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 Wed 20 Jul 2005, 08:20
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I want to get a software to start recording music, both virtual music and live, direct input (guitars, voices, even drums sometimes). I find Garageband pretty weak. Is it Pro Tools rather than Logic that I need ? Or something else?
(Please do not baffle me with talk of MIDI etc.) I presume I also need to buy a soundcard (which will go in one of the empty PCI slots). If so, which one? Does the fact that I am going to buy that Formac Studio TVR (or CANOPUS ADVC 110) to convert vhs to digital make any difference to anything? |
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Thu 21 Jul 2005, 11:45
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Ever seen a piano play itself? I mean the ones with a roll of paper inside, with holes punched in it, that the piano reads and plays back as notes.
That's what midi is - note information for instruments. But it includes all the performance information to play anything that understands the language - midi. The instruments can be hardware boxes full of sounds (sound modules), synths and keyboards that have their own sounds and virtual instruments. All they need is a midi in socket to receive the performance information you send them. You can write the performance information (midi data) by recording your performance as midi data onto your workstation, or programming it in direct. Good luck! |
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mpnow Starting From Scratch Wed 20 Jul 2005, 08:20
abcdaniel What do you mean by virtual music? Software synthe... Wed 20 Jul 2005, 08:56 mpnow Thanks.
I have a G5 dual 2Ghz with tons of RAM an... Wed 20 Jul 2005, 09:03 jasonmaass Thats right Midi is quite simply put, just a ... Thu 21 Jul 2005, 06:12 mpnow Thanks Jason.
It is difficult to price it. It is ... Thu 21 Jul 2005, 07:05 fishboisfo MIDI is kind of easy to understand if you remember... Thu 21 Jul 2005, 08:10 abcdaniel mpnow, have you got any other studio gear at the m... Thu 21 Jul 2005, 11:08 abcdaniel Oh, and there's another product which comes wi... Thu 21 Jul 2005, 13:09 B3 Basher I recommend the MACKIE SPIKE. It has the best Pre... Thu 21 Jul 2005, 17:40 arvidtp yeah - i cant stress enough - avoid the Mbox if po... Thu 21 Jul 2005, 19:48 mpnow Thanks to all for your ovewhemingly rich replies.
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abcdaniel You need a software. Software is included with the... Tue 26 Jul 2005, 16:20 |
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