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Hi Kevin.
(Warning: Very long posting of mine - don´t you try to comment on all of it. ...)
I guess music videos of unknown musicians gathering some 1000, 10000, 20000 clicks, are mostly being uploaded by musicians only locally known.
If somebody has a band or performs solo regularly in his/her city + its surrounding, concert visitors who liked what they heard, may click on the perfomer´s YouTube vids.
Unknown musicians who never performed anywhere will predictably have only fewer viewers, if they don´t use some tricks or get pushed by agencies.
Nowadays I´m rather a kind of periodic drunkard.
Quality of recording sounds much better than spontaneous play. I guess you used multitrack recording software, after you had the idea?
My own little tune
Situation was: I had been fully in love and after being together for more than half a year, I was told the sentence: "Maybe we should better seperate!"
That evening I played the little (rather begging) melody. It´s so short (my only ~1 minute recording), because I was absolutely desperate and couldn´t go on playing due to nausea - close to vomiting.
In "jammin" I was in a good mood. Totally different situation.
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, but many obstacles in may way.:mecry:
A) my hands often too numb (sometimes icy cold) - that´s because I´m very ill (I´m retired - because I can´t work anymore - too ill and no reliable work possible - need too many breaks, because I get exhausted very quickly)
B) my equipment has become very bad (especially the guitar section) because not being used for years:
Western guitar - s.th. broke off the nut last year - where the E bass string is being held - that´s why it always buzzed before.
E-guitar makes creaky noises - electrical connections don´t produce clean sound any more.
Yamaha amplifier - same (Creaky noises, if any.)
Sound effect devices ... same. (Some don´t work any more)
(Maybe some "contact spray" ...)
Microphone - I don´t possess an adapter for connection with pc - don´t even know if it still works.
(Threw away a still working channel mixer last year that had exactly the right connections for my instruments IN and pc OUT.)
New pc - only onboard sound - no soundcard any more.
Audacity only soundrecording software.
No midi software any more (used Cakewalk for some time)
No multichannel software like Magix or else.
I would have to buy so many things anew, not knowing if I could get my fingers going and (due to your offer) I tried yesterday for five minutes (then my fingers hurt).
Catastrophe! Left hand often doesn´t find the chords if I don´t look at the neck and right hand misses the correct string sometimes.
(But I still could recognize my melody)
My keyboard play - same as when writing letters/posts with pc: I very often mistype.
C) Very important.
My novel! I wrote too much, already. (Half the book is finished - size already comparable to H.Potter Order of the Phoenix. (Space travel and my hero hasn´t even yet left his own planet.) I must not neglect my work on it.
I couldn´t contribute enough. :mecry:
But thx for offering, Kevin.
But maybe I will buy a new guitar and throw away the ones that I have - have to think about it.
I would like this one, because it combines electric + western guitar.
(A guitar that I can just grab and play for five minutes now and then would be played more often than one that needs additional equipment to work.)
The following video got 31816 clicks. Perhaps you should sell a guitar on YouTube?
The guy playing guitar there (in order to sell it) should sell any guitar ever and never buy one again. What a torture!
All the best for you, too
ararat (Franz)
(Warning: Very long posting of mine - don´t you try to comment on all of it. ...)
Some other uploaders there work with additional tricks. Name a song similar to a known one. When people search for the original, they come across the unknown ones and may listen to them, too.
I guess music videos of unknown musicians gathering some 1000, 10000, 20000 clicks, are mostly being uploaded by musicians only locally known.
If somebody has a band or performs solo regularly in his/her city + its surrounding, concert visitors who liked what they heard, may click on the perfomer´s YouTube vids.
Unknown musicians who never performed anywhere will predictably have only fewer viewers, if they don´t use some tricks or get pushed by agencies.
I´m from an area where youth drink a lot. Had my own problems, then.
Nowadays I´m rather a kind of periodic drunkard.
Always the best ones!
Quality of recording sounds much better than spontaneous play. I guess you used multitrack recording software, after you had the idea?
My own little tune
was one of the few songs with lyrics that I really deeply felt at the moment I was singing. The "upbeat" must have been a spark of hope, although I rather feared the worst case to happen.Heartbreak sounds more upbeat - despite the song's title
Situation was: I had been fully in love and after being together for more than half a year, I was told the sentence: "Maybe we should better seperate!"
That evening I played the little (rather begging) melody. It´s so short (my only ~1 minute recording), because I was absolutely desperate and couldn´t go on playing due to nausea - close to vomiting.
In "jammin" I was in a good mood. Totally different situation.
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It´s o.k.. One can´t upload files to the internet, expecting downloaders to delete them.
Nice idea
, but many obstacles in may way.:mecry:A) my hands often too numb (sometimes icy cold) - that´s because I´m very ill (I´m retired - because I can´t work anymore - too ill and no reliable work possible - need too many breaks, because I get exhausted very quickly)
B) my equipment has become very bad (especially the guitar section) because not being used for years:
Western guitar - s.th. broke off the nut last year - where the E bass string is being held - that´s why it always buzzed before.
E-guitar makes creaky noises - electrical connections don´t produce clean sound any more.
Yamaha amplifier - same (Creaky noises, if any.)
Sound effect devices ... same. (Some don´t work any more)
(Maybe some "contact spray" ...)
Microphone - I don´t possess an adapter for connection with pc - don´t even know if it still works.
(Threw away a still working channel mixer last year that had exactly the right connections for my instruments IN and pc OUT.)
New pc - only onboard sound - no soundcard any more.
Audacity only soundrecording software.
No midi software any more (used Cakewalk for some time)
No multichannel software like Magix or else.
