Electronic Music

Cakewalk by BandLab Free Professional DAW

 

Cakewalk is a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

Cakewalk has been around a while and has changed owners several times. It was created originally for DOS, starting with version Cakewalk 1.0 in 1987, first developed by Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. Beginning in 1991 it was available on Windows 3.0. At one time it was owned and developed by Roland Corporation and was known as Roland Cakewalk Sonar.

Named after a dance “The cakewalk” or “cake walk”, a mid-19th century dance, generally at get-togethers on black slave plantations, in the Southern United States.

The last version of the product featured a piano roll editor, support for limited music notation and a built-in scripting language called CAL (Cakewalk Application Language). Cakewalk was a predecessor of SONAR which had nearly all of the same features, including support for CAL, and was the only major DAW on the market supporting a scripting language.

It contains loads of plugins in for effects processing, soft synths and samplers.

After 30 years, Cakewalk, Inc. ceased operation, with only the company’s web forum and license authorization servers still being kept functional.

On February 23, 2018, Singapore-based BandLab Technologies announced its purchase of some of Cakewalk, Inc.’s assets and all of its intellectual property. BandLab’s stated goal was continued development of the former company’s flagship product, SONAR (now known as Cakewalk by BandLab) as part of its portfolio of freeware digital audio workstation software.

My song Gypsy was done entirely using SONAR. Have a listen and watch the music video here.

I downloaded Cakewalk by Bandlab and tried it out.  The user interface is more refined and easier to work with and overall this free version is much better than the version I paid for in the past.

Cakewalk by Bandlab has been released for free for Windows 7 or higher (64-bit only). Why isn’t it available on the Macintosh? I guess the Mac already has a plethora of digital audio software to choose from.

You can download it for free here.

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Life Hacks, Tips and Tricks

25 Best life hacks for your gadgets

I found this today and thought it was worth sharing. In the video, you will find lots of ways to create stands for phones and tablets using everyday items, like a paper clip! You’ll find ways to increase privacy when using computers, ways to recycle old tech waste into useful, unique looking items. You’ll even find ways to make geek techno jewellery for next to nothing.

There’s a bunch of innovative ways to keep cable clutter under control and look great too.

You’ll find lots of little tricks that make life easier. You’ll find inexpensive ways to fix tech items. Saving you big $$$’s.

There’s also a whole load of tips for photography using your smartphone. There’s even a way to turn your phone into a microscope using nothing but a single drop of water!

Enjoy,

 

Geoff Williams

 

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Easy Way To Stop Smoking, Painless Method

 

Are you concerned about your health? Smoking is a big killer. I struggled for over 25 years as a smoker. I tried quitting countless times, only to eventually go back to it.

Why is it so hard to quit smoking, I used to wonder. Why do I do it to myself? If only I could quit and stay quit, I could save some money. A friend told me about a book he read in 1994 that helped him to quit and stay quit. The answers to how cigarette addiction works and how to beat it are in this book.

 

Easy Way To Stop Smoking - Allen Carr
The easy, painless method of overcoming cigarette addiction

 

The book is called “The Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr”

It’s a short book of around 100 pages. I got the book and read it. Within 3 days I had finished the book and I had quit smoking for the final time. And it really was easy. This book is not what you might be thinking… It’s not a book that’s full of statistics on the dangers of smoking. It is not designed to scare you out of smoking. That wouldn’t work.

It works by giving you the knowledge of how the addiction operates and this, in turn, gives you the understanding and power to defeat it. I’ve been quit for 7 years (as of January 2021). Once you stop smoking you will feel better and you will have so much more money to spend on the things that you really want.

One of the worst parts about being a smoker was that I was always running low on money, running low on food and petrol. Always feeling that I was running low of food and money was a terrible feeling. Living that way was awful.  Always running low on petrol created a constant anxiety worrying that I would get stuck somewhere. I no longer have that experience. Thankfully.

The book is around $10, depending on where you buy it. You can get a great deal at Amazon. I highly recommend this book. It has allowed me to save thousands of dollars and very likely has added many years to my life. I have more energy, I no longer smell like an ashtray, and I spend my surplus on good food, fruit, computers, gadgets, a new guitar and my electro-chemistry hobby. This book can save your life and it can save you thousands of dollars that would otherwise have been spent on cigarettes or on medical bills.

You can get the book by clicking here.

 

by Geoff Williams

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Internet Marketing

Stop building backlinks – this works much better

Here’s how you should be building your backlinks. This method is basically free, you don’t need to spend any money on advertising.

If you are trying to increase traffic to your website by building backlinks consider this. Google automatically scans your website and ranks it based on the new original content that it finds. This means that your time is better spent creating content like interesting articles than on asking people to link to your website. By using this method you can eventually have thousands of links coming in.

Link building is useless – do this instead…

Google knows if you are dropping your link into the comments section of other blogs (Comment Spam) and other low-value ‘spammy’ places. Eventually, you can be penalised for this by Google giving you a much lower ranking. So build your traffic the right way. Good luck.

Mobile App Development Tutorials

Basic Photo Studio Equipment

 

Are you interested in setting up your own home or office photography studio? If so, you’ve probably found out that it can be pretty tricky to decide which photo studio equipment you really need. The primary components of a good photo studio are the background, lighting, the camera, plus props and film if you won’t be shooting digitally. Here’s a look at some of the basics.

A good background is extremely important as basic photo studio equipment, since it can be a good complement to your subject, or a real problem. Plain backgrounds, such as seamless paper, are usually preferred. Stick with white as a basic choice, though blue, gray and black are also good. Muslin can also work. When you’re going to roll the background paper to the floor, make sure there’s a smooth curve that will eliminate harsh horizontals. Consider putting paper or tape on the bottom of human models shoes to keep the paper clean. Muslin backgrounds are made of light cotton, can be draped, and have more texture than paper.

