I've been recording audio and mixing in audacity. But this program does not support midi. So, what's the next step? Because I have a controller and want to spice up my recordings.
Thanx, as usual.
Using midi with audio
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Re: Using midi with audio
Thanks Doug. Downloading now.
Re: Using midi with audio
I've downloaded it but it's not a standalone program like audacity. You have to log in to use it. And of course, I'm going to get spammed from them now. I want something that I can download and store on my drive.
Re: Using midi with audio
I don't have Cakewalk but as far as I know, BandLab is not "evil". There are other choices and if you search for "free DAW" I'm pretty sure there are free ones. (Cakewalk used to be a commercial program called SONAR from a company called Cakewalk.)
REAPER (which I also don't own) is a "good deal" because a license for home or small-business use is only $60 USD, and you get free upgrades through the next full-version (with incremental upgrades as they come-along) so that's usually a few years of upgrades, and there is a fully-functional 60-day free trial. However, it doesn't come with any virtual instruments so you have to find (free or commercial) 3rd-party VSTi's.
REAPER (which I also don't own) is a "good deal" because a license for home or small-business use is only $60 USD, and you get free upgrades through the next full-version (with incremental upgrades as they come-along) so that's usually a few years of upgrades, and there is a fully-functional 60-day free trial. However, it doesn't come with any virtual instruments so you have to find (free or commercial) 3rd-party VSTi's.
Re: Using midi with audio
What do you want to do with MIDI?
Audacity has limited support for MIDI, but includes playback and very basic editing.
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Re: Using midi with audio
I have an akai LPK25 and want to overdub on the audio tracks. I doubt that can be done. I know that I can generate tones in audacity and that must be midi. I want to use my keyboard instead of manually building up chords or sounterpoint.
Re: Using midi with audio
Audacity can't record MIDI.
What software do you normally use with the akai LPK25?
What software do you normally use with the akai LPK25?
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Re: Using midi with audio
I'm just learning the LPK25. I just learned to get audible sound by using a sequencer - JJsequencer. That's as far as I have gotten. I still haven't even been able to record the midi on it's own, let alone overdub my audio tracks. I have already accepted that I won't be using midi in audacity. So what's next. The suggested program is not suitable because it's an online program. I don't want to be uploading my music to a website. I want a stand-alone program that handles audio along with midi.
Re: Using midi with audio
No, that's just math and algorithms with no hardware/software MIDI interface.I know that I can generate tones in audacity and that must be midi.