I would have to buy so many things anew, not knowing if I could get my fingers going and (due to your offer) I tried yesterday for five minutes (then my fingers hurt).
Catastrophe! Left hand often doesn´t find the chords if I don´t look at the neck and right hand misses the correct string sometimes.
(But I still could recognize my melody
)My keyboard play - same as when writing letters/posts with pc: I very often mistype.
C) Very important.
My novel! I wrote too much, already. (Half the book is finished - size already comparable to H.Potter Order of the Phoenix. (Space travel and my hero hasn´t even yet left his own planet.) I must not neglect my work on it.
I couldn´t contribute enough. :mecry:
But thx for offering, Kevin
.Use it only every 2nd or 3rd sunday, when a friend comes along. 3D on 21:9 tv with 7.1 sound (7 x 150W RMS + 230W RMS subwoofer) "Guardians of the galaxy" last sunday.
But maybe I will buy a new guitar and throw away the ones that I have - have to think about it.
I would like this one, because it combines electric + western guitar.
(A guitar that I can just grab and play for five minutes now and then would be played more often than one that needs additional equipment to work.)
The following video got 31816 clicks. Perhaps you should sell a guitar on YouTube?
The guy playing guitar there (in order to sell it) should sell any guitar ever and never buy one again. What a torture!
All the best for you, too
ararat (Franz)
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Hi Franz,
Yes, those kind of guitars are something I wouldn't mind owning - nice natural sound.
That's a shame about the recording idea but I understand - sadly many obstacles I have used Audacity in the past - now use Mixcraft 5 which I recorded 'Sword on. Used a free software for the others called Krystal...was very good.
Heartbreak tune makes sense now you've explained. I can relate to periodic drinking these days and was the same in my 20's...bit wild
I may save up for a 3D tv...sounds awesome!
Kev
Yes, those kind of guitars are something I wouldn't mind owning - nice natural sound.
That's a shame about the recording idea but I understand - sadly many obstacles
I have used Audacity in the past - now use Mixcraft 5 which I recorded 'Sword on. Used a free software for the others called Krystal...was very good.Heartbreak tune makes sense now you've explained. I can relate to periodic drinking these days and was the same in my 20's...bit wild
I may save up for a 3D tv...sounds awesome!
Kev
Hi Kevin. (and readers here)
Nevertheless, I´ll first try to repair my old guitar, because I don´t trust my hands, I don´t want to buy a new guitar and then let it rot unused like the old one.
I ordered new strings and a new "bone" nut for my guitar. Nuts are called "Sattel" (saddle) in german.
Had to learn first: there are nuts "Fender style", nuts "Gibson style" and Gibson like - nuts "Western style". I ordered "Western style" for my western guitar.
german links
Elfenbein Knochen Brücke Sattel und Nuss für akustisch Gitarre: Amazon.de: Musikinstrumente
and I found a HowTo for replacing
http://www.rockinger.com/index.php?page=ROC_Workshop_Sattel
At least I will try. If I damage my old guitar - then I´ll buy a new one.
(Maybe I do on purpose ...)
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I tried guitar recording with my pc yesterday. My equipment failed.
My old passive pc microphone was too silent and produced too much noise in audacity. (guitar nearly only as loud as the noise)
Tried an old guitar pickup (Piezo) for acoustic guitar (perhaps faultily attached) - no sound at all.
Didn´t try active microphone (XLR - how to connect?).
As for recordings software: Had a look at Mixcraft.
M5 (available only used) M7 available for 89 € at the same music store where I used to buy cakewalk.
Seems to be good, but all in English and maybe then for special expressions I would have to buy a technical ditionary.
If I´d ever start recording again, I would perhaps buy the Magix Music Maker Premium (Download - STEAM version)
MAGIX Music Maker 2014: Amazon.de: Software
Maybe I´ll start with free Kristal first, but Magix offers more - e.g. MIDI input (could use my keyboard) - and is not too expensive - ~50 €.
But this all depends on if I get my hands going. No use investing too much, if not.
For allowing recordings I found cheap devices, though for connecting musical instruments to the usb ports of my pc.
For guitar, e.g. - the "Behringer Guitar Link":
Behringer Guitar Link UCG102 - Das ultimative Guitar-to-USB 48kHz Audio Interface für PC/MAC/iPad inklusive Native Instruments Software: Amazon.de: Musikinstrumente
For midi keyboard, e.g. - the "Logilink MIDI to USB cable adapter"
LOGILINK USB to MIDI Adapter Kabel 2,0m: Amazon.de: Musikinstrumente
In order for these to work without latencies, if only an onboard soundchip is available instead of an ASIO soundcard, there exists a free asio4all driver.
(Don´t want a soundcard, again: My "Creative X-Fi"s often produced problems in the past after driver updates. Since I´m using onboard sound, I don´t have such problems any more.)
BUT (besides my hands) another problem:
I have windows 8.1 installed on both my pcs and all the devices above don´t seem to work with this OS, yet.
So, music recording is something to be kept in mind maybe for the far future.
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By the way:
I was mistaken, when I said, that "Heartbreak" was shorter than any other of my guitar recordings. In fact many of them are only 1 minute short or less, because the recordings are not songs, but only notes to remind me of a melody. (Two examples in a ZIP file - attached ). Only my keyboard "notes" are very long.
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By the way:
Found myself humming "Brake The Soul" the other day..
But I resisted, yesterday. Drinking too much must stay an exception - not become a regular habit.
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3D tv - in case you get one some day - size matters!
Especially cinema (-scope, better 2,35 : 1) movies with black bars at top + bottom on 16:9 flatscreens will not look impressive on 40 flatscreens.
