Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
There are two versions, Gigastudio and EXS24. I do not have the software, and therefore no benefit from these samples, but you have them maybe?
I should have read the following sentences but I did not. It is a large file. I just downloaded and got a little (actually just a little) disappointed. I expected that I got SoundFont (SF2) files. But they were not. Ha ha…
G-Town Church Sampling Project
http://www.clearbits.net/torrents/21-g-town-church-sampling-project
Recorded in his local church in Grebbestad, Sweden by music producer Tobias Marberger, this set of CC-licensed music samples (available in two separate torrents, with either the original .WAV files with separate EXS24 soft sampler patches, or as .GIG Gigastudio-formatted versions) should be invaluable to amateur and professional musicians alike – includes anvil, snare, wood stick, hihat, brushplate, bongos, piano, organ, mandolin, glockenspiel, flute, many other instruments.
Maintenance release and a few changes are made.
I’ve done this, because of BASS file has been updated.
The easy way to record, edit and enhance your sounds!
Free Audio Editor 2010
The author says:
Edit audio files visually; Record audio from a microphone or any other available input device; Apply various effects; Burn audio CDs from MP3, WMA, WAV, and OGG; All in one program, simple and intuitive – FAE (free audio editor). Completely free!
10 fundamental reasons for using Free Audio Editor
- Powerful audio recording feature
- Edit audio files visually
- Apply various effects easily
- Powerful noise reduction tool
- Easy to use interface will get you started editing in just minutes
- Real-time effect preview is supported
- Easy to use bookmark and region manager
- Supports a number of file formats including wav (multiple codecs), mp3, wma, ogg and many more.
- Burn your sound files to CD
- Tools include speech synthesis (text-to-speech)
- Completely Free!
It seems to not load 24Bits audio files. See the picture below.
Start and stop (or pause) with blank keys, can be good, but it just start and restart.
Anyway, it’s a free program.
If you want more advanced features, they have professional version of course.
I recorded it last winter.
My dog (Golden Retriever and German Shepherd) plaing in snow.
I play J.S. Bach – Trio Sonata 6 in G – BWV 530 (1. Vivace).
It’s available for both Linux and Windows (NEW: 64 bit version).
I am using it!
LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio, which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of samples. You can have fun with your MIDI-keyboard and much more; all in a user-friendly and modern interface.
Warning!
- The program is installed in “Programs (x86)” folder by default although you downloaded 64bit version, and you have to change the folder when you install LMMS.
- You cannot change the language of the interface. I want English, but it’s blend of Swedish and English.
Changes in version 0.4.7:
Core:
- AutomationEditor: thread-safe handling of AutomationPattern pointer
- InlineAutomation: delete attached AutomationPattern immediately (fixes some random crashes when playing on virtual keyboard)
- EnvelopeAndLfoParameters: moved global instances management into helper class (fixes crashes when importing MIDI files)
- NotePlayHandle: fix broken note detuning feature
- AudioJack: do not use QVector in processCallback()
GUI:
- Themes: explicitely set background and text color for tooltips
- ExportProjectDialog: guess file format from extension
- Fixed cloning of BB tracks
- When cloning BB track, indicate this fact in name of cloned BB track
- TrackContentObject: keep position in paste()
- Default theme: replaced background artwork with a more decent one
- TextFloat: fixed size calculation in simple mode
- “Save changes?” dialog: Save/Discard instead of Yes/No
Plugins:
- CALF LADSPA plugins: resynced with Git repository
- LadspaEffect/Controls: fixed non-working global channel link checkbox
- Sf2Player: disable per-note-panning support for the time being
- SpectrumAnalyzer: skip processing if UI is not visible
- ZynAddSubFX: new background artwork
- ZynAddSubFX: updated to version 2.4.1
- ZynAddSubFX: allow hiding UI by closing main window
- ZynAddSubFX: added window icon (win32 version only)
- ZynAddSubFX: save configuration file in LMMS working directory
- ZynAddSubFX: added knobs for MIDI controls
- ZynAddSubFX: new QtXmlWrapper, a QtXml-based XML backend for ZASF
Misc:
- Improved .desktop and menu file
- Do not use -ftree-vectorize per default anymore
- Win32/Win64 installer associate LMMS project files with LMMS
Read more about LMMS.
It took so long to upload files to the server. There are too many who use this server right now. My site has limited clients at one time that I know now – actually only 5 clients. Petty!
Current version of MidiToWav is 2.0.3.102
And Wav2X is 1.0.2.15
BASS FILE has been updated, and I update MidiToWav.
And audio components have also been updated, and I update Wav2X.
For the sake of simplicity, I have packaged them in separate files. And you can download it from here.
