Sorry sorry sorry, I forgot about this threadd Dx, please forgive me...
sikkony: Unfortunately I am not Chinese, but I will be visiting China to teach a songwriting workshop during the summer of 2010 at some province south of Beijing I think. I want to go for a vacation though
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Solly: Honestly Solly, I haven't heard anything about being able to record drum sets via USB. All of my drum recordings were done using 10-25 different microphones on a session. However, there are electronic drum sets that you can purchase where I believe you can transfer your recorded audio files with USB. On any electronic instruments, you will have to record it first onto the instrument's hard drive itself and then transfer it over to your computer via USB.
For recording purposes, I would never use electronic drum sets, not even for production because their samples are horrible (in my opinion). If you are using it just to jam then any electronic drum sets will do fine. I bought mine from Costco and I forgot the model number but it was from Ion and costed less than $300. I believe you can get the Alesis drumset for about $500 as well, but if you want a really good electronic drumset I believe Roland released their TD-9S series that I am really interested in (since I live in an apartment). As for recording though, I would never recommend any electronic drumset unless you are using it as a midi controller.
the_summerangel: Macs should be recording in .AIFF format, Windows usually record in .WAV. Either of them are fine, but you can convert them to .mp3 easily using iTunes. If you click on iTunes and on the top go to iTunes >> Preferences >> (When you insert a CD:) Import Settings... - Change the settings to these following in order to get good results.
Import Using: MP3 Encoder
Setting: High Quality (160 kbps) [Any higher will have a larger file size, and can take away your harddrive space eventually].
If you are using a mac I suggest you use Garageband, it's such a beautiful program <3.
Pocaco<3: Your breathing and power for your voice comes from your diaphragm. When you are jogging you aren't helping to strengthen your diaphragm, but to control your breathing instead. As a singer, swimming is a great way to workout your chops.
A lot of vocal coaches I had recommended I should practice doing vocal breathing exercises, but honestly all they do is prove the same exact results as running. Being a professional saxophone player, I've experienced times running out of breath rather than being tired and controlling my breathing.
Before you go off experimenting with your voice, I recommend doing daily vocal warmups to get your vocals shaped up. If you have a piano make sure you sing scales to help with your pitch, sing familiar harmonic note patterns to help you with your technique, and lastly learn to take the right breath and the right time.
I'm sorry if my advices are really dull today, I am extremely tired. But I hope this helps~!