I bought a 50 device - but not 16:9. Mine is 21:9 tv and with this tv even in 3D you can zoom to full picture (no black bars). That´s not possible on customary 16:9 tvs.
With full big size 3D picture it´s really fun watching.
In addition with 7.1 sound it´s perfect for me. I haven´t visited cinemas any more for years.
(But I don´t watch 3D every day - I only do on special occasions. Once every second week, perhaps. To keep it s.th. special.)
Have a nice weekend and give SassaFras a big bone to chew on.
Franz
Yes, really nice sound.
Nevertheless, I´ll first try to repair my old guitar, because I don´t trust my hands, I don´t want to buy a new guitar and then let it rot unused like the old one.
I ordered new strings and a new "bone" nut for my guitar. Nuts are called "Sattel" (saddle) in german.
Had to learn first: there are nuts "Fender style", nuts "Gibson style" and Gibson like - nuts "Western style". I ordered "Western style" for my western guitar.
german links
Elfenbein Knochen Brücke Sattel und Nuss für akustisch Gitarre: Amazon.de: Musikinstrumente
and I found a HowTo for replacing
http://www.rockinger.com/index.php?page=ROC_Workshop_Sattel
At least I will try. If I damage my old guitar - then I´ll buy a new one.
(Maybe I do on purpose ...)
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I tried guitar recording with my pc yesterday. My equipment failed.
My old passive pc microphone was too silent and produced too much noise in audacity. (guitar nearly only as loud as the noise)
Tried an old guitar pickup (Piezo) for acoustic guitar (perhaps faultily attached) - no sound at all.
Didn´t try active microphone (XLR - how to connect?).
As for recordings software: Had a look at Mixcraft.
M5 (available only used) M7 available for 89 € at the same music store where I used to buy cakewalk.
Seems to be good, but all in English and maybe then for special expressions I would have to buy a technical ditionary
.If I´d ever start recording again, I would perhaps buy the Magix Music Maker Premium (Download - STEAM version)
MAGIX Music Maker 2014: Amazon.de: Software
Maybe I´ll start with free Kristal first, but Magix offers more - e.g. MIDI input (could use my keyboard) - and is not too expensive - ~50 €.
But this all depends on if I get my hands going. No use investing too much, if not.
For allowing recordings I found cheap devices, though for connecting musical instruments to the usb ports of my pc.
For guitar, e.g. - the "Behringer Guitar Link":
Behringer Guitar Link UCG102 - Das ultimative Guitar-to-USB 48kHz Audio Interface für PC/MAC/iPad inklusive Native Instruments Software: Amazon.de: Musikinstrumente
For midi keyboard, e.g. - the "Logilink MIDI to USB cable adapter"
LOGILINK USB to MIDI Adapter Kabel 2,0m: Amazon.de: Musikinstrumente
In order for these to work without latencies, if only an onboard soundchip is available instead of an ASIO soundcard, there exists a free asio4all driver.
(Don´t want a soundcard, again: My "Creative X-Fi"s often produced problems in the past after driver updates. Since I´m using onboard sound, I don´t have such problems any more.)
BUT (besides my hands) another problem:
I have windows 8.1 installed on both my pcs and all the devices above don´t seem to work with this OS, yet.
So, music recording is something to be kept in mind maybe for the far future.
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By the way:
I was mistaken, when I said, that "Heartbreak" was shorter than any other of my guitar recordings. In fact many of them are only 1 minute short or less, because the recordings are not songs, but only notes to remind me of a melody. (Two examples in a ZIP file - attached ). Only my keyboard "notes" are very long.
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Would be nice, if you uploaded it.
By the way:
Found myself humming "Brake The Soul" the other day.
.Yesterday I would have liked to have some drinks. I especially like when listening to music with heaphone on my head. I rarely do, but if, I often spend a whole night listening/drinking until the morning.I can relate to periodic drinking these days and was the same in my 20's...bit wild
But I resisted, yesterday. Drinking too much must stay an exception - not become a regular habit.
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3D tv - in case you get one some day - size matters!
Especially cinema (-scope, better 2,35 : 1) movies with black bars at top + bottom on 16:9 flatscreens will not look impressive on 40 flatscreens.
I bought a 50 device - but not 16:9. Mine is 21:9 tv and with this tv even in 3D you can zoom to full picture (no black bars). That´s not possible on customary 16:9 tvs.
With full big size 3D picture it´s really fun watching.
In addition with 7.1 sound it´s perfect for me. I haven´t visited cinemas any more for years.
(But I don´t watch 3D every day - I only do on special occasions. Once every second week, perhaps. To keep it s.th. special.)
Have a nice weekend and give SassaFras a big bone to chew on.
Franz
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Hi Franz,
You've been busy then! I bought Magix a long time ago, but wouldn't recommend it - they state that you have access to a large library of loops and samples but it turns out you have to pay extra for them
Yes, Kristal is basic I'm afraid with no midi. I have just had a "google" and found this http://www.anvilstudio.com/ may be ok?
I see you know of Asio4all sound driver with your studio? it's excellent and free
Don't really know too much about mics I'm afraid - I use a standard unidirectional mic plugged into the laptops jack socket which works for me.
Can't find Loves Seen Better Days but will keep trying!
I keep playing Autumn at the moment - really like that
I DID have a few beers yesterday while composing a new tune - going to be another heavy rock one I think lol
Thanks for the 3D tv advice - maybe one day, I can buy one - will be good for the football!
Sassafras is good thankyou - hope your animals are good too Thanks for the link, I will check it out soon. Hope your Monday is going well!
