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    Is using a capo cheating?

    in Performance

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    Of course it's not cheating! Using a capo is just adjusting the scale length of the guitar. I don't often use a capo because I find them a little uncomfortable, but I did use one on my recently recorded song, 'Love lies Dying' (the original)

    intermediate PC recording

    in Music Production and Recording

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    Also. The mic input was specifically designed to take a headset type mic. It was never designed for anything else. I think it has a 20db boost but the quality of the signal is crap. You should use the line in for any recording. To get the most out of this, some kind of mixer is almost essential. When I first started using the PC to record, I used my old 4 track cassette recorder as the mixer. You could also use something like a hi-Fi amp! But anything you plug in should go into the LINE IN. Finn hit the nail on the head when he says get the best signal you can into the computer. The software mixer is great for mixing once you have recorded the track. You shouldn't need to boost the volume of any recorded track to any great extent.

    intermediate PC recording

    in Music Production and Recording

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    Wish I'd seen this earlier as I think I might be able to save you some money!

    I use Cakewalk Guitar Tracks 2. I plug my guitar straight into the mic socket on my laptop, using a jackplug adaptor which came with the software but which is easily acquired. I do the same with my unpowered Sennheiser mic. It works.

    The mic input level is slightly below the guitar input level but that can be adjusted using the volume sliders very easily.

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    This could be the cause of your poor quality! The mic input is next to useless for musical recording. I would recomend you to the above mentioned mixer! 29 quid would be a good investment and a huge improvement in quality!

    intermediate PC recording

    in Music Production and Recording

    Posted

    So what is name for that cable that connects the right and left audio from the mixer to the PC line in?  I just wouldn't know what to ask for if I went in to a store to look for it.

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    Print out the picture and take it to an audio store where a salesman can help. The cable pictured above was bought from a guitar shop, but you can get adaptors to suit from any audio or Hi-Fi store.

    Is there a radio shack near you?

    intermediate PC recording

    in Music Production and Recording

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    Can you explain exactly what phantom feed is?

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    It's just a power boost. If your mic is dynamic, it shouldn't need phantom power. If your mic isn't dynamic, then you will definately need it. Either way, the mixer is a good idea for recording into your computer, and XLR connectors are far superior to jacks. I have the UB802 myself and the quality of these mixers is very good.

    intermediate PC recording

    in Music Production and Recording

    Posted

    So my next question is once I get it, what is the best way to connect it to my PC?

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    OK. You need to make sure that you have the correct cable for the mic, which is an

    XLR TO XLR MIC CABLE.

    The mic must be plugged into the XLR socket on the mixer to use the phantom power. Using a jack plug won't work.

    If you are ordering from int-audio, you can get one from the bottom of THIS PAGE.

    You connect the mixer to the pc with a cable that looks like THIS. The small stereo plug goes into the LINE IN socket of your soundcard. The 2 mono jacks plug into the left and right outputs of the mixer.

    Apart from a standard guitar lead, thats all you'll need to get you up and running!

    Soundcard survey

    in Music Production and Recording

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    there are some great firewire and USB sound cards around these days. It takes alot of processor power away using an external card. We use the edirol fa101 and m-audio 18/14. Both are crystal clear and both around the £300 mark you are getting great value for money. The only thing is because there are so clear they sometimes make other pieces of kit sound bad as you start hearing things you couldn't on the sound blaster!!

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    There's always a downside! ;)

    I remember when I switched from my old 4 Track to the PC. Took me ages to get a decent recording!

    Setting up a mix...

    in Music Production and Recording

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    Hi John...... the most important part is getting the signal correct at the start. If you get good hot signals things are a lot easier to approach when mixing. When we are mixing a full song with drums etc.... we start mixing the drums. then get good seperation between the bass guitar and kick drum. Then play with the guitars. Then go for the vocals. Building up tends to give you a good platform to work with then you have the abilitly to tweak with eq each instrument and get panning etc once you have a fuller mix to work with.... thats how we do it anyway..

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    What gear are you guys using? Or are you using a studio?

    Soundcard survey

    in Music Production and Recording

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    I have used a soundblaster Audigy in the past and had some perfectly good results! I think if you find something that works OK for you, then use it! The SB has lots of superflous effects on it but you don't have to use them! I bought myself an M-Audio card for a considerable amount of money, but it would not work with my VIA chipset, just sounded like bacon frying! I swapped it for the card I use now which is a Yamaha sw1000xg. This card suits me fine for the type of recording I do. I still have my Audigy in the machine and I use it on occasion. If I were thinking of recording a band, then I would have to consider moving up a few notches on the soundcard ladder!

    online music licensing and copyright

    in Music Industry

    Posted

    It doesn't mention what the criteria would be? I assume there would be different levels of licensing for different artists? I think the idea is a sound one and provided the big boys don't try to take over, it could work for a lot of the smaller labels and indie artists!

    Another step to the future!

    What do those producer use?

    in Music Production and Recording

    Posted

    I think if a person is going to make a living as a singser, then one of the requirements is an ability to sing! If I want to make it as a keyboard player, then you would expect me to be able to play the friggin keyboard! I'm not talking about the likes of people like me who openly admit to a lack of vocal skills. I could probably use something that keeps me in tune! But I have heard of proffesional singers...? Using hardware versions of these autotune devices to keep in tune! Tom Jones wouldn't need one of these things...!

    Going out to get'em

    in Music Industry

    Posted

    Next week I'm doing a round on Oslo's record companies - 35 in all. I've prepared it all I think: biography, letter, pictures, demo cd (dah!) and lyrics all wrapped up in a little folder.

    I'm doing this out of my vacation from work, so making sure I get the most out of it; I wanted to ask you all for any advice you might have - what to say/not say wear/not wear - anything at all you might have.

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    Yeah how did you get on with this Finn? Did you get any interest at all?

    I've finnaly managed to download your compilation demo. It's very good! Some interesting snippets in there!

    What do those producer use?

    in Music Production and Recording

    Posted

    All the pros use autotune of some sort. The good thing with it, is that you can concentrate on feeling and rythm and not ditch otherwise great takes only because it's a little out of tune.

    But as all tools, it's overused; specially for the "Live after love" song, I thought it was totally unneccesary. Cher has a too good voice to be produced to death like that. On the other hand, the record sold millions, so who am I to criticise.

    It's a good point! I think it could be very useful as a tool for composers who find it difficult to sing in tune (Like me!) But I think it's a total disgrace for so called proffesional artists to use it when they are playing live! If they can't sing, they shouldn't be there in the first place!

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