Sunday, December 21, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
lightsnake&asio
Here are the steps:
Download and install ASIO4ALL.
Plug the Lightsnake into an available USB port.
Bring up the offline ASIO4ALL utility.
Configure your audio hardware for output at a minimum.
Configure your LightSnake for input.
Quit the ASIO4ALL offline utility.
Start your Windows audio application and find the selection that allows you to choose your driver mode (ASIO) and your audio driver(ASIO4ALL).
In some cases, you may have to change the driver mode from MME or WDM to ASIO.
Establish a 44.1KHz or 48KHz sampling rate as appropriate and a bit depth of 16 bits.
Select the ASIO4ALL(usb device) driver as input; this selects the LightSnake cable as input.
Select the ASIO4ALL(your audio hardware) driver as output.
Exit (do not cancel) the mode and driver selection.
In some cases (such as with Cakewalk SONAR and other Cakewalk products), you may have to exit your audio application and re-start it in order for the driver mode and/or settings changes to take effect.
Select a track and establish the ASIO4ALL(usb device) as the input. You may have turn input echo (input monitoring) on depending on your choice of software. Make sure that the input fader for the track/channel is turned up at least half way. You should now be able to hear what you are playing through the LightSnake. Refer to the ASIO4ALL documentation and help on how to adjust latency should there either be a perceptible delay or should there be any noise such as crackles or pops. Adjust the input fader for the best signal (usually peaks of between -6db and -12 db).
To record (again, depending on your application) you may have to arm the chosen track for recording and then hit the Record control. In some cases, arming for record and input echo are the same control/function.
Download and install ASIO4ALL.
Plug the Lightsnake into an available USB port.
Bring up the offline ASIO4ALL utility.
Configure your audio hardware for output at a minimum.
Configure your LightSnake for input.
Quit the ASIO4ALL offline utility.
Start your Windows audio application and find the selection that allows you to choose your driver mode (ASIO) and your audio driver(ASIO4ALL).
In some cases, you may have to change the driver mode from MME or WDM to ASIO.
Establish a 44.1KHz or 48KHz sampling rate as appropriate and a bit depth of 16 bits.
Select the ASIO4ALL(usb device) driver as input; this selects the LightSnake cable as input.
Select the ASIO4ALL(your audio hardware) driver as output.
Exit (do not cancel) the mode and driver selection.
In some cases (such as with Cakewalk SONAR and other Cakewalk products), you may have to exit your audio application and re-start it in order for the driver mode and/or settings changes to take effect.
Select a track and establish the ASIO4ALL(usb device) as the input. You may have turn input echo (input monitoring) on depending on your choice of software. Make sure that the input fader for the track/channel is turned up at least half way. You should now be able to hear what you are playing through the LightSnake. Refer to the ASIO4ALL documentation and help on how to adjust latency should there either be a perceptible delay or should there be any noise such as crackles or pops. Adjust the input fader for the best signal (usually peaks of between -6db and -12 db).
To record (again, depending on your application) you may have to arm the chosen track for recording and then hit the Record control. In some cases, arming for record and input echo are the same control/function.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Jamstix tips and instructions.
Jamstix tips and instructions.
from pgmusic thread
I think it's at DR-005
I'm suppose to post it with this DR-005 text
The above link is to a text file with the free version unlock code they supplied me with.
I have docs to back it up; it's free.
Jamstix home
Addictive drums
Addictive Drums VS Jamstix demos - Cockos Confederated Forums
from pgmusic thread
I think it's at DR-005
I'm suppose to post it with this DR-005 text
The above link is to a text file with the free version unlock code they supplied me with.
I have docs to back it up; it's free.
