Musical Improvements

So another thing I want to improve is my music production/songwriting etc.

I use Logic 9 mainly now but have used Reason, Fruity Loops, Cubase, Sibelius and Guitar Pro to create music previously.

Not really knowing where to start I thought that I should just do something random and then go from there.

I figured a good way to get the ball rolling with posting stuff about music is to set myself a task to create a song using XXXX limitations.

So I shall create a song(some music) using the following limitations and then post a link.

It will be 1m 30s, I will probably keep it at 120 bpm to keep things simple for now. I will not use any synthesised sounds (by this I mean I will use a sampler with samples) and will only set the levels and panning. I will not use any other effects etc. I will create it in Logic 9.

Terratec Axon AX50, Problem with Noise

On my guitar I have a midi pickup (PU100) connected to an Axon AX50 USB interface. I have been having a problem with it causing excess noise when its connected to my computer with guitar etc. I have found that using a usb/midi to connect it instead seems to solve the problem (rather than the normal usb -> usb).

This means that I cannot use the editor, but if I want to change settings I can put up with the noise for a while and adjust it via the standard USB.

This is just a quick post so i don't forget this, I'm currently experimenting with my AX50 to try and get the most out of it. Information I discover on this subject will also end up on this blog.



**EDIT**

After a while of that working the noise came back, I now have my guitar running straight in to my amp and use the AXON AX50 only as a midi control box. Having the USB plugged in rather than the midi/usb converter doesn't seem to make much difference.