: I would like to create my own "digital band" where I can create guitar
: riffs, drums and bass. Ive heard of Cakewalk's Sonar 3 software but
: Im not sure if its possible to make music from scratch with all the
: effects etc...
: I dont care about lyrics at this point, just want to make my own
: music, is there software that can do this?

All ya need is a copy of Steinberg Cubase SX and u can do everything that you could do in a full fledged studio. Combine it with a copy of Reason 2 or 2.5 and you'll be able to do more than you ever thought possible. These programs cost hundreds tho, but if u havn't got the munni, just search for the programs on iMesh or Kazaa. That's what I did and now I'm on a Music Technology course that trains me up using these two programs. I've already made three dance tunes and two ska punk songs with my mates using Cubase as my sequencer, mixer and rack of sampler, synth & effect units.

:i need some software for make my own music, i will want to do my own band.

: Hello,
:
: I have just bought an Imic and I have tried to connect it
: with my Ibook 300. The system recognizes the device in the USB, but I
: can't manage to get any input of sound. My microphone isn't the
: problem and i have followed the instructions about the right hardware.
: I have system 9.2.1. I have tried different extension sets, but this
: didn't help.
:
: On top of that, trying to switch the audio input to the USB makes Pro
: Tools Free freeze while it is launching. I had already used an Imic
: with Pro Tools free so i know they can be compatible.

: Would switching to OS 9.2.2 be of any help?
:
: I would be very grateful if someone could help me out.
:
: Jean-Philippe Sauvé

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Lance

: Hi - I'm a complete newbie with midi files, but I need to "cut out" about 10
: seconds of a 3 minute midi file, to use with a website. I figured that would
: be a breeze, but can't find anything cheap (free!?!) that will let me do
: that, like something similar to Windows "Sound Recorder." I'd appreciate
: advice from the experts. Thanks,

In MIDI-speak It's called a sequencer. Try here:

http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/win95/MIDI_SEQUENCERS/

D.

Cakewalk does not save as much information in the Event List as so other
programs. It saves most of the information in the Setup Measure. Are you
trimming the file of the first measure when saving to .mid?
Jb

: I'm using Cakewalk 9 to edit midi files and have an occasional
: problem.
: I set the correct bank (SC 8850) and patch and insert the SG reset
: string in VIEW SYSEX. After closing the file, when I come back to it,
: the Sysex message is gone and the banks are all blank.
: I've checked each tracks EVENTS and can't see any controlloer other
: than 91, 93, NRPN and RPN.
: Only happens with the occasional file but as usual it's the ones I
: need for the next gig.
: Thanks in advance for any help.
: Glen

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Bruce,

Have you received any responses yet? I have narrowed my equipment search to the Fostex, TAscam, Korg, and Boss units. I'd be interested in any advice you can provide to help me decide which unit to buy.

Thanks,
Bill

: Hello,

: I am in the market for a new recorder. Once-upon-a-time I had a Fostex
: 4-track and had a great time micing my amp, recording live drums, etc.
: Times have changed since I became a father and I am looking for
: something different. Here is what I want a unit to do;

: 1. Have different decent sounds so I can plug a guitar directly in.
: 2. Record two tracks at once - either play and sing or a stereo guitar
: parts via a delay pedal.
: 3. Easily be able to link with a Mac (OS 9) to create files to burn to
: a CD. Also be able to back-up raw tracks to the Mac if possible.
: 4. Be small and light - something I can keep in the closet and get out
: after my daughter is in bed.
: 5. Be battery powered if desired.
: 6. Have built-in effects for mix-down.

: Basically I am looking to spend more time playing music and less time
: setting up and tearing down equipment.

: I have seen three units that look like they might work. They are (in
: no particular order);

: Boss BR-864
: Korg Toneworks Pandora PXR4
: Tascam Pocketstudio 5

: What do people think of these units? Are there others?

: Thanks For the Help,

: Bruce
: bruce@tentotheninth.com

i have the solution, buy a decent control surface.

: CUBASE SX 2.0 BUG! GENERIC REMOTE: OH GOD

:
: HI

: I fooled around with cubase sx 2, at my friends house. Adn oh no, I found
: another mayor bug, especially if you use midi control sufaces, such as
: remote control 25 and UC33.

: YOU CAN'T control PAN or cubase's EQ freq and Q of audio tracks with your
: generic device. Ain't it funny? You can control midipan, but no audio pan
: with your control surface.

: Oh nooooo.....this is a mayor BUG. how can I mix a 13 track long audio song?
: That is why I bought the control surface...to get rid of the mouse. In
: cubase sx 1,, the generic device worked greatly. BUT THEY reprogrammed! And
: split the generic device in 2 parts: audio and midi. USELESS!

: Another BUG.....You canót control the EQ's freq, Q anymore. THEy are GONE!
: So how can I control them with my knobs and sliders on my midi control
: surface.

: Oh no!

: I'm a Christian musician (guitar, keys, vocals) and I haven't made music in
: years. I really love arranging multitrack sequences and recordings and I'm
: thinking about getting some recording / music equipment to get started
: again, but I'm having a hard time making a decision on what path to take.

: I think a do-it-all keyboard like a Korg Triton might be able to meet my
: needs best. But I'm wondering if there are better options out there, like
: computer software and a controller keyboard and a rackmounted sound module.
: Or maybe I should split features and get some of everything -- a cheap but
: good 61-key workstation, a cheap but good 88-key controller, and some
: software.

: The style of music I enjoy to make is, basically, modern Christian pop
: (Chris Tomlin, Michael W. Smith, Mark Schulz). I don't have a boatload of
: money but I am willing to make a moderate initial investment (say, up to the
: cost of a Korg Triton Studio 88 .. or, say, $1,500 to $4,000).

