yo jues

u were telling me bout how to put my beats on a playable CD remember,
i heard u would need the new OS version, do u?, Im usin a PC, What would any1 suggest is a good soundcard?, also I'm using sum old program/sound editor-Magix Music, does it really matter if its good or bad?

What if I had a CD/RW device, it wouldnt get the sounds, would it? Where would I go from there?, if I put it on a CD/RW device?
thanx

Hey,

Right - in order to create audio CD's of your tracks on a PC you will require a good soundcard and some Wave Editing Software.

Good Soundcard
There are plenty of soundcards to choose from, however, I would reccomend that you purchase either an M-Audio Audiophile 2496, which has 2 inputs (a stereo pair), 2 outputs (again, a stereo pair) and MIDI IN and OUT (which you will obviously find useful with the MPC.)

However, if you want more inputs and outputs, then I would reccomend the M-Audio Delta 44, which as 4 inputs and 4 outputs (2 stereo pairs) - however, it does not have midi, but you can either your the Joytick port on your PC (with the correct convertor lead) - or purchase a MIDI interface (They are no expensive).

I also reccomend that you steer well clear of USB audio devices, nothing but trouble IMHO.

Having said that tho, your PC probably comes will almost certainly have come with a soundcard (does it make noise from some speakers? If so, then it has a soundcard.) You can purchase the correct adapter (you will need a dual 1/4" mono jack to 1/8" stereo mini-jack convertor) and then plug your MPC4ooo's audio out into your PC's soundcard. The quality will not be as good as if you purcahse the models I listed above, but it will be acceptable for your first few attempts. Just make sure you go via the Line In jack, and not the Mic in jack.


Wave Editing Software
You will need this primarly to record your songs into (via the soundcard of course) - but you can also use it to tidy up the tracks (remove any silence before it starts, or at the end) and also to normalise the level (make it as loud as possible) - or do a bit of mastering (apply some multi-band compression and EQ to the whole mix). Most Wave Editors also have CD-Burning capabilities, but then this can easily be done with a CD-Burning application.

I'm afraid that I have never heard of or used Magix Music, although if it has the ability to record from a soundcard's inputs, then yes, you could use it. Failing that, I would personally reccomend SoundForge by Sonic Foundry, or WaveLab by Steinberg - both of these are rock solid and have CD-Burning features out of the box.


As for doing it on the Akai - no, there is no way to "bounce down" your track to a single wav file using the AKAI, the the latest operating system (1.45) does not support CD-Audio Burning (just backup of data)


Hope that straightened things out for you.
jues.