djs654@csc.anu.edu.au (05/09/91)
Dear Netters, Please excuse my ignorance, I'm very new to the world of computer/synthesized music and have a number of questions which may seem ridiculous to those of you with even the slightest experience. I have been involved in live rock performance for a number of years and have also used computers as a work tool for sometime, I'm interested in working the two together so that I can do predominantly composition and home recording work, including recorded (digitized?) vocals. I work with Macintosh computers and would therefore appreciate it if examples could be relevevant to that 'platform'. My questions fall into two broad catagories. 1) What are considered the i) essential ii) desirable iii) nice components both hard and software of a system suitable for the above purposes? As I'm extremely new to this and have little experience in the technical side of things please also explain the purpose of the individual items, (perhaps give specific examples w/ approximate cost). 2) What magazines are the most comprehensive when it comes to computer based/synthesized music? 3) This ones realy off the wall, though as a guitar player I've always wondered if it realy were possible to get an accuarte guitar sound. One idea I had was sampling the un-amplified output from the pickup in a guitar, then through some midi/sequencer (ala farlight?) program modifying the digitized waveform to adjust the note replaying it through my effects pedals and amp to get a 'real guitar' sound. Is what I just said nonsense, unnecessary because synth's can produce accurate guitar sounds or do I just have to record my guitar tracks live. Again apologies for my obvious lack of knowledge, please help educate me, and no I'm not a wannabe computer muso, just a rock'n'roller who has an open mind. Please reply by e-mail to the below address, not to the address from which this is posted as our Vax has a very ordinary mail program c.f. the other machine. Also if anyone relatively close by would be willing to help in my education first hand I'd appreciate it. Thanx in advance. Sutto. ******************************************************************************** DARREN SUTTON * Dept of Physics & Theoretical Physics * Australian National University * G.P.O. Box 4 * Canberra ACT 2601 * AUSTRALIA * "There's only one 'um - F*#K 'UM" - ? * darren@aerodec.anu.edu.au * * phone : 61-6-249 2325 * facsimile: 61-6-249 0741 * ********************************************************************************