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1. UNLIMITED TRACK RECORDING. - its very easy ! 
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   Anyone who has used a analogue 8 track recorder will be 
   familiar with the concept of "bouncing".
   This is where you fill up say 5 tracks then do a stereo bounce
   mixdown to tracks 7 and 8 so you can record more tracks on the 
   first 5 tracks. The problem with this was - noise was introduced
   with each bounce ! A similar concept is used in TS ie: we record
   up to 14 tracks and then we bounce (MX-->1/2) the resulting stereo
   mix - to Tracks 1 and 2. - and then record up to 12 more tracks - 
   then split again - ad infinitum for UNLIMITED TRACKS.
   Except as its digital - you get a clean result.
   
   After you have recorded 14 Tracks - there will be 14 WAVs in
   the Mysong folder labelled T01 to T14 plus the Mix wav.
   (NOTE : NEW in 4.2 for registered users - you can click the 1528 
   button for 14 more tracks. Giving 28 in total.)
   Do MIXDOWN. Then click MP at least once to play and once to stop.  
   Mix.wav is the stereo mix of first 14 tracks you recorded.
   Using Windows explorer - copy the whole folder to a new 
   folder either on the same drive if you have the space or a 
   back-up drive and re-name the folder say TS archive.
   Or you might give the folder a song name like "Rock bed Tracks".
   DONT DELETE Mix. Leave in Mysong. You can delete in 
   explorer the T01 to T14 tracks assuming you already backed them up !!
  
   To get UNLIMITED tracks either use the MX-->1/2 function detailed
   in HELP - or do the following, which might be usefull 
   on much slower PC's :
   Assuming you have an audio editor that will do this. 
   Open Mix.Wav in it - highlight the left channel and save it as
   T01 and then the right channel as T02. Save both in Mysong
   dir. In TS - set one pan to extreme left and the other to 
   extreme right. Click on record buttons for T01 & T02 and they 
   will turn blue. You can now use the bounced mix. 
   Voila - now record 12 more Tracks !! You will hear back the
   previous 14 tracks on the first pass mixed to the Mix file.
   You can do this as many times as you want. This is the positive
   of the MIX approach in TS. YOU CAN RECORD UNLIMITED TRACKS !!
  
   Please note you dont HAVE TO fill up all 14 tracks to do MX->1/2,
   or as we used to say "BOUNCE". On slower systems you might want
   to experiment with recording only say 8 tracks THEN SPLITTING.
   Possibly you might save mix time and split time.
   
   New in 4.3 you dont have to use MIXDOWN. Lets say you want 80 tks !! 
   Just use a dat machine hooked up to PC to mixdown to/input from !!
   Record 28, play mix out to dat. Record back into PC, then add 
   26 more tracks. Out to dat again, and back in giving 80 tks !!

   Heres a TIP : you've finished the song - but decide you want 
   the MIX to be higher in level overall. Of course you could 
   use your sound card mixer software OR split the mix to T01 and T02
   and then boost both volumes equally.
   
   Lets say instead you want a MONO mix - trying to re-create that 
   50's mono sound - no problem - just Split the mix to T01 & T02 
   and center pan for both tracks(using Fnn) - then MIX - and you'll
   get a MONO MASTER !!
   
   Another TIP. Heres a TRICK in recording vocals - or any instrument
   for that matter. Its called DOUBLE TRACKING !! As you might be 
   new to recording heres how to do it. Say you are recording a 
   lead vocal or guitar - just record it AGAIN on a different 
   track ie : sing or play along with the original.
   You will find you get a "richness" that often you dont get 
   with just one track. It also helps "cover" one note say 
   sung slightly "off". On instruments like lead guitar you can 
   use this approach also to add harmonys. For example - play your 
   first lead track down lower on the neck - and then your second 
   track play the same notes an octave higher up the neck - and 
   blend the two together using the pan and volume controls.
   A LOT of hit records are done this way. Just try it - its 
   a lot of fun ! But as ma' granpappy used to say - "everything in
   moderation - including moderation".
   A TIP : Please dont delete EVER Mix.Wav in Mysong during the 
   course of a session. Click the MIX button to re-create.
   A TIP : getting weird and wild sound effects. Do some wacky 
   things occassionally like recording the dog barking, or the tap
   of a pencil on a glass, or a screechy guitar slide. Then using 
   an external editor resample from 44.1k to say 2205 (audio
   will get lower and slow down). I once got a great kick drum sample 
   experimenting like this !!

