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Re: what hard/software do I need?

Well you could always get away with a P200 with 32MB of RAM and an ordinary Soundblaster. It depends on what you want to do and how much you're willing to spend.

Cheers
Geoff

: could someone please send me info answering my question,
: "what is th optimum hardware/software set-up for
: creating electronic music on my computer, and for
: editing music on my system.
: I only use PC's, so please do not send me any MAC stuff
: ,,,,thanks
: Zanis

Re: what hard/software do I need?

What Geoff said is exactly correct. Although I use a Pentium II 400 with 384 megs of ram and a soundblaster live value card, I use Fast Tracker 2.08, and being a free program, I happen to think it's one of the best out there. It is a 32 track mixer, sequencer, sampler all in one. To hear what it can do, go to http://www.mp3.com/straightupbeats and have a listen. These are hip hop beats, bass music, and other styles there. Plus...it's all free to download (Mostly Encouraged!) and royalty free also to use for your rap or demo songs, but have a listen and see the potential music you can do with it.

Fraunhofer MP3 codec v1.063

Anybody Know the legal angle on this Codec
We want to put it on our server for download by users
To save them having to chase round for a MP3 player ?

Re: Fraunhofer MP3 codec v1.063

Does anyone know of a app that will encode multiple .wav files in one shot without the need to set up each .wav file one at a time?

Re: Fraunhofer MP3 codec v1.063

: Anybody Know the legal angle on this Codec
: We want to put it on our server for download by users
: To save them having to chase round for a MP3 player ?

Fraunhofer MP3 codec v1.063 - HERE!!!!!!

HERE WE GO!

http://kxrm.net/downloads/codec.zip
(DIRECT LINK)
OR
http://kxrm.net/downloads/plugins.html
(HOME PAGE|

Re: Fraunhofer MP3 codec v1.063 - HERE!!!!!!

Is this the professional codec? I want the professional codec so I can broadcast a shoutcast station at 128k/bps and above.
--
Auriox

Re: Fraunhofer MP3 codec v1.063 - HERE!!!!!!

: HERE WE GO!

: http://kxrm.net/downloads/codec.zip
: (DIRECT LINK)
: OR
: http://kxrm.net/downloads/plugins.html
: (HOME PAGE|

Re: Fraunhofer MP3 codec v1.063 - HERE!!!!!!

Thank you so much for that address, I've been looking all over for it. Thanks.

Re: Fraunhofer MP3 codec v1.063 - HERE!!!!!!

i'm really thankfull for the download link....thanks a lot,

i had a question to ask, can i run it on cool edit pro..plz mail me if u have any information

Re: Fraunhofer MP3 codec v1.063

: Anybody Know the legal angle on this Codec
: We want to put it on our server for download by users
: To save them having to chase round for a MP3 player ?

Re: Fraunhofer MP3 codec v1.063

We need Fraunhofer MP3 codecv1.063 as the best ever codec.

cubasis and other sound cards

I have been using Cubasis Audio with my awe64 but my
soundcard packed up.
I now have a Yamaha OPL card and it is fine except Cubasis reports no creative card present. Can I get any patches to enable Cubasis to work with the yamaha card ??????

Re: cubasis and other sound cards

: I have been using Cubasis Audio with my awe64 but my
: soundcard packed up.
: I now have a Yamaha OPL card and it is fine except Cubasis reports no creative card present. Can I get any patches to enable Cubasis to work with the yamaha card ??????

did you try it on the steinberg homepage yet?
they provide drivers for nearly every hardware
you can use with cubase.

snifFA

yamaha opl drivers

: : I have been using Cubasis Audio with my awe64 but my
: : soundcard packed up.
: : I now have a Yamaha OPL card and it is fine except Cubasis reports no creative card present. Can I get any patches to enable Cubasis to work with the yamaha card ??????

: did you try it on the steinberg homepage yet?
: they provide drivers for nearly every hardware
: you can use with cubase.

: snifFA

help for Cool Edit 96

Please help me how to use all effects in Cool Edit 96. I will be very gratefull...

Re: help for Cool Edit 96

It is so simple that doesn`t need any explanation but you realy want help here it is.
First open cool96 and check two boxes:
1 save (it enable you to save your job when it`s finished)
2 and other one (for example reverb and echo)
Then open sound file you want to reverb or echo or whatever you chose before.
Now after opening you must find desaired efect among others and choos it by cliking on it. You will see dialog box. I sugest using one of the presets offered by authors. My faforite is : large occupated hall. Click on it two times and then "enter". In that way after a whille you`ll get reverbed wave. If you want it reverbed only partly before you start proceeding select the part you want to change (just highlight it)
That`s all. Sorry for English.
Kris

Convert .cda To .Ra

what easy program u know that can help me to conver
few songs from cd(.cda) to .ra format.??

i gut cooedit6 but its not possible to convert few songs to .ra..??

if u gut a software we can trade with any software
u want...

