You think the world world should know everything about computer recording by now do you??

You think the whole world is American??

You think an American deserves to die because they all don't know how to do audio conversions on a computer..

How childish can you get. I can't believe the age of some of the posters around here...

ONE LAST THING, and listen closely. Being English teaches you one thing... never drag the English/Irish conflict into a conversation in public unless you want to risk having your hands chopped off. The issue of you dragging bombing of innocent people stories into a unrelated tantrum is the lowest form of abuse on that subject that I have witnessed. You should be ashamed of yourself.

SteveR

Here is the goal of the following solution: Replace corrupted/instable virtual files with hopefully better real files. The files are device files. We can obtain real copies from scouring the Windows installation CD-ROM disk. The common precautions about editing your system files/folders and BIOS settings apply.

I learned this solution by reading about it, and trying it myself. It is a typical Microsoft Windows bug. It's not your fault.

The "VxD" noun indicates that there was an error processing a VxD file. This stands for Virtual Device Driver. A Virtual Device Driver file is basically a file within a file, a hidden file. It's of the device (or device driver) type.

This is a common Windows problem. It's not your fault. This error is caused by a misread (or miswrite) of data, which is normal in contemporary computers. It sucks, but it's normal with hard drives and RAM.

One way to reduce the possibility of these kinds of errors is to set your disk cache to a very low amount. Reducing the disk cache makes sure that data sent to the drive for writing doesn't linger in RAM enough to get corrupted by some program bug. RAM is vulnerable, so the more of it you use for disk actions, the faster yet more vulnerable disk actions can be. This is also true on a Mac. Be aware, however, that files can also be corrupted by a great many other causes.

To solve the problem, you should browse your system control panel (the one which lists hardware devices). Find the screen (for each device) that lists related files. For example, for your soundcard, there is at least one listing as a device, and a corresponding list of soundcard files used to run it. After you find this screen, you need to look for all files that list a filename and another filename in parenthesis next to it. This will look something like GenVRT.VXD (VRTLIB.DRV). You will know for sure, because it will mention either VXD or Virtual Device Driver. Now that you know the file names, write it down on a piece of paper. Do this for all of your hardware devices listed in the system panel. If no files are listed, that is ok. When you are done, look at the list at note which ones are VXD files. Be sure to write down exactly where each file is located. This means writing down the exact folder path.

Now comes the fix-it part. What we need to do is to put a fresh copy of certain device files into your system. This is because VXD files have a great knack for getting corrupted. The best solution is to use a REAL FILE instead of a VIRTUAL FILE. Luckily, often the Windows installation disk has the REAL FILE on it, even though it chose to install just the VIRTUAL ones.

Using a search program, locate the files on the Windows installation CD-ROM disk. They may be hiding inside of .CAB files. You will probably have to look manually. CAB files are basically special folders that are harder to open. When you find each file that you can, make a copy on your hard disk.

Now that you have copied the needed files onto your hard drive, you can put them where they belong. Since you wrote down the exact folder path locations for the device files, you can use this list to install the REAL FILES so that the system doesn't rely on the VIRTUAL FILES.

This has nothing to do with RealAudio or Virtual Drives or Virtual RAM or whatever, so don't get confused.

Hopefully, when you restart the problem will not occur so soon again under the same circumstances. It would be great if it stopped permanently, but it's only a matter of time before the next disk error. To help insure a stable solution, you should run a few diagnostic tests before you commit to working again.

A potential workaround is also to change your PC's BIOS settings so that it does not halt on these minor errors. Every time you see the blue error screen (Blue Screen Of Death: BSOD), this indicates that the processor is talking to you. Processor settings are edited via the BIOS. You can learn how to change these settings during startup by reading your motherboard's manual. If you don't have one, look online for info. Be sure to specify the exact model and type of motherboard/processor you have.

Once you know how to edit the BIOS settings, go to the screen for setting error responses. Bear in mind that computer errors are frequenty, so it's not so bad to turn down the halt screens as long as you run some adequate fix-it programs regularly. More importantly, note that the BSOD warning my indicate a more serious hardware conflict than a mere read/write error. You may have hardware devices that are fighting each other and using your computer's RAM and busses and CPU as a battlefield.

i love her song and i cant wait to get a copy...this song reminds me of me and this person that means alot to me!!!! cause honey ill walk a tousand miles for you!!!

Have a look in the software section under audio editors (e.g Cool Edit). All will allow you to cut sections out of music.

One thing you should be aware of is that if the music you're considering using is from a commercial CD, then you'll be in breach of copyright.

Andy

Sorry, I think you need a video site not a music site Elin

Try this one -

http://pub25.ezboard.com/fstreemeboxvcrfrm1

: Hi!
: I've downloaded a movie in an *.avi format.
: How am I going to do to burn it to a DVD? What format should I encode to..and so on.
: I would love to get som help.

: //Elin

: Following a hard disk mishap I have lost Anastasia font and my beloved version 1 of MusicTime will not therefor re-instal. I have the original disk 1 but cannot find disk 2 which presumably had the font on it.
: Can anyone help me please?

If you still need this font I can send it to you. E-mail me and I will send it to that address. I know this was posted a long time ago, but I have waited weeks to get help this way. If you still need it, I have it.

I'm the funkiest monkey to put pen to paper
Got the rhymes n the motherfuckin class
I won't do yo job so get off your ass!

: could you help me write my rap.

You should be looking up Karaoke sites. Be prepared to spend money. Backtracks aren't very common in general for any artist. What you call "backtracks" don't really exist.

When an artist does a recording, it does not matter if there are vocals or not. The song is the song. It is usually (but not always) recorded as separate tracks: each musical part has it's own track. In order to get the song without the vocals, you would need to get the original multitrack recording. This is usually not ever possible without a lawyer unless you are someone involved with the group.

Sometimes "minus (-) mixes" are made. These are each mixdowns - voice or mixdown - guitar, or mixdown - horns for example. Minus mixes are also not available for regular consumers like us. You have to be a seriously-backed artist or producer or recording engineer or a lawyer who works for one to get these too.

Possibly you have been mislead because so many Karaoke disks are out there. These disks are especially made for Karaoke. You can buy them from Karaoke catalogs perhaps, but I imagine they are expensive!. Another source of confusion is the fact that remix albums and EP's (extended play singles) often feature instrumental versions of popular songs. This is especially the case for 12 inch vinyl recordings which professional DJ's like to use. The exception is DJ's and remixers who simply edit or resample a song without the vocal sections.

Don't be duped by fads and trends. Making and performing original music is not always easy. It may be easy to do karaoke, but you are standing on the backs of the people who struggled to create the actual song. If you want to perform the vocals for the song that somebody else sweated over, be prepared to have to pay. They deserve it. This is not a new trend, either--Karaoke is!

This place does get it hard with these requests....

SteveR

Winamp work ok and its free but i think Music match box is the simplist one to use and and I think there is a free version avalble but it doesnt burn that greatunless u pay , also cakewalk pro work ok on wxp
But i still like winamp and that is free but i cant get it to work right on xp good luck

: Does anyone know of any shareware programs that add track markers without a break in the music? I want to use this for mixed cd's

: Thanks

Try Fuerio from Fangheimer for this, it is a good prog.
Find it on www.cdrsoft.cc/index3.html under downloads and then cdr-software.

Do you have XP drivers for it??

SteveR