TESTING 1-2-3
Posted By Scott on December 7, 2010
The BoogieBeau is working hard this December creating new songs for my 2nd CD. So far three new songs done! After not using Sonar my DAW software for several months I found I was a bit clumsy using it. But after a few hours I really got into it again. I upgraded from version 6 to 8.5 of Sonar LE a mere $10 download. This 8.5 version really hums along solidly on my Dell Laptop under Vista Windows. I’m just amazed how nice it all works.
Also I keep getting smarter at using Sonar. I’m now using the Lyrics feature in Sonar Staff view to match words up to the lead melody notes. Previously I would transfer the midi track over into the composer program Finale SongWriter and create lyrics there.
A rig problem I really wanted to solve I have. The loud hum issue in my recording rig that occurs when I plug my USB MIDI connections from my drum machine and keyboard is gone. YIPEE YAHOO !!!!! I purchased from Sweetwater.com a Cakewalk UM-3G box which takes up to three MIDI in/out connects and converts them to one MIDI USB connect to the laptop. While making my first CD I was always plugging and unplugging the USB cables which was a real pain. That nasty hum also got into my instruments audio tracks so I’m very pleased to have it gone.
Cakewalk UM 3G
A nice side feature of Sonar LE is “The Publisher”. With it you can upload mp3 tracks to your Web site. It gives you three options of Shockwave Flash players. I’ve been using a WordPress Plugin to play MP3 files and I am hopeful this Sonar Publisher utility is going to be a time saver. Unfortunately the interface is perhaps not quite all there yet for developers and thus it’s a bit easy to mess up your saved publishing settings I’ve found.
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