Recent content by sjfoote

I see that a lot of folks are not in favor of using the normalize function on a recorded track. I find that when I record an audio track in my Cakewalk program and import that track into another program like Sony Acid or MAGIX Music Maker, when compared to pre-recorded loops that I am using in...

Does anybody know of a free plug-in that will add a 12-string effect to a standard guitar track?

I recently purchased a DVD of royalty-free loops that work with my software. After trying them out, I wonder why I keep messing around trying to record my own backing tracks, when I can assemble great sounding tracks using loops. This is the problem - I keep debating with myself whether music...

If I record a track in CakeWalk at 24-bit, 48kHz - when exported as WAV, how does it convert to standard 16-bit, 44.1kHz file? Is there a process within CakeWalk that does downsampling to the CD standard? If so, is it just an algorithm that does the conversion, or is there a piece of hardware...

If I add a video card to my Dell (dimension 3000, 512MB, Celeron D 340) will it free up system resouces like RAM or processor time? I notice that when working with CakeWalk Music Creator if the tracks go off the screen when recording or playback, there is a stutter as the video display jumps...

Been thinking about adding another drive for archiving audio files, and was wondering what you all think of using a 7200RPM USB drive for that purpose. Any problems with the USB drives?

I use a Zoom digital recorder that creates 32 kHz WAV files. I can import them directly into Audacity and it plays them at the correct speed. I'm now trying to use Kristal and it won't play these files correctly until I convert (r8brain) them to 44.1 kHz. Are there any inherent problems using...