2. MONITORING INPUTS AND OUTPUTS.
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   I have not included fancy LED graphics on TS for a very good
   reason. Basically because - LED's in software consume 
   PC power. A lot of folks just dont have powerfull configs.
   Anyway - here is a good solution. Pick up an old deck or use 
   a cassette deck between the output of the sound card 
   and your spkrs or monitoring system. I set mine to Pause and record.
   So - the deck is neither playing or recording. Just led's light up !
   When you first start TS - without doing anything in TS - just send 
   a continuous click track from a drum machine or a tone from
   a synth( must be LINE LEVEL !!) into the sound card - and out to 
   the cassette deck  and your monitoring system.
   You should see the LED's on the cassette deck come up.
   Big Note : Bring the level up GRADUALLY on the device feeding the PC 
   and watch the level on the cassette deck. 
   Some sound cards dont need much level.
   What you are aiming for - is the device that feeds your sound card,
   your sound card mixer (some have LED's !),
   and the cassette deck - ALL SHOW ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL shy of -5 vu.
   Once you set this up - you will always see the level of the track
   you are about to record before clicking a red REC button - 
   and - after mixing - when you hit PLAY - you will see the level 
   of the mix on the cassette deck - thus' you can adjust your volume
   sliders easily.
   NOTE : on individual tracks - the volume is accumulative. 
   There is no need to use normalising software with this approach.
   To folks registering TS - i will be happy - if requested,  to 
   include a hook-up monitoring diagram of my own setup which works
   very well. 
   I get no digital distortion with this approach. Another TIP - 
   TS sets up default volumes on each track on boot up.
   If you want to boost say a lead vocal over the other Tracks.
   DECREASE the volume of the other tracks - and leave the lead 
   higher. If you are - say recording the mix out to a audio console -
   or DAT machine - just increase the signal in THAT device till you
   get 0 VU. This way - you should get optimum signal.  
   You just have to experiment a little to get it just right.
   I have added a "hook" to the windows mixer - to see level
   under Wav balance when you are soloing a track.
   Just click on the "O" button ie : other programs.
   
   The waveform is a good guide on level. If it extends too 
   high into the top of the panel or too low  -
   the track is probably "too hot". In mixing you can reduce it using 
   the track volume.

3. USING AN AUDIO EDITOR.
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   I have added lots of advanced features. T-star  
   displays for editing all recorded tracks waveforms.
   ( Click a tracks Fnn button after STOPpping recording - and the 
   new tracks waveform will display for editing.)
 
   So - now you can use either T-stars built in editor or an 
   external editor of your choosing - or both !!
   Added are functions for silence,cut,copy, paste, delete -
   and even copying ranges of audio from one track to another.
   also added is reversing samples !!
   You can now paste external samples to blank tracks, build drum
   tracks with real sounding drum samples, and do lots of other 
   neat things for those with a love for tekno or sound effects.
   Please read the EDITOR doc for details on using T-stars editor.   
   There are also many popular inexpensive audio editing software 
   packages on the internet. One probably came with your sound card.
   
