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m2gdh
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Hi,
I am doing a research project on language learning and would appreciate help in choosing suitable s/w. I'm an ex IT guy so the PC don't frighten me - but an easy learning curve so I can get up and running would be nice.
As of tomorrow I will have a M-AUDIO MOBILE PRE. I have a quality microphiome and a CD player and an XP system with 200 gig of HD. So hardware wise I'm sorted. ( I hope
)
What I think I plan to do is ...
Lay down a backing track from CD - then merge it with one or more voice tracks. The music will come from a CD. The speech from me and the microhone.
Problem is that the speach is not like a song. I want to be able to record a word and then ideally have the s/w repeat times at Y second intervals - so I don't have to sit there saying "fish" for an hour :-((
THEN I need to be able to edit some of "words" e.g speed them up or slow them down / change the pitch, add echo, reverb etc.
really cool would be able to locate the words in 5.1 - if that not too much to ask.
then ... mix all the individual tracks into one wav / mp3 / cda file.
budget is important but not crucial
Questions:
What I don't know is whether I'd be best off using one program to do it all or would I be better with separate programs for recording / editing / mixing.
As I don't have the h/w yet I haven't been able to play with any demo's and to be honest I have no idea which to DL anyway. I'm confused by all the new words !! e.g the guy I bought the h/w from said " you need a wave editor and sequencing program".
another said Cool Edit or Sound Forge, another cubase.
Although budget is important - I'm interested in sound quality and ease of use as I hope to publish what I do. Also I'm an amatuer opera singer and eventually I'd like to be able to record the Opera compny and produce a CD to swell the funds - so a higher end program might be worth the investment .
Any ideas / suggestions gratefully received.
Thanks
I am doing a research project on language learning and would appreciate help in choosing suitable s/w. I'm an ex IT guy so the PC don't frighten me - but an easy learning curve so I can get up and running would be nice.
As of tomorrow I will have a M-AUDIO MOBILE PRE. I have a quality microphiome and a CD player and an XP system with 200 gig of HD. So hardware wise I'm sorted. ( I hope
)What I think I plan to do is ...
Lay down a backing track from CD - then merge it with one or more voice tracks. The music will come from a CD. The speech from me and the microhone.
Problem is that the speach is not like a song. I want to be able to record a word and then ideally have the s/w repeat times at Y second intervals - so I don't have to sit there saying "fish" for an hour :-((
THEN I need to be able to edit some of "words" e.g speed them up or slow them down / change the pitch, add echo, reverb etc.
really cool would be able to locate the words in 5.1 - if that not too much to ask.
then ... mix all the individual tracks into one wav / mp3 / cda file.
budget is important but not crucial
Questions:
What I don't know is whether I'd be best off using one program to do it all or would I be better with separate programs for recording / editing / mixing.
As I don't have the h/w yet I haven't been able to play with any demo's and to be honest I have no idea which to DL anyway. I'm confused by all the new words !! e.g the guy I bought the h/w from said " you need a wave editor and sequencing program".
another said Cool Edit or Sound Forge, another cubase.
Although budget is important - I'm interested in sound quality and ease of use as I hope to publish what I do. Also I'm an amatuer opera singer and eventually I'd like to be able to record the Opera compny and produce a CD to swell the funds - so a higher end program might be worth the investment .
Any ideas / suggestions gratefully received.
Thanks
