Are you just getting started with your first home recording studio setup? Maybe you are feeling a bit overwhelmed and confused? Good news … you are in the right place! At Music Repo we have years of experience in helping people get started. In this post, we explain the key components of a music recording […]
How To Program Your First Drum Track: A Step-By-Step Guide
In this post I am going to look at how I created my first drum track. I have included a video that covers all the steps from starting with a blank project in your recording software to programming your first track. If you want to follow my steps then I recommend you download the printable […]
Music Scanning Software Demystified
I often get asked about how to scan sheet music with music scanning software. Here is a comment that got posted just the other day: “I have all kinds of sheet music books and a new Digital Piano. I also have a laptop and a scanner. Is there anyway to get the Piano to play […]
Make a Simple Recording of Acoustic Guitar and Vocals
FAQ: Recording Acoustic Guitar. I’m a basic guitarist and I just want to record some songs (just acoustic guitar and vocals) onto my laptop. I previously had a Cakewalk program and I simply don’t have the time (and probably the ability!) to master something like that. I note with interest the USB microphones. If I’m just […]
Change The Tempo Or Pitch Of CD’s and MP3’s For Free
A very common ask. How can I change the tempo or the key of a CD track or any audio file (such as MP3 or wav). A common enough request – especially if you want to fit a track into another arrangement, or you want to practise along with a CD track. Why are they […]
Creating a CD from your USB Mic Recordings
You asked: “I bought a Samson Q1U Dynamic USB microphone from you. A Cakewalk LE programme came with the purchase. I want to burn Cd’s of recordings I have made on my Cakewalk LE programme. I understand that I need to buy an encoder for this purpose. Are you able to supply such a programme […]
How To Record A Song Today And Keep It Forever
How to record a song? This is one of the most common questions I get asked…. And it is not something new! One of my most treasured possessions is an old 78 rpm vinyl recording of my father singing ‘Bless This House’ made when he was an 11 year old chorister. It only exists because his […]
Which Guitar Software Should You Choose?
With four budding guitarists in our house, we have all been eager to try out the various software guitar tutors – and compare them with other options. The guitar is the ultimate teach-yourself instrument, and with all the wealth of guitar tuition books already available what are the advantages to using a software based approach? Also, […]
How To Connect a Microphone To Your PC Computer, Laptop, Mac or iPad
How to connect a microphone to a PC Computer or laptop and start making audio recordings is one of your most frequently asked questions. Nearly all computers have a mic port (nowadays often combined with a headphone port), so it should be possible to directly connect a dynamic mic if you have the appropriate jack for the […]