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June 2002 Archive of Music Software Discussion & Help Page
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Archive: June 2002
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Re: How do get started in using computers to make music
I'd suggest Cubasis VST and a lower version of Sound Forge. Sound Forge XP is good.
with these two programs (and the additional software that comes with them) you can
be making songs and CD's right away. Later on, you could get ACID (or Vegas), and
it will work well with both SoundForge and Cubasis.
these programs with introduce you to all the major
issues without being too advanced. they also allow
you to use modular components such as REX files, VST
and DirectX effects, VST instruments, and just about
any file format you ever need to worry about.
more reliable than any other..
KMD1.7.1 is simply superb!!! u can try it out it is more reliable than any other p2p software this is for sure.
Go away.
eat my shorts.
how can I transfer ATARI files on PC ?
Hi there,
I need a way to transfer my old Notator on Atari, files,on my new PC running Logic Audio.Please ,can anybody help me?
Best whishes,
Eugen Popescu
This is a very interesting real-world occurance...
I noticed this post on sweetwater.com. it's particularly
interesting to me because similar things have happened to me,
even though i've only had great experiences with M-Audio/MIDIMAN gear.
The post is <A HREF="http://www.sweetwater.com/forum/showthread.php?s=15c2e9621e2744cc2d14240ff6ead42a&threadid=1519">http://www.sweetwater.com/forum/showthread.php?s=15c2e9621e2744cc2d14240ff6ead42a&threadid=1519</A>
1) I never trusted the invention of USB audio interfaces.
Digital audio is inherently faster than the upper limit
of USB transfer rates, unless you consider FIrewire to
be a form of fast USB. USB is also INTERRUPT DRIVEN.
this means that it's designed to allow multiple units to
be run simultaneously because they all interrupt each other's
procedures. This is not how to get consistent audio, for
God's sake.
2) Tech support ain't what it used to be. To even recieve
human tech support is a blessing anymore. I remember when
musician's friend and american musical supply had advanced
tech support crews. Now they just have websites and voice
mail. You'd be lucky to get a sales rep who even knows what
products they sell.
3) People will say anything if they can get your money.
4) Computer audio recording is neither cheap nor easy nor
hassle free.
5) Computer audio recording is always a rewarding learning
experience. No matter how bad things get, you'll always
be learning a rare valuable lesson which will be helpful
to know in the future.
6) The grumpy old sound tech (customer) is always right.
7) Manufacturers don't USE their equipment, they just make it.
Sometimes they don't even make it. Many companies make
products to be sold secretly labelled as another company's
device. Shure makes microphones for Radio Shack, etc.
Sometimes this is a good thing, sometimes it's a hurtful
shame. I have spent lots of time looking inside electronic
audio devices. Lots of great gear is shit on the inside,
and lots of shitty gear has good components internally.
Of course, the best gear will also be great on the inside,
but most manufacturers aren't expecting you to actually
open up your product and see if it's made of quality components.
Unless you are actually making music, whatever you're doing
is a waste of you precious time, no matter what kind of gear
you use. A musician's time is always wasted except when (s)he
is creating audible music. It's for this reason, that I suggest
you at least keep handy some very simple audio programs that just
do one thing well. These are the programs that will allow you to
actually make music when everything else goes to shit. Nobody says
you can't use your answering machine to record vocal tracks when
all else fails. Dig it, people.
To STEVE R
Hey, I thought you worked for hitsquad ? I saw the employees list
and you weren't on it. whassup ?
hehe...
You did mention it before and I mentioned that it just ''looked' like I worked here. ;))
SteveR
Re: hehe...
Hey,
: You did mention it before and I mentioned that it just ''looked' like I worked here. ;))
heheh, I remember I made the same mistake. I left hitsquad for awhile. I can't believe you are still active. Hitsquad better pay you for your services! ;)
Later,
Hish
Re: hehe... 2
Hitsquad have been good to me and always acknowledge my presence here which makes it worth coming back.