Kev
You've been busy then! I bought Magix a long time ago, but wouldn't recommend it - they state that you have access to a large library of loops and samples but it turns out you have to pay extra for them
Yes, Kristal is basic I'm afraid with no midi. I have just had a "google" and found this http://www.anvilstudio.com/ may be ok?
I see you know of Asio4all sound driver with your studio? it's excellent and free
Don't really know too much about mics I'm afraid - I use a standard unidirectional mic plugged into the laptops jack socket which works for me.
Can't find Loves Seen Better Days but will keep trying!
I keep playing Autumn at the moment - really like that
I DID have a few beers yesterday while composing a new tune - going to be another heavy rock one I think lol
Thanks for the 3D tv advice - maybe one day, I can buy one - will be good for the football!
Sassafras is good thankyou - hope your animals are good too
Thanks for the link, I will check it out soon. Hope your Monday is going well!Kev
Yes, busy.
I repaired my old western guitar yesterday, successfully but unprofessionally.
Had to rasp and polish the new bone nut a lot. (Imprecise result)
All done in my office on the carpet on the floor. No other room to do it. No work bench available.
Anyway - Now my guitar makes no buzzing sound any more, when I play.
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BUT:
My doctor told me today (home visit - he gave me an injection), that I shouldn´t expect too much. The paresis in my limbs wouldn´t go away. Fingers will always stay bit numb and my muscles will stay weak.
I can be glad, that I can walk short distances, write and type with my hands, hold a cup of coffee, play computergame, ...
but there will always be some potatoes falling out of my hands unwanted, when I am peeling them.
(Exactly, why I didn´t want to buy a new guitar. Better no hasty action.)
Time will tell. I will try for some days (only few minutes per day, because left hand fingers hurt early - lack of hard skin).
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Thx @SassaFras for advising anvilstudio.
Wouldn´t be uninteresting if I was playing MIDI music only or mainly. But if ever I started recording, I preferentially would want to record audio and be able to perhaps add few MIDI (e.g. drums from my keyboard). I could rather use Kristal than anvilstudio.
The free version has too bad restrictions for audio recording:
- like Magix.
Yes Magix asks for extra money when you want extra samples/loops, but it´s available in my native language.
54,03 € for premium version with 6000 Sounds und Loops(standard with only 3000 costs 28,43 €) is affordable (not cheap).
For 20 - 30 € one can buy additional sample/loop software packages. Not too bad, I think - because I often get new ideas when trying out new stuff.
Perhaps I would solve this with the Digitech RP355 device (offers not only effects, looper, guitar tuner, but - in addition USB Soundcard + USB connection with pc - all in one. ~ for 125 €)
But all only interesting, if I get my fingers to work better.
Should rather record my old keyboard songs with pc the next days. Three minidics with keyboard songs ~ 2 hrs).
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Will you maybe upload it on YouTube?
There must be an end to this loooong post.
I repaired my old western guitar yesterday, successfully but unprofessionally.
Had to rasp and polish the new bone nut a lot. (Imprecise result)
All done in my office on the carpet on the floor. No other room to do it. No work bench available.
Anyway - Now my guitar makes no buzzing sound any more, when I play.
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BUT:
My doctor told me today (home visit - he gave me an injection), that I shouldn´t expect too much. The paresis in my limbs wouldn´t go away. Fingers will always stay bit numb and my muscles will stay weak.
I can be glad, that I can walk short distances, write and type with my hands, hold a cup of coffee, play computergame, ...
but there will always be some potatoes falling out of my hands unwanted, when I am peeling them.
(Exactly, why I didn´t want to buy a new guitar. Better no hasty action.)
Time will tell. I will try for some days (only few minutes per day, because left hand fingers hurt early - lack of hard skin).
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Thx @SassaFras
for advising anvilstudio.Wouldn´t be uninteresting if I was playing MIDI music only or mainly. But if ever I started recording, I preferentially would want to record audio and be able to perhaps add few MIDI (e.g. drums from my keyboard). I could rather use Kristal than anvilstudio.
The free version has too bad restrictions for audio recording:
If ever I used a recording software again, I´d rather use a "I don´t want to know anything about beat and sheet music" software for music dummies
- like Magix.Yes Magix asks for extra money when you want extra samples/loops, but it´s available in my native language.
54,03 € for premium version with 6000 Sounds und Loops(standard with only 3000 costs 28,43 €) is affordable (not cheap
).For 20 - 30 € one can buy additional sample/loop software packages. Not too bad, I think - because I often get new ideas when trying out new stuff.
Maybe I won´t need it. As I already wrote, I have problems connecting my guitar to my pc, because I threw away my channel mixer.
Perhaps I would solve this with the Digitech RP355 device (offers not only effects, looper, guitar tuner, but - in addition USB Soundcard + USB connection with pc - all in one. ~ for 125 €)
But all only interesting, if I get my fingers to work better.
Should rather record my old keyboard songs with pc the next days. Three minidics with keyboard songs ~ 2 hrs).
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Go ahead, Kevin! Always good to go on with music.
Will you maybe upload it on YouTube?
But football in 3D is rare (SKY 3D channel - few games in my country.).
My old grandma cat is capricious often during daytime, but cuddly in the dark, when I feed her at night.
There must be an end to this loooong post.
Hi Franz,
You've got the guitar fixed then - that's great Really hope you are able to maybe play a little in the future - such a shame
As for Magix, if the loops etc are standard VST plug-ins, I guess you could do like me and buy the cheaper studio software then look on google and get free VST loops and effects - loads of good ones out there.
I was thinking about getting an effect box but my software allows "real-time" effects when playing guitar or any instrument so possibilities are endless and free
I listened to the guitar-notes zip. Very nice - really like "guitar 11" file as I said, acoustic guitar offsets electric really well - would like to buy one sometime.