   Heres a great TIP for you. Lets say you recorded 5 different 
   tracks of a wonderfull chorus of male and female voices 
   eg : back-up singers - and you wanted to merge them.
   Say - to free up tracks, and bring back one valid Tnn in TS.
   Heres the SOLUTION. Put all vol sliders all left (zero) -
   except for the tracks you want merged - then MIXDOWN.
   Now - as mentioned before - use your favorite external 
   audio editor to create two mono tracks and name them as
   spare Tnn's. Then load up TS. For example - you could 
   do ten tracks of back-up then create two tracks using 
   TS to mix plus your editor to split.
   Lets say then you decided the first chorus (sounds like 
   a choir now !!) is great - but you would like to replace
   the third and fifth choruses with copies of the first.
   Just use your favorite editor to cut and paste - then 
   save the final edited track as a valid Tnn track !!
   Then you can free up the 10 tracks for recording other 
   instruments !! As you merged the 10 tracks.

4. ADDING EFFECTS.
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   T-starcd WILL NOW DO EFFECTS !!
   Using the new Track FUNctions(Fnn BUTTON) to insert and delete 
   samples, and trackshift you can get all sorts of FX !!
   Heres how - as many asked me for the TRICKS !!
   1. Using Windows explorer - copy the track and rename it as a 
      spare track. DONT DELETE THE ORIGINAL !!
      Lets say you have T03 as a "guitar track" - copy it using 
      explorer (click on O ie : other programs button - choose 
      explorer from the menu). Then use explorer to rename THE COPY.
      So - if T04 is free rename the copy as T04.
      Now click on T04's rec button - and it will turn blue - to
      denote a recorded track. So - now you have the original T03 ,
      and its copy T04.
   2. Click on the F04 button of T04 and insert about 2400 samples
      of silence in the box provided. And click "click me".
   3. Now - start deleting 50 to 100 samples at a time - using
      the delete function, and 
      click on "click me " label.
      Put the volume of the copied track slightly under the original.
      Experiment with the pan, and PLAYback.
   4. The more samples you delete - the more the copied track moves
      forward in time. As you delete samples from the original 2400
      inserted - you should pass through all sorts of FX - from 
      doubling to echo to phasing and flangy types if you do it 
      right !! JUST EXPERIMENT and amaze yourself. Some program 
      material works better than others depending on the source.
      A TIP : To get the right FX - the relationship of the 
      originals vol AND pan AND vol and pan of the copy  ALL 
      PLAY THEIR PART. For example - you might get a better result
      panning the slid copy to one side OR - maybe it might sound
      better at Centre position. Just the other day i got a great
      "vintagy" 50's rhythm guitar track out of what i thought was 
      a crummy sounding guitar track i originally laid down through 
      a crummy direct box - just to see how far i could take it.
      All settings sounded bad - until i had deleted a certain number
      of samples from the copy - re-adjusted vol and pan then WOW !
      I had a wonderfull guitar sound !!       
      There is a key calculation to remember. We are laying down 
      44,100 samples per sec ie : about 44 samples every millisecond.
      SO - i know from experience - that around 55 msecs - are some 
      interesting start of some FX - so we need to insert in the 
      track - 44.1 * 55 samples = about 2400 samples.
       
      In summary - EVEN IF YOUR SOURCE SOUNDS CRUMMY - dont delete 
      it - at least not until you've seen what you can do with it.
      You might be losing something of value.
      So EXPERIMENTATION is the key.