When I see good people (like yourself Hish) come back and offer something decent to the forum then it makes it all the more worth coming here... >:)
Regards
SteveR
Re: hehe...
: heheh, I remember I made the same mistake. I left hitsquad for awhile. I can't believe you are still active. Hitsquad better pay you for your services! ;)
Actually we have by giving some freebies, and we
will be doing more soon for some of the people who
regulary provide good help to people in this forum.
Jason.
Re: To STEVE R
I can confirm Steve R doesn't work at Hitsquad.
There have been a couple of suggestions over the
last year that he does work here, probably due to
his prolific answering of questions and his in-depth
knowledge.
I actually take this as a huge compliment for the
Hitsquad crew!
There are a couple of changes that will be made to
the <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/staff.shtml">Hitsquad People</a> page this week.
Annette Huygens Tholen left us to resume her Beach
Volley Ball career, and Leanne Street has taken
over her roll.
Jason.
: Hey, I thought you worked for hitsquad ? I saw the employees list
: and you weren't on it. whassup ?
Need (EMC) STYLE WORKS Demo !! Help me plz.
Hello my friends
Does anyone knows where can i find a demo for (EMC) Style Works (style convreter)??
Greetings
Sandra
Re: Need (EMC) STYLE WORKS Demo !! Help me plz.
: Hello my friends
: Does anyone knows where can i find a demo for (EMC) Style Works (style convreter)??
: Greetings
: Sandra
You would have to find it here Hello
http://www.iespana.es/anara/programas.htm
Re: Need (EMC) STYLE WORKS Demo !! Help me plz.
: Hello my friends
: Does anyone knows where can i find a demo for (EMC) Style Works (style convreter)??
: Greetings
: Sandra
Re: Need (EMC) STYLE WORKS Demo !! Help me plz.
: : Hello my friends
: : Does anyone knows where can i find a demo for (EMC) Style Works (style convreter)??
: : Greetings
: : Sandra
Hallo Sandra,
The website you need is www.emc-software.de
Greetings from Munich, Germany.
Trevor
Fruityloops registration code for website
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FruitLoops are overrated
When you get fed up with FruityLoops, try Tuareg, the Fat version.
You can get to it at <A HREF="http://brambos.com">Brambos.com</A>
Fruity loops is overrated, and Tuareg isnt impressive
: When you get fed up with FruityLoops, try Tuareg, the Fat version.
: You can get to it at <A
Hi,
I completely agree, Fruityloops is more than overrated, but I wasn't too impressed with Tuareg either. Last time I used it was a LONG while back, so I dont know if there is a newer and better version.
Later,
Hish
Leo Muzzy
I'm looking for Leo Muzzy - any contact info? I have a band called Ellie Mae's Biscuits.
The crackle and stutting of the awe32 SB
Can anyone help me to get rid of the crackling and the occasional repeating of sounds that windows 98 causes the card to do.
My OS is Win98 my sound card is a AWE32 Sound Blaster with 8mg of memory for storing sound bank files.
Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated.
FAQ awe32 SB
Markquis,
Here is a site with a lot of FAQ about your soundcard, but have you telephoned them about clearing this problem?
http://spec.ch.man.ac.uk/~ashley/awefaq.html
Can anyone help me to get rid of the crackling and the occasional repeating of sounds that windows 98 causes the card to do.
: My OS is Win98 my sound card is a AWE32 Sound Blaster with 8mg of memory for storing sound bank files.
: Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated.
Wrong Follow Up
Dear Sirs
Please take me out from follow up
==> http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/wwwboard/messages/110258.html#postfp
Many thanks
Clayton
Don't know what the heck the negative sign means
This popular thread has been given its own page : Don't know what the heck the negative sign means
A NEW DIRECTION
http://www.actualitymusic.co.uk/
An imaginative designed band site -
FAN,
http://www.actualitymusic.co.uk
An Anglo-German electronica band. Contains a biography, free sample music (MP3 format), and news. ...