Jamstix home
Addictive drums
Addictive Drums VS Jamstix demos - Cockos Confederated Forums
Friday, November 28, 2008
mixing plugins
from pgmusic
Plugins-
Grancomp3
Triplecomp
Classic MasterLimiter
BBE Sonic Maximizer
GEC Overtone EQ
PGPeakLimit
A0ParametricEQ
T-Sledge
Glaceverb
Ambience
Parmeter
..not in that order
ADD reverb and sonics (BBE,GEC) using AUX slots
Compressors and limiters go in the final output slots
Download Grancomp3 and ClassicMasterLimiter, try them in the output slots, see if you like the results.
It's impossible to suggest any order or specific plugins without hearing the music to begin with.
No magic tricks or magic plugins in music..
Plugins-
Grancomp3
Triplecomp
Classic MasterLimiter
BBE Sonic Maximizer
GEC Overtone EQ
PGPeakLimit
A0ParametricEQ
T-Sledge
Glaceverb
Ambience
Parmeter
..not in that order
ADD reverb and sonics (BBE,GEC) using AUX slots
Compressors and limiters go in the final output slots
Download Grancomp3 and ClassicMasterLimiter, try them in the output slots, see if you like the results.
It's impossible to suggest any order or specific plugins without hearing the music to begin with.
No magic tricks or magic plugins in music..
Saturday, November 22, 2008
file conversion or online store
foobar2000
store everything in Flac, a lossless open source format that takes half the space of a Wav. When needed, convert to any other format and not have the transcoding problem.
Transferbigfiles.com
yousendit.com i
They upload and store the file for 7 days and they will email your recipient with a download link so the file is not going through his email server.
www.sendthisfile.com
free file-hosting locations on-line RapidShare or SupLoad.
Box.net may be billed as a service designed for companies, but it's equally useful for consumers.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
realband Lining up tracks.- pgforum
Lining up tracks.
You should have been able to just highlite the section and drag it to where you want it. The + and - buttons at the top left of the edit window allow zooming out (to highlite a whole section) and then zooming in to get exact locations for sliding the audio.
If it 'wouldn't line up perfect' try setting your resolution higher in the Options pulldown. You can set it to get a very precise setting if you want...then you can move things exactly where you want them..
Quick run through on how I do it-
Mark the point where the first vocal track starts (or where you want the second one to line up with it). Note the location in the 'Now' box.
Go to the track you want to move, open the edit window and highlite the section you want to slide (zoom out if you need to)
Now zoom in so you can see the beginning of the track and make sure the 'Now' setting is exactly where you want it by typing in the information into the Now window if necessary. Hold ctrl and grab the track with the mouse pointing right were the vocal starts, slide the mouse over to the cursor that's marking the 'Now' target point and let go..
BTW, tempo does affect the resolution. Sixty thousand milliseconds in a minute.
Divide that by the tempo, then divide the result by the resolution to see how accurately the MIDI is getting written and read in ms (effectively quantizing a miniscule amount).
Example- tempo 120
60000 divided by 120 = 500 milliseconds per beat.
Say the resolution is 120 and the midi is being handled in cycles that are 4 ms long. 500 divided by 120 = 4.16 ms
If the resolution were at 960, the midi would be written and read in much smaller .5 ms cycles. Meaning the performance would be recorded and played back much more accurately. 500 divided by 960 = .52 ms
Keep in mind that the midi has to be recorded at the higher resolution in order to hear it.
This setting also controls the size of the chunks we can edit in audio. I don't know why this is, I guess the whole audio editing scheme is laid out to work in midi timecode. If you zoom in enough in an audio edit window you'll see that you can grab a much smaller piece of audio (or grab the beginning) much easier and more accurately at resolution of 1920 than you can at 120. I usually use a higher setting here, so I can zero right in on exact locations.
rharve, I had looked thru the docs and didn't find anything on "move a selection" but I discovered you have to also hold down the ctrl key while moving the selected area to make it work. I found this after reading the above post of yours, Thanks
Wyndham
You should have been able to just highlite the section and drag it to where you want it. The + and - buttons at the top left of the edit window allow zooming out (to highlite a whole section) and then zooming in to get exact locations for sliding the audio.