Take care mate and hope the cat is well
You've got the guitar fixed then - that's great
Really hope you are able to maybe play a little in the future - such a shame As for Magix, if the loops etc are standard VST plug-ins, I guess you could do like me and buy the cheaper studio software then look on google and get free VST loops and effects - loads of good ones out there.
I was thinking about getting an effect box but my software allows "real-time" effects when playing guitar or any instrument so possibilities are endless and free
I listened to the guitar-notes zip. Very nice - really like "guitar 11" file as I said, acoustic guitar offsets electric really well - would like to buy one sometime.
Take care mate and hope the cat is well
Hi Kevin,
Guitar fixed, but not (yet) touched today, because I connected my minidisc player with lineIn of my pc and started recording my keyboard songs with Audacity.
6 songs up to now.
I attach the last one "Shuffle.mp3" - rather pop/dance music - because it´s the shortest. Could be a bit louder. (I recorded but didn´t edit.)
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Just googled: VST support in Magix Music Maker "Premium" included - I found a HowTo.
So, I wouldn´t have to buy a new channel mixer for lineIn connection or have to buy the Behringer Guitar Link (USB guitar connector) then. In addition I would get nice sounds.
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guitar11 - is only an excerpt of a whole song, but I was so stupid, never to record my whole songs.
(Only four noisy "selfmade taperecorder multichannel" songs with german fun lyrics and very stupid simple melodies. No pleasure to listen to.)
My lyric book is filled with more than 100 lyrics and I recorded nothing - can´t even remember the melodies in some cases.
As W.C. Fields once ot twice said: "What a catastrophe-y!"
Didn´t yet have breakfast - it´s time now.
Take care, too and have a nice time:thum:
Guitar fixed, but not (yet) touched today, because I connected my minidisc player with lineIn of my pc and started recording my keyboard songs with Audacity.
6 songs up to now.
I attach the last one "Shuffle.mp3" - rather pop/dance music - because it´s the shortest. Could be a bit louder. (I recorded but didn´t edit.)
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Good advice
.Just googled: VST support in Magix Music Maker "Premium" included - I found a HowTo.
If I bought the effect box it wasn´t only for the effects but for the connection of my guitar with my pc. The device can work as USB soundcard + USB connection for my guitar + even my XLR microphone with my pc.I was thinking about getting an effect box but my software allows "real-time" effects when playing guitar or any instrument so possibilities are endless and free
So, I wouldn´t have to buy a new channel mixer for lineIn connection or have to buy the Behringer Guitar Link (USB guitar connector) then. In addition I would get nice sounds.
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guitar11 - is only an excerpt of a whole song, but I was so stupid, never to record my whole songs.
(Only four noisy "selfmade taperecorder multichannel" songs with german fun lyrics and very stupid simple melodies. No pleasure to listen to.)
My lyric book is filled with more than 100 lyrics and I recorded nothing - can´t even remember the melodies in some cases.
As W.C. Fields once ot twice said: "What a catastrophe-y!"
Yes, and sometimes it´s just easier grabbing one and playing it for some minutes, not having to connect anything to an amplifier.
Didn´t yet have breakfast - it´s time now.
Take care, too and have a nice time:thum:
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Hi Franz,
Re: Shuffle - wow, it's like a whole swing band in there! :clapping: I like how you've played the bass notes - sounds very original and off-set to the main notes of the song (if that makes any sense!)
Sounds pretty loud to me Glad you found the VST advice useful.
I'm the same with recording songs - sometimes I record half a good tune then get another idea and record something else leaving the original song half-written.
I was going to upload my very - incomplete latest song but don't know how? All the best - speak soon
Re: Shuffle - wow, it's like a whole swing band in there! :clapping: I like how you've played the bass notes - sounds very original and off-set to the main notes of the song (if that makes any sense!)
Sounds pretty loud to me
Glad you found the VST advice useful. I'm the same with recording songs - sometimes I record half a good tune then get another idea and record something else leaving the original song half-written.
I was going to upload my very - incomplete latest song but don't know how? All the best - speak soon
Hi Kevin.
Yes, whole swing band - but I must disappoint you - pre programmed pattern.
Don´t believe, that I played everything myself.
70% is automatic + 30% is my work - like with most keyboards that have a built in rythm section.
I couldn´t have played the same song on a piano, because
- my left hand was only used to press/change the chords softly or more intensively (influenced loudness, changes in tonality, start + stop,) to press some buttons that change patterns (pattern variations) and to handle the "pitch bend" for solo instrument sometimes (simulate vibrato/tremolo).
- my right hand only played the solo melody on top (the only thing 100% by myself) and pressed additional buttons to change the solo instruments.
I was rather somebody knowing to handle the machine (well) to some degree, but never a really good keyboard player. Especially my left hand was not trained well. I just only found some chords + suitable solo melodies for existing keyboard patterns.
Not the same as with guitar, where all was done by myself, only.
(I possessed before a multitrack sequencer keyboard, where I really had to play each and every note, including drums, bass, etc. but my results on that one were rather chaotic. The problem there was, that when I had made a mistake during recording one track, I couldn´t fix it afterwards, like one can do with pc recording software. I always had to delete the whole track and record it again and I by and by lost the ambition to produce a perfect recording.)
The bass line in "Shuffle" was preprogrammed. The Roland E96 just offers a lot of possibilities already built in. Even extra soundpatterns (MIDI: available for money or own productions) could be stored inside the keyboard´s memory via floppy disc.
In "Shuffle" the pattern used was an originally built in one.
