Live Sound
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Creative Labs SB0200 Sound Blaster Live! PCI Sound Card LOT of 5 w/ WARRANTY $27.99 |
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Time-Life Music ~Sounds Of The 80′s ~1987 CD~VGUC~Boston, Starship, Lisa Lisa… $7.99 |
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THE LIFE AND FILMS OF BUCK JONES THE SOUND ERA Buck Rainey cowboy western pb $85.00 |
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pci sound blaster live 5.1 with 5.25″ bay midi/ rca/ headphones/vol controlls $30.00 |
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ROBIN RIVE NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY LIFE PLUSH + SOUND SHEEP $8.50 |
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H.O. ‘LIFE LIKE’ TRAIN HOUSE ACCESSORY WITH SOUND & PLUG IN DEVICE $15.50 |
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Searching for the Sound: My Life With the Grateful Dead by Phil Lesh (2005,… $6.00 |
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Creative Sound Blaster Live! PCI (CT4670) Sound Card $10.00 |
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Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live Sound Card SB0200 0R533 $9.99 |
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Sound Blaster Live 5.1 Digital PCI Sound Card $5.00 |
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Time Life Music Sound of the City 1956-1966 3 cd HARDBOOK Tokens/Dion/4 Seasons $21.23 |
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Cruel Hand – Live at Sound and Fury 7-24-11 LTD 500 7″ Bridge 9 $5.00 |
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Creative Sound Blaster Live! PCI (CT4830) Sound Card $4.00 |
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Sounds of The Eighties – 1982 CD TIME LIFE Daryl Hall John Oates REO The CARS $1.99 |
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CD-Albion Band-BBC Radio 1 live in Concert 70′s UK folk psych prog sounds $9.99 |
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Roland CR8000 CR-8000 24 bit WAV samples sounds of 1980 ni maschine live rack $9.99 |
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WIZARDS – SOUND OF LIFE / JAPAN CD OBI $14.99 |
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Time-Life Sounds Of the Seventies 1978 CD $12.00 |
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Quantum Engineer Sound Activator: Bring Sound Equipped Loco to Life on DC Layout $54.99 |
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Quantum Engineer Sound Activator: Bring Sound Equipped Loco to Life on DC Layout $54.99 |
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Quantum Engineer Sound Activator: Bring Sound Equipped Loco to Life on DC Layout $54.99 |
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Creative Labs SB0200 Sound Blaster Live! PCI Sound Card — USED — TESTED $6.95 |
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John Davidson. The Time of My Life. Columbia Stereo 360 Sound. CS 9380 $14.99 |
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Three Sounds Living room Blues Tested LP Red Mercury $7.95 |
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Time Life Sounds Of The Seventies GUITAR ROCK 1974 CD $5.00 |
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Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24bit EAX 5.1 VISTA Win7 Optical Ext USB Sound Card $27.00 |
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Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital PCI Sound Card $9.99 |
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HANK WILLIAMS’ LIFE STORY, THE MGM SOUND TRACK ALBUM $9.86 |
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Global Sounds-Live-Afrika – Various $16.99 |
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Rosco Shelton • Sound Stage 7 • Running For My Life/There’s A Heartbreak • VG+ $4.99 |
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THE SOUND (ADRIAN BORLAND) – Live in Madrid, Spain 2/10/84 $9.99 |
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RCA Victor HMV Living Stereo: The Sound of Tomorrow NrMt Ramin Nero Schory Gold $5.95 |
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Mackie CFX20 MKII 20 Ch Live Sound Mixer With Fx PA Mixer – Used $629.99 |
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THE ROCK N ROLL ERA NEW ORLEANS SOUND TIME LIFE NEW CD $100.00 |
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Delicate Sound of Thunder Pink Floyd Live 2 CD Set New! $14.90 |
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The Arthur Sound Wild Ones Recorded Live at Arthur Avedon Photo UA3450 Vinyl Lp $19.99 |
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The Sound Of Kenton, Stan Kenton, Excellent Live $8.47 |
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SOUNDBLASTER LIVE PCI SOUND CARD CT4780 $10.00 |
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Sound blaster live ct4780 creative labs $8.66 |
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Time Life 2 x CD Sounds of the seventies More hits from 1972 $6.00 |
