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Best prog for editing music/video ??

Posted by mike on Fri, 08/13/1999 - 15:51.

I am wanting to add music to video and wanted to get opinions on best program - powerful but easy to use.

Frequency of Voice

Posted by SharpHarp on Fri, 08/13/1999 - 13:11.

Can anyone tell me what the perfect frequency is just to capture Voice? I am into remixing and am trying to capture the Lyrics from songs, and don't want any music captured as well

Additionally does anyone know of any software that will capture just the lyrics from a song?

Re: Frequency of Voice

Posted by Col on Sun, 08/22/1999 - 19:34.

: Can anyone tell me what the perfect frequency is just to capture Voice? I am into remixing and am trying to capture the Lyrics from songs, and don't want any music captured as well

: Additionally does anyone know of any software that will capture just the lyrics from a song?

Most of the information from human voice is in the 500 Hz to 3500 Hz range but you will not have much luck trying to filter this out of a song (for instance) since there are many other signals in this range and transients (such as drums) contain energy across a fairly wide spectrum. Your best bet is to try to filter the main vocals (I assume this is what you are after) by using the stereo positioning of the vocal track. Most vocals are mixed equally onto the left and right track of a song whereas instruments are often mixed more to one side or other. A filter that removes any part of the signal that is not in both tracks can help to isolate the main vocals. Many circuits for this type of thing have been published in hobby electronics magazines. Don't know of anything commercial off-hand .... this technique is very similar to what stereos with a "karaoke" setting do.

Hope this helps.

remove lead and background vocals

Posted by JASON MIKLES on Sat, 07/29/2000 - 18:03.

I AM THE SONG LEADER FOR OUR YOUTH PRAISE TEAM IN MY FATHER'S CHURCH AND THEIR ARE MANY SONGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SING, BUT THEIR ARE NO TRACKS FOR THEM! IS THEIR A WAY THAT I COULD TAKE OUT THE LEAD AND BACKGROUND VOCALS AND MAKE MY OWN TRACK!

Re: remove lead and background vocals

Posted by Art on Tue, 07/08/2003 - 02:51.

: I AM THE SONG LEADER FOR OUR YOUTH PRAISE TEAM IN MY FATHER'S CHURCH AND THEIR ARE MANY SONGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SING, BUT THEIR ARE NO TRACKS FOR THEM! IS THEIR A WAY THAT I COULD TAKE OUT THE LEAD AND BACKGROUND VOCALS AND MAKE MY OWN TRACK!

DID YOU FIND ANYTHING TO DO THAT WITH YET. I AM LOOKING FOR THE SAME THING

Re: Frequency of Voice

Posted by Kareem on Sun, 09/05/1999 - 03:40.

SharpHarp, one additional complexity of your requirement is that your are not trying to remove the vocal, but on the contrary are trying to remove everything but the vocal.

Since I presume you are trying to do something a little more sophisticated than a simple karaoke song, you may want to use software that will extract a CD track to a wave file and a Wave editor to remove exactly what you want. Thus your removal would be tailored to the individual song. This is not a luxury that karaoke players have since they must work in real time.

If this is too ambitious for you the quick and dirty way would be to get a graphics equalizer with as many bands as possible or a 4 band parameteric eq, and experiment with removing the high and low frequency bands (use roll-off filters if your eq has one). There is no guideline to tell exactly what the frequency range should be, as it will depend on whether its a male vs. female or the key of the song, or even if its the bridge instead of the verse.

The type of filter Col suggested, with adjustable frequency range that you could tailor to the song and adjust while its playing would be the best real-time solution.

: : Can anyone tell me what the perfect frequency is just to capture Voice? I am into remixing and am trying to capture the Lyrics from songs, and don't want any music captured as well

: : Additionally does anyone know of any software that will capture just the lyrics from a song?

: Most of the information from human voice is in the 500 Hz to 3500 Hz range but you will not have much luck trying to filter this out of a song (for instance) since there are many other signals in this range and transients (such as drums) contain energy across a fairly wide spectrum. Your best bet is to try to filter the main vocals (I assume this is what you are after) by using the stereo positioning of the vocal track. Most vocals are mixed equally onto the left and right track of a song whereas instruments are often mixed more to one side or other. A filter that removes any part of the signal that is not in both tracks can help to isolate the main vocals. Many circuits for this type of thing have been published in hobby electronics magazines. Don't know of anything commercial off-hand .... this technique is very similar to what stereos with a "karaoke" setting do.