With the Roland E96 nearly everybody, who can play some chords can get good results, although I saw/heard some opposite examples on YouTube.
You needn´t be a genius for this device, but it helps. LOL.
Just press "Go Advanced" button beneath post box.
After you opened the advanced window you will find underneath a button with something like "administer attachments" .
Klicking on it you´ll get an extra window with buttons for filesearch on your harddrive. ZIP your mp3 before upload, because mp3 won´t be allowed as an extension. When you selected your ZIP file in extra window, just click on Upload and the file gets attached.
But, if your new song is as good as the known rest, you should of course upload it on Youtube as well.
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Rehearsed guitar, yesterday for some minutes ... numb fingers
But: My repaired guitar sounds nicely.
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I attach Merengue.zip (70% automatic 30% myself).
The acoustic and the electric solo guitar is keyboard played by my right hand.
Curious about your new song.
Hope you´re well even on friday, 13th.
Yes, whole swing band - but I must disappoint you - pre programmed pattern.
Don´t believe, that I played everything myself.
70% is automatic + 30% is my work - like with most keyboards that have a built in rythm section.
I couldn´t have played the same song on a piano, because
- my left hand was only used to press/change the chords softly or more intensively (influenced loudness, changes in tonality, start + stop,) to press some buttons that change patterns (pattern variations) and to handle the "pitch bend" for solo instrument sometimes (simulate vibrato/tremolo).
- my right hand only played the solo melody on top (the only thing 100% by myself) and pressed additional buttons to change the solo instruments.
I was rather somebody knowing to handle the machine (well) to some degree, but never a really good keyboard player. Especially my left hand was not trained well. I just only found some chords + suitable solo melodies for existing keyboard patterns.
Not the same as with guitar, where all was done by myself, only.
(I possessed before a multitrack sequencer keyboard, where I really had to play each and every note, including drums, bass, etc. but my results on that one were rather chaotic.
The problem there was, that when I had made a mistake during recording one track, I couldn´t fix it afterwards, like one can do with pc recording software. I always had to delete the whole track and record it again and I by and by lost the ambition to produce a perfect recording.)The bass line in "Shuffle" was preprogrammed. The Roland E96 just offers a lot of possibilities already built in. Even extra soundpatterns (MIDI: available for money or own productions) could be stored inside the keyboard´s memory via floppy disc.
In "Shuffle" the pattern used was an originally built in one.
With the Roland E96 nearly everybody, who can play some chords can get good results, although I saw/heard some opposite examples on YouTube.
You needn´t be a genius for this device, but it helps.
LOL.If you want to upload here, it´s very easy.I was going to upload my very - incomplete latest song but don't know how? All the best - speak soon
Just press "Go Advanced" button beneath post box.
After you opened the advanced window you will find underneath a button with something like "administer attachments" .
Klicking on it you´ll get an extra window with buttons for filesearch on your harddrive. ZIP your mp3 before upload, because mp3 won´t be allowed as an extension. When you selected your ZIP file in extra window, just click on Upload and the file gets attached.
But, if your new song is as good as the known rest, you should of course upload it on Youtube as well.
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Rehearsed guitar, yesterday for some minutes ... numb fingers
But: My repaired guitar sounds nicely.
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I attach Merengue.zip (70% automatic 30% myself).
The acoustic and the electric solo guitar is keyboard played by my right hand.
Curious about your new song
.Hope you´re well even on friday, 13th.
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Hi Franz,
I had a similar keyboard I bought for my daughter so I understand what you mean by "pitch bend" etc. That had a "floppy" disk for recording.
Understand what you mean about the recording part - all in one go when using a keyboard and not able to alter mistakes like a pc studio - must be very annoying.
Glad to hear you picked up the guitar again
I have downloaded Merengue and will listen to it soon (you should be charging for all these free tunes - I will soon have a full album of your stuff!)
Thanks for the advice re: it says I am able to post etc but NOT attachments. Must be to do with my user status.
Ah I see! yes, but you still have to know what chords to play to make the song though
I had a similar keyboard I bought for my daughter so I understand what you mean by "pitch bend" etc. That had a "floppy" disk for recording.
Understand what you mean about the recording part - all in one go when using a keyboard and not able to alter mistakes like a pc studio - must be very annoying.
Glad to hear you picked up the guitar again
I have downloaded Merengue and will listen to it soon (you should be charging for all these free tunes - I will soon have a full album of your stuff!)
Thanks for the advice re: it says I am able to post etc but NOT attachments. Must be to do with my user status.
Hi Kevin,
Merengue is a music type of its own, but it´s latin like samba.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merengue_music
I called Merengue, Merengue, because my keyboard called Merengue, Merengue.
Yes it´s fun listening to this rhythm (and I even like my solo melody)
Yesterday the postman brought two sets of new "Ernie Ball" strings for my e-guitar. I will perhaps soon replace my very old strings (not today, because I´m not well at all)
I could revive my 50W Yamaha guitar amp to some degree (creaky noises sometimes), but won´t use it too often, because I don´t want to disturb my neighbours too often.
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Yesterday too busy for answering.
Washed/hung up some clothes, cleaned, dusted, cooked, fed cat twice - read and stored letters + answered emails - helped a friend burn and start an antivirus live cd and burnt one for myself (scanned my pc with it during breakfast), updated my dreamboxes´ oscam + wrote new EMMs - updated my hated MacbookAir (I won´t buy MAC again) - updated flashplayer and some other programs,
a PM if YOU could possibly upload attachments (try, if you can now) - and then in the evening for some minutes I played a computer game (Homefront - I just needed a break and drank coffee while playing) - at night I cut a few recordings, added them to VideoDB database of my dreamboxes - and then watched some tv falling asleep in my chair. ...
