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Re: music writing software

Posted by Carl Bangs on Wed, 12/06/2000 - 18:49.

: I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR!!! HELP!!
: : I am looking for a simple program that will allow me to write words and music in Microsoft Word and print it in a format that resembles sheet music. Can anyone help me with such a program. Thanks.

Try Noteworthy Composer.

DRUM KIT NOTATION STUFF

Posted by Ara on Wed, 12/06/2000 - 03:21.

Hi,
Can someone please tell me where i can get a notation program for the drum.... it'd desperately wanted.
Thanks for noticing this
Ara

analog to digital

Posted by mike on Wed, 12/06/2000 - 03:12.

I want to now how to down load analog synth. into my p/c.

Re: analog to digital

Posted by Geoff on Wed, 12/06/2000 - 23:33.

Hi

Your best bet is to look for a synth which emulates the analog sounds that you want.

Here's a quick <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/cgi/htdig/htsearch.cgi?method=and&format=builtin-long&config=htdig&restrict=%2Fsmm%2Fprograms%2F&exclude=&words=analog+synth">list of synths</a>, some of which emulate analog.

Cheers
Geoff

: I want to now how to down load analog synth. into my p/c.

MC-505 or MC-307?

Posted by Sean Dexter on Wed, 12/06/2000 - 00:22.

I'm a DJ and I want to add some extra groove to my records.
Which MC is the best? (I can sell the second hand for almost the same price)
Can you please put some arguments in your answer?

So which one? (=>in combination with my turntables)

THANX
Sean

Re: MC-505 or MC-307?

Posted by DJ RAY on Thu, 12/07/2000 - 06:57.

FORGET EITHER ONE AND GO FOR THE YAMAHA RM1X!YOU'LL THANK ME FOR IT!CHECK OUT THE RMIX HOME PAGE AT WWW.RMIX.COM!
ALSO READ THE REVIEW BY FUTURE MUSIC!THE WORLD'S GREATEST MUSIC MAG ON WWW.FUTUREMUSIC.CO.UK!
I'M GONNA BUY ONE MYSELF!

: I'm a DJ and I want to add some extra groove to my records.
: Which MC is the best? (I can sell the second hand for almost the same price)
: Can you please put some arguments in your answer?

: So which one? (=>in combination with my turntables)

: THANX
: Sean

Burning Music?

Posted by Jerry on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 23:42.

I have Mp3 files I want to convert, in order to burn them to CD, so I can listen on any CD player
What do I need to get or do?
Jerry

Re: Burning Music?

Posted by Terry on Wed, 12/20/2000 - 04:02.

: I have Mp3 files I want to convert, in order to burn them to CD, so I can listen on any CD player
: What do I need to get or do?
: Jerry

Hi Jerry,
Might I suggest getting a program called MP3 to Wav Converter? It has a simple format in which you highlight the mp3 that you want to convert, and then right click and you will see in the popup menu convert mp3s to wav. Also, I have Adaptec Easy CD Creator, which I used to burn the cd. It's simple even for a beginner. I found mp3 to wav converter on the net and I can't remember if it's shareware or freeware, but I really like it... you can set the path where you want it saved and everything! I would go to your favorite search engine and find it... :)

audio

Posted by mike on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 23:30.

I downloaded logic fun program but I can not get any audio from it. I dont know if it is because my sound card canot handle it or if my computer is even set up for that kind of software. I am a novice p/c user that needs help making some music on the p/c. Please help.

Streaming Audio

Posted by Alex on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 22:40.

Does anyone know the best, most effective, cheapest way to do webcasts.
Or any web sites that might point me in the right direction?

Re: Streaming Audio

Posted by geoff on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 23:43.

Hi there

Great question! Try <a href="http://www.live365.com/">Live365</a>. I believe you can now do live casts. The other, more complex way, is <a href="http://www.shoutcast.com/">Shoutcast</a>.

Cheers
Geoff

: Does anyone know the best, most effective, cheapest way to do webcasts.
: Or any web sites that might point me in the right direction?

saving streaming realplayer files for later viewing/hearing

Posted by Al on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 21:30.

I would like to save to a realplayer website streaming file for later viewing/listening. How can I do this?

Re: saving streaming realplayer files for later viewing/hearing

Posted by Geoff on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 23:46.

If you want to capture the video, I believe you'll need a video capture card to get the best results. The card generally comes with its own software.

To capture audio to WAV, try <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/TotalRecorder/">Total Recorder</a>.

Cheers
Geoff

: I would like to save to a realplayer website streaming file for later viewing/listening. How can I do this?

music scheduling

Posted by Tom on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 21:24.