Note:
If you are satisfied with the previous version, you have no reason to download them.
MidiToWav (986 KB)
MD5: 60A5072FCAD8670D496F6736ACCABA87
SHA1: 6733C9E27E8283C21C28B9808AF66BC28DE7277F
Wav2X (1.74 MB)
MD5: 5187E7C7D5C906C74F59F253431733B8
SHA1: 7AF1A040B5D988D3DFAEE33423246B82FF57C026
Freeware software synthesizer “Synth1″ by Daichi has been updated to version 1.12.
Synth1 homepage is here:
http://www.geocities.jp/daichi1969/
And you would like to read this page.
http://www.geocities.jp/daichi1969/synmanu/readmeeng.html
Important
When you install Synth1, you do the number 2 first then the number 1 – it is wrong in his manual (section with “Installation and Uninstallation”).
It says that “Fixed a bug that hangup when tempo cahnge.(DXi)”, but this bug is still there.
Difference to the older version, it’s VSTi. I was using 1.07.
Anyway, it’s an excellent SYNTHE, even for free! 
Not splendid but pretty good sound with different sizes. They are handy!
Page owner says:
This page is now on a new server, and downloads are handled via FTP. To keep free soundfonts free, the bandwidth must be controlled. If you get an error message from your browser when you select a download, try again in a few minutes – it just means that all connections are busy. Also, please don’t try to download more than one file at a time – you are limited to only a single connection and will get that error message again. Once a file is complete, you can download another. Thanks for your understanding.
It may not call large files these days, but there are many Mega bytes SoundFont there.
I tried them with my MidiToWav, and it felt a bit odd because it sounded very different from the Sequencer’s sound, but nice tuned!
PersonalCopy (http://www.personalcopy.com/)
Follow the link SoundFont!
There are free MIDI files and stuff too.
It feels 8MB Creative Labs SoundFont sounds better to me after all.
MidiToWAV was made to convert MIDI sequence to WAV audio formats. Actually it is a sound capture.
The time passed and things changed a lot while I was working on Windows 2K and XP, users began to experience problems. Taken users wondering how to use Mixer… And I took a lot of time for me to explain about the Windows Mixer, but look at that, there is no Sound Mixer available in new Windows (Vista and 7) – Actually I did not know it until I got my Vista.
Features
With MidiToWAV, the users are able to:
- play MIDI file
- control midi volume
- see MIDI length and current position
- also play RMI and KAR (Karaoke files)
- view karaoke text
- load SoundFont you choose
- record MIDI sequence to WAV file
- also record any sound you hear from your soundcard
With WAV2X, the users are able to:
- convert WAV audio to WMA
- convert WAV audio to OGG
- convert WAV audio to FLAC
- convert WAV audio to MP3
- adding TAGs
Download MTW.zip (2,38 MB)
Zip file includes both MidiToWAV and WAV2X
Hashes:
MD5: A58DBE414376B447F3624920B20E9918
SHA1: 8D3ACA4E5463AF6FA5BFDD2A8E248F39BB69DDE6
I had almost uploaded MidiToWAV version 2, but all final moments, I found BASS.DLL. And it changed my mind.
It can connect MIDI device much faster than what I did (actually, BASS does not connect to the device) and as you already know, that can replace your SoundFont. This makes the MIDI sounds much better. Therefore I want to use it in my program.
There was a problem I encountered now.
There is nothing to do for end-users, but for programmers.
BASS_ChannelPlay(chan, FALSE);
FALSE, it means that it will not loop. But it does, after all. It seems to ignore it if timer is running.
If anyone knows how to stop the loop MIDI playback, I would like to know it. Cpp, Pascal, C # … Any code is appreciated.
What I can see is that I need something like very precise timer.
There was another problem.
You must have SoundFont. If you have a newer PC and your soundcard is not Creative Labs, you may not have it. But there are many websites offering free SoundFont. Just download it and load into MidiToWav. You do not need to install and do this and that. Without such a hassle. If you have a sound card, it works.
Since BASS does not use hardware, MidiToWav does not do that either.
I tested the New Audio components, and it was Huuuuuum. It’s hard to say. It is very strange thorny or trigger sound when I play. Quite annoying. But it worked very well to encode the WAV file to another.
So I will include WAV file encoder with MidiToWAV.
If you’re wondering, I still cannot record sound with New Audio components. I gave up.
There is one more thing I must write.
As you can see previous posts (MidiToWAV), I used the SKIN, but in the meantime, SKIN manufacturer updated its components and it began to stop working in my program. So I decided not to use these things.
It looks good but functionality… Nothing but heavy.
Anyway, it’s a bit delay for a new version.