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Ok , be gentle with me on this one but I have had a go , I will listen to the others as soon as I can , but like Skol I didn't want to have too much influence by others , not that I would have a clue how to do what anyone else does , [url="https://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/no-second-chance"]https://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/no-second-chance[/url]

Yep , I kind of thought of a gang of bank robbers all wearing the same pair of (oversize) tights , with a reggae kind of feel .......but Ive moved on now

I have had a go but.... apart from the fact I am guessing at most of what I am doing , I havent got this K meter thing sussed yet (or even reaper come to mention it) , now I have a 'mix' but it doesn't play in reaper any more , I did render it to wav so I have got something, but I need to adjust something but while all the tracks show in reaper, I can't hear it . I will let the laptop cool down and start again on sunday , gig tommorrow, skirting board to fit, architrave to loft hatch and a radiator to fit to the front bedroom, half a tank of gas and pack of cigarettes................

Respec Bert , sounds fantastic , enjoy

Great to hear that Joe , and yeah , superb gig shots BRX

I know the B9 does midi , but if I plug a midi keyboard ( tecnics digi piano thing with general midi etc) via 5 pin din into the B9 , will it send the midi signal through via the usb into my computer? . I am struggling a bit with this totally as I can't make it work. however , this piano has plenty of virtual sounds , instruments , drums and stuff already , and I can record audio piece of proverbial . Do I need the midi ? I think i do, but what am I missing regarding the signal chain?

we have a winner ,

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1356948729' post='1915370'] Close enough [/quote] or maybe not ................ TV is still available , I hope there is no 36 hour bumping rule in this forum

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1356959319' post='1915571'] While Reaper is not for me [I tried - but a few things missing for me] I did find this useful [YouTube] Lots of material on Midi in Reaper. Hope it helps. [url="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=working+with+midi+in+reaper&oq=working+with+midi+in+reaper&gs_l=youtube.3...22188.28351.0.28531.27.26.0.1.1.0.83.1850.26.26.0...0.0...1ac.1.Ms8htt_Fx9M"]http://www.youtube.c...c.1.Ms8htt_Fx9M[/url] Garry [/quote] Wow cheers Garry , I have done a bit of searchiing , but that lot looks like the Holy Grail . I will stick that link on my faves and do some homework .

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1356910930' post='1915158'] That's what i was thinking, but i also would have no idea where to start creating a drum loop. I'll maybe just record the bass track first and see how that goes. Cheers. [/quote] you should have a click track you can use that will help . Also If you write down a rough structure of the intended song..... intro 4bars / verse 1- 4bars / chorus/ V2 .....it will give you something to refer to when your head gets stewed. The lenght of each dependant on lyrics/ grooves etc I struggled with drums until I loaded drumcore3 free , it was the only intuitive thing I have found with this recording malarkey . Its a big download but is reeeeealllyy easy to use . Anyway , Hark at me offering advice on this topic .

Cheers guys I will invest I am sure , before the due date. I cannot get my head around the midi aspects ATM , sometimes it works sometimes not , these are the type things that frustrate me the most, I know it works becuase I have done it , but there must be a command or channel or a driver or some button that needs switching. I am thinking that the world of Midi is a must with recording , so I will have to get my head around it .

I am not sure whether anyone uses this sort of stuff anymore , but I have a [url="http://www.audioreview.com/cat/digital-sources/cd-players/technics/sl-pg480a/prd_117195_1586crx.aspx"]Technics SL-PG480A [/url]going begging . It is purely a player and needs running into an amp and has Phono sockets on the rear and it comes with a remote control. It will need collecting from the Chester area first to shout BANANAS can have it Kev

[quote name='korerok' timestamp='1356865361' post='1914369'] Ps Aya [/quote] Close enough

Cheers Dad , your very kind , I wasn't expecting votes but having tried to lash something up for a month I just wanted to include it somewhere near the competition . I feel your pain with the process though, I was getting absolutley nowhere for ages , I took all day friday trying to mess with a drum midi and was on the verge of giving up , and thought I would try a drum loop program , and after a bit of fannying a lot of stuff just clicked . I have even just sussed out how to apply the plug ins , I have know idea what they do , but at least I am at the point where I can get started . and THAT is a miilion miles from where I was even a week ago . The reaper evaluation says I am on day 42 out of 60 , so it was getting a bit touch and go

cheers

I know I am miles to late for this, but for a laugh and just to show how good the others are you can have a listen to[url="https://soundcloud.com/#lurksalot/chrimbo-jingle"] this [/url], it might put you off though.

I recorded my first sounds yesterday , the sound of a penny dropping , stick at it , I have no finesse but I stuck something together

I am sure some have off days , but listen to the bassline on Maggie may , some say it is full of ghost notes and muted tones , to me it sounds as if it was played after a bottle of scotch

Egg Timer ? My head hurts now , The more I mess with this recording stuff, the less I seem to understand . 6 hrs today , and f*** all to show for it , mostly fannying with midi drums and not even getting as far as a simple drum pattern of any worth . One day something might click ......but that could be just the metronome , and even that seems odd at the moment

Roll up , Roll up . As above this is a great TV and will come with a digi box or will take a signal from sat box, dvd or video etc. We have inherited the MIL's plasma DVB jobby so the Sony is surplus to requirements. It IS a heavy beast and will need 2 to carry ( I can help this end) . First to shout 'AYE' secures this beauty . I am based in Chester and it will need to be collected . I would like a commitmentment by 7th January , I might be able to hold it for a little after that , but if no-one comes forward it will be junked . Many thanks , pass it on if you wish .

[quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1356653219' post='1912186'] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=X5gpOpHbECk#"]http://www.youtube.c...&v=X5gpOpHbECk#[/url]! My kinda gig! [/quote] Was Bruno Mars on that gig somewhere

[quote name='mep' timestamp='1356616736' post='1911664'] Saw them do this on Graham Norton and was was well impressed. Great moves to boot. Pop is interesting again. [/quote] so did I , it took me by surprise a bit, but I really enjoyed the performance , I am still not completely sold on the song, but loved the way they did it

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There are bits in audacity to tell it where to look for the sound , I struggled with it for ages as it defaulted to something obscure and coulkd never remember how to sort it . good luck , I have no idea if a gt10b is up to the job either , sorry . I would love to do some recording , but the process is really starting to bug me .