I am recording my own music, and I can do audio recordings but the program I have is always reminding me that i can use Midi, but it seems super complicated...I just need somebody to simplify it for me.
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It's not super-complicated, especially if you've already the skills to use the program and record live music to your computer. MIDI can be used two ways, as a sequencer or the same way your recording now as a live input device.\n\nSequencing is a bit daunting at first if your unfamiliar with it, but if your familiar with writing scores it's much easier because thats all your basically doing. You tell the program to play this note at this time, for this long as if you were writing sheet music for the piece. It can be especially helpful for drums or instruments you can't play or don't have access to like horns.\n\nLive input is the same as you've been doing but requires some kind of MIDI input device to do so. The most familiar one is a standard electronic piano, but the make a variety of them for other instruments. As you play the information gets recorded in the same sheet music format from above. You can then take that info and apply it to any instrument you wish.\n\nHope that helps, good luck.
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First you should figure out if you actually need a mixer; most modern audio interfaces (even the affordable ones) come with several inputs for instrument-, line- and microphone-signals, MIDI I/O and one or two headphone outputs. If you don't have lots of outboard equipment or instruments, it really makes more sense to just invest in a good quality audio interface with the number of inputs you think you need today and in the near future. Get a good quality microphone too, if you plan to record vocals/acoustical instruments. If you want "hands on" mixing, get one of the many nice fader-boxes out on the market these days.\n\nCheers,\n\nArne S.
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Midi's can also be copyright protected. There are certain conditions and stuff to using Midi's from certain sites, so you should check those before you jump into it.\n\nIf it's a midi of your creation, then there's obviously no catch. But people could use it if there wasn't anything against it.
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You can search the web for midi's.. Find the ones you like and send a email from yahoo to your telephone and attach the midi's to the email. try to keep the midi's below 25kb.
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This program lets you create your own songs and audio loops. It comes with hundreds of sound effects, tweaking instruments and automated tools.\n\nFruityLoops Studio Producer Edition 6.0.8\n\nscroll down the page...
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Lets see...\nAn mp3 is an audio only file\nAn AVI is a video file\nA Midi is instructions for playing the midi instrument in your computer - instruments only, no voices or lyrics\nWhy you you want to do that?  Make a video file with only sound?  Take all the words and voices out of the song?\n\nThere are probably programs to do those things - but what would be the point??
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Don't pay recording studios, it is a waste of money.  Buy a Fostex MR 8 digital recorder and do it all yourself.  It is a hell of a lot cheaper, and sounds just about the same.  I own one and it has saved me tons of money.
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Absolutely.  \n\nThough I'm *not* old {smiling}, yes, I remember all kinds of tape recording formats, and even went to a school for multitrack recording, with the aim of getting a job in a studio.\n\nThere are numerous programs for your PC that will turn it into a multitrack recorder with all the familiar features a console has -- channel and master faders, VU meters, pan knobs, mute and solo switches, etc.  But they go beyond the wildest dreams of a recording engineer in the 80s, when tape (often 2" wide) was the only respectable medium, and a reasonable studio would cost many tens--if not a few hundreds--of thousands of dollars to assemble.\n\nComputer software on a good PC does the job of both the mixing console and the multitrack recorder, and even lets you do a mix-down to stereo, and even editing of your projects... and mastering to CD!\n\nI don't have enough experience with any of the programs I've seen   to recommend one, but suspect you'd find a lot of useful info at emusician.com, the online version of Electronic Musician magazine.  \n\nThey probably review software as well as hardware, and I'm sure there are plenty of other sites that do, too.\n\nYou might want to just get your feet wet with a great *free* program, called Audacity.  I *have* used that one, just playing around, and it seems to have just about everything I've seen in pay programs, and which a beginning (or even semi-pro) band would need.  I can't say for sure, but I'd be surprised if this software *isn't* good enough for a demo, as long as you know how to use it.  \n\nThe recording and mixing process takes practice, some knowledge of sound and microphone placement, a good ear, and a bit of creativity... as with any other type of recording equipment.  Since Audacity is freeware, you have no money to lose, there.\n\nAs for "easy to use," that depends a lot on your experience with the hardware these programs are designed to emulate.  I find the software pretty intuitive, but I have studied and used this kind of hardware on and off for years.  I can imagine it being an awful lot to a newbie.  But then, so would the hardware versions of these tools.\n\nOne other tip: don't skimp on your microphones.  A mic of poor quality will ruin a recording quicker than just about anything else, no matter how good the software is.  And it's not one-type-fits-all-duties.  Way too much to cover here, I'm afraid.\n\nOh, alright, one more thing... you do have to have a certain level of hardware in your computer.  Check the system requirements of the software you get, but I'm guessing you'll want at least 1 GB of RAM, a fast hard drive (7200 rpm or better), and a fast processor (I won't guess, on that).  And obviously you need some way to get the microphone signals into your PC.  If your sound card doesn't provide the necessary inputs, you may need to buy a "breakout box" which you connect to the computer via USB port, probably, and which then gives you various mic and line inputs.\n\nThis may sound like a lot to learn, and I won't lie... it is!  But it is possible, and I think can give you a surprisingly good quality recording via your PC.\n\nGood luck, and maybe you'll send me your demo CD!   ;-)
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This isn't really a wonderfully helpful answer, but there is a free program called Psycle that lets you use your computer as a virtual bank of synthesizers to create whatever music you want. Should be fairly easy to google it up.
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HOLD THE PHONE!!!\n\nBefore you buy the mixer, check this out.  It's all you need to make killer recordings with you PC.\n\nhttp://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Line-6-TonePort-UX1-USB-RecordingModeling-Interface?sku=249700\n\nyou are welcome\n\nWhat the guy below me said is all true but I wouldn't make a huge initial investment like he suggests.  Check out the Toneport and build from there.
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Hello, u cheeky... person, lol\n\nDespite the fact that ur answer to my question was crap, Ill give u a good one.\n\nIf u need to edit wave files, then Cool Edit Pro is the most professional yet user-friendly and easily accessible program. If u need MIDI editing, then I would recommend Cakewalk Sonar. Plus, u can also use it for audio editing, too
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Converting mp3 format in to midi is very very easy.You must have windows media player with u.Choose the song in playing list to which u want to convert it to midi format.SELECT THE FILE.\nthen follow....\nFile->Save As->MIDI->give location where u want to save->Save
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I use reason, just plug in a midi controller and go! Drum machines, synthesizers and samplers all at your disposal! www.propellerheads.se!
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garageband is much more user friendly, it's incredibly powerful for the price. It's not what a pro would use, but it's a great place to start. Definately buy a mac.
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You cannot. MP3s are actual audio, while MIDIs are instructions to tell the computer how to generate the audio.
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Sony Vegas \n\nEven though this is a film-editing software, you can use it to record your songs.\n\nYou can record each instrument on a separate track and them put them together.\n\nYou can put audio effects like echoes, or you can transpose what you have recorded, or you can stretch the time of the audio.\n\nThough it takes a while to get used to, it's so worth even if you haven't mastered it! There are just so many features to play around with!\n\nIm fact, I use this software to do just that!\n\nBut here's a tip: Try to record each instrument in the same speed. (I think that's common sense, but anyway...)
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If you buy a USB midi controller, you can play your keyboard directly into MIDI compatible music software, programs such as Cubase. I know of at least one free MIDI compatible application, Anvil Studio, that can display MIDI as musical notation.\n\nBut you do first need a MIDI controller to connect to the computer. You can't use the microphone input - there's no musical context that comes from your keyboard through the mic jack. You must use MIDI.