cvp recordings on the computer

[lcrjp44]

I posted this message on the 100 series site - but wanted to post it here as well. If there are any 300 series users that can give input to my question - I would appreciate your help and advice. THANKS - Here is the question .

I am new to this forum and do not know if this subject has been addressed before. I have a CVP107 and have recorded many songs on floppy disks. However, when I copy them to my computer , the CVP sounds and sound effects are much different and not at all like the recordings sound on the CVP. How can you reproduce the sounds heard on the CVP onto the computer. I would eventually like to make a CD of the songs I have recorded

[Andreas]

To burn your songs to CD or play them on your PC you have to record via Audio from your CVPs Audiooutput to your PCs Audioinput. But you need a Sequenzersoftware to record via Audio. With any kind of Sequenzersoftware you can then record your songs and play them on your PC in the same quality like on your CVP. There are several free Sequenzerprogramms available.
Go and search via Google...

[lcrjp44]

Thanks so much for the information. I looked on google this morning. I was looking at a program called Rosegarden as a free download. Do you know if this is a good sequencer and would work well on the CVP - OR - would you recommend something else. THANKS AGAIN!!!

[Andreas]

Audacity is a good Sequenzer, you`ll find it here for download:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows

[Jane]

As mentioned in another recent thread... we may have some language differences.
A 'sequencer' is a program that takes MIDI commands and sends them in real time to a synthesizer, which in turn creates sounds our ears can hear.
What you need is not a sequencer, but something that will record the actual audio out of your Clavinova.
That can be a cassette recorder or a CD recorder (that has an analog audio input).
If you have a suitable sound card on a PC, you can connect the Clavinova's line output to the LINE input on the sound card (not mic input or you'll get a lot of distortion). You then need PC software that can record the audio input. Windows comes with a 'sound recorder' but it's very primitive and limited to 60 seconds record time.
Some "sound studio" type of software offer both sequencer features and audio recording features, and perhaps various types of sound enhancement. I'm presently using Sonar Home Studio, which is one such example.

A few examples of stuff I've recorded this way (still need some MIDI cleanup) are here (http://www.beachbunnysoftware.com/music/2006.htm)

[dbjorck]

Hi!

lcrjp, before doing anything more, you need to fully understand the differences between audio and data. You really should read about it at Difference between WAV, MP3 and MIDI (http://www.cvpug.com/modules.php?s=&op=modload&name=FAQ&file=index&myfaq=yes&id_cat=5&categories=General+MIDI%2C+XG%2C+and+Other+Fun+Stu ff#47)

What you have on your diskette is data (MIDI), what you want on a CD is audio (MP3, WMA, or other formats). Generally the terminology is that you record audio but sequence data.

Brgds

Danny

[Andreas]

Originally posted by lcrjp44
Thanks so much for the information. I looked on google this morning. I was looking at a program called Rosegarden as a free download. Do you know if this is a good sequencer and would work well on the CVP - OR - would you recommend something else. THANKS AGAIN!!!

Rosegarden is fine, but it´s only for Linux, not for Windows PC.

[John King]

I've been using the AvRack recorder for years to record audio from the line input on my PC. It's a free downloadable program from Realtech which, I think, came with my sound card driver software. I notice in one particular Google item that folks don't seem to know what it's for but I find it does a good job of recording or playing audio files. I use it to record from my CVP or from a CD, tape, or record player. It records in WAV format so I use CDx, another free download, to convert to a compressed file, MP3 or WMA.
The Windows sound recorder is, as mentioned before, a lousy recorder as it will only record for one minute. It does serve a useful purpose for me, though. I have been converting all my tapes, CDs, LPs, and even some 78s to MP3 and stuffing it all in a tiny little music box called an iRiver (like an iPod). CDs are easy since you can rip them with all the info using CDx or Windows Media Player. LPs, tapes, etc require playing so I play the whole tape and then use the Windows Sound Recorder to split it apart. It allows you to find the start and end of a song and then delete everything preceeding it and everything following it. Then you go to the next song and do the same thing. So I now have about 1500 or so of my old Benny Goodman, Earl Hines, Ralph Sutton, Laurindo Almeida, etc stuff on my PC and in the music box. That and my CVP means I don't have to put up with all the non-music noise on the radio.

JKING-CVP303

[JoeM]

Hi Jane

I have just listened to your ''As time goes by''. It is a beautiful arrangement and you play it very well. I have one that was arranged for the Reader's Digest Family Songbook. It is a too simplified and does not sound good.

Where could I get your arrangement of this song?

I have recently purchased a CVP-307 and am in the process of learning the ropes. I hope I will get to recording eventually.

[Jane]

Originally posted by JoeM
Hi Jane

Where could I get your arrangement of this song?

What I'm playing (or trying to :rolleyes: ) is from this book (http://www.amazon.com/Piano-Stylings-Great-Standards/dp/1929009135/sr=8-1/qid=1165373294/ref=sr_1_1/102-1444017-5829724?ie=UTF8&s=books) with just two or three minor alterations.

[JoeM]

Thank you Jane for the quick reply. I have not played this song for a long time. I guess I shall have to try it again and find where I was going wrong. Thanks.