What was this high-tech gift, you ask? Why, it was a tape recorder! It was a monographic, reel to reel tape deck that came with its own plug-in microphone. I could hold that mic up to my transistor radios speaker and record songs onto tape. I could also play the guitar and sing and record every second of it. I could even hide and record conversations from unsuspecting family members. I was in recording heaven!
Years later I owned an 8 track stereo recording deck (ok, that was a mistake). At another point in time I had a stereo cassette recording deck that would physically flip the tape over when one side was finished recording or playing. Now I own a more conventional stereo dual cassette deck, but I no longer use it for recording or much of anything else for that matter.
All my recording is now done on my computer. The audio and midi software available today for computer recording is quite amazing. You can record multiple tracks, edit the recordings and add special effects as desired. Many of the audio recording programs come with their own native special effects such as reverb, compression, flanger, and chorus, to name a few. Some of the recording software can also accept third party effects such as vocal removers, tube amp effects and many more.
Multitrack recording software allows for recording various live instruments, vocals, etc, onto individual tracks. After recording one track, you can play it back while recording another. Once finished, you can mix all the individual tracks down into one stereo track. Some recording software will import and record both audio and MIDI, some audio only. If you have a MIDI keyboard or other MIDI instrument, be sure to pick software that handles both formats.
Creating a simple home audio recording studio is easy. In addition to software, an audio and/or midi interface will allow you to plug all kinds of audio components, microphones and instruments into your computer for live recording, recording from tape or even from your old vinyl lps. You can also use a home stereo system as an interface for audio components by running cables to it from your computers sound card. A laptop with recording software and a USB interface can serve as a totally portable recording studio. And again, if you have MIDI instruments, be sure to get an interface that will allow connecting them in additon to audio components and instruments.
MP3 Audio File Format â A new format for storing sounds
MP3 is the latest and the most popular audio format that is used
now. This acronym stands for MPEG Layer 3. It is a compressed
audio format with a compression ratio of up to 12: 1. The sound
quality of the audio in this format is very high. A normal audio file,
which is 1200 KB in size, can be stored in just 100 KB if it is using
the MP3 format. The size of the audio files is very small when
compared to other formats of audio files. This makes it easily
portable.
Where to get MP3 audio files?
MP3 audio files are widely available in CDs now. Almost any album
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The digital revolution has made music recording easily available to anyone with a computer. If you enjoy music and want to do more than just download mp3s from the Internet, get some multitrack recording software and start your own home sound studio.
Two Week Free Trial Not a Good Introductory Offer for Audio Books Right NowI have discussed the similarities of audio book renters to
Netflix numerous times in my reviews. Similarities include
unlimited rentals , an online prioritizing queue to speed up
expediting of customer shipments, no due dates and free
shipping. All these features helped make Netflix a successful
business in a short period of time. This business strategy and
my belief that the Regular CD format and MP3-format are a long
way away from disappearing amidst the ever increasing amount of
data downloadable to iPods, cell phones, car stereos, etc. works
well for audio books too.
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About The Author
Steve Leedy is a computer technician and sound hobbysist. His website, at http://www.pcmusicstuff.com, contains information and diagrams on computer music recording.
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