Hi, JM and All, Many of your questions are best answered on the QWS mailing list. You'll find it shown in the excellent manual which is supplied with QWS.
Goldwave will help you if you create a number of MIDI files and want to put them onto a cd;. You'd record the data from a MIDI synth into Goldwave and then edited out pauses or whatever else is needed. Joe g. ----- Original Message ----- From: JM Casey <[email protected]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, Mar 23, 2011 19:29:42 Subject: Introduction, and so forth > > > Hello. > I don't seem to recall introducing myself on this list, so here goes. > I'm JM. I'm a tinkerer and a dabbler and an alchemist. I'm starting to > experiment a great deal with sound manipulation on the PC as well as getting > my feet wet in MIDI stuff. SO far it has been interesting, although I feel > like much of what I do is guesswork. I'm a JAWS user, and i've been running > both audacity and goldwave with some success, especially with goldwave, > whose responsiveness, keyboard commands and scripts make it possible to > perform most tasks a non-screenreader-user could do without even knowing > what they're about, simply because in some ways having wave forms and other > visual data at your disposal makes things remarkably easy if you're not > really looking to do professional stuff. Basically I think it's incredible > that almost anyone can do complex editing without really understanding the > principles; for us though some understanding is really necessary in order to > accomplish anything. > > So I'm very interested in a lot of things. I've read through some manuals, > guides and so on, and what i've noticed is that there are a lot of resources > we can use, if we just know where to look. I'm interested then in any tips > people here might h...what other programmes should I be looking into? I > have yet to purchase a Midi keyboard but I have started using a programme > called QWS, which is a Midi sequencer whose functionality is completely > keyboard-friendly and which even lets you play notes on your QWERTY. I also > have found a lot of VST synths that seem like they'd be fun to play with, > but I'm not quite sure how to make them work, and in any case they might not > be too useful until I get a keyboard to play on. > > I found a programme called Soundplant that I had some interest indd_basically > it lets you trigger samples using single keys. You could use it with one > sample to vary the pitch with each key, creating a sort of musical keyboard > with whatever sound you choose, or you could enter in several different > samples and have different keys trigger each one, creating a sort of collage > or whatever. Unfortunately the programme seems 99completely* inaccessible...I > can't even read the main window at all and none of the standard windows keys > will work. Anyone know this programme? is there something else out there > that will perform similar functions? > > So, I know this is a lot of ground; my main question is rather vague, merely > asking for any tips from fairly experienced users. What should I try out? > What should I avoid? I got a Creative soundblaster x-fi card and while the > hardware seems rather good barely any of the software that came with the > card is usable for me...n even the media player. . This seems quite normal > for Creative Labs. I certainly think next time I'll try getting a card > bundled with more "friendly" software. What are your experiences? > > Thanks folks... > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [email protected]
