Bubba Joe Tyrone Malone

Hello -- I've never been to this newsgroup before, so I apologize if this is
a lame newbie question.

I've just started working on editing my own music mix with Magix Music Maker
2004 Deluxe. I'm beginning to wonder if this is really the right software to
use for this kind of thing or if I just don't have the hang of it yet.

Are there any programs people particularly recommend for this? What I'm
trying to do is take a bunch of uptempo big-band-era songs and mix them
together, taking out slower parts, and keeping the tempo fairly steady. What
I have trouble with is getting the tempo exactly right. It would also be
nice to have more "filler" riffs -- Magix has them for all sorts of styles,
but apparently not big band (probably because people don't usually mix big
band).

Anyway, what software is ideal for this, using Windows XP?

dj

What software have you looked at so far or or searched and read the
specifications for?
This might require 2 separate peices.
As stupid as it sounds Winamp has what I think is the easiest tempo control
Pacemaker and it's free!
So 2 soundcards 1 to Play and 1 to Record I do this all the time.
Adjust audio properties for Sound playback to soundcard 1 and Sound
recording to soundcard 2
Done!
Look at Fuity Loops 4

"Bubba Joe Tyrone Malone" <bubba@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:Jn1Lc.32$Uq2.29@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
> Hello -- I've never been to this newsgroup before, so I apologize if this
> is
> a lame newbie question.
>
> I've just started working on editing my own music mix with Magix Music
> Maker
> 2004 Deluxe. I'm beginning to wonder if this is really the right software
> to
> use for this kind of thing or if I just don't have the hang of it yet.
>
> Are there any programs people particularly recommend for this? What I'm
> trying to do is take a bunch of uptempo big-band-era songs and mix them
> together, taking out slower parts, and keeping the tempo fairly steady.
> What
> I have trouble with is getting the tempo exactly right. It would also be
> nice to have more "filler" riffs -- Magix has them for all sorts of
> styles,
> but apparently not big band (probably because people don't usually mix big
> band).
>
> Anyway, what software is ideal for this, using Windows XP?
>
>

tonito

"Bubba Joe Tyrone Malone" <bubba@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:Jn1Lc.32$Uq2.29@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
> Hello -- I've never been to this newsgroup before, so I apologize if this
is
> a lame newbie question.
>
> I've just started working on editing my own music mix with Magix Music
Maker
> 2004 Deluxe. I'm beginning to wonder if this is really the right software
to
> use for this kind of thing or if I just don't have the hang of it yet.
>
> Are there any programs people particularly recommend for this? What I'm
> trying to do is take a bunch of uptempo big-band-era songs and mix them
> together, taking out slower parts, and keeping the tempo fairly steady.
What
> I have trouble with is getting the tempo exactly right. It would also be
> nice to have more "filler" riffs -- Magix has them for all sorts of
styles,
> but apparently not big band (probably because people don't usually mix big
> band).
>
> Anyway, what software is ideal for this, using Windows XP?
>
>
try traktor dj studio (www.nativeinstruments.com), or virtual dj
(www.virtualdj.com)

Bubba Joe Tyrone Malone

Thanks for the reply. I'm figuring out a few things with Magic Music Maker
now, but I'll give Winamp a try for controlling meter. This is the first
thing I've ever tried to mix in my life, so I haven't done a lot of research
into the available software. I think I was naively hoping I could find a
program where I could take some 15 songs, press a few buttons and have a
CD-quality mix ready to go. :-)

Unfortunately, I'm learning it's a lot more work than that. Music Maker has
a device for detecting BPM, but it only works to a limited extent -- a loud
note can sometimes be mistaken for a beat, throwing off the count. You can
manually tap in the tempo, but my own sense of rhythm leaves something to be
desired. What I've ended up doing for most of the songs is tapping the
tempo, seeing what number I get most of the time (it continuosly gives you
an estimated rate based on your most recent taps), and manually entering
that number as the tempo.

Then of course, when you speed up the tempo too much, the sound quality
falls apart.

Anyway, I'm developing a much greater appreciation for djs who mix music
well.



"dj" <cnewman65@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> What software have you looked at so far or or searched and read the
> specifications for?
> This might require 2 separate peices.
> As stupid as it sounds Winamp has what I think is the easiest tempo
control
> Pacemaker and it's free!
> So 2 soundcards 1 to Play and 1 to Record I do this all the time.
> Adjust audio properties for Sound playback to soundcard 1 and Sound
> recording to soundcard 2
> Done!
> Look at Fuity Loops 4
>
> "Bubba Joe Tyrone Malone" <bubba@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:Jn1Lc.32$Uq2.29@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
> > Hello -- I've never been to this newsgroup before, so I apologize if
this
> > is
> > a lame newbie question.
> >
> > I've just started working on editing my own music mix with Magix Music
> > Maker
> > 2004 Deluxe. I'm beginning to wonder if this is really the right
software
> > to
> > use for this kind of thing or if I just don't have the hang of it yet.
> >
> > Are there any programs people particularly recommend for this? What I'm
> > trying to do is take a bunch of uptempo big-band-era songs and mix them
> > together, taking out slower parts, and keeping the tempo fairly steady.
> > What
> > I have trouble with is getting the tempo exactly right. It would also be
> > nice to have more "filler" riffs -- Magix has them for all sorts of
> > styles,
> > but apparently not big band (probably because people don't usually mix
big
> > band).
> >
> > Anyway, what software is ideal for this, using Windows XP?
> >
> >
>
>