Touched my guitar only three minutes during a phone call in the morning.
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Good that you bought a keyboard for your daughter. Always good starting to play early and to hopefully get some lessons.
With modern recording software, you can correct everything and make an old grandma out of tune sound like a young girl with a cristal clear voice.
Not few famous stars can´t live without such help, + their "live performances" often get supported by playback.
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Today I´ll be lazy. Guess, I will watch a 3D movie this afternoon (Can choose between unwatched 3D blu-rays: Noah, House of Wax, Godzilla, Man of Steel, The Boxtrolls at the moment.)
One attachment today - too, called JAM - that may be torture to your ears. Not from my Roland E96.
I played each and every note by myself in this one.
(even the drums - I programmed them manually with a MIDI drum box and transferred them to my MIDI sequencer keyboard - don´t possess both devices any more.)
Be warned! It sounds cruel and is much too long - like my postings
Have a nice sunday (all). :thum:
Merengue is a music type of its own, but it´s latin like samba.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merengue_music
I called Merengue, Merengue, because my keyboard called Merengue, Merengue.
Yes it´s fun listening to this rhythm (and I even like my solo melody
)Yesterday the postman brought two sets of new "Ernie Ball" strings for my e-guitar. I will perhaps soon replace my very old strings (not today, because I´m not well at all)
I could revive my 50W Yamaha guitar amp to some degree (creaky noises sometimes), but won´t use it too often, because I don´t want to disturb my neighbours too often.
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Yesterday too busy for answering.
Washed/hung up some clothes, cleaned, dusted, cooked, fed cat twice - read and stored letters + answered emails - helped a friend burn and start an antivirus live cd and burnt one for myself (scanned my pc with it during breakfast), updated my dreamboxes´ oscam + wrote new EMMs - updated my hated MacbookAir (I won´t buy MAC again) - updated flashplayer and some other programs,
- wrote to friend ig0r
a PM if YOU could possibly upload attachments (try, if you can now) - and then in the evening for some minutes I played a computer game (Homefront - I just needed a break and drank coffee while playing) - at night I cut a few recordings, added them to VideoDB database of my dreamboxes - and then watched some tv falling asleep in my chair. ...Touched my guitar only three minutes during a phone call in the morning.
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Good that you bought a keyboard for your daughter. Always good starting to play early and to hopefully get some lessons.
If one made mistakes, the choice was either to keep the recording despite of them or to delete a whole track and record it anew.
With modern recording software, you can correct everything and make an old grandma out of tune sound like a young girl with a cristal clear voice.
Not few famous stars can´t live without such help, + their "live performances" often get supported by playback.
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Today I´ll be lazy. Guess, I will watch a 3D movie this afternoon (Can choose between unwatched 3D blu-rays: Noah, House of Wax, Godzilla, Man of Steel, The Boxtrolls at the moment.)
One attachment today - too, called JAM - that may be torture to your ears. Not from my Roland E96.
I played each and every note by myself in this one.
(even the drums - I programmed them manually with a MIDI drum box and transferred them to my MIDI sequencer keyboard - don´t possess both devices any more.)
Be warned! It sounds cruel and is much too long - like my postings
Should upload them to YouTube and add a Donation button.
Have a nice sunday (all). :thum:
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Hi Franz, Ah I see now. Yes it's very upbeat isn't it - your playing is very good
I use Ernie Ball "Super Slinkys" on my guitar - very good quality
So sorry to hear you're unwell yesterday - sounds like you were pretty busy! Hope you're feeling better today.
Is your Yamaha amp a valve amp?
Thanks for that, but still no way to add attachments I'm afraid.
I bought my daughter a keyboard many years back now, then had an electric piano imported from Germany for her - she still plays but now 18, her studies are more important at the moment
I worked a bit more omn my song yesterday - just trying to get the bass right...long way to go yet :/
Have downloaded Jam and will listen soon. Many thanks for that. Catch you soon!
Exactly, what I boughtErnie Ball "Super Slinkys" on my guitar - very good quality
- but didn´t yet have the time to mount them.I wished, it was,
but it isn´t.I hope that something will be done to allow you uploads. (I wrote another email). Maybe ig0r (who said, it would be okay) thought, I could change this myself, but I can´t.
of course that´s more important (except, she´d be studying music)!
Your song - I´m looking forward to hearing it - can no way be as bad as my "JAM" from sequencer keyboard, that I recorded, when I still was a beginner. If I had had the possibility to correct anything, it may have become acceptable to some degree, but ...
I listened to it yesterday one more time and it really taxed my patience.
Be prepared - the worrrld is coming to an end.
Wasn´t too well the last days (now seem to get better again), but had lots of things to do outside the house, though. My last three days should better have had 48 hours each. Only few time for pc and SU. (Hopefully a welcomed pause for you.)
To stress your ears a bit more (I´ve got better songs, but I´m cruel today - LOL
), I attach a song that I played on a different keyboard (a Yamaha, I guess) - not with my Roland E96 and not with the sequencer keyboard on which I played "JAM".)Song title "Karawane" is in german - translated, means "caravan".
Music style just reminds me of camels walking through a desert.
No more time for games, today. Hopefully tomorrow. It´s 7:24 pm and I only had breakfast up to now.
Have a nice time (all)
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Hi Franz,
So sorry to hear you're unwell - hope you're feeling better today
I listened to Jam and thought it was very good - wish I had been that good as a beginner! Also listened to Karawane and again, very professional - it reminds me of the funfairs we have in England very happy tune. I can also see what you mean about that "desert" sound too, though. Could be the theme to a Sahara trek.
