On 06/23/2015 05:14 PM, Frank Cox wrote: <<>>
I think I will try to do this with Audacity as Fred Smith suggested. If I record the speaking part first, I can then somehow play it back and record the piano track while listening to the voice track to get the timing right. What I'm doing doesn't really have a beat or rhythm like a song -- it's a dramatic reading, but some of the words have a note or chord to sound along with them so getting it coordinated will be the challenge.
. thinking about that, i agree to voice then music.
i was thinking along lines of a song, not a reading.
a reading would be more like adding music to a silent film where the music accents the action.
in your case, the music would accent the tone and emphasis of your voice.
as for usb, i thought back to when i went to a band recording set up with a friend, i was cautioned not to step on any of the cables connected between the equipment. i was told that they were usb cables and they were fragile. the cables also connected to a computer. maybe there was something special going on as like they were using all digital musical instruments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB#MIDI
anyway, how about posting where we can listen to your efforts.