Making
Beautiful Music
My original purpose for purchasing a personal computer was to create original music.
Several years ago, I programmed tunes on my Roland PMA-5 mini keyboard, and then recorded
the tracks onto my analog 4-track recorder. At best, the sound quality was mediocre, and
fixing musical boo-boos was a real chore. Back in 1997, I purchased a 200 MHz personal
computer with 64 MB RAM, 6.4 GB hard drive, and a SoundBlaster Gold AWE soundcard.
The Fun Begins
By connecting my keyboard into the soundcard, and using Cakewalk 5.0 (link) as a digital
recording device, that's when the fun began. I was able to greatly increase the sound
quality of my recordings. In addition, a digital mixing allowed me to record a phrase
once, then cut and paste it as many times or at any location in the recording. This reduce
recording time and improved recording quality, because I could sing the chorus once, then
repeat it whenever needed. When finishing the recording can be converted to a .wav file,
which in turn is burned to a CD.
A Star is born
As all musicians know, there is nothing like listening to your own recording in you car
while driving down I-75. Even in the event of stopped traffic, you'll still be jammin'! |
Linked here are
five of my original songs in MP3 format, written, programmed, digitally mixed, and sung by
Flexdot. Enjoy.
Hard Enough
I Wonder
(Just Gimme Some) Freedom
The Inner Child
The Last Time
Who You Are
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walking (DJ Flex Remix) |