10x

Re: Convert .cda To .Ra

: what easy program u know that can help me to conver
: few songs from cd(.cda) to .ra format.??

: i gut cooedit6 but its not possible to convert few songs to .ra..??

: if u gut a software we can trade with any software
: u want...

: 10x

try wave convert pro from www.waves.com
it can batch convert too

SBDead! - what a **** soundcard...

Help!!!

Have just bought PC for learning my way about digital audio... with an SB-Live! value... have tried installing two versions of Windoze 95 and now 98... but when running a command prompt (I'm a DOS fan at heart) it all slows down to a crawl... then hangs. Ctrl-alt-delete reveals that an instance of MSGSRV32 is not resonding. Killing that makes everything OK again. I renamed EMU10K1.VXD so that it would not be loaded, and the problem disappeared. Fine... except... NO SOUND! (Obviously)

It looks like any 16bit software upsets the applecart.
Even playing midi files results in hangups with rundll problems. I'm REALLY losing patience now. I'm very unlikely to ever buy Creative products ever again.
Be warned!

Any ideas anyone? Creative have given up on me...

Thanks in advance
-Andy-

Re: SBDead! - what a **** soundcard...

i had exactly the same problem.

follow this link for the solution that worked for me...
http://www.spacewalker.com/english/faq_e/w9xtip.htm

the answer's so obvious you'll kick yourself.....

: Help!!!

: Have just bought PC for learning my way about digital audio... with an SB-Live! value... have tried installing two versions of Windoze 95 and now 98... but when running a command prompt (I'm a DOS fan at heart) it all slows down to a crawl... then hangs. Ctrl-alt-delete reveals that an instance of MSGSRV32 is not resonding. Killing that makes everything OK again. I renamed EMU10K1.VXD so that it would not be loaded, and the problem disappeared. Fine... except... NO SOUND! (Obviously)

: It looks like any 16bit software upsets the applecart.
: Even playing midi files results in hangups with rundll problems. I'm REALLY losing patience now. I'm very unlikely to ever buy Creative products ever again.
: Be warned!

: Any ideas anyone? Creative have given up on me...

: Thanks in advance
: -Andy-

Re: SBDead! - what a **** soundcard...

A friend of mine has exactly the same problem
on his computer. Then I guess too it's definitely
NOT worth buying such cards.

Re: SBDead! - what a **** soundcard... [emu10k1.vxd]

Download Live Ware 3.0 and the latest drivers (sblw9xup.exe), install Live Ware 3.0, reboot, delete emu10k1.vxd, install sblw9xup.exe, and reboot.

NEED MAC HELP!!!

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, I PURCHASED A USED MAC SE (MANUFACTURED IN '89).
A POPULAR MUSIC SEQUENCING PROGRAM HAD ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER.
I AM A FULL-TIME MUSIC PRODUCER BY TRADE, AND I HAVE BEEN USING THIS SOFTWARE WITH GREAT SUCCESS EVER SINCE.
LAST WEEK, WHILE DOING SOME HARD DRIVE "HOUSE-CLEANING", I TRIED TO RE-INSTALL THE SEQUENCING SOFTWARE, ONLY TO BE CONFRONTED BY A MESSAGE BOX TELLING ME TO ENTER INFO FROM THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL. DOES ANYONE KNOW A MAC COMMAND OR KEY COMBO THAT WILL BYPASS THE PASSWORD FEATURE??!!
I'M LOSING LOTS OF BUSINESS.....HELP!!!!!

Re: NEED MAC HELP!!!

: ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, I PURCHASED A USED MAC SE (MANUFACTURED IN '89).
: A POPULAR MUSIC SEQUENCING PROGRAM HAD ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER.
: I AM A FULL-TIME MUSIC PRODUCER BY TRADE, AND I HAVE BEEN USING THIS SOFTWARE WITH GREAT SUCCESS EVER SINCE.
: LAST WEEK, WHILE DOING SOME HARD DRIVE "HOUSE-CLEANING", I TRIED TO RE-INSTALL THE SEQUENCING SOFTWARE, ONLY TO BE CONFRONTED BY A MESSAGE BOX TELLING ME TO ENTER INFO FROM THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL. DOES ANYONE KNOW A MAC COMMAND OR KEY COMBO THAT WILL BYPASS THE PASSWORD FEATURE??!!
: I'M LOSING LOTS OF BUSINESS.....HELP!!!!!