If it 'wouldn't line up perfect' try setting your resolution higher in the Options pulldown. You can set it to get a very precise setting if you want...then you can move things exactly where you want them..
Quick run through on how I do it-
Mark the point where the first vocal track starts (or where you want the second one to line up with it). Note the location in the 'Now' box.
Go to the track you want to move, open the edit window and highlite the section you want to slide (zoom out if you need to)
Now zoom in so you can see the beginning of the track and make sure the 'Now' setting is exactly where you want it by typing in the information into the Now window if necessary. Hold ctrl and grab the track with the mouse pointing right were the vocal starts, slide the mouse over to the cursor that's marking the 'Now' target point and let go..
BTW, tempo does affect the resolution. Sixty thousand milliseconds in a minute.
Divide that by the tempo, then divide the result by the resolution to see how accurately the MIDI is getting written and read in ms (effectively quantizing a miniscule amount).
Example- tempo 120
60000 divided by 120 = 500 milliseconds per beat.
Say the resolution is 120 and the midi is being handled in cycles that are 4 ms long. 500 divided by 120 = 4.16 ms
If the resolution were at 960, the midi would be written and read in much smaller .5 ms cycles. Meaning the performance would be recorded and played back much more accurately. 500 divided by 960 = .52 ms
Keep in mind that the midi has to be recorded at the higher resolution in order to hear it.
This setting also controls the size of the chunks we can edit in audio. I don't know why this is, I guess the whole audio editing scheme is laid out to work in midi timecode. If you zoom in enough in an audio edit window you'll see that you can grab a much smaller piece of audio (or grab the beginning) much easier and more accurately at resolution of 1920 than you can at 120. I usually use a higher setting here, so I can zero right in on exact locations.
rharve, I had looked thru the docs and didn't find anything on "move a selection" but I discovered you have to also hold down the ctrl key while moving the selected area to make it work. I found this after reading the above post of yours, Thanks
Wyndham
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
TRAC Times R A Changing
Change is gonna come From: andreanorah
How to insert SWF file into PowerPoint 2003?
How to Insert SWF Flash Movies in PowerPoint Presentations
here are some links to screen capture programs some free others not
camtasia studio
screen capture software list
video capture software
Debut
oboma quotes
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
Barack Obama
Speech following Super Tuesday results, Feb 5, 2008.
It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today.
Barack Obama
The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife.
Barack Obama
This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands.
Barack Obama
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.
Barack Obama
What Washington needs is adult supervision.
Barack Obama
We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.
Barack Obama
We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don't want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.
Barack Obama
"Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential." -
-- Barack obama
"Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who's willing to work." -
"It's a promise that says each of us has the freedom to make of our own lives what we will, but that we also have the obligation to treat each other with dignity and respect." -
-- Barack obama
Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility ? that's the essence of America's promise.
One of the things that we have to change in our politics is the idea that people cannot disagree without challenging each other's character and patriotism.
The true test of the American ideal is whether we’re able to recognize our failings and then rise together to meet the challenges of our time. Whether we allow ourselves to be shaped by events and history, or whether we act to shape them.
Barack Obama
Americans…still believe in an America where anything's possible – they just don't think their leaders do.
Barack Obama
We can't change the way Washington works unless we first change how Congress works. Barack Obama
It's not just enough to change the players. We've gotta change the game.
Barack Obama
"They say I need to be seasoned; they say I need to be stewed. They say, 'We need to boil all the hope out of him -- like us -- and then he'll be ready.'" (Watch video clip)
2008-01-19
We have a stake in one another … what binds us together is greater than what drives us apart, and ... if enough people believe in the truth of that proposition and act on it, then we might not solve every problem, but we can get something meaningful done for the people with whom we share this Earth.
Barack Obama
When people are judged by merit, not connections, then the best and brightest can lead the country, people will work hard, and the entire economy will grow - everyone will benefit and more resources will be available for all, not just select groups.
