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Re: Composing

From:Terrence Donnelly <teresh_2000@...>
Date:Saturday, March 15, 2003, 16:36
--- Sally Caves <scaves@...> wrote:
> How does anyone record on MP3? I have an MP3 > player, but not the recorder. > Is the software expensive? Could I upload a CD onto > it? It takes a > GODAWFUL long time to load on my machine, mainly > because I still have > dial-up. hissss! >
I use the free Audacity program. It allows you amazing freedom to record separate tracks, mix them any way you want, and then export the whole thing as an mp3 (with another free plug-in), or as an ogg (which my son tells me is superior, but which has too weird a name for me!). Audacity lets you play existing tracks as you record new ones, which is neat. You can also import existing sound files as wavs, mp3s or oggs. It also doesn't have the 60-second recording limitation of the Windows Recorder. Your piece can literally be any length you want, with as many tracks as you want, until you have filled up your harddrive! I've produced several Klingon parody songs (http://www.geocities.com/teresh_2000/klinbom.html, if anyone is interested) using Audacity. The only thing it won't do is import midi files, but we got around that by plugging the speaker line into the microphone line and then playing the midi in WinAmp and recording it in Audacity. I also found a free midi editor (whose name escapes me at the moment), using which you can remove the melody track that a lot of midis have and keep just the instrumentals. Of course, if you're recording your own music, you just need a microphone and Audacity. If you wanted to import music from a CD into Audacity, you'd either have to use the patch cord method I mentioned above, or, if your sound card supports it, change the input device for the sound recorder to the CD player (my son can do this on his computer, but I can't on mine, hence the need for the patch cord). -- Terry Donnelly __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com

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