What Version of MacOS are you running? Sometimes Upgrading to MacOS 8.0/8.5.1 deletes the authorization keys that are hidden on your hard drive.

sometimes this also happens if you delete the preferences for the application. If you have a back up of your system.

Also try using Norton Utilities to "unerase" the authorization key. Some applications actually use the name "authorization key" and just hide the file from finder view.

If you are really losing business. I would recommend that you go and purchase your own license for the software.

If you have a backup of your system/startup drive, you can probably recover the authorization key from the back up.

good luck.

-peff

music@passport

Does anybody know if Passport Designs is out of business or was bought by someone? I need help determining why my music@passport won't save files as *.mid and cannot find a company contact point. Thanks.

Re: music@passport

: Does anybody know if Passport Designs is out of business or was bought by someone? I need help determining why my music@passport won't save files as *.mid and cannot find a company contact point. Thanks.

Visit
www.gvox.com

Converting MIDI to WAVE using a software synth

Wondering if anyone can suggest software that might help me.
I recently aquired Seer Systems' SurReal software synth because it gives
me the flexibilty of using a multitude of sound fonts for MIDI playback.
I am now trying to put my music to CD and need to convert it to WAV to mix
it down and then burn the CD. I'm using Cakewalk Pro V7 to do my work.
Cakewalk suggests arming audio record tracks and then playing the MIDI files
thus recording the MIDI as WAV files. The problem I'm having is that (I think)
I am overloading my sound card (or CPU) playing and recording samples at the
same time. It would seem that since all SurReal is doing is triggering samples
via MIDI messages that some software ought to be able to bypass the play
function and just take the samples being triggered by the MIDI messages directly
to a WAV file. Is this true or am I forced to go to more hardware resource or
an outboard sound module?
Thanks

Re: Converting MIDI to WAVE using a software synth

: Wondering if anyone can suggest software that might help me.
: I recently aquired Seer Systems' SurReal software synth because it gives
: me the flexibilty of using a multitude of sound fonts for MIDI playback.
: I am now trying to put my music to CD and need to convert it to WAV to mix
: it down and then burn the CD. I'm using Cakewalk Pro V7 to do my work.
: Cakewalk suggests arming audio record tracks and then playing the MIDI files
: thus recording the MIDI as WAV files. The problem I'm having is that (I think)
: I am overloading my sound card (or CPU) playing and recording samples at the
: same time. It would seem that since all SurReal is doing is triggering samples
: via MIDI messages that some software ought to be able to bypass the play
: function and just take the samples being triggered by the MIDI messages directly
: to a WAV file. Is this true or am I forced to go to more hardware resource or
: an outboard sound module?
: Thanks
:

Re: Converting MIDI to WAVE using a software synth

i would like to send this software to me.
i will be very thankful to you.

Re: Converting MIDI to WAVE using a software synth

: Wondering if anyone can suggest software that might help me.
: I recently aquired Seer Systems' SurReal software synth because it gives
: me the flexibilty of using a multitude of sound fonts for MIDI playback.
: I am now trying to put my music to CD and need to convert it to WAV to mix
: it down and then burn the CD. I'm using Cakewalk Pro V7 to do my work.
: Cakewalk suggests arming audio record tracks and then playing the MIDI files
: thus recording the MIDI as WAV files. The problem I'm having is that (I think)
: I am overloading my sound card (or CPU) playing and recording samples at the
: same time. It would seem that since all SurReal is doing is triggering samples
: via MIDI messages that some software ought to be able to bypass the play
: function and just take the samples being triggered by the MIDI messages directly
: to a WAV file. Is this true or am I forced to go to more hardware resource or
: an outboard sound module?
: Thanks
:
Try Wavmaker. Go to www.polyhedric.com/software
Hope this helps.

Music Sigh (partitur)

How can I convert MIDI files in music sigh (partitur) ?

Re: Music Sigh (partitur)

: How can I convert MIDI files in music sigh (partitur) ?

Gustavo,

if you mean sheet music, you should use a notation program. There are
several downloadble on this site. But you always have to do a lot of
editing to get readable results.

Harald

Re: Music Sigh (partitur)

: : How can I convert MIDI files in music sigh (partitur) ?

