Hi...found you by accident!

[fishinstix]

And I'm glad I did! Hi everybody,

OK... heres my short story:
Used to play in a band many, many moons ago. Been playing guitar on and off for 30+ yrs. But after college I put it down for about 10 years (various silly reasons...lost interest, marrige, house, job etc, etc) . When I finally picked it back up, because of how long it took me to regain the skills I had lost, I swore I'd never do that again. So anyway, here I am and life is still too hectic to commit to a band. However, when I picked the guitar back up, music technology had advanced so much and I was totally blown away. I'm talking about MP3s, backing tracks, utube video lessons, home recording machines and the list goes on and on. The days of wearing out 45's (or even CD's for that matter) in order to learn a new song are over for sure. So about a year ago I picked up a BR-600 and decided to begin a new revolution as a home boy music producer (my own music that is). I've just got to say THESE THINGS ARE FUN! Man, I wish I had one of these when I had my band. Anyway, I was surfing for some BR forums and ran across your site and it's really exactly what I was looking for. I have some pretty descent gear that I've retained as well as picked up recently (several guitars and nice tube amps). I've also picked up a few new mics and preamps. So....I've recorded a few cover tunes since I started and now I find myself going through an old school blues phase. I figure it will at least get me grounded since I'm an R&R guy at heart. These recordings are my first attempts and is what I will be posting in the near future. Glad I found this site. Thanks to all.
Mark

[64Guitars]

Welcome to Songcrafters, Mark. It sounds like you'll fit right in here. I look forward to hearing some of your music.

[FuzzFace]

Welcome from Montreal.

You are right about technology propelling us into a musical space age.

The BR is a great tool, but I would not have learned much about it had it not been for this site.

[Vanncad]

Welcome Mark.

Your story is pretty much identical to mine (and probably a lot of other members here too).

You definitely came to the right place.
Great people, great support, and great administrators that keep things fresh and organized.

I am a BR600 owner too. I occasionlly mic an amp, but most often just use the built-in GTR effects.
I usually post the BR600 effects patches when I post a song in case other BR600 users want to know.

Look forward to hearing some music from you!

[Saijinn Maas]

Welcome Mark!

Can't wait to hear some of your stuff!

[fishinstix]

Hey guy's
I'd love to post a tune but what is the best way to get my 37.6 MB .wav file converted to a 6MB .mp3 file.
The .wav file is what I get from the BR-600 and it's always big.

Thanks
Mark

[Vanncad]

I use Audacity, but someone on here can probably give you more (or better) info.

[cuthbert]

As Vanncad mentioned, Audacity is a great (and free) way to make mp3s from your WAV files. You'll also need the LAME mp3 encoder, but it's easy to configure - all of this is on the Audacity site.

Another way would be to do the encode in iTunes.

[64Guitars]

There are many programs available that can do the conversion. For example, you could try Switch. Personally, I just load my WAV files into Audacity and export them to MP3 format. That way, I can also trim the ends and normalize the level while I'm at it. Audacity is definitely a worthwhile program to learn anyway. So, if you don't already have it. I'd recommend that you download version 1.3.12 and install it now. Instructions for installing the LAME MP3 encoder are here. It's needed to export in MP3 format from Audacity. The Audacity User's Manual is here.

[Bluesberry]

Welcome aboard Mark....I am dying to hear your music....as you can see by my site name I am a blues fanatic too and I can't wait to hear some of your blues.

Dave