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CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER LIVE CT4780 $9.95 |
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Signature Sound Quartet LIVE IN INDIANA Rare 2003 video $199.99 |
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CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER LIVE SB0200 $9.95 |
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LIVING STRINGS “THE SOUND OF CHRISTMAS” CASSETTE 1985 rca $4.50 |
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LIFE MAGAZINE H L MENCKEN SOUNDS OFF AUGUST 1946 $14.99 |
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Turtle Beach EarForce X11 Amplified XBOX Live Chat StereoGame Sound AS-IS $9.99 |
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Miles Davis Monk At Newport 2 CD live Master Sound Japan John Coltrane $249.99 |
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Mackie CFX 12MKII 12 Channel Live Sound Mixer W/Fx PA Mixer – Used $489.99 |
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UNITED SOUND – Live! ULTRA-RARE 1974 SOUL/FUNK LP! AUTOGRAPHED! $50.00 |
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Seal – Sound Stage Blu-Ray DVD Live Concert $19.99 |
Should You Play Live Or Use A Computer?
With the computer being able to do so many composites’ in the new era you might wonder should you play live or should you just synthesize every sound needed in the comfort of your own home? Many wonder this every day, with the computer you can make virtually any instrument sound with ease and have them play at the same time. If you are considering this option, think about the things you can do either way. Playing live means that you can see your audience, but you can’t so much with a computer.
MIDI files are one of the types that are used to simulate the sounds of instruments. As time has progressed, the sounds have become less electronic sounding and more realistic. The MIDI format is primarily used on Mac Pc’s. They utilize plug ins that are already existent, plus you can always download more of them. This makes them very appealing to those who just seek to make music using a computer rather then going live.
Virtual Sound Technology is another format that can be used to create live sounds of instruments. The wide variety of instrumentations, takes and then loops sounds. Electronic effects can be used in many programs available, There is also a variety that can be added Via the Internet. Virtual Sound Technology and MIDI files both convert the files to digital sound. This results is a wide variety for the person utilizing this feature to arrange sounds and ways the music is produced without needing new sounds.
The question then becomes weather or not to move into a recording studio or to produce the label using only the electronic versions. While the electronic versions keep all the same notes and length they also produce the same effect every time. With a live performance this is not always the case, music has to be adjusted based on the instruments used and the notes that are played.
Resonance is one of the main problems however to using a computer to make the music files. Once the sounds are digitalized the sounds no longer carry the waves that an instrument makes in Resonance waves. Resonance waves are vibrations carried from various instruments from the chimes, to even a drum. If you are looking for a little bump to it then you don’t want to digitalize and you will want to use the live performance idea not the production of computer sound files.
Another important choice in this department is choosing the right File to fit the sound you want to make. There are several types of files that can emulate an instrument but if you choose the wrong one fans and even record labels can tell that your sounds are made from a computer rather then a live band. If you are going for techno or electronic music then any file type will work. If, however, you want a more realistic sound you will need to listen to many files and choose the ones that fit what you want them to do.
If you don’t find the ones that you want right away you can always check for upgrades and check for new add-ons, this will greatly increase the chances that you will find what you are looking for. Selecting the right file may require more time then you initially think because of the effects and sounds your looking for.
The main thing to think about is this is your music you can have it play any way you want it to. Selecting the right music for what you want is important. After you have selected the type of music you want played, you will want to add them all together; this can add the full flavor of the music. If it plays how you think it should then you can then keep the file. If, however, it’s not the way you want then you might need to tweak it some and change some of the arrangements of files, or you might need to change a file or two to add the sounds you want.
About the Author
Kevin Sinclair is the publisher and editor of MusicianHome.com, a site that provides information and articles for musicians at all stages of their development.
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