: Gustavo,

: if you mean sheet music, you should use a notation program. There are
: several downloadble on this site. But you always have to do a lot of
: editing to get readable results.

: Harald

Re: Music Sigh (partitur)

Gostaria de tener la partitura de La Vie e Breve de M. Falla pour una guitarra apenas .

Any good software for editing pitch?

Does anyone have any suggestions for software that will edit the pitch of certain parts in wav files. For example, a vocal or guitar track might be good except for 1 or 2 spots. I'd like to edit those spots & correct the "sour" note or 2. Any suggestions?

Re: Any good software for editing pitch?

:Yes first of all these can be obtained at kazaa for free. 1. autotune industry standard will correct vocalist if singing out(great program)no loss.automatically or you can set and draw which note you want that person to sing. also sonar xl can do editing. free on kazaa w/plugins

Re: Any good software for editing pitch?

Check out: http://surf.to/rbcaudio

:-D

Re: Any good software for editing pitch?

: Does anyone have any suggestions for software that will edit the pitch of certain parts in wav files. For example, a vocal or guitar track might be good except for 1 or 2 spots. I'd like to edit those spots & correct the "sour" note or 2. Any suggestions?

Logic Audio will do that for you........only it is expensive...........

dc397
David Channon
david@channond.freeserve.co.uk

play CDs on my Mac

For some reason, my Powerbook won't let me play music CDs using my internal speaker. I think I need some piece of software but which one? And where can I get it?

Thanks to anyone who helps out with this. Heidi

Re: play CDs on my Mac

: For some reason, my Powerbook won't let me play music CDs using my internal speaker. I think I need some piece of software but which one? And where can I get it?

: Thanks to anyone who helps out with this. Heidi

Apple CD player should be on your System MacOS CD

Make sure that sound manager or Sound Control Panel/Monitors & Sound control panel is set to have audio input from your internal CD Rom Drive.

What model of powerbook and what System (MacOS 7.5.x? 8.x?) do you have?

Effects help!!

I can't get the effects I want with Musicator like thunder, is there something I'm doing wrong?...I tried all the ports but none work...what's going on!!
HELP ME!!!!

Hi! I need help

HI to all
I am new to music on PC's and I would like to know if there is any software available to mix wave and midi preferabley with out haveing to buy it( me's poor :). I want to be able to record live music like voice and non midi instraments and music created with a midi keyboard using just one program. I would also like to be able to mix live, ie, use my computer as a sound mixing deck. any help would be much apricated

Keep Fighting the Good fight, and
may your Life be filled with only
Sweetdreams, Love and Peace :0}

Bickied.

Re: Hi! I need help

normally I'd prefer cubase or logic audio (but
they're expensive).
hmm.. I think you'll have to accept a compromise:
get a tracker or a program like music maker
(although I really DON'T LIKE this one!! =).
you'll have to record all your sounds coming out
of your midi-sources but you'll be able to
arrange and mix your samples (I think WAVe-files)
within a tracker.
the impulse tracker also has a cutoff- and a
resonance filter to work with.

maybe this can help you a bit...

snifFA

Burn-CD

I´ve done some audiorecording into Cubase VST3.553 and I wanna burn a record. The problem is when I wanna run a "mixdown"(from ex 7 tracks to 1 stereotrack)the mixdowntrack gets no good.
I need to create a wawefile so I can pick the file up in either Sound Forge or WaweLaband, but when I run a mixdown the sound is fading away, strange noises appear and I can´t use it.
Maybe the processor isn´t good enough, maybe I´m doing it wrong.

Burn-CD

Problem playing midi files after loading Cakewalk Demo

I loaded a demo program of Cakewalk Pro Audio Version 7. - After looking at program I decided to remove with the uninstall feature provided. - I now cannot play Midi Files using my Midi File player. All midi files now have a changed icon proceeding the song name. This icon is now a Cakewalk Icon!!
Every time I try to play a Midi file error message tells me that can't find a particular Cakewalk file.
How do i retrieve my Midi Player? Perhaps reload Windows?

Need help finding cd-roms

Does anyone know where I can find the following:
"The Musician's Choice for Composing & Publishing. (The newest version) and Digital Audio Studio Work Stations Program for quarter time/oriental scales? Plese help. Thanks!!!

Instrumental Music

Hey does anyone know a good site to find instrumental versions of popular songs (Pop, R&B) in mp3 or wav form????

Re: Instrumental Music

: Hey does anyone know a good site to find instrumental versions of popular songs (Pop, R&B) in mp3 or wav form???? the song i'm loooking for is natural woman by aretha franklin.