According to Google's search engine
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Sound Library 1.9
I can't donwload Sound Library 1.9.
Could you help me?
Thank you very much.
Best regards
Carlos Manera
Twitches while playing VCDs
Hi.
For the past few days, I have been playing vcds in my computer. Almost always, at the end of the VCD, the computer start to twitch (make sudden jerking movements) while the VCD is playing. Does anyone know why this happens? I tried in my work computer but the VCD is playing normal as usual. There are no (not even a trace) twitches at all. The flow of the video is smooth. No matter what player I use, Window Media Player, PowerDVD, everytime the same thing happens in my computer. Sometimes, the computer just hangs. Even if I copy the dat file from the vcd to the computer and play it, same result.
Does anyone know how can I solve this problem? Please help me urgently!!!!
Regards,
Kamal
isnt it gr8?
the new version of Kaazaa -KMD includes powerful new features to help you filter out files from your search results that may be infected with a virus. isn't it gr8?
Re: isnt it gr8?
: the new version of Kaazaa -KMD includes powerful new features to help you filter out files from your search results that may be infected with a virus. isn't it gr8?
Yes - but does it filter out the most dangerous
virus - itself.
High-resolution vocal cancellation (mono cancellation)
I have answered this one before in <A HREF="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/wwwboard/messages/103359.html">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/wwwboard/messages/103359.html</A>, but I'll say it again.
Maybe somebody will add my poor 2 cents to the FAQ section.
remember, if you need to summon my pearls of wisdom,
do a keyword web search for "shazzaboogaloopus".
Voice Effect similiar to Cher's "Believe"
Hello everyone.
I didn't really know where to turn, so I try here..
Do anyone know what kind of software / equipment is used to produce the
voice effect that is often used in commercial hits nowadays.
-That thing they do with Cher's voice in her "Believe" hit.
(And probably a thousand other artists and songs...)
Any help or directions to where to ask is greatly appreciated.
Hans-Petter Vikhagen
gridlocked
I've read of another technique which accomplishes a similar effect
It involved using a vocoder, i think with the voice as both inputs.
I can't remember it, though. Maybe it was just using a MIDI-controlled pitch bender.
At any rate, yeah, MuseSlave has the best solution.
Thanks MuseSlave, I was curious too! kewl.
Re: gridlocked
No one wants to try to be different. Just the same.
: I've read of another technique which accomplishes a similar effect
: It involved using a vocoder, i think with the voice as both inputs.
: I can't remember it, though. Maybe it was just using a MIDI-controlled pitch bender.
: At any rate, yeah, MuseSlave has the best solution.
: Thanks MuseSlave, I was curious too! kewl.
Re: Voice Effect similiar to Cher's "Believe"
Hans,
It's a software effect... Antares AutoTune. It over-corrects the pitch in a
fashion which results in that characteristic sound.
Re: Voice Effect similiar to Cher's "Believe"
Thanks a lot for the quick response!
Exactly what i wanted to know :)
Great!
Thanks again! :-D
: Hans,
: It's a software effect... Antares AutoTune. It over-corrects the pitch in a
: fashion which results in that characteristic sound.
Hitsquad Update 14 June - 222 Software Updates, More Message Sea
Another busy week here at Hitsquad...
<ol><li><b><a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/wwwboard/#post">More Messages in Search Engine</a></b>
We now have most of the messages posted since the start
of 2002 in the message search engine so you can easily
find answers or topics of interest.
Remember the search engine isn't real-time so you won't
see your new messages in search results until we compile
a new search index - we do this every few days.
<li><b><a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/">222 Updated Software Listings</a></b>
Despite the fact we had a holiday on Monday to celebrate
the foreigner who heads this country (AKA Queen Elizabeth II)
we managed to update another 222 software listings.
Thank you very much to the 400+ software authors who have
been subjected to a barrage of emails from me over the
last month!
The good news is there's even more to come....
