[Ken Gracey]

Ok i will fire off one i think.

How hard is it to take your old LPs, and convert them into AAC format, so they can be burned to a CD ? and how on earth do you do it and what do you need.




TL

[David Holloway]

Hi all,

As per Chris' post, very keen to hear and questions you might like to know an answer to.

Thanks TL for your initial one

David

[pmoeser]

I'd love to know how to get GB to act like a drum machine/metronome so I can just play along with it without having to paste bar after bar after bar

Also, Advice on how to share a GB file so I can lay down bass and drums and send the file to the guitarist in London to add their tracks.

I think there is another app whose name escapes me that does this. A review would be great

[thomasina]

What might be really neat is a overview of the "low-end" audio editors out there (those in the category of Sound Studio, Wave Editor, Wire Tap Studio etc. rather than Pro Tools, WaveLab and that bunch). I'm thinking not so much reviews of each, which might be out of place in a roundtable, but a summary/comparison that highlights the key differences and strengths of each one, points out the kind of audio/editing that each is best suited to and then makes an overall assessment of how they complement GarageBand.

[David Holloway]

Thanks for the additional suggestions


Anyone else like to know anything?

[Keith White]

Thanks for the additional suggestions


Anyone else like to know anything?

Might be worth you proactively putting up a list of possible topics - Say, Graphic EQs vs traditional sliders; What can't you do in GB; Limitations of Audacity - whatever. Gauge response and maybe stimulate additional requests

[thomasina]

I do know that Finale (notation software) offers "natural playback", which really does work in that you can play back a piece you've written and not have it sound unbearably machine-like. I've only ever used Finale by "typing in" the notes, though, not by playing them in, so I can't comment on how it handles playback vs original.

[David Holloway]

Thanks for all the suggestions folks, I should be able to get answers for you on pretty much all of these for the June issue

[Ken Gracey]

Can i display total ignorance, and go slightly off topic, but can you burn podcasts, and then play them on a standard in case CD player, and if the answer is NO, how do you convert the, so you can.

I am sure i am not the only person out that has never asked themselves that question

If its not as straight forward as one would imagine? it would be great to see how to do it discussed in your column, David.




TL

[pmoeser]

I've never tried TL, but I thought it would have been the same as for an audio track.
Make a playlist and press burn with the burning options in Preferences set to Audio CD?

[thomasina]

I've never tried TL, but I thought it would have been the same as for an audio track.
Make a playlist and press burn with the burning options in Preferences set to Audio CD?

Yes, that works.

[David Holloway]

Hi all,

The audio roundtable has now been published, would love any feedback on whether you feel your questions have been answered, what else you'd have like to have seen covered etc.



David