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Creating Songs with the U-8 and Cakewalk
using just your computer, but by using an external MIDI sound module
such as the SC-8850, SC-8820 or SC-88Pro, you can play sounds of even
greater variety and higher quality.
However, since MIDI has trouble handling information about anything
other than the pitch, it cannot be used to get realistic sounding vocals.
With the U-8, it's assumed that backings such as drums and bass will be handled as
MIDI data, and that guitars, vocals, and the like will be recorded with audio data.
Getting Ready to Record
This section outlines the preparations made in creating songs, up to the
creation of backing parts.
Step 1: Use the Start Button to Prepare the Song
Pressing the U-8's Start Button while Roland U-8 StudioWare opens,
opens the EZ RECORDING Wizard - Start. You can prepare for recording a
song here.
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You can start Cakewalk Home Studio U-8 with several options.
• If you want to create a new project, choose Create a New Project, and
press the
dialog box, choose the Roland U-8 template for the project, and click OK
to create the project. You can choose the template using the CURSOR
buttons.
• Choosing Open an Existing Project opens the Open dialog. You can
choose an existing file from the list.
• Choosing Open Your Most Recent Project opens the project you
opened last.
The file name are shown under the check box.
Step 2: Create the Backing Data
Backing parts are created in the following ways.
• The sequencer MIDI editing function is used to add MIDI backing data.
• Backing parts are loaded from commercially available MIDI data
collections.
• Backing parts are made from audio data (Wave files).
• Import sound from a CD, MD, or the like to the sequencer program and
use it as backing for what you play.
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NEXT button or click NEXT. In the New Project File
For more information
about MIDI supported by
the U-8, see "U-8 and
MIDI" in the U-8 Technical
Guide.
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