I have a music library of about 4000 songs. There are some 33 and 45rpm records, some cd's (all of which have been dubbed to mp3's in my computer) It takes about 45%of the hard drive).

I'm looking for a playlist creator music scheduler- something along the lines of Selector (WOW! Thats expensive!) - but shareware that could be purchased for around $100 dollars max.

I want to be able to categorize the music a few ways and have it create a playlist that would not play 2 of the same category songs back to back. I'm also looking for a shareware beat per mmiinute program so I can do that to each song.

Your ideas for a "professional hobbiest" would be appreciated.

Anybody please help

Posted by Moe on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 19:28.

Whas up...
I'v got a problem....I'v been lookin on the internet forever now and I can't find any program that can convert Real Audio .RAM filez to wave filez so dat I can burn them....can anyone help I'd really be thankful....Peace...

Re: Anybody please help

Posted by Geoff on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 23:48.

If you scroll through the forum, you will find the answer to your question. In this case, <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/TotalRecorder/">Total Recorder</a> will capture RM to WAV. Don't be afraid to look around.

Cheers
Geoff

: Whas up...
: I'v got a problem....I'v been lookin on the internet forever now and I can't find any program that can convert Real Audio .RAM filez to wave filez so dat I can burn them....can anyone help I'd really be thankful....Peace...

App to convert .ra, .ram files into MP3 files

Posted by Suyog on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 19:22.

I have some music files in .ra and .ram format. I wanted to convert/record them in MP3 fromat so that I can burn them on to a CD and listen on a MP3 player

Re: App to convert .ra, .ram files into MP3 files

Posted by Geoff on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 23:51.

Save the music files as WAV by using <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/TotalRecorder/">Total Recorder</a>.

Get an MP3 encoder to save the new WAV files as MP3. Best place for this is the <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/cat/MP3/">MP3 category</a>.

Cheers
Geoff
: I have some music files in .ra and .ram format. I wanted to convert/record them in MP3 fromat so that I can burn them on to a CD and listen on a MP3 player

Need to convert mp3 to .ra (real audio) files

Posted by Neven on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 16:22.

I'm looking for any free software that will enable me to convert .mp3 or .wav files into .ra files. I know that the Sound Forge is one of them but I've spent 2 days looking for a place to download the full version but no luck. Any ideas where I can find any software that will do this for me? Thnx

Re: Need to convert mp3 to .ra (real audio) files

Posted by No imp on Wed, 12/19/2001 - 04:13.

There are lot of decoder/encoder sofware u can use.U can try this software "jukebox " www.musicmatch.com).
Anyway, the software can't convert mp3 to ram directly. Convert mp3 file to audio format(.cda) first then convert to ra format.

Re: Need to convert mp3 to .ra (real audio) files

Posted by fs8gbe (say eff-sayg-bee) on Wed, 12/06/2000 - 12:25.

well i suggest getting software to first decode your mp3's into .wav files before going to ra. you could do this with ultraplayer (free). then you might want to try cool edit. www.syntrillium.com i believe (?) the demo is fully functional, except you can only do two features at once. when i was hard up for cash, this still helped me out tremendously. but seriously think about checking out sound forge, you won't find any better. at any rate good luck. email me privately for more info.

: I'm looking for any free software that will enable me to convert .mp3 or .wav files into .ra files. I know that the Sound Forge is one of them but I've spent 2 days looking for a place to download the full version but no luck. Any ideas where I can find any software that will do this for me? Thnx

Re: Need to convert mp3 to .ra (real audio) files

Posted by arnie on Fri, 12/08/2000 - 06:39.

You should download Real Producer from real.com. The software is a free download and you can create single bit rate real audio files (.rm) If you want to create multi bit-rate surestream files you will need to upgrade to Real Producer Plus. But once again, the download is free and its really easy to use.

PS Real Audio files are .rm not .ra.

Re: Need to convert mp3 to .ra (real audio) files

Posted by Geoff on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 23:56.

<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Cool_Edit_2k/">Cool Edit 2000</a> will do the job.

Cheers
Geoff

: I'm looking for any free software that will enable me to convert .mp3 or .wav files into .ra files. I know that the Sound Forge is one of them but I've spent 2 days looking for a place to download the full version but no luck. Any ideas where I can find any software that will do this for me? Thnx

Re-mixing s/ware

Posted by Paul on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 16:22.

I am looking to get a hold of some software that can take a sample and strip it down
to the bare bones eg synths, drum loops and vocals so that I can edit them for re-mixing
purposes. If any of you guys out there know of anything
that can do this, let me know ASAP pleeeeze.

