Making music on the Web

By CHRISTOPHER AVE, Times Staff Writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published August 12, 2002

Hot licks Thanks to advances in software and speedier processors, the power to make high-quality music on a home computer is within most anyone's reach. Get online to learn guitar As a teenager teaching myself to play the guitar in the 1970s, I had few instructional resources available other than to pay for formal lessons.

Here are some Web sites that can be useful to people who record music on their computers:

www.cakewalk.com -- Sells various recording software products

www.homerecording.com -- Offers beginner home recordists a plethora of advice

www.homerecording.com/bbs -- A free bulletin board frequented by a number of home recording enthusiasts

www.studioprojectsusa.com -- Sells low-cost, high-quality microphones and preamplifiers

www.joemeek.com -- Sells preamplifiers, compressors and related products

www.recordingwebsite.com -- Tons of information about home recording

www.prorec.com -- Product reviews and advice columns for the home recordists

www.zzounds.com -- Discount musical instrument and recording equipment retailer

www.8thstreet.com -- Discount musical instrument and recording equipment retailer

www.musiciansfriend.com -- Discount musical instrument and recording equipment retailer

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