Hey steve, I like your approach, but hey, i took statistics once. Your sample group is too small. Your statistics project might not be a valid reason for bailing out. Of course, if you just find that the magic is gone, well that's ok. I enjoy answering people's questions here because it's a chance for me to better understand the nature of both the questions and their answers. I burn out here too, but I come back because I like the evolution and a few special posts I see now and then.

I also remember what it was like when I first got into computer audio and didn't have very many resources to turn to. I like the idea of being able to make it easier on today's new people, especially now that the technology is changing in interesting ways.

All BBS (electronic bulletin board systems) suffer from the kinds of issues you bring up. Still, most of my obscure technical knowledge comes from reading people's responses online. I don't have to respond just to acknowledge that me, a third party, has gained more knowledge. That would be silly. Also, when I post answers, I don't expect a response usually. The responding is up to the person who posted the question. If they read the response, that is success. If somebody else reads it, that's success too, maybe even better.

Besides, reciprocity is overrated. GIFT CULTURE RULES!!!!

LONG LIVE GENEROUSITY.

By the way, Hacker Culture is one of the few remaining gift cultures
in the world. I'd say historically, Hackers elevated the BBS forum to it's current state of wide acceptance. In this sick, sick, capitalistic world, it's nice to know that people still like to share ideas. Who cares about the grammar and protocols and pragmatics if the semantics and sharing are there.

The internet is overrated. Go outside, have fun.

Hey,

: Questions posted over a 7 day period = 93
: Replies to those questions = 47 (good stuff)
: People returning for the answers = 1

: ONE!!! .. and guess who that was??? Jason Horton resident Hitsquadite..

Damn, I wasn't aware of the harsh statistics! ;) That's part of the reason I disappear from now to then. However, I always figured that a lot of those who post questions, DO come back for answers, and if there is an answer, they'll read it and go. I imagine that in most cases they'll not sit down and write a reply to thank the person who answered or ask for clarifications or anything like that. But I still agree ONE is a little too extreme!

I also think that people who post questions, often check for an answer within the same day or so, while an answer might come 3 days later or more, thus leaving the person with the question unanswered, although someone posted a reply. In a sense, it renders this whole exercise useless.

I guess it's the joy of helping someone out, even though you're never sure if you did, or giving back to one of the best music sites on the net, or exchanging knowledge with some of the guys here who help a lot. I know I picked up a thing or two from this message-board.

In conclusion, I agree with u, just be patient, Steve! ;) Remember, you also play an inspirational part for those of us who still want to help and answer! ;)

Later,
Hish

You can't really do a lot of correction on distortion. What sort out audio outputs does your dictaphone have???

SteveR

Try WAV Singulator - this will work as long as there are 2 second gaps between tracks. Otherwise, you'll have to do it manually.

One problem you may have is that when you've converted the mp3 to WAV, the file will be fairly big, so you'll need plenty of memory

Andy

You can buy it from most reputable software retailers, or buy it online from www.ahead.de.

Andy

Reason is an option and runs on OSX. Abletons Live is more a live/recording package but could be good.

Both are available in demo form..

OSX is on the cuff of being a great audio platform but we are still waiting for all the big sequencer manufacturers to release OSX versions of their products. Soon though...

SteveR

: Hi...

: Can anyone tell me if it's possible to copy a music cassette to a PC? What hardware and software is neccessary?

: Thanks!!

: Hi...

: Can anyone tell me if it's possible to copy a cassette to a PC? What hardware is neccessary?

: Thanks!!

Yes,check out"Ripping" audio tapes for your PC
no hardware needed if you have a cassette player.

Latency isn't uncommon with some cards, I have never heard great things about the Live's latency...

SteveR

Surely theres some software around that splits the tracks up an' allows ya to remove whatever you wanna?. Someone let me know, 'cos if a tune is recorded in pieces and put together, why can't you split and mess with it later?........

If you go to the front page of this site, you'll find a useful tutorial on this. Look before you laze.

: hi

: i need software that will enable me to remove the vocals from music tracks so im left with just the instrumentals.....and possibly put other vocals on the original instrumental

: PuF

If you'd looked slightly to the right of the "post a question" box, you'd have seen the word "Questions" in big bold letters. Just below that is a list of frequently asked questions. What is the first one on the list???

Andy

Are you using a Mac or PC ?

If you have a PC, you might be able to use Virtual Audio Cable as
additional sound drivers for duplicating and routing the VST audio.
There's a little freeware kit called AnalogBox which is also useful for running plug-ins. It's a little technical, but not if you're only using it for one input, a plug-in, and an output. I like AnalogBox because it can run plug-in modules when Cubasis chokes on them for some (REGISTRY) reason.

On a Mac, with OMS you could probably duplicate and route at least the MIDI. There's a program called UglyVSTi which is a shell for VST instruments. I know there are other similar instruments programs.
Also, D-Sound Pro has OMS MIDI capabilities and can play Audio files via MIDI. I'd suggest those for starters.