 Clueless Newbie Questions, Karaokeing recordings. |
 Sat 8 Oct 2005, 13:15
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Mac G5 dual M-Audio FireWire Solo GarageBand Audacity I'm not a professional musician and don't intend to be. I just want to start singing and playing guitar Blues on my own as a retirement hobby. Instead of using loops for the drums and bass backing I would like to use actual recordings of my favorite musicians as karaokes. Is it possible to remove both voice and guitar from a recording? If so how? Secondary question, a little off topic: I need to buy an electric guitar, not too expensive, possiblly second hand. As a matter of fact I'll stick to a slow tempo, like Blues does, so I don't need a "fast" guitar. I don't care about the look or the shape since I find them all ugly whether Strato or LesPaul or whatever. I don't care about accessing the highest treble notes. I care only usability and sound. What are the specs I should put on my list? Any brand you would recommend? TIA Nick |
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Sun 9 Oct 2005, 15:28
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Hi Nick,
I just thought I'd add my 2¢ to all the excellent suggestions you've gotten. First of all, Amazing Slow Downer does indeed have a karaoke funtion. Download the free demo. Also, you might consider a MIDI player. MIDI files are readily available for just about any song out there and allow you to remove any unwanted tracks. Any given MIDI file is only as good as the musician who created it, however, and you may not care for the quality of the built-in QT sounds. If you were interested in a back-up band application, as opposed to favorite artist recordings, I would strongly recommend checking out Band-In-A-Box: http://www.pgmusic.com/band.htm. Again, download the free demo. It's very versatile, fun, and affordable. Concerning the guitar, there are many options, but you just can't go wrong with a Strat. They sound great, they're rugged, and they're comfortable to play. You can get started in the $200-$400 range: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=guit...ase_pid/511681/ http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=guit...ase_pid/510000/ Good luck in your search. It sounds like you're going to enjoy your retirement. Ron |
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nickdaum Clueless Newbie Questions Sat 8 Oct 2005, 13:15
coldharbour QUOTE (nickdaum @ Oct 8 2005, 12:15)Is it pos... Sat 8 Oct 2005, 16:21 nickdaum What do you mean "not really" ;-)
is it ... Sat 8 Oct 2005, 23:06 gonechan hi
well there's is a way to get the vocals ... Sun 9 Oct 2005, 05:29 Luke Davison http://www.mtu.com/testimonials/vocal-elim...nator... Sun 9 Oct 2005, 06:57 zrobert Hi nickdaum,
This is what I use. A Maestro Rhythm ... Sun 9 Oct 2005, 09:13 halidom Hi
If you check out pure-mac.com in the Audio or M... Sun 9 Oct 2005, 10:21 nickdaum gonechan sez:
> well there's is a way to g... Sun 9 Oct 2005, 14:39 zrobert Another option is to check out a music store for J... Sun 9 Oct 2005, 15:47 zrobert Correction; that's Jamey not James. Sun 9 Oct 2005, 15:56 nickdaum Hi Ron
I'll give a try at SlowDowner as you s... Mon 10 Oct 2005, 00:32 nickdaum Hi zrobert
I just checked Jamey Aebersold’s Music... Mon 10 Oct 2005, 01:00 ronaldl Hi Nick,
If you'd like to try MIDI, after dow... Mon 10 Oct 2005, 03:04 zrobert I think you should take a few lessons. Jump in and... Mon 10 Oct 2005, 09:15 rencelupato Hi Everyone,
I am a newbie here...and I am lookin... Tue 11 Oct 2005, 07:17 nickdaum Hi Ron
I had a look at the site and saw interesti... Tue 11 Oct 2005, 13:24 nickdaum Hi all
More about electric guitars.
I went yester... Sat 15 Oct 2005, 14:54 gonechan hi nick
well ,the sales person that told you that... Sat 15 Oct 2005, 15:28 nickdaum Hi
It seems the guy is not for the electric thing... Sat 15 Oct 2005, 16:47 gonechan hi nick
then what i would recommend you is,a str... Sat 15 Oct 2005, 17:45 Luke Davison Blues? Strat with a Fender amp, Super Reverbs are ... Sun 16 Oct 2005, 09:44 Luke Davison Get yerself an Ibanez Tube Screamer, too....all th... Sun 16 Oct 2005, 10:32 Luke Davison Trust me...i've played professionally on the b... Sun 16 Oct 2005, 10:35 geezzerrock I agree with the Fender or Squier suggestion. I... Sun 16 Oct 2005, 16:40 nickdaum Thanks for all the inputs, folks!
Actually, n... Sun 16 Oct 2005, 19:56 gonechan hi again nick!
well ,actually for that kind o... Sun 16 Oct 2005, 21:10 dwwave IMO learning on a electric is much easier and much... Sun 16 Oct 2005, 21:25 nickdaum Hi
My message has got strange chars at each inver... Wed 19 Oct 2005, 03:13 lepetitmartien Mhmm nickdaum you just won the award of the most o... Wed 19 Oct 2005, 05:18 gonechan hi nick!
well ,i thiunk you'll probably... Wed 19 Oct 2005, 05:49 nickdaum QUOTE (lepetitmartien @ Oct 19 2005, 04:18)Mh... Thu 20 Oct 2005, 01:01
nickdaum Hi gonechan
I've been looking around a little... Thu 20 Oct 2005, 01:43 |
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