I have Finale 2000, Encore 4.1.1, SonarXL 1.0, Cakewalk PA 9.03, Logic 5.0, Cubase 4.

I can't get any of them to hold the notation for as long as I hold down the sustain pedal. They are ALL set to Controller #64 which is sustain. Kozida, are you saying that I need to change from that?
Thanks

I know. the automation now works in tracks. That means that there is no more one automation track.
And if you need to know how to make it i will send you an example....

I plan on keeping up my practice if I do buy a guitar, since this is really something I would be interested in doing. I checked out the other forum, I guess maybe this post would have been more appropriate over there ;). Thank you everyone for the helpful posts.

Darren

Just to second what Kozida said. It's important that you learn the basics on a simple guitar. My friend's father bought him a hideously expensive first guitar that he spent a few months learning and then gave up. This is the problem with lots of people starting to play an instrument. Their intentions for the long haul although they give up when the reality that they can't actually sound like they hear.

Buy yourself a simple nylon strung guitar, (used is fine as you will have to spend less) and get those fingers stretching..! Nylons guitars are good to learn on as they generally have the largest fret boards which demands a lot of stretching but it's easier to see chords because of the size. Learning on an electric is all very well but when you come to a larger necked guitar (acoustic) then you will struggle. Once you have learnt the major/minor and seventh chords then you can start playing songs. Once you have a bit of rythmn under your belt, then you can reward yourself with something that actually sounds nice like a Yamaha APX..

Good luck AND stick at it... The first few months are the worst but as the years roll on, you will thank your perseverance

Steve...

It may sound strange but what you need for now is a low budget guitar. Even if you are the next Steve Vai you must focus on a standard guitar (the brand is your choice) in order to get used with the guitar concept (your fingers versus the fretboard). You should know that music never ends, meaning you can't say that's enough practise for me, or that you can easily get away from it once you're hooked. With that in mind, I can only say that I'm looking forward for the same message from you after some years.
You see the hard thing is to keep playing music, not to start doing it (don't get this wrong, if you think music is your thing you should try everything).
I still play my guitars after 16 years of pain (& bliss)...

Yep, I got your e-mail, but since you didn't said much I thought you were mistaken (if you think I'd remember a nickname after almost a month, guess again, sorry anyway). E-mail me again (same address)for details...

Shouldn't that be DON'T post silly questions?

On the rest, I quite agree. A lot of the answers can easily be found with just a little
effort.

Andy

: Where can I get the best shareware program for music recording...multi-track, editing, effects, etc? Thanks. Please email me at karaoke_moos@hotmail.com. Thank you!

Recording = Cool Edit Pro
Editing = Cool Edit Pro and Sound Forge
Mastering = T-Racks

: Hi, the problem is when I want to record lyrics on to a track I do not want all the other tracks (i.e. 1-9) recorded onto the track I am recording the lyrics on (i.e. 10). I could mute the track I am recording the lyrics on but then I would not hear the track while i'm recording the lyrics. It has worked in the past the way I like (hearing everything but only recording the track I select) but now it doesn't and I don't know what I have to do. Please help me. Thank you.
Look in the mixer of your soundcard. If you have selected wave as the recording input, all the tracks playing back may be recorded onto the new track.

You can't convert CD audio (2-track stereo) to Dolby Surround (5-channel), since there's no way to "create" the missing three channels.

Andy

Do like Steve...R said and download a midi sequencer.

His trick of decreasing the note velocities will work. Something else to try is reducing the channel volume for each track. Midi files can contain volume information for each channel. Look in the controller section of the sequencer and look for controller #7, the volume controller.