: Last time I made good music was with a Korg T3 and my acoustic guitar, best
: moment playing live, about eight years ago. I had a Tascam Portastudio
: 4-track, but nothing good came of that but live audio mixing... it was too
: awkward to mixdown to a standard mix or to bounce tracks, plus audio quality
: (analog cassette) stunk, etc. I had some cheap rackmounted Art effects
: processor and vocals wouldn't record naturally .. I sounded like I was in an
: infinitely tall tin can. Plus I don't know how to sync MIDI sequences with
: live recording properly--I tried some kind of signal generator /
: synchronizer to lay a signal down on a track on the Portastudio, but it made
: my Korg T3 hiccup and was basically useless. Ultimately, I didn't lay down
: any good mixes, the vocals were awful for the one or two songs I recorded
: with just keyboard and me -- my best moments were on stage. I would prefer
: to be more useful in the home studio but on stage as well.

Intuim for Mac OSX, if I understand their latest blurb, as a feature allowing you
to adjust the tempo of a MIDI sequence to match a live audio recording.
They're quite proud of this facility, so it's probably something you rarely
find in other sequencer programs. I'm assuming, of course, that you want
to mix a MIDI sequenced audio signal to a live recording after the live
recording was made. Clearly, if you play the MIDI sequence while
recording the live signal, the only trick is learning to play with a recording :-).

: I want a solution that allows me to create and mix keys, acoustic and
: rhythm-electric guitar, vocals, drums (sampled?), everything, by myself, in
: a small room, and sound like an absolute pro. This would likely mean that
: the keys or computer solution would have to have very realistic sounds,
: especially drum sounds, bass sounds, and acoustic piano sounds.

Some Roland units have very good piano sounds, or so I'm told (hey,
I'm not in a position to accurately judge this, the GM piano sounds fine
to me). Roland's drums are pretty good, too (better, if they're gonna
charge $5,000 for their V-Series electronic drum kits).

Absolute Pro? Well, that's subjective. It really depends on the material
you feed the synth and the effort you put into sequencing your material
(or the effort you put into finding appropriately sequenced material).

: I know that musicianship and engineering knowledge is mandatory for good
: studio recording, so if I suck then I suck, but I just don't want my
: equipment to hold me back from producing professional quality recordings.

: I think I have some considerable home studio options, but I'd like advice.
: For instance, are other workstations like the Fantom any good for standard
: pop / pop-rock and for all-instrument reproduction?

Sure. But better to get a lower-end unit and use a computer for all the
recording aspects. Unless you really need the facilities of the Fantom.

: Here are some options I'm considering ...

: 1. [MIX OF KEYS, COMPUTER, AND TRACKS] Triton LE 61-key + Alesis QS8.2 +
: multitrack recording software and/or a hard disk multitrack recorder (8 or
: 16 tracks) + standard vocal mic

Get a good condensor mic for recording. Makes a *huge* difference.
Okay, "good" is a relative term, but be prepared to spend a little bit
of money on this item. Some people say the Behringer condensor mics
($100-$200) are fine, others think life starts at about $500. It really
depends upon your voice as to which mic is best for recording. In general,
however, "standard vocal mics" (i.e., stage mics) don't sound that good
when you use them for recording.

: 2. [COMPUTER STUDIO] Software + new computer workstation (i.e. DigiDesign
: Pro Tools setup) + 88-key keyboard controller + new electric guitar +
: moderately good guitar effects + standard vocal mic + vocal mic effects

This would be my choice. A Digi-001 system is great, though the
M-Box (two simultaneous inputs) would probably work just fine for
you (for recording, you don't really need more than a couple of mic
inputs, anyway). If you're going to do live recording, this setup won't
work, but the equipment you'll want will be quite a bit more money
(e.g., a Digi-002 or one of the audio<->firewire boxes).
Be careful with the vocal mic effects. Other than compression and reverb,
most of it doesn't sound good outside a live situation. I bought a DigiTech
Vocalizer VR, then replaced that by a TC Helicon Quintet. The truth is,
I generally use the Quintet as my reverb unit these days (it has the same
reverb as the M-100 unit, IIRC). Compression is an absolute must for
recording, though you can often get by just fine with the software plug-ins
for ProTools and the like (I still use an off-board compressor, but often
run the input through a software plug-in as well). Compression is also
really nice for live use, assuming you're able to keep feedback under
control (compression can increase the likelinood of feedback if you
don't have the system EQ'd properly).

: 3. [TRITON HUNGRY] Triton Studio Pro 88-key (alone) + standard vocal mic

Wouldn't know anything about this configuration.

: 4. [STAGE STUDIO] Alesis QS8.2 (or other good controller w/ good sound) +
: new laptop w/ MIDI & audio card + mini-mixer

Don't have any experience. Can't comment.

I'd love to find an eight-track digital recorder I could take to live
shows that actually provides eight inputs and records them all to
disk. No effects, no mixing, just plain recording. Stuff that I could
mix down at home, later. Lots of portable "eight-track" stuff available.
Most of it has *two* inputs (or, at most, four). No good. I want to
record each instrument/vocalist on a separate track for mix-down
later (when I have control over the environment).
Cheers,
Randy Hyde

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I too am having the exact same problem since upgrading to SP-2. I can't get support on it from Macromedia or microsoft because they keep passing the buck back and forth. I found that it would not work with wave based looping music programs I have either. I got into the .ini file for that program and selected my soundcard as the primary sound output device and it wroked. Unfortunately Flash has no such way to choose audio output. Any hints on a remedy would be appriciated. strack36@hotmail

RAWM

Did you get any help form someone? My problem sounds just like yours.

Miles