Just like 100s before you...

Posted by Jarjar on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 17:22.

It's funny that you're asking this,
because a lot of people have been
asking for something like that recently.

Unfortunately there's no way to do this
at the moment. And I doubt if it will ever
be possible to analyse a homogenic
soundwave and dissect it into clean separate
instrument layers again. Sorry, but you
need the original multitrack files to
be able to remix...

JJ

: I am looking to get a hold of some
: software that can take a sample and
: strip it down to the bare bones

Re: Just like 100s before you...

Posted by Paul on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 18:21.

: It's funny that you're asking this,
: because a lot of people have been
: asking for something like that recently.

: Unfortunately there's no way to do this
: at the moment. And I doubt if it will ever
: be possible to analyse a homogenic
: soundwave and dissect it into clean separate
: instrument layers again. Sorry, but you
: need the original multitrack files to
: be able to remix...

: JJ

: : I am looking to get a hold of some
: : software that can take a sample and
: : strip it down to the bare bones

thanx m8,
now I'm fucked, lol

cdr audio recording

Posted by Justine on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 15:17.

Help! ive never recorded an audio cd before, all i wanto know is how to go about it. I would like to beable to record mp3's on a cdr and beable to play it in any cdrom. I found out i would have to change mp3's to wave whitch i did but it still wont work. I was told theres something else i need to do. PLease help me thanks alot.

Another Adaptec EasyCD Question.......................

Posted by Heat Seeker on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 14:21.

I have a Hewlett Packard 9310i CD burner that came with Adaptec EasyCD Creator 3.5 I purchased version 4.0, but it doesn't recognize the burner once I install it. Only the HP software and EasyCD 3.5 seem to work. Anyone have any ideas/thoughts/suggestions?

Re: Another Adaptec EasyCD Question.......................

Posted by Neven on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 16:15.

I've recently purchased Iomega's CDR ZIPcd650 and I have the same software, and for some reason it gives me a message "outputing device reported errors". I've connected the burner every way possible and it still gives me the same message. I'd appreciate any suggestions.....

Re: Another Adaptec EasyCD Question.......................

Posted by Heat Seeker on Wed, 12/06/2000 - 03:40.

Neven,

I've encountered this same error and what I've found that fixes this is turning down your write speed a notch or two. Yeah, it defeats the purpose of having a 10x burner, for example, but at least you can overcome the obstacle. I'm hoping that EasyCD 4.0 doesn't do this as much as 3.5 does.

API for Yamaha sound card

Posted by Thomas Matzner on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 13:57.

I recently bought a Sony VAIO computer which has a Yamaha DS-SB PCI Audio CODEC (WDM). For a little acoustic experiment, I would like to program that card directly. As a programming language, I would use Delphi, or perhaps VBA.

Is there any API description available for sound cards like that? Are there sound libraries available for Delphi?

Thanks in advance for any help.

8 track sound generation

Posted by Marvin McGowan on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 12:53.

Sir/Madam:

I'm new to the music software scene. I want a software program that can generate and simultaneously play at least 8 audio frequencies over an 8 octave range. I must be be to set and adjust each frequency individually to a resolution on two decimal places. It would also be helpful if the program has an interface which displays the frequencies of the sound generated, similar to an oscilloscope.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Marv

need a program

Posted by Holly on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 12:52.

Can anyone tell me where i can find a program that will allow me to remove the vocals or music from a track but keep the rest? I am trying to find something where i can take the vocals out, but keep the music. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)

Re: need a program

Posted by rabid on Fri, 12/22/2000 - 05:52.

try this
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/audio/vremover.htm
i dont usually respond to message boards but ive been there i dont know
if this is works or not please email me and let me know

Re: need a program

Posted by Terry on Wed, 12/20/2000 - 04:05.

: Can anyone tell me where i can find a program that will allow me to remove the vocals or music from a track but keep the rest? I am trying to find something where i can take the vocals out, but keep the music. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)

Go to www.goldwave.com
This program will do it but the vocals have to be in stereo and I believe front centered in order for it to work.

Good Luck!

Re: need a program

Posted by Coolaudio on Wed, 12/06/2000 - 19:01.

It's impossible i think...
if not, i m interested to!

unity ds-1 vs. reaktor-give me the skinny....

Posted by mr. rob on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 10:53.

Im on a tight budget for the moment, but i really crave the options of a sampling synth.If anyone could share theyre opinions with me id greatly appreciate this.for instance is one of these markedly better than the other?(performance,reliability,options, sound quality)I dont want to give one of these guys my money just to find i spent too much for too little.Wich is a better investment for my mac as an experimental musician(who likes flexible sh*t).Is there any little quirks or strengths of any sampling synth ets. etc. etc.

thanks for your time,
robert

A message to the general forum.