: Hope this helps.

Re: Frequency of Voice

Posted by John on Fri, 08/13/1999 - 18:54.

: Can anyone tell me what the perfect frequency is just to capture Voice? I am into remixing and am trying to capture the Lyrics from songs, and don't want any music captured as well

: Additionally does anyone know of any software that will capture just the lyrics from a song?

The DIN standard for voice frequency is 20Hz to 20kHz.

I can't help with the software though.

Re: Frequency of Voice

Posted by Steve on Mon, 02/04/2002 - 17:16.

The vocal range for a voice is from about 50 to 8,000 Hz. Most instruments can go alot higher that that...Most CD's have a range of 30 to 15,000 Hz on them. If you are just looking for voice you only need a band of 300 to 3400 Hz (that is what your telephone captures)to be able to understand who is talking. That ought to filter out some of the instruments, but you will find you will still hear alot of them after your done mixing.

20Hz to 20Khz is the human *hearing* range not vocal range!

Posted by Kareem on Sun, 09/05/1999 - 03:16.

: : Can anyone tell me what the perfect frequency is just to capture Voice? I am into remixing and am trying to capture the Lyrics from songs, and don't want any music captured as well

: : Additionally does anyone know of any software that will capture just the lyrics from a song?

:
: The DIN standard for voice frequency is 20Hz to 20kHz.

: I can't help with the software though.

Re: perfect Voice frequency

Posted by Devin on Wed, 02/26/2003 - 14:56.

Well, humans can hear frequencies from 20Hz to 20kHz. And the frequencies at which they speak and sing vary. Mariah Carey's highs are at a much higher frequency than Isaac Hayes' lows. There is not a perfect frequency that will separate vocals from music.
Using multi-track tapes that already have vocals separated would be ideal, though it would be difficult, if not impossible, to get your hands on the original Hi-8s of most recordings. Try using a sampler or an online remix site. There may even be software that works as a plug-in or something. What kind of hardware are you using?

: : : Can anyone tell me what the perfect frequency is just to capture Voice? I am into remixing and am trying to capture the Lyrics from songs, and don't want any music captured as well

: : : Additionally does anyone know of any software that will capture just the lyrics from a song?

: :
: : The DIN standard for voice frequency is 20Hz to 20kHz.

: : I can't help with the software though.

Re: Frequency of Voice

Posted by John on Fri, 08/13/1999 - 18:53.

: Can anyone tell me what the perfect frequency is just to capture Voice? I am into remixing and am trying to capture the Lyrics from songs, and don't want any music captured as well

: Additionally does anyone know of any software that will capture just the lyrics from a song?

The DIN standard for voice frequency is 20Hz to 20kHz.

I can't help with the software though.

Am looking for the best music making software.

Posted by Al on Fri, 08/13/1999 - 10:52.

Like I have said before,I am looking for the best music software. I want something good, but there are so many options. All I have is a home computer with a decent soundcard and speakers.

the best is digidesign 001

Posted by mark wasson on Sat, 02/03/2001 - 19:48.

the best music software for musicians is the digidesign
001 package, for you non-trained music engineers
interested with music software,
i'll keep the dump list short. "sound blaster", don't use
anything for music recording, editing with sound blaster cards
real audio cards cost about $1000, like dsp factory.

Maybe I could help

Posted by JJ2 on Sat, 08/14/1999 - 18:27.

: Like I have said before,I am looking for the best music software. I want something good, but there are so many options. All I have is a home computer with a decent soundcard and speakers.

I am an audio software engineer, I use audio software quite a bit you can imagine. If you need any help/assistance feel free to email me.

JJ2
dron@telebot.com

Re: Am looking for the best music making software.

Posted by Shorty Edwards on Fri, 08/13/1999 - 13:44.

: Like I have said before,I am looking for the best music software. I want something good, but there are so many options. All I have is a home computer with a decent soundcard and speakers.

Are you talking about creating your own music?
If so, you'll need some sort of piano style keyboard, a synth with a midi interface built in.
And then you'll need a midi sequencer. There are demos and freeware ones here at SMM. I use Cakewalk and love it. Look in the midi section on this site, you'll find something you can use. Good luck to you.