Thanks to good old Igor, I can now upload! Here is my (very basic) 1 minute of new song. Speak soon my friend!
So sorry to hear you're unwell - hope you're feeling better today
I listened to Jam and thought it was very good - wish I had been that good as a beginner! Also listened to Karawane and again, very professional - it reminds me of the funfairs we have in England
very happy tune. I can also see what you mean about that "desert" sound too, though. Could be the theme to a Sahara trek.Thanks to good old Igor, I can now upload! Here is my (very basic) 1 minute of new song. Speak soon my friend!
Today in a total hurry.
Thx @ig0r for allowing upload to SassaFras.
(Yes, ig0r good friend)
Thx Kevin, for uploading.
(Just only downloaded and listend only once. Seems to become very intersting and surprising).
Will have to listen again, but today and tomorrow too busy.
I´m already very late and much work is waiting.
Have a nice weekend (all).:thum:
Thx @ig0r for allowing upload to SassaFras.
(Yes, ig0r good friend
)Thx Kevin, for uploading.
(Just only downloaded and listend only once. Seems to become very intersting and surprising
).Will have to listen again, but today and tomorrow too busy.
I´m already very late and much work is waiting.
Have a nice weekend (all).:thum:
Hi Franz,
Hope you're feeling better. Posted a PM to Igor thanking him for sorting the uploads (and of course, thanks to you too for contacting him)
Yes, I think this new song may become a "rock opera" of 12 minutes
Have a good weekend my friend (and all)
Hope you're feeling better. Posted a PM to Igor thanking him for sorting the uploads (and of course, thanks to you too for contacting him)
Yes, I think this new song may become a "rock opera" of 12 minutes
Have a good weekend my friend (and all)
Hi Kevin.
I´m already late today and in addition I´m answering late to your posting.
Was busy this weekend and today I did a lot, too. (Always doing two or three easy jobs at a time.)
Have just returned from the post office, because I had to send some easter letters. (Wanted to get rid of these things early, because I´m still feeling weak - has s.th. to do with lung/respiration, I guess/feel. Perhaps I didn´t inhale my cortisone well enough the last days.)
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12 minutes rock opera. That´s only twice as long as Bohemian Rhapsody!
Well, it´s a long way to Tipperary. ...
Really curious, what will become of it, after a well done start.
I just played around a bit with your mp3. Imported it in audacity, cut out a little clip and placed it in a second track (somewhere in the end, where the two bass breaks are, I thought it could be nice to have the "electro beginning part" underlining the rock guitar. ... but I shouldn´t be playing around.
(Besides I shouldn´t concentrate too much on music - that would kill my work on my novel for ever. Didn´t write one single sentence the last days.)
Today it´s warmer outside and I was surprised, when I touched my guitar (waiting for "TS-Doctor" to finish cutting some new tv recordings in batch mode), that even some easy finger picking was possible for me.
Now my 2nd pc is transferring the cut files to my NAS. While it´s still busy, I can answer postings.
Afterwards I´d rather like to play a computer game, though (Homefront or DeusEx-The Fall) in order to relax. Nothing relaxes me and wakes me up better at the same time.
My keyboard song sare finally all digitized now.
(I shouldn´t call them "songs" - better call them "keyboard notes", - because, I always had only one chance/attempt and no way to correct mistakes and there always were some.)
I attach one (not being played with Roland E96 and not with Roland sequencer keyboard.)
Just got shocked after upload, how big it is (~12 MB), although it´s about 5 mins long. (320 Kbps ... I must have been dreaming when exporting it from audacity.)
Stop! (My posts always get too long.)
Hope you´re well (and all, who read here, too:thum and you hopefully show us how your work on your song is going on.
I´m already late today and in addition I´m answering late
to your posting.Was busy this weekend and today I did a lot, too. (Always doing two or three easy jobs at a time.)
Have just returned from the post office, because I had to send some easter letters. (Wanted to get rid of these things early, because I´m still feeling weak - has s.th. to do with lung/respiration, I guess/feel. Perhaps I didn´t inhale my cortisone well enough the last days.)
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12 minutes rock opera. That´s only twice as long as Bohemian Rhapsody!
Well, it´s a long way to Tipperary. ...
Really curious, what will become of it, after a well done start.
I just played around a bit with your mp3. Imported it in audacity, cut out a little clip and placed it in a second track (somewhere in the end, where the two bass breaks are, I thought it could be nice to have the "electro beginning part" underlining the rock guitar. ... but I shouldn´t be playing around.
(Besides I shouldn´t concentrate too much on music - that would kill my work on my novel for ever. Didn´t write one single sentence the last days.)
Today it´s warmer outside and I was surprised, when I touched my guitar (waiting for "TS-Doctor" to finish cutting some new tv recordings in batch mode), that even some easy finger picking was possible for me.
Now my 2nd pc is transferring the cut files to my NAS. While it´s still busy, I can answer postings.
Afterwards I´d rather like to play a computer game, though (Homefront or DeusEx-The Fall) in order to relax. Nothing relaxes me and wakes me up better at the same time.
My keyboard song sare finally all digitized now.
(I shouldn´t call them "songs" - better call them "keyboard notes", - because, I always had only one chance/attempt and no way to correct mistakes and there always were some.)
I attach one (not being played with Roland E96 and not with Roland sequencer keyboard.)
Just got shocked after upload, how big it is (~12 MB)
, although it´s about 5 mins long. (320 Kbps ... I must have been dreaming when exporting it from audacity.)Stop! (My posts always get too long.)
Hope you´re well (and all, who read here, too:thum
and you hopefully show us how your work on your song is going on.
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