Posted by Steve...R on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 10:51.

I have attended this forum for many many months and feel I have done nothing other than offer my help and advice when available. Recently though I have found that certain peoples actions have made coming here a misery and I have decided that I am going to take a break. I will return at sometime if the general climate changes but it maybe sometime. I know that there are some people that come here irregularly that offer useful advice but I do find that most of the serious questions are usually answered by me. I therefore feel uncomfortable about leaving as, I take it from peoples kind comments that I am actually quite an important cog in the machine.

Thanks for all the E-mails of support in the last couple of weeks, Cya!

Signing off...

Steve..R

Re: A message to the general forum.

Posted by Geoff on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 23:27.

Guys,

Take it easy. Life is too short for fussing and fighting, my friends.

Cheers
Geoff

: I have attended this forum for many many months and feel I have done nothing other than offer my help and advice when available. Recently though I have found that certain peoples actions have made coming here a misery and I have decided that I am going to take a break. I will return at sometime if the general climate changes but it maybe sometime. I know that there are some people that come here irregularly that offer useful advice but I do find that most of the serious questions are usually answered by me. I therefore feel uncomfortable about leaving as, I take it from peoples kind comments that I am actually quite an important cog in the machine.

: Thanks for all the E-mails of support in the last couple of weeks, Cya!

: Signing off...

: Steve..R

how to convert MP3 into AUDIO CD

Posted by herin on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 08:32.

how should i convert mp3 into audio cd ? i have MUSIC MATCH JUKEBOX send me solution to to convert mp3 to audio cd

???changing file types???

Posted by david bowen on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 06:46.

I wanted to know if there is any program I can use or another way I can change a few .m3u files to .mp3. I've tried renaming the file with the new extension, but no dice. If anybody can help me I'd appreciate it.

Collectable Records & Music Magazines Website

Posted by greg on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 05:39.

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Regularly updated listings of collector's items by
most popular artists from the 1950s to present.

Specializing in original Australian pressings by
Australian artists, with a large selection
of items by most international artists as well.

Also a unique section featuring rare vintage music
magazines from the late 1960s onwards such as
GOSET (Australia), NME, Record Mirror etc.

For further details, please visit this site:

http://www.ozemail.com.au/~spinauctions/index.htm

multiple CD tracks into one file

Posted by Doug Oakes on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 04:58.

I am tyring to find a program that will keep
consecutive CD tracks which contain continuous
music in one MP3 (or WAV) file. I have several CD's
which when I convert them to MP3s break up medleys.

shareware

Posted by matthew on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 04:42.

im looking for a program i can download. what i want to be able to do, is load a music cd in my computer, and have a program notate what ever song i desire. can anyone point me in the right direction. as far as where to find it on the internet,(for free)

How to make midi cable for sound card

Posted by akber on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 04:12.

I would like to make midi cable for my computer sound card's
joystick port to my midi musical keyboard.
I would like to know the pin configuration of cable.
please email me the configuration of midi cable.

Thanks.

MIDI CABLE

Posted by AKBER on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 04:04.

I would like to know the pin configuration of midi cable from sound card
(joystick port) to musical keyboard.

Thanks.

i want vocal samples

Posted by curtis on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 03:43.

anyone know where? i dont want stuff like 'oh baby' and 'ooohhh'.

Re: i want vocal samples

Posted by sINCERE on Thu, 04/11/2002 - 16:56.

: anyone know where? i dont want stuff like 'oh baby' and 'ooohhh'.
I am a home studio producer needing to put simple but well sounding vocal snipets over my tracks. Preferably soulful or jazzy female vocals, but anything would be good. Your help would be much appreciated and i will remeber u and let u into my world famous nights for free, if i ever make it big. Thanx

Re: i want vocal samples

Posted by sINCERE on Thu, 04/11/2002 - 16:56.

: anyone know where? i dont want stuff like 'oh baby' and 'ooohhh'.
I am a home studio producer needing to put simple but well sounding vocal snipets over my tracks. Preferably soulful or jazzy female vocals, but anything would be good. Your help would be much appreciated and i will remeber u and let u into my world famous nights for free, if i ever make it big. Thanx

make your own

Posted by Brendan on Wed, 12/06/2000 - 23:40.

You'll always be limited to short/crap samples as long as your relying on whatever you can find on the net.

Thought about what kinda lyrics or singing you want? Have any friends who can sing or have a nice voice?
Its more fun, creative and meaningful when you do your own thang.

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