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Neil

MakubX, Thanks for the quick reply. I have found as a programmer is it's usually hard to know what someone doesn't know because a complete lack of knowledge is kind of hard to understand. I had thought (with no good reason) thought that VST is a technology that allows you to create virtual backing tracks that actually sound like the instrument. From your description of workarounds I have a feeling I'm wrong. The reason I asked if wavepad might NOT be what I wanted is because I know there are some daws that allow you to include what I know as loops (could be the wrong term). I got to play with such things when I had cakewalk years ago. So based on what you said about a work around I asm asssuming that wavepad will not allow me to import realistic sounding instruments (bass and drums) loops to create backing tracks. In that case I should look at another DAW? I would be willing to try the work arounds but I'm not sure how I would put together the backing tracks and if you are talking about media player in windows (the only one I know of) then recording it would possibly involve unwanted ambient sounds. Anyway bottom line is I would like to find a daw that will give me the ability to create realistic sounding backing tracks. If Wavepad isn't it then I'll ask you what the cheapest DAW is that will give me what I want. I can continue my research and I will but not knowing what the terms (e.g. VST) mean is a handicap. Thanks again for your reply. I would appreciate more information. I'm sure I'm not the first person who has had to go through this. Neil

I am jjust getting into daw software. I was about to go for cakewalk but the free version is being discontinued and there is no indication of what it will cost. So I am looking at wavepad. There are two things i need to know. 1. I am assuming that the unpaid version of wavepad does not have the ability to put fake (looped0 instruments that sound real such as bass and drums). I realize that this sounds like an elementary question but i am just starting out. I saw that wavepad is only around 39 dollars and change which is acceptable for a newbie like me. I play acoustic guitar and sing. I have a number of originals that I want to sell but so far have been using my iphone to put videos on youtube. I figure if I want to use services like tunecore i need to record mp3s another recording format. I am hoping to record my voice and my guiitar as tracke and then include loops that sound real for the bass and guitar. I know nothing about it so i'll ask if I can do this with the paid version of wavepad? If I need to buy another product. I don't have any friends who play bass and drums and I am not up for paying for studio time. Again, sorry for the newbie questions. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Neil

Whoops. The first page says it supports VSTs :-).

Will do and thanks. I didn't know that there was more than one NCH relatively cheap software like wavepad. However my microphone questions are still important. I don't know which ones to buy for either wavepad or mixpad. And I do plan to use VSTs for the "missing" instruments such as rhythm guitar, bass and drums. Does wavepad support VSTs? Thanks, Neil

Hi, Before I buy wavepad which is imminent, I realized that I would have to use it to record my voice and my acoustic guitar. I have some old mics I bought ten years ago but of course I can't tell if they will work well with wave pad. I plan to record my voice and my acoustic guitar which I use simultaneously for songs. So here are my questions: 1. Is it possible to record both voice and guitar with two separate microphones in wave pad or do I need to record one at a time because there aren't two separate ports for both microphones? 2. What is the recommended microphone for voice and what is the recommended microphone for acoustic guitar to work with wave pad. I realize there may be more than one. 3, For the rest of the instruments I plan, for now, to use VST files which I found out about from an earlier post. Those would probably vsts for rhythm guitar, bass and drums. 4. Are there any problems or difficulties with the above setup (e.g. the vsts won't work with the recorded voice and guitar)? Any advice would be appreciated. I am a newbie :-). Neil

Hi, Totally new to Daws and wavepad. I have seen enough to know that many DAWS allow you to download loops that give sound of a specific instrument. So if I don't have a real bass player to work with me then my ideal situation would be where I would download a generic bass loop and modify it to fit the bassline I need for my music. I looked up loops in the NCH documentation but it seems to discuss a repeating musical phrase in one of the tracks regardless of the desired instrument. I have a feeling the answer is yes but can I download digital instrument files to allow me to create a digital musical lines that fit my music? Thanks, Neil