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    Thumbs up Easy way to write a song

    .... this is so much fun, you can even create quick and easy backing tracks!!

    http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm
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    pretty cool Lev, thanks for the link !

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    Hey! That's awesome. What a great useful site. Thanks Lev.

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    Awesome indeed!
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    anyway we can download the finished product as a wav. file or mp3 I couldn't figure it or is it strickly left on that site and no downloads of finished work?
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    Ok I found away to just record on to my Pro Tracks so here's the first test clip of this little wonder of the internet....and quick too only 3min to do the backer and 5min for riffs and 2min to mix...so for 10min you can do quite a bit I think the next one we'll take 20min...LOL

    http://www.box.net/shared/4ky1y7mpsu I'm calling it Sunny Day it was sunny outside
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    Zeusse - That's a mighty fine backing track. So your saying you used the Jam Studio to make the track and downloaded it to your computer? That is truly amazing!!!
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    I did have to mess around with my audio drivers to find the right combination to record while playing it back from the site but otherwise it does work pretty good I was amazed I can post the backers for you guys that I throw together until you find away to do it...I think this could turn into a 5 backer a day habit...LOL

    http://www.box.net/shared/p0szeb1n78 Sunny Day Backer<<<there that was easy...LOL
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    That sounded fantastic, man. Thanks a lot!
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    That sounded great.
    I haven't tried yet to download the backer but I'm glad to know that it can be done.

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    Thanks a bunch, Lev. That site is just too cool. I had lots of fun tonight jamming along to some spontaneous backing tracks!

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    this is so cool! thanks for the link. i love that song. glad i signed on here...im finally allowed to post...cool! seriously, thanks for that site. you should send in that song, its really great

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    Quote Originally Posted by zeusse
    I did have to mess around with my audio drivers to find the right combination to record while playing it back from the site but otherwise it does work pretty good I was amazed I can post the backers for you guys that I throw together until you find away to do it...I think this could turn into a 5 backer a day habit...LOL

    http://www.box.net/shared/p0szeb1n78 Sunny Day Backer<<<there that was easy...LOL
    Alright. I'm doing some composing with this site but can't figure out how to save anything yet.
    Tell us what you did exactly so that we (I) can post some backers too. Pppppleeease?

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    I just got home tonight so at some point on Monday or Tuesday I'll throw a tutorial together for ya Spudman.
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    Spuds - I think all you need to do is record the songs(s) you wrote by using a program like Audacity. What I do is to minimize both programs (Audacity and Jam Studio) to 50% each and stack them vertically. Then I hit the start button on Audacity and then the play button on Jam Studio. After all is complete, I use Audacity to remove the blank space at the beginning of the song and use Audacity's fade out effect at the end of the song. Jam Studio does end a song abruptly. So I make sure I add an extra 3 or 4 bars of the last chord to allow the fade out. I hope this helps.

    I wrote a song called "Forgiveness". I have no idea what I am doing. I can do verses OK, but the choruses give me problems. I know the choruses should be different than verses, but I am not sure what chord progressions to use.

    First time using Box.Net also. I hope the link works.

    Here is my song "Forgiveness".

    http://www.box.net/shared/sile5r2ah3
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    Tim
    I already tried that and didn't have any luck. I think Audacity needs to know where it's recording from and I haven't found a way to tell it that yet. Thanks though.

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    Spuds - My bad. I use the Cakewalks Pro 2004 to capture the song from Jam Studio. Then I use Audacity to cut and trim the beginning and end of the song. I save it as a wav file and then go back to Cakewalks Pro 2004 to change it into an MP3. Sorry about the confusion.
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    Acoustic: Seagull S6.

    AMPs: VOX AD30VT, Peavey Envoy 110.

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    Pedals: Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Digitech Bad Monkey, Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo, DOD VFX40B 7-Band Graphic EQ, Ibanez CS-5 Super Chorus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudman
    Tim
    I already tried that and didn't have any luck. I think Audacity needs to know where it's recording from and I haven't found a way to tell it that yet. Thanks though.
    This might just be relevant to soundblaster cards... but... in your selection of what to record in any program including Audacity you can chose.. "WhatYouHear" as what to record.. it works pretty good.. again.. it might just be with soundblaster cards... also.. installing "lame" will eliminate the need to convert it some place else.. Lame is a free mp3 encoder http://www.mp3-converter.com/encoders/lame_encoder2.htm that works with audacity and other programs..


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    Justa - For some reason when I try to record from the computer (not importing) I get a lot of repeats along with an increase in volume until it is uncontrollable. It is like feed back with an acoustic guitar through an amplifier. I do not know how to stop this from happing! Perhaps this is what Spuds was talking about.

    Do you install Lame in the same directory as Audacity?
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    Electric: Washburn HB-30, Squier Tele Custom Deluxe, Jay Turser Strat.
    Acoustic: Seagull S6.

    AMPs: VOX AD30VT, Peavey Envoy 110.

    Modelers: V-AMP 2, Digitech RP-100A.

    Pedals: Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Digitech Bad Monkey, Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo, DOD VFX40B 7-Band Graphic EQ, Ibanez CS-5 Super Chorus.

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