   I'll leave you to experiment and surprise yourself !!   
   Also - sometimes i use an audio editor to do 
   an exact copy of the track.  
   So i record the track dry - no effect. Then copy the track 
   using the editor. Then add say some reverb using the editor 
   or another package - or say some flange. Say i copied T03 - 
   ie : track 3. After i added effects - i now save the copied 
   track back into Mysong as a seperate DIFFERENT Track name - 
   say T04.Wav. BIG NOTE - USE THE SAME 44.1K/16 bit RATES.
   Now in TS i can play with the pan and volume
   sliders and get just the right balance of dry and effect for say 
   vocal or whatever. Another trick i use - which works great -
   eg : patch in an effects unit before you send signal to 
   the sound card. This way - your effects are already laid down.
   Please note - all people who have done recording for many 
   years will tell you - dont use too many effects. otherwise - 
   you get a wash. If you analyse most hit records - they 
   normally highlight ONE KEY EFFECT AT ONE POINT IN TIME.
   eg : echo round a vocalist or a swirling lead. 
   Some will say - well TS does not have plug-ins ie : IN REAL TIME
   you dial in the effects. There is a good reason for this. 
   It is my professional opinion that to apply real time 
   continuous effects to many tracks AT THE SAME TIME requires 
   a LOT of processing power. A lot of the user base of PC's out
   there - might not have the processing power. Also - I wanted 
   TS to be useable by the musician who did not have 
   access to the most powerfull machines. Also the technical 
   implementation would mean i would have to charge more for TS - 
   out of reach of a lot of musicians who might just be 
   starting out - and dont have a lot of money. This would negate
   the whole idea of TS - which is to be useable by EVERYONE
   at a very modest price.  
      
   In summary folks - give it a try. I've had excellent results,
   with just TS, the shift function, and the effects like
   echo that came with my sound cards audio editor.
   If you do it right - there is no reason you cant produce a 
   top flight result - playable on the radio.
   When i am confident that the PC has become more powerfull, 
   and the implementation will not require T-star to use more 
   of your valuable resources - 
   I'll re-examine this issue. 

5. STEREO RECORDING.
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   TS now records in stereo as well as Mono.
   After recording T01 - the reference track - just click on the 
   ST button to record a stereo track. Click STOP to stop recording.
   To include the stereo track in real time mixing - 
   click the 1314 button. This splits stereo track to tracks 13 and 14.
   In fact you could - if you wish record unlimited 
   stereo tracks. By transferring (using windows explorer) - tracks
   13 and 14 to other free tracks. DST deletes the stereo recording.
   There are also other solutions. 
   A TIP : Say you want a Stereo drum sound.
   Record your whole band miced up into your audio console.
   After recording say a click on T01 for the drummer - 
   just click the ST button to record the stereo drum track.
   Click 1314 to split the stereo to tracks 13 and 14.
   Then use the F13 and F14 buttons to perfectly synch the 
   drummer to the click track using shift from the menu.   
   Then record the rest of the band on T02 to T12.
   Panning appropriately.
   You can also do other tricks. Say you want a stereo guitar. 
   Just copy the mono track - add your flange effect and save it 
   back into TS as a track - pan one track all the way left - and the
   other all the way right. Voila !! Sounds GREAT !!
   You can get stereo bouncing effects by using T-stars Editor 
   to silence alternatively different times of a track you have 
   copied using explorer.
   REMEMBER - when you do an external copy to click the tracks rec
   button to turn blue.

