Introduce Yourself

[StevieT]

hey my name is Steve, i live in New Zealand
Age 21
Experience: travell in a band we have recorded 2 albums , we in the past have recorded with analog but far too expensive moving too digital
have 5150 amp
tarce elliot quad
taylor acc
stingray bass
digi oo1
and going Shopping
been touring with the band for 2 years primarily through europe but will be leaving for the states on th 4th of march for 3 months ! my role bass player and vocalist !
i thinK that is forum is an awesome oportunity for us all to get better at what we do , as we all need each other to do so thanks Sweat waters

[jeharris]

Yes, StevieT.

This is a good place to share ideas with others who love to make music. Sounds like you're living your dream. Good for you!

I wanted to do something like that when I was your age, but at that time, it was not feasible. Looking back in hindsite, however, as much as I thought I would have wanted to do something like that back then, I'm glad that it did not happen for me, as I prefer writing to performing.

The best of luck once you and your band make it here to the states and I hope that your tour is a success. If you're coming to Chicago, let me know. I'll make sure to come out to see the band! In closing, three questions:

1. What is the name of your band and
2. What about your work (albums)? Are they only available locally (New Zealand)?
3. Do you guys have a website with MP3s available for previewing your sound?

I'm currently constructing a website for that very thing, as I think that this kind of thing should be accessable and would help those just starting out so that they can see what can be done with a computer and all of the right software/hardware, etc.

[Foreverain4]

Originally posted by smileywiley
Hi, my name is Nick Wiley and I'm from NC. I currently do not own any recording equipment besides a yamaha EMX3000 and a jvc tape deck. I also downloaded PTFREE but my sound card is junk and there's no room for a new one. I play fingerstyle guitar and I own an ibanez classical and a Washburn CTS prototype electric. (BTW, it's an awesome guitar!) I curently don't have a job because I'm only 14 but if any of you guys live near asheboro and are hiring please tell me!

so there's a little bit about me

take your old one out and put the new one in. most pro level sound cards wont co exist with another one anyway...

[smileywiley]

Originally posted by Foreverain4



take your old one out and put the new one in. most pro level sound cards wont co exist with another one anyway...

Oh I forgot to say, this is my situation. The computer came with onboard audio and only three pci's. One is filled with the modem, one with sommething else, and one with the ethernet card. Since we have high speed internet I guess I could just remove the modem which we don't use to my knowledge.

[jeharris]

Yes, you should but you must also disable the onboard sound. If you're running Windows, just click on My Computer->Properties. Then click on the Hardware tab then the Devices button.

The go to sound, video and game controllers. Right-click on the audio device and select Disable. Then, install your new audio card and the drivers that come along with it and you'll be fine.

About your first post, I hope you find a job soon, but not to worry. You have the rest of your life ahead of you, at fourteen. Learn as much as you can and do not be in too big of a hurry to grow up. It will happen a lot faster than you think, and I know from experience.

[elshoky]

my name is elshoky mohd i,m a master musicion with arranging for choir
not to long with pc recording but not bad , i have a very poor pc trying to get a new system if any one can help i well be thankful
elshoky@hotmail.com
send me something

[jeharris]

elshoky:

You're in the right place. Sweetwater offers custom configurations. Give them a call and tell them what you're looking for. I'm sure that they will be able to accomodate you.

[DaFuente]

Hey I'm David from Atlanta. 22 years old, been recording in and with bands since I was 14. I do vocals, guitar, mandolin, trumpet, bass...whatever needs to be filled in basically. I deal mainly with computer recording:

AMD Athlon 2600+
Turtle Beach Monterrey
ATI Radeon
sweet little Asus motherboard
hella hard drive space/memory
I use mainly Reason, Pro Tools LE (have to reboot out of xp..ugh), Finale for notation/arranging, Sonic Foundry for mastering

I've got a functional grasp on music technology, meaning that I understand what I use and a little bit beyond.

