Q. I have started to write songs. I need music beat to go with my lyrics. I don't know how to play but I'm willing to learn. Which is better to use guitar or keyboard when writing songs? The songs I write are kinda like Evanescence's songs, depressing, sad, angry, etc...
What kind of guitar or keyboard is good for a beginner to buy?
A. On a piano you are able to play the melody, the chords, the rhythm and the BASs all at the same time. On guitar its either lead or rhythm, not both and no bass.
Pianos are two handed=music both hands, guitars are one handed= one hand holds the chord down and the other strums to make the sound.
Piano has the music for EVERY other instrument in the world (Beethoven used one to write all his symphonies at home and only heard it with the full orchestra on rehearsal nights and performances)
Any note a guitar can play, piano can, but guitar cannot play all the notes that a piano has.
THe best model keyboard to buy is anything fromthe YAMAHA PSR range, but you should not buy the cheapest model becaise it only has one speaker. The second model is perfect and you dont need to spend any more than that because fromthe thrid model up they just have things on there you'll never need/use.
If you want to learn both instruments start guitar about two years after you start piano. (I play both)
And ALL instruments will plug into your soundcard and record in WAV and then it gets CONVERTED to mp3.
MUSIC RECORDINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN WAV FORMAT PEOPLE. iTUNES WONT ACCEPT MP3s ONLY WAV!!!
All the best
Cat
How do I make a grand staff on Guitar Pro 5?
Q. I have to write a piano trio for school, and I need the grand piano to have bass as well as treble. I don't know how to make the grand staff. Anyone know how?
A. I'm using Guitar Pro 6 and according to the NEW Features listing for this version of Guitar Pro the Grand Staff was just introduced in Guitar Pro 6 (see below under NOTATION) so it would not be available in version 5. Here is the list:
This is a list of the new features in Guitar Pro 6 by categories
Notation
ï· Double accidentals
ï· Free-time bars
ï· Simple and double simile marks
ï· Multirests
ï· Double-dotting
ï· Configurable n-tuplets
ï· Fermata
ï· Accented notes
ï· Left-hand tapping
ï· Rasgueado
ï· Arpeggio
ï· Two types of grace-notes
ï· Ornaments (mordent and gruppetto)
ï· Slash notation (above and/or within tabs)
ï· Extended barre
ï· Timer
ï· Grand Staff for the piano
ï· Tablatures supporting up to 8 strings
ï· Concert tone and transposing tone
ï· Partial Capo
ï· 3 clefs
ï· Complete Stylesheet, to entirely customize your scores (symbols, fonts, proportions, etc.)
ï· Instant switch between classic and jazz styles Edition
ï· Improved options for multiple selection
ï· Extended copy/paste (special paste, between tracks, from multiple selectionâ¦)
ï· Chord Library, to enter chords faster on the score
ï· Simplified capture of grace-notes
ï· More intuitive capture of accidentals
ï· Editing over 4 voices, and in multi-voice mode
ï· Click directly on the elements of the score
ï· Reviewed and improved automations
ï· Unlimited Undo/Redo
Interface
ï· Edition Panel
ï· Instrument Panel
ï· RSE Panel
ï· Mastering Panel
ï· Chords Panel
ï· Lyrics Panel
ï· Multi-document interface
ï· Full-screen mode
Sound
ï· Over 100 soundbanks available in RSE
ï· Configurable chain of effects (pedals, amps, racks) for each track
ï· Global tuning of the master track (compressor, reverb, equalizer)
ï· 5-band semi-parametric equalizer for each track
ï· Choice of playing styles (slap, picking ...)
ï· Humanization of playing styles (stresses, autobrush ..)
ï· Perfected WAV Export
Tools
ï· Reviewed tuner (more precise)
ï· Possibility to swap voices, and copy from one voice to another
ï· Scale-search engine over multiple selection
ï· Transpose part of a score via multiple selection
Guitar Pro 6 works so much better than 5 that I'm surprised you have not already upgraded.
Thinking of buying Fruity Loops...? ?
Q. If I buy the $49 download version, what dos it have? How many sound samples does it have?
Thanks.
A. You get 1,900 presets (from 600 wav files).
But I wouldn't recommend the $49 version as it doesn't have some very useful things like Edison (wav editor), full audio tracks support, piano roll (to make more advanced patterns including chords etc.) full realtime recording & automation of all parameters, etc.
Check the comparison sheet here: http://www.flstudio.com/documents/features.html
I'm using the producer edition myself, but I wouldn't recommend anything below the Fruity Edition.
You can get 10% discount on your purchase with this link, and if you order before tomorrow you get a free copy of the Ogun synth as well (with any order, so doesn't matter which version of FL Studio you buy): http://support.flstudio.com/jshop/shop.php?offer=Default&promo=BACJBAA468
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