the job I think.

steve

You are more likely to phase cancel the midrange frequencies that define your guitar sound. But anyways and get back to us...