I am interested in putting together a simple program. Is there a website out there someplace that has pieces of program music available for download? I am not looking for something really special, just something basic that can be had rather inexpensively.

Kay

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I thought you could use any music for a program...?
I'd like to do a program aswell, but just for the fun of it.

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There are programs out there that let you cut your own music. AS for downloading music, you will have to either by some and then save the files on your computer, download from a free p2p program like kaaza, or use something like napster where you have to pay per song

does anyone know what those music cutting programs are??

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These are the three that I have seen/used:

My coach cuts music with SoundForge (for PC only). I have Sound Studio on my Mac, which is a very basic program. I know a person who is a serious music editor (non-skater) who uses PEAK (he owns a Mac, but it may work cross-platform), which I think lets you download a 30-day free trial or something.

SoundForge and PEAK (and other higher-end programs) will let you blend, loop, fade, normalize, stretch, or speed up pieces. I think both of these programs allows you to add or subtract time from a piece without changing the pitch (Sound Studio will also speed up or slow down a piece for you, but the pitch goes up or down). None of them come with an instruction manual, though, so you just have to have patience.

isn't kazaa illegal now anyway? but you can download kazaa lite, although i don't think it's out anymore. K-lite doesn't install any spyware into your computer, so supposedly the bigwigs can't see you. there's also ares as a free music download place. i think now with napster, if you pay $100 for the year, they send you a free mp3 player. a friend of mine just did that, so if you want an mp3 player, it's not a bad way to go.

I guess what I am really looking for is pre-cut bits of music that are used for skating programs. I am not looking to design anything myself. I thought there might be a library of pieces available somewhere and I could download a few and pick one. I am looking for cheap and easy. This is for a test program, not competition, so it just has to fit the time requirements. It does not have to be fancy.

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nope, dont think you'll find what you are looking for

Kay,

Do you have any idea as to the type of music you'd like? How long does the cut need to be? I'd be happy to try and put something together for you for your test.

C'ya!

Kelton

i've just completed 6 programmes... well like i ended up just making them up, but like the kind of music i used, where.. um, i used 'a whole new world', 'grease lightening', 'hero' 'beauty and the beast', 'tarzan' and 'shrek'. it all depends what kind of music you are looking for, becuase like grease lightening was like jumpy and fast. whereas, a whole new world was like more step sequences and arm movements... it all depends..

my coach uses some cutting programme, but i have no idea what it is.. um, i dont think you can find pre-cut music out there.. but like you can use limewire to download music.

Hann

I use and love Sound Forge to edit and have about one hundred or more cuts that I have never used, but you never know!! (I never delete cuts!).

If you let me know the type of music, I can see if I have anything too.

As far as I know, there aren't any places you can download already-made cuts. How long do you need?

I have used a couple of music editing programs.

You could try Nero which I got with my CD burner and has a wave editor.

I have downloaded a free one called Audacity which is great and is like a wave editor as well. I think the website is just www.audacity.com or it might have a .com.au on the end. Not sure. Try the other one first.

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I've used Cakewalk Home Studio (PC) to cut music - I haven't used any of the others, so I don't know the pros and cons.

Have you asked your coach about music? He/she may have some pieces that are already cut. There are also places where you can buy skating music of different lengths - not sure how much it costs, but I saw an ad in Skating mag.

It's actually http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

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If you go to Soulseek and then to the Iceroom alot of people not only have skating videos to share, but skating music as well. Sometimes the skating music is unedited and sometimes they have skating music that is the exact cut as what the skaters have done themselves. you just have to browse through people's files and see what is available.

I use Nero to cut all my programme music.

Nicki

Hi,

What length are you looking for? Which test? I could see if I have something you could use.

Lara

While we're talking about sharing music, I need 2 pieces, both cut to ONE minute (plus or minus 10 sec), for little girls--one 5, one 8. These are for a basic skills competition, one at basic 5, one at basic 7.

I've started looking around a bit--but if there's stuff already out there cut to the time it would save me a huge headache! One minute isn't easy to make sound complete.......

I'll be happy to pay anyone for their time, shipping, etc.

I have never tested a program before. I am looking to test adult bronze and silver. Gold will have to wait, maybe forever. I don't want something too fast. I am looking for something simple, classic and elegant. I am planning flowing, clean choerography, no jump footwork. I want something dignified and mature with some good place to insert outrageous spins.

I will try Soulseek. Sounds like what I was looking for.

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Does anyone know if you can email sound files? (they are wave sound)

Phoenix, I have Henry Mancini's "Pink Panther" which may be okay for you, though it's too long at the moment (cut it for ISI competitor at my rink) but I can try and cut it a bit more if you like.

Edited to add, I also found Quincy Jones' "Soul Bossa Nova" from Austin Powers (also too long at the moment), which could be okay, unfortunately, I don't have any "typical" like kids music like Disney etc. (I'm 25 and it just happened that these kids' coach is also my coach and I like this music for me and they were also suitable for them.)

Angelskates -- I might be interested in your Pink Panther if you don't mind. I downloaded a version of it myself from the Apple iTunes music store, and now I find out that Sound Studio will not open those files (.m4p) because they are protected. What format is your file in? Maybe I could get it from you and edit it myself.

Pat

Sk8pics, it is currently in MP3 format. I have no idea how to send music files. But if someone can tell me, I would be more than willing to send.

I also found Bill Haley and the Comets, Rock around the Clock which could work for adults or children (though it has lyrics).

Edited to add, there is a "email this file" but that I guess I could click on Sk8pics if you PM me your email address I can give it a try!

Angelskates -- Maybe try emailing the file? If you have DSL or a cable modem, I would think you could do it. Otherwise I could send you a blank CD with some cash for mailing it.

I will PM you with my email address. Could you send the whole song (as opposed to any edits you already did)?

Thanks for your help, whether it succeeds or not!

Pat

sk8pics, I am emailing you the file. I can't email it from hotmail, since it's too big (6.42MB) so am trying from Yahoo!. Your PM box is full, btw.