I'm applying to the music technology graduate program at NYU so I'm looking for as much information as possible to stun them at my interview

If anyone has any advice, drop me an email.

David

[beherenow]

I am amateur home musician. I'd say I know as much about music, and computers, as anyone does who's not a professional musician, or computician, or student of those topics. I have Sonar and some soft synths and am teaching myself how to use them to make music, probably all computer-based. Not expecting to use 'real' instruments for the time being. I have years of classical piano and music theory training. My profession, by the way, is forest ecologist.

Richard

[jeharris]

Good for you, beherenow.

As you will learn from this thread, everyone has his or her favorates when it comes to sequencers. I also have and do use Sonar XL for some things, although my preference is Cubase SX. The music background will come in handy.

I use only soft synths and I write music and can score for any instrument. If you're using Sonar XL, you have built in scoring. You can do your writing there, convert to MIDI and assign to soft synths., etc. I use Sibelius for scoring because that's what I prefer. At some point, I'll probably use outside instruments, but at this point, I have no need to.

Happy music making!

[jeharris]

vespa_vic:

It seems that you've been around the block more than most of us, which is a GOOD thing. I do hope that you can learn to feel comfortable with PC or Mac recording because you're going to find that there are tons of things that you can do in this arena.

[ljenab]

Hi, Larry Jenab here. I'm not in the industry (though I'm a GIT grad). I'm *gasp* an attorney with a bunch of guitars! My recording rig is a Dell PC with 512MB RAM, 7200 spin ATA100 60GB HD, Audigy2, and Cakewalk Guitar Tracks Pro and Cool Edit Pro. I monitor with a horribly inappropriate but gratifyingly loud THX-certified surround system. I generally record through a Johnson J-Station, though I occasionally mike my amps.

Actual instruments are Carvin and Fender guitars, though a Carvin Legacy 100 Watt head and 4-12 cab. Pathetic first attempts at recording things are available here . These will be replaced as soon as I gain tons of wisdom from this BBS!

I would love to be able to record acoustic/electric rock, a la Jethro Tull, and have it sound, well . . . good.

LJ

[jeharris]

ljenab:

So, you're a Tull fan? So am I!!! It's ironic because just last week, I pulled out Passion Play, Thick As A Brick and Living In The Past and gave them all a spin.

You can record really good guitar tracks, if you have the right equipment. I'd add another hard drive just for the audio and I'd move up to another sequencer i.e.: Cubase. Add a mixer i.e.: Mackie 1202 VLZ, which has excellent mic pre-amps, get a D/A A/D i.e.: M-Audio flying cow, some good mics (Shure sells some really good mics which will not cost you an arm and a leg), and you should be good to go!

Last but not least, get some really good reference monitors. I have M-Audio SP5Bs and they're fantastic! M-Audio just came out with a new line and you can get the SP5Bs for $199 a pair! Run, don't walk to your closest internet connection and dial into www.musiciansfriend.com and order a pair.

[DeityStudios]

well I guess I shoud introduce myself. I'm Matt, 15 years old from Portland OR. Running on a P4 1.8Ghz with 80GBs Disk and 386Mb ram. This is the projected final studio lineup.
~Digi001
~Yamaha Drum Kit
~Marshall Amps
~Epiphone Guitar
~Taylor Acoustic
~Project Studios B1 and C1
~Shure Beta 52
~Shure SM57
~Shure SM86
~MXL 990
~Oktava 319
My room is less than acoustically sound (working on it, posted about it). Thats what you get when you're 15 and living with parents

[jeharris]

Now look DeityStudios,

Don't complain. Your projected studio sounds pretty good. And at 15, you're doing what many of us only dreamed of at that age. I was scoring music for high school when I was your age but this was before PCs, as it was in the 1970's.

It was not until I was fully grown, out of my parents house and over 40 before I could build my rig so at least you have plenty of time to become great at what you're doing, so work at it!