Sound Home Studio

[Christian m?ller]

Hallo,

my girlfriend want's to train singing.
She has often sing in a chruch. But now she got not the possibility to sing there.
I decided to install a kind of software to simulate a sound studio at home.
Is ist possible to get the same sound as a church?
Which software should I use?

Thanks in advance

[Stratomaster]

Post by Christian m?ller
Hallo,
my girlfriend want's to train singing.
She has often sing in a chruch. But now she got not the possibility to sing there.
I decided to install a kind of software to simulate a sound studio at home.
Is ist possible to get the same sound as a church?
Which software should I use?
Thanks in advance

Most programs can simulate a church. The key is to use reverb setup to
sound like a large auditorium.

Being partial to Cakewalk software myself, I would recommend Home Studio
2004 if you're on a budget, Sonar 3 Studio for the mid-range, or Sonar 3
Producer if money is no object. If you decide to go with a low cost
program, there's a great free reverb that will give you a church sound:
http://www.anwida.com/dxrevlight.asp

[Philipp Wachtel]

Post by Christian m?ller
I decided to install a kind of software to simulate a sound studio at home.

Beware of latency problems etc. -> the input signal (mic-in on your
soundcard) must be processed (in this case, reverb is added) in the CPU
before you can hear it through the line-out/headphone-out of your soundcard!
Especially reverb and delay processing takes up very much CPU power and
time, so there can be a noticeable amount of time between singing and
hearing the processed voice with reverb through the headphones!!!

Post by Christian m?ller
Is ist possible to get the same sound as a church?

Almost...

Post by Christian m?ller
Which software should I use?

Does HAVE TO BE software? maybe, sheŽs also doing well with a hardware
reverb unit. There are cheap, simple to use and okay sounding small reverb
units available for little money. Consider the Alesis PicoVerb or something
like that - donŽt choose a Behringer FX, these create more noise than
improve the sound!
Or try to find a used Alesis, they also sell cheap - a friend got a
MicroVerb3 for 80 EUR a year ago... together with that, you might need a
small mixer. Here, a Behringer mx602 is already enough.
This way, you can also be sure to avoid latency problems and stuff. Just
plug everything in, switch on and there you go...

DonŽt get me wrong: Behringer mixers are okay, but most of their effects
units (especially "Virtualizer (pro)" and "Modulizer (pro)" are a waste of
money!

A Software solution, as might have thought of, seems cheaper at first
glance, but usually, youŽll need good hardware (soundcard with ASIO driver,
no Creative crap that pretends to have ASIO) with good drivers. In the end,
a complete hardware solution with a reverb unit + small mixer, can cost even
less and is more reliable...


phil

[Philipp Wachtel]

Sorry, I forgot something in my first reply. ;-)

If you have a sound card with a DSP (Digital Sound Processing = effects)
such as the Creative SB live or Audigy series, you DONŽT need a software
reverb, since the soundcard itself can do the processing! You only need the
"Audio HQ" driver software to change/select the effects settings. This is
included in the Creative LiveDrivePack (Audio HQ -> EAX settings -> reverb).

ThatŽs the only good aspect of these cards, they feature a hardware effects
processor chip, so the CPU is not used for effects processing. Actually,
itŽs pretty much the same as with the "complete hardware solution" I
mentioned in my first reply! ;-)

[Bruce Miles]

Yes, with a Sound Blaster Live or Audigy soundcard and some of the organ
soundfonts on the web (the ones on my website below for instance) and (most
important) a good amplifier/speaker system you have a very adequate
simulation of a church environment. And inexpensive too. And, of course a
MIDI keyboard to play the thing with - or you may be able to use MIDI files.

I find the SB Live card perfectly adequate for home use. I have an
Audiophile 24/96 card as well but the difference is small. (except in cash
terms !).

HTH

Bruce Miles
--
website - http://www.gbmuk.fsnet.co.uk/index.html

Post by Philipp Wachtel
Sorry, I forgot something in my first reply. ;-)
If you have a sound card with a DSP (Digital Sound Processing = effects)
such as the Creative SB live or Audigy series, you DONŽT need a software
reverb, since the soundcard itself can do the processing! You only need the
"Audio HQ" driver software to change/select the effects settings. This is
included in the Creative LiveDrivePack (Audio HQ -> EAX settings -> reverb).
ThatŽs the only good aspect of these cards, they feature a hardware effects
processor chip, so the CPU is not used for effects processing. Actually,
itŽs pretty much the same as with the "complete hardware solution" I
mentioned in my first reply! ;-)