Members MuyLoCo444 Posted July 3, 2010 Members Share Posted July 3, 2010 Use a cassette tape, CD, or Mp3? I prefer cassette, even though they are really obsolete now, because it's easier to rewind/fast forward. The disadvantage is that they have poorer quality in sound than mp3's. So it's much harder to hear every single note clearly. Anyway, how do you prefer to learn songs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mosiddiqi Posted July 3, 2010 Members Share Posted July 3, 2010 Nowadays, I use "Transcribe"..it's brilliant. Really easy to use and you can really zero in on the guitar parts with all the eq options. When I started though it was "lift the needle off the record" x 1 billion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuyLoCo444 Posted July 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 3, 2010 Nowadays, I use "Transcribe"..it's brilliant. Really easy to use and you can really zero in on the guitar parts with all the eq options. When I started though it was "lift the needle off the record" x 1 billion... Yeah, I hear ya. The old days...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeremy_green Posted July 3, 2010 Members Share Posted July 3, 2010 Transcribe is the best $50 I ever spent. Hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuyLoCo444 Posted July 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 4, 2010 May have to look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Godsky Posted July 4, 2010 Members Share Posted July 4, 2010 I have used transcribe for a few months.Like everyone says, it is worth it.There is a freebie one that works with winamp, though the name escapes me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuyLoCo444 Posted July 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 4, 2010 Just downloaded the free trial version, hope to use it in a few hours. Just out of curiosity, which speed do you guys use the most? I guess it depends on how fast the song is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreenAsJade Posted July 5, 2010 Members Share Posted July 5, 2010 +1 for Transcribe. I don't use the preset speeds, I open the "FX" dialog and use the speed slider for fine control. This is good both when figuring out but then also when practicing to get up to speed - set the slider where you can play it, and gradually work it up.... GaJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BydoEmpire Posted July 5, 2010 Members Share Posted July 5, 2010 Usually mp3 these days, occasionally a CD. If it's something fast like a metal solo I'll pull it into Logic and loop whatever measure or phrase I'm stuck on. That's really useful for things like that. 2-3 years ago some friends from work and I decided to perform "Eye of the Tiger" at a work party and I only had it on vinyl, so I learned it from that. I was proud of myself for doing it old school, but mp3 is certainly much faster and more convenient. And less wear and tear on the records! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alex_DeLarge Posted July 5, 2010 Members Share Posted July 5, 2010 When I slow down I just do it to -50% maximum, because from there it gets really messy and distorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Knottyhed Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 Use a cassette tape, CD, or Mp3? I prefer cassette, even though they are really obsolete now, because it's easier to rewind/fast forward. The disadvantage is that they have poorer quality in sound than mp3's. So it's much harder to hear every single note clearly. Anyway, how do you prefer to learn songs? Usually MP3, you can 'rewind' or go to a song section in an instant by clicking on the progress bar and slow down the parts you need to when you can't hear what's going on. I can't see any advantage to using a tape over an mp3 to be honest. I heard in the old days Tommy Emmanual used to weigh his records down with coins to make them spin slower when trying to work out fast parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~GOD~ Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 i just play along with whatever medium i have it on. usually mp3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eldiablo1 Posted January 8, 2011 Members Share Posted January 8, 2011 Use a cassette tape, CD, or Mp3? I prefer cassette, even though they are really obsolete now, because it's easier to rewind/fast forward. The disadvantage is that they have poorer quality in sound than mp3's. So it's much harder to hear every single note clearly. Anyway, how do you prefer to learn songs? are you kidding me? cassettes, while small and nowadays obsolete, still offer superior sound quality (assuming they have been properly cared for) to CDs. but the fact that you had the guts to say that MP3s (even a 128kb/ps or less file?) sound "better" than any cassette tape really crosses the line... it really depends on how the tape was mastered, and if that album is transferred from an analog master tape then certainly the CD version will be the inferior version compared to vinyl or cassette. anyways, not to go off-topic, i prefer listening to MP3s (simply because i will not be able to put wear on my tapes and i don't have any CDs anymore). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff Williams Posted January 8, 2011 Members Share Posted January 8, 2011 Yeah, Transcribe is definitely the way to go. $50 well invested!http://www.seventhstring.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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