Barack Oba
We have to acknowledge the progress we made, but understand that we still have a long way to go. That things are better, but still not good enough.
Barack Obama
Hope – Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God’s greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation. A belief in things not seen. A belief that there are better days ahead.
Barack Obama
"If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress." -
-- Barack obama
There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America - there's the United States of America.
Barack Obama
Keynote speech to Democratic National Convention, July 2004.
America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page of the policies of the past.
Barack Obama
Claiming Democratic presidential nomination victory over Hillary Clinton after his triumph in Montana primary, June 3, 2008.
This union may never be perfect, but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected.
Barack Obama
Speech on race, March 18, 2008.
"My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington."
Barack Obama has spoken the sentiment at an array of events including the Oprah Winfrey Show during his "Audacity of Hope" book tour on October 18, 2006.
See this quote on t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, magnets & more
"I'm in this race not just to hold an office, but to gather with you to transform a nation."
Barack Obama quote from his February 10, 2007 Presidential announcement.
Se
How to insert SWF file into PowerPoint 2003?
How to Insert SWF Flash Movies in PowerPoint Presentations
here are some links to screen capture programs some free others not
camtasia studio
screen capture software list
video capture software
Debut
oboma quotes
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
Barack Obama
Speech following Super Tuesday results, Feb 5, 2008.
It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today.
Barack Obama
The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife.
Barack Obama
This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands.
Barack Obama
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.
Barack Obama
What Washington needs is adult supervision.
Barack Obama
We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.
Barack Obama
We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don't want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.
Barack Obama
"Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential." -
-- Barack obama
"Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who's willing to work." -
"It's a promise that says each of us has the freedom to make of our own lives what we will, but that we also have the obligation to treat each other with dignity and respect." -
-- Barack obama
Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility ? that's the essence of America's promise.
One of the things that we have to change in our politics is the idea that people cannot disagree without challenging each other's character and patriotism.
The true test of the American ideal is whether we’re able to recognize our failings and then rise together to meet the challenges of our time. Whether we allow ourselves to be shaped by events and history, or whether we act to shape them.
Barack Obama
Americans…still believe in an America where anything's possible – they just don't think their leaders do.
Barack Obama
We can't change the way Washington works unless we first change how Congress works. Barack Obama
It's not just enough to change the players. We've gotta change the game.
Barack Obama
"They say I need to be seasoned; they say I need to be stewed. They say, 'We need to boil all the hope out of him -- like us -- and then he'll be ready.'" (Watch video clip)
2008-01-19
We have a stake in one another … what binds us together is greater than what drives us apart, and ... if enough people believe in the truth of that proposition and act on it, then we might not solve every problem, but we can get something meaningful done for the people with whom we share this Earth.
Barack Obama
When people are judged by merit, not connections, then the best and brightest can lead the country, people will work hard, and the entire economy will grow - everyone will benefit and more resources will be available for all, not just select groups.
Barack Oba
We have to acknowledge the progress we made, but understand that we still have a long way to go. That things are better, but still not good enough.
Barack Obama
Hope – Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God’s greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation. A belief in things not seen. A belief that there are better days ahead.
Barack Obama
"If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress." -
-- Barack obama
There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America - there's the United States of America.
Barack Obama
Keynote speech to Democratic National Convention, July 2004.
America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page of the policies of the past.
Barack Obama
Claiming Democratic presidential nomination victory over Hillary Clinton after his triumph in Montana primary, June 3, 2008.
This union may never be perfect, but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected.
Barack Obama
Speech on race, March 18, 2008.
"My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington."
Barack Obama has spoken the sentiment at an array of events including the Oprah Winfrey Show during his "Audacity of Hope" book tour on October 18, 2006.
See this quote on t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, magnets & more
"I'm in this race not just to hold an office, but to gather with you to transform a nation."