Lighting is next most important. You’ll need a minimum of two lights – one for direct lighting and a softer light to prevent harshness. A third light is extremely common. This can be used to edge light the subject, preventing it from blending into the background. Most people start with flood lights, also called hot lights (and they are quite hot!) They cost less and work well with just about any camera. The heat can be uncomfortable, however, and basic fire safety needs to be followed. The bulbs are incandescent, so they need to be replaced fairly often.

Another popular type of lighting used as basic photo studio equipment is the strobe. These flash when you take a picture. Digital cameras are usually connected directly to your studio strobes to signal them to work. If this is not possible, choose strobes equipped with a light sensor that will set them off when the camera flashes. Make sure your camera does not use a pre-flash if you’re going to be using this method, however. It can set your strobes off too early.

A simple chair and some other props are appropriate if you’ll be using mostly human models, but aren’t necessary if you’ll be photographing mostly objects. Choose the camera that’s best suited to your subjects. If you’ll mostly need to take photos of small objects, a camera with good macro settings should be part of your basic photo studio equipment. Most professionals use SLR cameras instead of automatics, since this allows for manual adjustment. However, you should work with the tools you feel most comfortable using.

These are just the basics when it comes to photo studio equipment. There are lots of other options out there, and as you take pictures, you’ll find out which ones are best for you. The best thing you can do is to get started!

When shopping for photo studio equipment there are lighting kits available that are all in one’s to help get you started easily. These lighting kits will often come in the form of continuous lighting which means the scene is always lit in cool to the touch fluorescent light kits with all the lights that you need including a muslin backdrop. There are also stroble flash kits available as well if you’re going to be using an SLR camera that can allow you to sync your lens with the flash. The original “hot lights” or halogen lighting kits are continuous photo lighting kits like fluorescent is but produce a lot of heat and are not nearly as economical to operate as the cool running fluorescent kits are. For photographers just starting out, continuous lighting either in the forms of fluorescent or halogen lights are the easiest type of lighting to work with, simply turn them on and you are free to begin shooting.

 

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Spanish Learning

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Learning is something which purely depends on the will power and the firm determination of a person. Nothing can be learned simply by trying, you need to try and try hard in order to get the favorable results. Barely a hardworking soul can make the difficult things possible. A strong and dedicated effort towards your goal can take you to the victory. If you are focused enough towards what you want to learn and how it can be made possible, then there is nothing that can stop you reaching to the target eventually.

There are so many people in this world who wants to learn different different languages. Somebody even learn them just on the name of knowledge or as a hobby. Everybody has to work hard, no matter what used to be the ultimate motivation behind learning. If you are willing to learn Spanish then here is a chance to learn Spanish free, there are so many web sites available on the internet from where you can learn Spanish online. One visit to a site can make the things easier for you. Learn Spanish language by yourself from various websites online. Learning Spanish language is quite difficult but a sincere effort can bring down the burden. There is a need of proper concentration which can decrease the level of stress of learning Spanish language. Most of all prefer to learn Spanish free by going for online.

You can learn Spanish online so easily just like as you are going to any well organized institution. If you keep on concentrating nicely then it wont be a difficult task at all. In fact not only language learning, but everything in this world needs a true conviction towards whatever being done in order to be away from the fallouts. The results used to be enthralling as well if the efforts that are being made from the learning side are strong. As a matter of fact, to learn Spanish language used to be very common approach nowadays. Every other person is being seen in learning Spanish language in one or the other way.

Start your day with a Spanish word of the day and learn Spanish language, and also learn spanish online, five times a week via email! learn spanish free each time you check your email with funny jokes in Spanish.

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How to Create a Mobile Website

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This is the world of Internet and fortunately we are a part of it. We cannot live without Internet today as it has gotten into our lives so much. It has dug deep into our daily routines; it is now a part of our lifestyle and with the facility of Internet on mobile phones, its usage has seen a huge leap in the past few years. The entire idea of designing a Mobile Website came into picture after the usage of mobile phones increased. Businesses and manufacturers found it the best way to reach their target audience, owing to the fact that cell phones are now in every pocket. Hence, the practice of Creating Mobile Sites began there and then.

New Generation phones like iPhone and Blackberry brought a revolution in the mobile industry. Now, one could read and send e-mails with these kinds of Smart Phones. Slowly and steadily, Internet fixed its place in mobile phones and many websites created a version of their website compatible with mobile phones, i.e. a Mobile Website.

And, here we are using the same technology at our comfort as every web page is just a click away. Since the concept of Creating Mobile Sites has started, its popularity and usage has reached new heights. Simultaneously, there has been a considerable increase in local search activity, hence enabling businesses to get maximum visibility and exposure so as to make profit.

The task of Creating Mobile Sites was considered to be tedious earlier, but Mofuse Mobile Website builder has made it extremely easy. This mobile designing software helps in Creating Mobile Sites by mobilizing your feeds. The software is embedded with various features like automatic redirect script, SMS widget, automatic image resizing, and highly compatible .mobi sites. Mofuse gives you the power to customize the logo of you website and numerous other features like adding text, links, RSS feeds, and comments.

Also, Mofuse allows you to change the URL, colors of your text and background. And this is not all as you can also add your logo to make it a default header. So, go for it and create a full customized Mobile Website for your business only with Mofuse mobile designing software.

One of the number one requested features from our tech-savvy fan base was a dynamic Mobile Website that included up-to-date news. To get more information click here: – www.mofuse.com

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