<li><b><font color="#0000FF">New Sponsor's</font></b>
This week we have two new campaigns which are helping to
keep the free services running at Hitsquad without the
need to reintroduce pop-ups... They support you so show
them your support...
</ol>
<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/webcam/">Jason Horton</a>
C.E.O.
Humming is theft, record bosses claim
If any of you are not one of the 100,000+ people who
read our publication Guitar News Weekly this week, then
you missed this brilliantly funny article by Mitchel
Furman at The Rockall Times...
<a href="http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/2002/05/27/humming-clampdown.html" target="blank">Humming is theft, record bosses claim</a>
Enjoy!
Jason.
User of larynx
bravo
Karaoke
Is it possible to remove vocals from an mp3 so I can use just the rhythm section and other backgrounds to sing to?
Re: And the Homer Simpson of the week award goes to....
:
: Is it possible to remove vocals from an mp3 so I can use just the rhythm section and other backgrounds to sing to?
<b>DOH!</b>
This question is not to be posted. Why? Because
we have instructions right beside the submission
form saying not to ask any of the questions in
the list as they are already answered, and it
provides links to the answers too.
Q. Guess what is at the top of the list (sorry you don't win anything for getting it right :)....
A. <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/wwwboard/messages/81548.html">How to remove Vocals from songs leaving only Backing Music</a>
But this little ducky doesn't win the award just
for that...
Using the News and Tutorial <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/search/">search</a> on the phrase
"Remove Vocals" returns <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/cgi/htdig/htsearch.cgi?method=and&format=builtin-long&config=htdig&restrict=%2Fsmm%2Fnews%2F&exclude=&words=remove+vocals">these results</a> - although I guess you could miss the
search option because it only appears at the top
and bottom of over 100,000 pages on this site.
But to really top all this off the headline story
on the front page of this site at the time the
above message was posted was.... wait for it....
<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/1349/">Experiments with removing vocals</a>.
Well done Michael - you win the Homer award for an
outstanding display of laziness!
i need a stereo to mono vst fx plug , fast!
if anyone knows about any plugins doing that , please e-mail me ( ptimox@hotmail.com
(and of course leave a trace of your post in this tread)
thanx
i found one!
allright i found it ; maxim digital audio (mda) multiband plugin
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mc-303 instruction manual?
Could you let me know the location of a free online copy of the Roland MC-303 instruction manual. Am in dire need.
Kennif
Re: mc-303 instruction manual?
: Could you let me know the location of a free online copy of the Roland MC-303 instruction manual. Am in dire need.
: Kennif
Yeah...if anyone could mail that same info to me it would definitely be MUCH appreciated...thanx
Musical and non-musical Sound Generator
Kindly review my just released unique music software
"FlexiMusic Generator" at
http://www.fleximusic.com/generator/overview.htm
Regards
Ponnuchamy
Interesting synthesis
Please explain the encryption function.
How is this encryption useful again?
Re: Interesting synthesis (Encryption is for ..)
If you can create a good sound generation collection in FlexiMusic Generator, You can save the file as encrypted instrument and distribute like sound font collection. The size is too smal comparing to the actual wave file it will generate, so easy to distribute. Others can not edit or view how you generated that sound (the source) but they can hear, save wave file etc.. (using FlexiMusic Instrument Player), This way you can sell the sound you generated. And the users will keep coming back to you for similar sound requirement.
Regards
Ponnuchamy
: Please explain the encryption function.
: How is this encryption useful again?
I like the general idea
I see how that's a little bit useful. I think you will
get more attention if you say more about the unusual sounds
that your program can make. There are already too many file
formats that each need their own player. I think you should
stick with the standard AIFF file format. Make sure it can
do high sample rates and high bit resolution (maybe 8Hz - 384kHz
, and 8bits to 64bits linear). If that's too hard, just do 44.1kHz to 96kHz
and 16 to 32 bits. I know this is not so easy, but it makes the
best difference. Any synthesis program that can work at 96kHz, 16-32bits would
be great.
I hope your program becomes popular. You sound like a creative, talented person.