Barack Obama quote from his February 10, 2007 Presidential announcement.
Se
keyboard lessons
This psrtutorial page provides a number of links to internet resources available for those who want to enhance their musical training..
from http://psrtutorial.com/index.html
Chord progressions
online music games
utube videos
How to Play Boogie Woogie with the Black Keys of the Piano
from http://psrtutorial.com/index.html
Chord Secrets - While we don't teach much music, learning chords is critical to someone who wants to master an arranger keyboard. I found an excellent series of lessons on learning the "Secrets of Chord Progressions" authored by noted pianist Duane Shinn. Duane provides the lessons through a "free" newsletter service with a new lesson each week. He has agreed that psrtutorial can carry the lessons on our site as well. There are 39 lessons in the complete series. Believe me, if you work through these lessons, doing the recommended exercises, your playing will improve tremendously.
Chord progressions
Jazz Piano Chords and Scales
online music games
utube videos
How to Play Boogie Woogie with the Black Keys of the Piano
30 Must-Have Blues Piano Licks
Saturday, November 1, 2008
cd creation in PT or RB.
from rharv on pgmusic off-topic forum
Here's how I do it-
Mix all your songs down...
Then open a 'New' file in PT or RB.
Set the cursor in the song at 1-1-0.
Use 'Audio-Import wave file' command to open the first song.
Click the double arrow to fast-forward to the end of the song.
Now hilighlite track 2 and use 'Audio-Import wave file' to import the second song.
Follow same routine for rest of songs.
When done importing the whole CD, listen and adjust tracks (keeping mastering concepts in mind) Then choose next route from below-
Either:
1.Use 'Audio-merge audio...to stero wave file' command to write one huge wav of the whole CD.
2. Use the 'solo' button and then merge each track down to stereo wave file again, knowing they are balanced.
I usually select number 2, and rename them so I have the originals still available until I'm done with the project. Then the whole project, with all versions, gets burned to DVD and backed up to another drive for future reference.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Music Utilities for Windows
PC Freeware Sequencers & Editors
Useful Utilities For The PC Musician
Full details and more commentary (plus some additional picks):
Essential Toolkit for Windows - Part 2: (Mostly) Free Musical Utilities for Power Users [Rain Recording Pro]
Maple Midi Tools
Download. The Maple Midi Tools software will work on Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and is freeware. It includes as part of the installation the Maple Virtual Midi Cable. Maple Midi Tools is a host program for midi plug-ins. Any number of midi plug-ins can be used, and with these plug-ins, you can effectively add to the feature list of your midi based software / midi keyboard. There is a help file included as part of the installation of Maple that you can use to better understand how to configure and use Maple.
Previously:
10 Free Non-Musical Windows Software Every Musician Should Use
GSnap is an auto-tune effect. It can be used subtly to correct the pitch of a vocal, or, with more extreme settings, to create a robot-voice effect.
Wavosaur audio editor
What is Wmidi ?
PC Music Freeware Roundup
Traverso.is a lightweight but powerful DAW
Hydrogen.bills itself as an advanced drum sequencer
MidiSwing is a very lightweight, Java-based minimalist MIDI sequencer.
LilyPond prints music in the best traditions of classical engraving with minimum fuss
TrakAx empowers you to create professional music and video mixes in an easy-to-use and fun environment.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
legal issues
legalZoom
How Music Royalties Work
Music Copyright Laws: Using cover song versions legally
from Indie Band Survival Guide Ebook > Copyright For Cover Songs And Loops
How to Legally Sell Downloads of Cover Songs
Harry Fox agency for licensing of cover songs
U.S. Copyright Office (copyright.gov)
How Music Royalties Work
Music Copyright Laws: Using cover song versions legally
from Indie Band Survival Guide Ebook > Copyright For Cover Songs And Loops
How to Legally Sell Downloads of Cover Songs
Harry Fox agency for licensing of cover songs
U.S. Copyright Office (copyright.gov)
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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