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Brian LeBlanc
From:
Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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Posted 8 Feb 2006 12:59 pm |
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Recomendations on hard/software :
1) instructional DVD/CD'S
2) Create practice tracks
3) basic recording
& access it while sitting at the Steel |
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Gary Shepherd
From:
Fox, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2006 5:02 pm
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1) instructional DVD/CD'S
Anything Jeff Newman did is top notch if you can stand dealing with being called a copyright pirate when trying to make an order.
2) Create practice tracks
Most folks use Band In A Box. You can get an older version cheap on eBay. You can get the newest version for a reasonable price directly from PG Music.
3) basic recording
Cakewalk Sonar (or the cheaper Guitar Studio) will help you record anything you want. Adding external hardware like a mixer will make things easier and more proffessional.
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Gary Shepherd
Carter D-10
www.16tracks.com
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Jason Schofield
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Posted 10 Feb 2006 2:56 am
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| Ditto on Band in a Box. I've used it for years. You can also record an audio track in it if you want to hear yourself. Check out Joe Wrights DVDs. Here's a pic of my studio now. I have the steel as the focal point with my computer to my right (dvds recording ect..) ready to go! http://www.wideopenwest.com/~dive25/images/room.jpg |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 10 Feb 2006 8:56 am
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| Gary, don't be too hard on the Newman's. Failure to police and enforce a copyright can mean you lose it. |
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 12 Feb 2006 7:15 am
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If you have a Mac, Garageband is great for basic recording. For the PC, N-Track studio is decent - and free.
For practice tracks, Garageband again is good. I like to use a Fender GDec practice amp, which has a ton of backing tracks in different styles that you can tweak as far as speed, key, effects etc. It'll also play any MIDI tracks via a MIDI cable hooked to your computer and has a built-in tuner, plus computer software to change the tracks via computer (easier than on the amp). Very handy and unbeatable at the price - around $270! |
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