   Heres a GREAT TIP for young bands: actually from old recording pros
   who recorded all those old hits years ago. 
   Set up your band in a big room with the amps in front of the drums,
   and at quite a distance. (experiment - even up to 20 feet !).
   Put one amp extreme right, one centre, and one extreme left.
   Put a mic infront of each amp - but so its also picking up the 
   drums. Dont put each amp mike up real close to the amp.
   Let the amp "breathe". Then just a mic (or stereo pair) overhead 
   over the drums. (Max - you only need 5 or 6 mics into the mixer.)
   Maybe an added mic on the kick. 
   Record the bass direct - eg : a direct box into mixer.
   YOU WILL HAVE TO EXPERIMENT - but if you get the balances/distances
   right - out of the stereo output of your mixer you should get 
   quite a "vintagy" very full rhythm bed track. 
   Have everybody wear headphones. Set things up so that the singer 
   is heard over the phones but is not recorded at this time.
   Same with lead which will be added later. Run keyboards - if you use
   them - direct. On your mixer - pan one amp mic extreme left,
   one extreme right, and one centre. Gradually add in the drum 
   overheads on a spare channel and blend. Then have a spare person 
   experiment with amp/mike/distance placement relative to the drums
   while the band is playing. Blend in the direct kbd and bass - 
   say opposites off centre or 3 and 9 o'clock.
   If you do it right - and your a tight band - At some point - you 
   will all hear a "sweet spot" where everything coalesces.
   Its very EXCITING when this happens - it just SOUNDS RIGHT.
   (Make a note of relative distances for future reference.) 
   Now click on ST to record. Click STOP to stop recording.
   Then 1314. Click DST once the move to 13 and 14 has been done,
   or use an editor.
   (Remember to Use the track Fnn buttons to fine tune track synching 
    - if you get latency on your system).
   Now start adding your lead guitar and lead 
   vocals and back-ups. Double the vocals, and leads.
   6 tracks more max (T02 thru' T07) - and your done - song finished.
   Take the final MIx.wav in Mysong into optimising software - 
   and re-master/optimise. Then press your CD.
   You can find all sorts of neat optimising software on the internet.
   I'm loathe to recommend as its a fast changing area.
   Just use your ears - and see what works best for you.
   I hope this helps novice bands a little bit !!
   Try to find older recording engineers to talk to - these people 
   had some great tricks - which they will often share with you 
   if you approach them decently.
    
6. INSERT AN EXTERNAL AUDIO SOUND INTO TS.
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   To do this - simply open the sound file using the editor that
   came with your sound card and save it as a free T02.Wav thru' 
   T14.Wav in the Mysong dir. Or use windows explorer to copy it
   from another application to the Mysong dir.
   Once you have done this just click on its Rnn button in the 
   main display. Click Fnn to display waveform.
   You could do this say from an external sample you had 
   bought of say cars, trains - whatever. 
   I once used a car starting up as an effect.
   You can now integrate a stereo external track into TS.
   Just use your editor to save as ST.wav - then in the main display 
   click on 13/14 to integrate into the multitrack environment.
   REMEMBER IF YOU DO THIS TO CLICK THE RED ST RECORD BUTTON 
   TO TURN IT BLUE !! befor clicking 13/14.
   NOTE : You can now paste samples DIRECTLY TO TRACKS .
   See On-line HELP tutorial.

7. 44.1K RECORDING 
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   T-starCD V4.3 Unlimited Multitrack records in 16 bit 44.1K.
   CD QUALITY. 
   
8. Creating sound effects tracks - where sounds occur at different times.
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   You can use T-stars cut, copy, and paste functions.
   Heres an example how to do effects assembly. eg : a sound
   efffects track for film for example.
   Say you have 10 different effects like cars, trains,
   outer space etc - whatever. Copy each into Mysong dir. 
   ( must be 44.1K 16 bit mono).
   Rename using windows explorer - or an external editor -
   each one as T02 thru' T10 . Record T01 as blank for the total
   length of all strung together. Also you could put reminders to 
   yourself in T01. Now designate T11 as your " composite sound effects
   track". Record it blank for the length you need of all effects
   strung together.
   Now click the Fnn's to display T02 thru' T10's 
   waveforms. To copy say any sound effect T02 through T10 to 
   any time in the T11 composite track - just Click twice (start/end) on 
   its waveform then once on T11. Click PR. (paste range.)

   Repeat process for T03 through T10. Voila !!
   Remember - you can single click on waveforms at any point to get
   the sample number at that point in the user message line.
   You could even expand this concept further - and have 
   multiple assembled effects tracks with different pan and 
   volume settings. A Tip : you can do other things like 
   aligning perfectly to time by cutting silence etc. 
   Please note -  i've included an advanced feature for those
   adept with the mouse.
   Click on a waveform the first time - and start sample is
   auto filled for you.
   Click at a different point and the end point is auto filled.
   Then a third time if you want paste to be auto filled.
   NOTE : you can override any autofilled sample numbers by manually
   typing in the number.

