I don't trust programs that claim to split tracks up
by looking for the silence between them. Often, as
you've already found out, it can mistake some quiet
parts for track ends and split them.

I use something like Cool Edit to record the whole tape
as a single WAV then split it into individual WAV files
myself. Then I know it's right.

Andy

I'd keep it in there. Reality gets enough manipulation as it is ;)

: I want want to remove the sound of the cheering crowd from a live recording. Any help would be great. Thanks

u can either trim the sound off the end after the mujsic has stopped by loading the track into an audio editor and cutting out the crowd or try EQing the track with a parametric EQ which will allow u to cut the frequency where the noise is heard. Crowd noise may have a wide frequency base so to remove it all may also remove half the song itself! There is no perfect solution and no box of tricks which can do it for u neither so don't ask;)

Hey what kind of sample cds do you have so we can trade

: I wanted to write some music (d&b)... However, I was wondering if I need to buy things like keyboards and samplers when most of this stuff is available on PC's - such as sampler software....

: Also, how do I put my music together from these different programs? Is a sequencer the central thing and I import drum loops and things into it. Im really not sure how to make music!

: thanks

You don't NEED hardware synths and samplers. I prefer having dedicated hardware myself as it has it's own character and using a mouse as the only physical input device into a stretch of music will produce different results from hammering a keyboard, say...

Importing drum loops is something you could do although everyone and his dog is doing it these days and songs are sounding the same, same arrangements, same sounds, same tempos, same vibe.... getting boring...

What you do with a loop is your own business but make it interesting and different otherwise you will be slung on the rubbish pile along with most of the other rubbish out there. If you want to do D&B then you should learn how the rythmn works and program it yourself in a sequencer. You could then use a drum machine program to be triggered by your creation.

In summary, I can't flaw the use of a Midi/Audio sequencer at all as you can do so many things with arrangement and sounds texture as well as import sounds created in different programs. You could invest in some Fruityloop type packages but again, the competition is fierce unless you really take the program off somewhere it didn't know it could go. If you do resort to one of these painting with noises programs, never forget to put something of yourself into it. Whether with your voice or some sounds you have created that are relevent to you. I can't stress enough the perils of missing out yourself in a composition in fovour of sounds like something everyone else has made. Take it slowly at first and build a studio based on requirements as they occur.

God bless

Steve...R

Try <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/iZotope_Vinyl/">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/iZotope_Vinyl/</a>

: I really need to find a program that can generate an effect that make a song sound like the recording is very old. Like it was made on vinyl in the 40s or something. I used to own a Roland vs-840 and that had an awesome effect that did that. Is there anyone who knows where I can download something that will give me that effect from the internet?

Imagine that you want to make a word processor document into spoken word to put on a CD. You would either need someone to read it out for you and then record that OR get a software program to read it for you and then record that audio.

Converting Midi to Audio is done in the same way as Midi information is only note and controller information to tell a midi device what it should be doing. In that case, you would need to play a synthesizer with the midi file and then record the audio output from that synth. You could get the midi file to play the sounds on a sound card and then route the soundcards output into some sort of recording package but that would depend on your setup.

Regards

Steve...R

I assume you are a music instructor? The question is a tad confusing though, but I think you want to use a click track that varies in tempo during the track. I can only assume then it's so that the resulting recording can be used for midi tempo matching or something similar. If this is the case, then you will need to set up a tempo map. There are some devices that claim to be able to follow an analogue tempo and convert it to timecode (midi timecode I think) although I doubt they are very reliable with anything other than a constant thumping sound or anything transient and clear.

You could play the tune along with a metronome click to find the base tempo, record the track around that (ommitting it during the slower parts) and then run through a midi sequencers tempo map and adjust the tempo to suit the varying sections whilst listening to the recorded information. I have done this a few times with success although it will demand a good understanding of the sequencer you are using and some time.

A variation on that (that sounds more suitable for this situation) is to find that handy little function on most sequencers that allows you to tap a key along with the tune itself and it will map out the tempo for you! In this case, you could ignore any tempo issues until the track is recorded and then tap that button along with the tempo of the track and by rights, a sympathetic tempo map will have been created. Anything midi file that is playing along with the audio will match the tempo as tapped along with... Nice..!

If you did this before arriving at the studio, then you could get the rest of the band to play along with the tempo track (that could now be a drum sound or kit instead) that was previously created. Doing this in the studio might eat up time although it's worth checking with the studio whether there is anyone there competent enough to midi tempo map for you..

Regards

Steve...R

You don't need a sampler really although they stand the test of time better than synthesizers. I have a 64meg sampler with tons of polyphony and I can't remember when I used it last. The reason for this is most of the audio passages I would use within the sampler are edited on screen in Logic Audio. Although logic is NOT FREE, I have seen versions of the program given away free with an english magazine called "Computer Music". The program in question was Logic fun (emagic). I don't believe it supported instrument plugins and I think it was limited to 8 tracks of audio, but came with effects and basically the same arrange window cut and paste editing style options.

Basically, you could record the audio input on the computer straight into the program as an uncompressed wave/aif file and then edit/copy/paste/pan/fx etc etc to the limit of your computers power. Where you would get hold of this program for free I don't know but it might be worth asking around as it was given away with the magazine. There might be some copies lying around somewhere.

Logic is my view but there maybe many others. One thing is for sure though, if you really have 20MB of Hd space left, then your in for a rocky road if you seriously plan on recording audio. A stereo five minute track (uncompressed) comes to around 45MB so any serious passage length is going to mess with your computers HD drivers.

One last thing, if Acid equates to a few months wages in egypt, then you must have had a couple ofvery lucrative years to be able to afford that Compaq...!

Cya

Steve...R

Use "Spin Doctor" this is included in "EASY CD CREATOR" (roxio software)

I'd get it. It's got some advantages such as the DX plug-ins compatibility and so forth. Just head to <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Cool_Edit_2k/">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Cool_Edit_2k/</a> for more details.

: I have cool edit 96. Is it worth picking up cool edit 2000? And how much is it?