RTP-area local music and culture

["Tim Harper" <tharper AT nc.rr.com>]

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> I know very little about making/recording music on a
> computer.  What's a good software package for doing
> the following:
>
> 1.  Programming piano track with mouse and GUI
>     (there will be lots of repetition)
> 2.  Programming drum track (likewise)
> 3.  Recording guitar, bass, vocals
> 4.  Mixing
> 5.  Saving as MP3 or AIFF (CD format right?)
>
> The one package I know of is Cakewalk.  I don't know
> if it does the above.  Are there others?
>
> How well do these packages simulate a bass if I
> want to program instead of play?  Can I
> record the bass part on a guitar, then use
> software trickery to lower it an octave?
>
> I'm using Win98, Celeron 1.2 gig, lots of RAM, SB Live!
> (old Dell system with CPU upgrade)
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Doug Appleyard
> To reply, myname (in e-mail address) is dougappleyard
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http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/media_production/nuendo20/new_features/
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Be prepared to be sitting in front of a computer screen for awhile and you
will need to upgrade your OS. This is the best option out there these days
on a PC, short of a dedicated DAW. It will work with your hardware but you
will be best served to get a big firewire hard drive as well and later on a
better soundcard.

Hope this helps,
Tim