   If you are not adept at whizzing around with the mouse - until
   you get comfortable, you can just click on waveforms 
   to get sample numbers - and type them in manually in the 
   start, end and paste to boxes.
   Please note - for TECNO - you can use these features also to 
   build rhythm tracks. Use of the interval sample number is KEY.
   This is the spacing between beats that are pasted.
   For example you have a great one bar wav sample of a hip hop beat -
   which you want to expand to 10 bars.
   Copy its wav into Mysong. Rename it using explorer as say T01.
   Now say - record a blank track - say T03 for the full length
   you want of 10 bars plus 10 secs leeway.
   Now click on T01 twice - once at the beginning of the waveform, 
   and once at the end.
   Then click once on T03's blank waveform at zero (paste start)
   ie : you'll see just a line as its a blank track ;
   - enter 10 in no of pastes, and in interval enter 1.
   Click PR - and you'll see now 10 bars pasted
   of your one bar hip hop beat. This is but one of thousands of
   examples of how to build rhythm tracks. 
   Another TIP : to quickly build a library on disc of different 
   rhythms - just rent for a week a high end drum machine and 
   record its built in rhythms and your own rhythms using Tstar.
   You'll also get tons of song ideas this way.
   You only need one or two bars of each different rhythm type.
   As you can copy and paste using Tstar. Archive the library
   in its own dir eg : C:\Drum rhythms. Each one being a short 
   wav file so it wont take up much space. Create your own rhythms
   using "finger taps" on the drum pads. Dont worry if your playing
   is not "spot on" as you can correct by editing in Tstar.
   Then when you need a particular drum rhythm type - copy it
   into Mysong dir and rename using explorer eg : T01, T04 . 
   Or use the new sample speed buttons. (SP01 to SP08 and Box.)
   MAKE SURE YOU DISPLAYED THE TRACK YOU WANT THE SAMPLE PASTED TO !
   (ie : click Fnn to display the waveform).
   Click on the SP button you want to use - it turns red.
   Now right click on waveform to copy and paste.
   Each time you right click the red SP sample is pasted. 
   If you have a CD of wonderfull drum sounds - great - you can then
   use these to replace any inferior samples - so you get a top
   notch drum track.
   If none of your library of rhythms exactly match - get the 
   nearest and edit it. For example - if the time is too long between
   the kick and snare use the cut (so many samples) DR label. 
   Or copy the snare to where it should be and silence the old snare.
   Just EXPERIMENT. Theres lots to discover.
   I wish you lots of fun with this concept !! 
   
9. THERE IS NO MIDI SUPPORT IN TS.
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   This was INTENTIONAL. I wanted to keep the program small,
   so it did not take up a lot of resources. Also i'm aware
   that a lot of folks want more simplicity, and faster internet
   downloads. Also - there are other very good business and 
   technical reasons. Firstly - in my professional opinion - 
   its quite a challenge perfectly syncronising midi and 
   audio. Secondly - i believe - in a few years once 
   processors become even more powerfull - the challenge to the 
   developer will be less, and it will be easier to write 
   software that syncronises perfectly. Thirdly - there are 
   some excellent midi products already on the market.
   Fourthly - in my opinion midi will undergo a dramatic change 
   once very powerfull processors and terabytes of storage are
   available at an inexpensive price. Let me say - there is nothing
   to stop you doing all your midi tracks in your midi software
   then - once happy - creating a standard wav through a midi to wave 
   convertor, and bringing it into T-star. 
   In the interim - if i get enough user requests - 
   i will implement one midi track as a simple playback track,
   to rec/play the waveform audio against.