MUSIC MIXING SOFTWARE

Posted by THE REAL SYXXPAC on Wed, 06/11/2003 - 06:54.

i am looking for a program that you can edit music files mp3s etc and you can record yourself singin and put it on the music file please help me e-mail me @ nat2002mnc@aol.com

Re: Clarification on my post

Posted by Shorty Edwards on Fri, 08/13/1999 - 13:48.

: : Like I have said before,I am looking for the best music software. I want something good, but there are so many options. All I have is a home computer with a decent soundcard and speakers.

: Are you talking about creating your own music?
: If so, you'll need some sort of piano style keyboard, a synth with a midi interface built in.
: And then you'll need a midi sequencer. There are demos and freeware ones here at SMM. I use Cakewalk and love it. Look in the midi section on this site, you'll find something you can use. Good luck to you.

You'll need a synth/keyboard with midi-in and midi-out. Your soundcard will need a midi interface built in. Midi cable from keyboard to sound card. Ciao.

help my mac and my akai s2000 sampler get along, please.

Posted by rafadamadmonster on Fri, 08/13/1999 - 05:45.

welcome all kind-folks who can help me set up my
Akai S2000 sampler to my macintosh 8500, hook it up!
I've installed the akai or Mesa 2 software and my mac will not find the scsi. My sampler has midi capabilites
what about in this manner -what can I do.
NEED HELP FROM A COOL-HEAD...please, I appreciate!!

Re: help my mac and my akai s2000 sampler get along, please.

Posted by dave on Fri, 12/07/2001 - 22:57.

Either you need to have your Akai running the 2.0 OS, or you need to replace the MESA II scsi plug with the original one from MESA I.
I'd advise updating your s2000 to akai's new 2.0 OS.
find out how to do it on akai's website (akaipro.com)
L8er
DaVeK

: welcome all kind-folks who can help me set up my
: Akai S2000 sampler to my macintosh 8500, hook it up!
: I've installed the akai or Mesa 2 software and my mac will not find the scsi. My sampler has midi capabilites
: what about in this manner -what can I do.
: NEED HELP FROM A COOL-HEAD...please, I appreciate!!

Coversion of Real Audio files to Wav files

Posted by Narayanan on Thu, 08/12/1999 - 23:51.

you can use this software ra2wav.exe to convert
.ra files to .wav format. the demo version is
also available in the internet.

`i have a hp 7200 that burns TAO, how can i do DAO burns if poss

Posted by paul on Thu, 08/12/1999 - 22:16.

i have a hp 7200 that burns TAO, i want to do DAO burns how do i do this? any methods?

Re: `i have a hp 7200 that burns TAO, how can i do DAO burns if

Posted by Shorty Edwards on Fri, 08/13/1999 - 13:56.

: i have a hp 7200 that burns TAO, i want to do DAO burns how do i do this? any methods?

Go to Win9x 'Control Panel', 'Devices', then select you CD drive and select 'Properties' and there should be a checkbox for DAO there. Hope this helps. Ciao.

Converting real audio to wav???

Posted by Stan DeLand on Thu, 08/12/1999 - 19:26.

What program is the best for converting real audio to wav files???

Thanks,
Stan DeLand

RMM to MP3

Posted by Brad Miller on Thu, 08/12/1999 - 13:08.

I have some file recorded in .rmm format
(Any idea what format this is?) and I would like to
convert them to MP3. I appreciate any insight into
doing this

Thanks,

Best music making software

Posted by Al on Thu, 08/12/1999 - 10:24.

I want some advice generous souls would give to me. I want to start making music on my computer. I am not picky at all about sound quality. I find weird sounds to be the best, but specificaly I need to record external sounds from a variety of sources, process, add deep grooves, and release in MP3.
So, any help?

Re: Best music making software

Posted by DJES on Mon, 03/22/2004 - 05:52.

: I want some advice generous souls would give to me. I want to start making music on my computer. I am not picky at all about sound quality. I find weird sounds to be the best, but specificaly I need to record external sounds from a variety of sources, process, add deep grooves, and release in MP3. I also need the free Pro tolls download.
: So, any help?

