It's just a matter of speeding it up or slowing it down. This can be a problem with tape machine and record players as they are not fixed frequencies like a CD player's calibrator.

A standard pitch shifting hardware or software facility is all you need as well as a good ear...!

Steve...R

: Thanks for your time, I`m currently using Cakewalk professional, it`s time to upgrade to a professional quality recording software. I`ve recieved 2 recomendations so far, Emagic`s Logic Audio Platinum and Cubase VST/32. Any other suggestions or opinions on the two above. Thanks again, Scott.

Hi,

If you are comfortable with Cakewalk, then the natural
upgrade to me would be Sonar XL. I personally,
dont like cakewalk or Sonar and prefer ACID Pro 3.0,
however if you are seeking professionality then I back
Jon with either Sonar or Pro Tools. Nothing else
springs to mind!

Hish

You'll have to be a little bit more spacific, as in what you want the software to do; Record, Edit, Compose... Whatever.

No one on this site has anything to do with LP Ripper. Go to http://www.cfbsoftware.com.au/lpripper/lpripper.htm and take it from there.

: I have purched the LP Splitter/Recorder after which I had a hard drive crash. I have lost all Email with the confermation serial numbers . How can I contact you with he information to get the programs back

:
: Tks
: Larry.

Have a look in the software section, there are loads of programs
which can convert MP3 to WAV.

Andy

The FruityLoops site. But you need to have a registered official version to get access :)

: Hi;
: Anyone know the where-abouts of the Fruity Loops Manual?
: THanx...ReNuwGAL

Heaps of software to do that <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/cat/AUDIO_RESTORATION/">here</a>.

: Looking for a free declicker for recording vinyl records. Anybody know of anything? Any recommends for purchased software?

: CREATR50 caused an invalid page fault in
: module CREATOR.DLL at 017f:10007b79

: I'm tired of seeing it!!!

: Win98 SE
: Win XP

: Whole lotta trouble shooting and no resolution.
: Roxio's ts'ing didn't help and neither does the web in general...HELP!!!

Hey! did you try downloading the free Windows XP upgrade from the roxio site yet? It is essential for the program to work in xp.

ok u need a good pc - 600MHz maybe min with plenty of RAm - 128MB being a min. A soundblaster Live! 1024 soundcardcard is a standard and for keyboard anything midi compatible will do - even one which has built in tunes/sounds etc ie not just a controller keyboard. Re software u could try looking at Quartz Audio they have a free 4 track audio/midi sequencer that would keep youngsters busy for a long time. Data Becker's Music Centre Pro is the commercial release which has everything + looks nice + is easy to use. Cubasis is also an option but more expensive. Also there is Magix music centre - try all the demos before u buy + u decide which u or the kids like best is the golden rule!

Obviously, yes, if you wish to listen to the MP3s via a CD player. Or you can listen to your MP3s from your hard drive. No burning required.

: Do you HAVE to "burn" Mp3 files on to a cd in order to listen to the mp3?

: I have been using midi to produce my "songs" but somehow the midi drum voices/instruments don't sound real enough, can anyone help me? how can I record or make drum parts which are more professional and realistic?

Hi,

Looks like you got quiet a variety of options already concerning your drums. drk_sum brought up a good point, what genre?
It makes a huge difference. For example if you are doing drum and bass, techno, electronic in general, then
there can be MANY software suggestions. If you are talking about R&B, hip hop, rap, that's a whole different story
and if you are talking about rock and metal, that is DEFINETLY a whole different deal.

I am not a real midi user, so I cant help u in that department. However, I also look around
and try to reinnovate in my drum creation process. If you want percussion sounds as in Conga, Bongo,
etc.. then Percussion Studio is the program. If you want regular drums (bass, snare, hihat, etc)
then there are 2 options that *I* could think of.

1. Get loops. there are mp3 and wave files in the web that are
created by drummers, professionally recorded and its there for the
purpose of providing drums to drum-lacking musicians, such as your case.
Those long files have many different loops under each file seperated by
a silence pause. What's cool about them is that the beats under each file are going
to be under the same genre, the same tempo, and the same quality of sounds
for the bass, snare, etc... It will also include fill ins, breaks, etc..
i.e. getting one such file and applying it to waveknife which splits audio file into
many divided by the silence pauses, you can then have around 20 drum loops, as real
sounding as it gets, with fillins, etc...

The problem with that, is that flexibility is gone, because you'll
have to rely on what the beat offers. You can then try to get one of thoose
loop arrangers like ReCycle and rearrange the loop to fit your music even more. Usually I end up customizing my music
to the drum loops instead of vise versa.

2. You can do as I think Nige; suggested, and get your self a variety
of kit samples and use that with (many programs) I suggest Reason's Redrum
and construct your own loops. The problem with this method is that its
both time consuming and requires a lot of work to achieve the REAL sounding
quality because you would have to play with all the attributes
of every single drum hit, such as volume, pitch, panning, etc..

If you have the patience and would like to creat your drum loops
yourself like some feel strongly about, then this is the best
solution.

Finally, and I know this was suggested too, get a real drummer. However,
I dont consider this a real point because I assume that you dont have/cant have a
drummer and that's why you are seeking other alternatives which is the same
problem I am facing.

Hope any of that helped,
Hish

: I have been using midi to produce my "songs" but somehow the midi drum voices/instruments don't sound real enough, can anyone help me? how can I record or make drum parts which are more professional and realistic?

I am using DrumTrax that comes with Cakewalk HomeStudio and integrates with Session Drummer with great success. I also purchased the expanded DrumTrax lib to fill out my MIDI drum capabilities. DrumTrax are MIDI drum sequences that were captured by a professional drummer with a pro MIDI drum kit. If you do not use Cakewalk, they have a libraian product that can help you arrange drum tracks easily. I integrate this into Cakewalk, then tweek a small amount and that is it.

I have not found anything else that gets drums this close and real sounding, and is quick in getting tracks layed down. If anyone knows of anything else, please post.

: i'm trying to put the beats i'm making on digitonix on a cd so if anyone knows how to convert those .dig files to a wav or a mp3 please help me out

I dont know of such program, so my method is probably not the best possible method. However, it should work decently
provided that you atleast are able to play the dig file. What you can do is get Total Recorder. Total Recorder
captures the sound from your machine. So, you can
record on total recorder while playing the .dig
file. total recorder makes a virtual driver, so you can
play and record at the same time. The quality of recording
is pretty decent, and you can save as wave from total recorder.

Hope that helps,
Hish

: I can not convert AVI files to MPEG so that my NTI burner will burn them to vcd. Can yo tell me what I'm doing wrong? Or how to burn AVI's directly to VCD

Check out this site: <a href="www.vcdhelp.com">vcdhelp.com</a>.
They have everything you need to make a VCD.