10. OTHER TIPS.
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   1. If you dont have a mixing console to feed the sound card
   input. Many folks get good results like this. 
   Take your Portastudio 4 track - and connect the line out
   to sound card input. If you dont have a PS. You could do 
   what i do - i built my own pre-amp which i can plug my guitar
   mic or vocal mic into. Various schematics are available 
   in electronic mags. A TIP. NEVER USE THE MIC INPUT of 
   the sound card. Only the line input.
   ONLY EVER FEED THE LINE IN OF THE SOUND CARD FROM A LINE LEVEL
   DEVICE.
   To feed guitar or bass signals into the sound card i also 
   use a Rockman device. 
   2. For recording i hook up my headphones to the cassette 
   deck i mentioned earlier - and i find i record more accurately 
   than using spkrs which i use for final mixdown.
   3. If - while you are recording - you hear a slight "fizzy sound".
   Dont worry - this is not my software. This means your sound card 
   simulates full duplex. Certain SC's do this. They record - 16 bits
   - but while recording - playback at 8 bits. But dont worry - 
   when you have finished recording. Everything is played back true 16
   bits. Your only solution is to buy a proper full duplex card. 
   You should talk to lots of fellow musicians and go on the
   internet to some of the sites that test fully new sound cards.
   4. There are lots of new PCI sound cards coming to market.
   PCI is recommended as its faster. 
   5. If you want to work further on an old song. Just copy
   the Tnn wavs plus the old stereo Mix wav into the Mysong folder.
   REMEMBER - the Mysong folder is ALWAYS the current song being 
   worked on. PLEASE DONT DELETE Mysong folder.
   6. The most important in audio recording is to buy the most 
   powerfull system you can afford. Preferably SDRAM - 64k.
   And a fast UDMA hard drive. AND ABOVE ALL A GOOD FULL DUPLEX
   SOUND CARD.
   7. If you find the input signal is not being recorded or 
   playing back - possibly your windows mixer software has not 
   been configured. A simple solution. Go to the Mysong folder 
   where TS keeps the recorded tracks using Windows explorer.
   (ie :START -->up to PROGRAMS - down to WINDOWS EXPLORER;
   click on Tstar directory on the left hand side then Mysong folder)
   If you see say your Tnn.Wav there - look at its size. 
   It will be big. So - TS DID record it.
   Probably the sound card recording or playback has been muted.
   So - click START--->PROGRAMS--->>up to accessories then 
   MULTIMEDIA down to VOLUME CONTROL. Up will come Windows 
   VOLUME CONTROL - a set of sliders. Check that Vol control,
   wave and line in are not muted. Also click on OPTIONS -->
   PROPERTIES. Select recording or playback and ensure a box is
   not muted.
   8. If you downloaded from the internet - keep your 
   download compressed archive in case a key TS file gets deleted
   inadvertently. Then you can simply re-install TS.
   9. If you are having problems recording and playing back at the
   same time - possibly all you need to do is upgrade your 
   audio driver software. Manufacturers of sound cards have 
   their own internet sites - where you can download updated 
   drivers. Your documentation will tell you your particular 
   manufacturers internet address.
   9. If enough people ask - i'll add extra buttons so say up to
   5 different mixes can be selected. I am completely open on 
   adding new features to TS. So - please feel free to write 
   and make suggestions. I built it for all us poor musicians 
   who could not afford to record. Above all - remember to HAVE FUN.     
   You dont need to analyse every last beat or snare roll or note.
   Sometimes my best songs came about just by forgetting all the 
   recording paraphanalia and  outboard units - and just using TS 
   to get the song down. Or just getting a bunch of friends together 
   for an ad hoc session. 
   Dont despair if your PC is not set up properly for recording 
   audio. Often - all it takes is an inexpensive sound card, or maybe 
   a small upgrade to your existing set up.
   Just get your PC configured appropriately by a technician.
   Once your PC is set up correctly for digital audio - 
   With TS you will be able to capture those wonderfull 
   audio moments when you and a few friends get together for a jam, 
   or you had a song idea - instead of them being lost forever. 
   I've had the greatest song ideas often occur by accident.
   I wish you all peace and prosperity and many years of happy 
   recording.
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