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 Tue 14 Sep 2004, 23:33
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 14-Sep 04 From: Manchester - UK Member No.: 50,985  |
Hello all.
I am new both to Mac Music and making music on a Mac (or any other PC). I have absolutely no idea as to how audio setups work, MIDI interfaces, preamps etc. I once naively believed I could just plug my guitar into my computer; that gives you an idea of the level of ineptitude I display. BUT, I am willing to learn so, any plain English explanations of how best to go about recording my voice, my guitar and keyboards (yet to be bought but willing to spend some cash) would be much appreciated. I must make it clear that I fully intend to buy Logic Express 6... other than that, I am a little lost. I do not intend to spend more than £350 after having bought Logic... Many thanks in advance for your time. |
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Fri 17 Sep 2004, 03:14
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 04-Aug 04 From: The Bronx - US Member No.: 48,227 |
Hi _ I'm new to this web site. Just a hobbyist - know a few chords on both keyboard & piano. Would like to try basic arrangements of homebrew pop/rock so-called songs.
Hope you don't mind my piggy-backing my questions here (I just posted a question on Cubase SE vs Logic Espress under another thread. But this thread seems very relevent) I have a B&W Powermac with a G4/500 upgrade chip - 512 ram. This mac has a mike/line input (i've used for transferring LP's to CD - yeah, I'm THAT old).... I have a consumer Casio MIDI (WK-1300. Key sensitive, standard 128 sounds or is it 256?) The talk about 'mixers' and sound interfaces confuses me. Don't programs like Cubase & Logic ACT as 'mixers' where you can change volume, 'pan' (which 'speaker' in stereo), etc??? I'm assuming I'd record one audio track (guitar and voice layers) at a time and only need one mike - even if its the cheapo one that came with the Mac - at least for now. Not to be redundant but maybe the people on this thread can answer this - in the 'requirements' for the 2 programs, they said something (1 in each) i didn't understand. I think the original posting person here could benefit from the answer so i'll ask here.. cubase se sys requirements say: Sound Card: CoreAudio compatible audio hardware logic express requirements say: Low latency audio hardware recommended What do these things mean? Can I get by with my basic equipment. Thanks VERY much Landlox |
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russellthemessiah Total Beginner Needs Guiding Hand Tue 14 Sep 2004, 23:33
xingu Let's get some things straight first.
Wha... Wed 15 Sep 2004, 01:28 russellthemessiah Ok. Things are starting to make a little more sens... Wed 15 Sep 2004, 08:06 john63 Hi, I am wondering if I might ride along on this o... Wed 15 Sep 2004, 10:20 kaboombahchuck OK, if I was just starting out, and new what I kno... Wed 15 Sep 2004, 13:27 russellthemessiah Thanks for the reply dude.
I'm just wonderin... Wed 15 Sep 2004, 13:51 xingu Russell,
You know what? You'll probably be ... Wed 15 Sep 2004, 17:12 russellthemessiah Once again, thanks for the help. i am now consider... Thu 16 Sep 2004, 17:05 xingu Landlox,
Yes, DAWs like Cubase and Logic do act a... Fri 17 Sep 2004, 05:13 kaboombahchuck OK, here is the deal
If you don't have (or wa... Fri 17 Sep 2004, 13:12 prrcomm I agree with everything that's been said here ... Fri 17 Sep 2004, 17:36 landlox Thanks much for your answers. As a long time compu... Fri 17 Sep 2004, 21:38 swilder Midi Controller, If it has a Midi Out Port, it can... Sat 18 Sep 2004, 05:34 kaboombahchuck Yes your casio can be used as a midi controller (i... Sun 19 Sep 2004, 04:56 scoutdavis I was checking out the software directory based on... Tue 28 Sep 2004, 21:10
kaboombahchuck It's really hard to say what way to go when it... Thu 30 Sep 2004, 13:27 |
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