From: Jean-Philipe Nault (jean_nau@alcor.concordia.ca)
Date: Sat Jul 28 2007 - 14:33:19 EDT
Hi,
A portable hard-drive and small USB key would be very practical
Start saving for good monitors right now and start thinking about your workspace
at home (minimal acoustic treatment)
I think Logic is everything but a sound editing program, you can get one for
free at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Browse through the CEC website
I found that buying a microphone was useful when all studios were unavailable
On a more Sound Recording level:
Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science
by Bob Katz
Get familiar with ProTools
One student recomended to subscribe to an audio periodical such as Sound On
Sound.
And last but not least, if you play an instrument, read as much as you can about
it.
thats me!
JP
Quoting Todd ? <life_is_punctuation@yahoo.ca>:
> alright so most people seem to be in great support of Mac...and i am thus
> even more uneducated on the matter - but i'll learn quickly.
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> software-wise, Logic would be a sound editing program?
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> and when you mean a security device you really mean a "lock" and not so much
> an external hard drive for backing up files...(or both)?
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> thanks again for the help guys/girls, i look forward to getting started
> todd
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> Alexandre Matheson <alexandre.matheson@gmail.com> wrote: I use NeoOffice for
> word processing and spreadsheets and highly recommend it.
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> http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php
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> I think MS Office is cheap too with your student discount @ the concordia
> computer store.
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> http://ccs.concordia.ca/software.html
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> ~alex
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> On 28-Jul-07, at 11:18 AM, Kevin Austin wrote:
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> I use Logic, but this level of sophistication is not to everyone's liking.
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> http://www.apple.com/logicpro/
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> For notation, I use the Finale family.
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> And I forgot about Word (standard word processing), and graphics too.
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> Best
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> Kevin
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> ..., and monitoring with headphones? hmmmm
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> At 9:17 AM -0500 7/28/07, james@annett.ca wrote:
> Along with a laptop (if you go that way), will be a security device --
> we average 2 losses per year and the "costs" in terms of lost work have
> been dreadful.
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> Yeah, this is really no joke. The Concordia Computer store sells a variety of
> cable locks that are well worth looking into. Once I'm able to afford a
> replacement computer, I'm swayed by the idea of putting my state of the art
> milliobillioterrabit gigaplectic computertron in an ugly ass container to
> make it less sexy and stealable.
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> http://www.hack247.co.uk/2006/08/24/ghetto-pc-cardboard-case/
> http://xfuj.com/waste/gpc1/back.jpg
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> It can't be said too many times that it's essential to have lots of storage
> media and work up some kind of personal system where you make regular
> backups.
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> I might also suggest a software sampler.
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> Quoting Kevin Austin <kevin.austin@videotron.ca>:
> Hi Todd
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> Welcome aboard.
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> There will be the discussion about PC and Mac, software and more.
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> In general, required software will be sound editor, sequencer, notation
> program. If you are headed for live ea ... suggestions will come.
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> Advice anyone?
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> best,
> ~alex
> alexandre.matheson@gmail.com
> http://pages.videotron.com/tilde/
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