Banner

Posted by Dr. K on Thu, 08/12/1999 - 01:55.

Would you please send me a banner in GIF or jpg format
to place it on my website and link to you?
Greetings
Dr. K

Re: Banner

Posted by Jason @ Hitsquad on Thu, 08/12/1999 - 01:57.

: Would you please send me a banner in GIF or jpg format
: to place it on my website and link to you?
: Greetings
: Dr. K

Hello Dr. K,

You can download banners and buttons from our web site at
<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/banners/">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/banners/</a> - feel free to place
any of these on your site.

Cheers,
Jason.

cubase vst score

Posted by bill on Thu, 08/12/1999 - 00:42.

Hi i am new to computers so i am a bit skint at the moment,i've just bought this pc i am looking for a full working version of cubase vst score if possible and any other plug ins ie.Rebirth.SOS.Forgive my ignorance but what the hell is an optional url link this would be helpful information.

Re: cubase vst score

Posted by Mike on Thu, 08/12/1999 - 07:24.

: Hi i am new to computers so i am a bit skint at the moment,i've just bought this pc i am looking for a full working version of cubase vst score if possible and any other plug ins ie.Rebirth.SOS.Forgive my ignorance but what the hell is an optional url link this would be helpful information.

If you're a bit skint you may want to look at something a bit cheaper than Cubase but you can buy it at <a href="http://www.zZounds.com">www.zZounds.com</a> and you can get all Rebirth products at <a href="http://www.propellerheads.se">www.propellerheads.se</a>

The optional url link at the bottom of these submission form is the place you can put your website's address

voyetra digital orc. plus hates sound blaster live!

Posted by john on Wed, 08/11/1999 - 19:00.

recently installed sb live in pc' no conflicts -perfect installation. but!!!! exsisisting sequencer Voyetra Digital orchestrator PLUS is not compatable with sblive! all audio functions have turned to crap Voyetra know there is a problem , there solution is that I spend $170-&200 on the PRO version of DOP what nice guys eh?
just thought Id let you people know so you could avoid this combination

Possible to burn CD from record/cassette?

Posted by Brad on Wed, 08/11/1999 - 18:33.

Is it possible to burn a CD from an LP or a cassette? How?

Brad

Re: Possible to burn CD from record/cassette?

Posted by Juan MCS on Wed, 09/01/1999 - 15:32.

: Is it possible to burn a CD from an LP or a cassette? How?

: JMC

Re: Possible to burn CD from record/cassette?

Posted by chad on Fri, 08/13/1999 - 12:44.

hook your cassete deck up to your "lne in" on your sound card. Then use a .wav recorder to create a wave file as the cassette is playing. Use adaptec easy cd creator to put the .wav file into .cda format which can be read by any CD player. (you can do this with mp3's also, convert them to wav then use adaptec to create an audio CD.

Re: Possible to burn CD from record/cassette?

Posted by Brad on Fri, 08/27/1999 - 00:28.

Thanks, Chad.

Re: Possible to burn CD from record/cassette?

Posted by Brad on Fri, 08/27/1999 - 00:28.

Thanks, Chad.

: hook your cassete deck up to your "lne in" on your sound card. Then use a .wav recorder to create a wave file as the cassette is playing. Use adaptec easy cd creator to put the .wav file into .cd

Re: Possible to burn CD from record/cassette?

Posted by Kath on Mon, 08/16/1999 - 21:49.

>>: hook your cassete deck up to your "lne in" on your sound card<<

Would this mean that the resultant music file is in mono and not stereo, since the "line-in" is a single input?

Re: Possible to burn CD from record/cassette?

Posted by John on Thu, 08/26/1999 - 02:10.

: >>: hook your cassete deck up to your "lne in" on your sound card<<

: Would this mean that the resultant music file is in mono and not stereo, since the "line-in" is a single input?

No. The number of inputs is not related to the number of channels. Many single inputs/outputs carry both left and right channels (stereo). For example, when was the last time you plugged your stereo headphones into two jacks?

Re: Possible to burn CD from record/cassette?

Posted by pauly on Fri, 09/24/1999 - 04:28.

: : >>: hook your cassete deck up to your "lne in" on your sound card<<

: : Would this mean that the resultant music file is in mono and not stereo, since the "line-in" is a single input?

:
: No. The number of inputs is not related to the number of channels. Many single inputs/outputs carry both left and right channels (stereo). For example, when was the last time you plugged your stereo headphones into two jacks?

how would u go about hooking it up to the sound card??

I Need Mod to Wav Files.

Posted by Dave D. on Wed, 08/11/1999 - 07:55.

I Need some files to convert mod files to wav files.
Or Mod to MP3 files. But I prefer WAV.

regards,

Dave D.

Re: I Need Mod to Wav Files.

Posted by Mike on Thu, 08/12/1999 - 07:35.

: I Need some files to convert mod files to wav files.
: Or Mod to MP3 files. But I prefer WAV.

: regards,

: Dave D.

Check out <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/win95/Popular_Formats/MOD/">AWave</a> - there are also a lot more software which can do the job at <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/categories/Popular_Formats/MOD/software.shtml">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/categories/Popular_Formats/MOD/software.shtml</a>

selling cakewalk pro 6

Posted by Mike on Wed, 08/11/1999 - 00:12.

Selling cakewalk pro 6 respond to e-mail

Re: selling cakewalk pro 6

Posted by Bill on Wed, 08/16/2000 - 09:32.

Hi Mike

are you still there...?
I'm looking for an early version of cakewalk say between V4-5, so that I can smoothly sync it with samplitude studio on my not-so-speedy PC.

(not really expecting anyone to be there after a year!)

Convert WAVE to MIDI

Posted by Mike on Tue, 08/10/1999 - 23:46.

Now I don't believe there are any programs around yet which can do a reasonable job of converting WAVE to MIDI but there is a program on this site which has received some favourable comment and I thought the people on this discussion board might be interested.

It's called 'WIDI' and you can get it at <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/WIDI/">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/WIDI/</a>

It can't distinguish diferent instruments but it does look interesting.

12 Year Old Blues/Rock Guitarist

Posted by Todd Russell on Tue, 08/10/1999 - 22:54.

Hey everybody,

I am interested in getting your opinions of an up and coming guitarist. Check the sound files at:

http://www.justinadams.com

Thanks
Todd
http://homepages.go.com/~guitarairs/

Re: 12 Year Old Blues/Rock Guitarist

Posted by Mike on Thu, 08/12/1999 - 07:37.

: Hey everybody,

: I am interested in getting your opinions of an up and coming guitarist. Check the sound files at:

: http://www.justinadams.com

: Thanks
: Todd
: http://homepages.go.com/~guitarairs/

Todd,

This place is mainly for music software discussion - you might get a better response over at the new discussion board at <a href="http://www.GuitarSite.com/discussion/">www.GuitarSite.com/discussion</a>

Re: 12 Year Old Blues/Rock Guitarist

Posted by Andrew Kanae on Sun, 03/11/2001 - 05:35.

Yo, wassap! I'm 12 years old <soon to be 13> but I act and look 17. I just wanna be in a band.......like "Blink182" or something. So if you feel like helpin', just e-mail me. I play the guitar <electric>

Anybody interested in reciprocal distribution of cool CD's UK/US

Posted by Ghostjogger on Tue, 08/10/1999 - 16:38.

Hi there,
Ghostjogger is a microlabel operating in Sheffield UK. We have a selection of cool artists on our roster. People doing post rock and experimental pop stuff etc.
We're looking for people who do a similar thing ie doing their own distribution without the bad vibes of major commercial distributors. We do a sale-or-return policy
on material sent to us. We would love some more contacts in America, Australia, NZ and anywhere else around the world who would be interested in hooking up with us.
Death to money sucking muzak purveyors!
Ole!
Hope to hear from you a.s.a.p.

Michael.

any good music printing software?

Posted by Ray on Tue, 08/10/1999 - 16:24.

I'm looking for a program that can not only print musical scores as i enter my desired melody (e.g. from the computer keyboard), but one that can also interpret (convert to musical notes) a musical input (e.g. from a microphone or even mp3 or wav files).
Is this even possible?
Perhaps I would have to isolate specific instruments from an existing songs before I can translate it to musical score, suitable for playing on a single instrument (e.g. piano).

Re: any good music printing software?

Posted by Madi on Fri, 02/15/2002 - 23:57.

Did anyone ever answered this question about tranfering MP3 file into sheet music?

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