Cheaply? Quicktime Pro or iMovie should do the trick. Pro Tools FREE ( (url="http://"http://www.digidesign.com")http://www.digidesign.com(/url) ) might be able to do it as well, and it offers better audio editing capabilities.
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Well, I could have recommended Final Cut Pro or Premiere, but somehow didn't think you'd want to spend $600 to $1000 on a video editing program.
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People who claim the sky is falling obviously aren't aware the earth is falling, too.
well, for those of us that have access to Final Cut Pro and/or After Effects, I'd totally recommend that. 
While we're (kinda) on the subject, does anyone out there have the new copy of Bryce? I wanna know if I sould go out and buy it, or keep using the old version
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Bryce 4 is definitely better than Bryce 3, but if you can afford something better, get it. Bryce is my usual 3d program, but I've been getting increasingly frustrated with its bugs and limitations.
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If you're looking for something a little more flexible/professional than Bryce (but of course still cheap) I'd opt for HASH Animation Master (www.hash.com). it takes a little more knowhow, but anyone with a basic understanding of 3D modeling/animation and the will power should be able to get a handle on it. I used to use it before I moved up to Cinema 4D, and I loved it (for everything except making machinery), for the most part. And it isn't even that much more expensive than Bryce or Poser.
But, if Bryce is your cup of Tea, then stick with it. You'll be happy to hear (if you didn't know already) that Bryce 5 is nearing completion, last I heard...
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Can anyone help me find a very good (and cheap) terrain/map authoring tool? Bryce 4 might work, but I have had little luck with other 3D modelers (and its too expensive). Does anyone know of an easy yet powerful (3D rendered, lighting effects, shadows, etc.) map creation/rendering tool?
~Saphfire
I know of a couple that let you generate terrain models, and export them to a rendering program. Also, there is Pixes:3d (url="http://"http://www.pixels3d.com")www.pixels3d.com(/url) , which has a sculpt feature which is great for making terrain. There is a free version, but it's kinda old so you may have to weasel your way around there website to find it. I definately recommend this program.
In fact, I'm feeling so generous today, that I've found the free version for you. (url="http://"http://www.pixels3d.com/newweb2/support/downloads.html")http://www.pixels3d..../downloads.html(/url)
Download version 3.6, and open the program. On the registration dialogue, it will show you your machine ID code. Write it down, and then send an email to register@x-server.pixels.net , asking for the free 3.6 registration code. Be sure to include your Machine ID.
I know, it's complicated. But we're talking a professional quality, FREE program. Version 3.6 is a FULL version, not lite. It is not crippled in any way.
I think I've already posted this in this topic but it didn't show up so post again I shall. Does anyone know of a music creation program? Something like you can pick instruments and select a pattern of notes to play and then you can save it as a music file? I'm no longer just looking for crappy stuff; I would be willing to pay a (slight) amount of money for a product like this.
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sanehatter seems to like talking about pro tools, and being as he is in the business I would guess it is a good program.
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**I think I've already posted this in this topic but it didn't show up so post again I shall. Does anyone know of a music creation program? Something like you can pick instruments and select a pattern of notes to play and then you can save it as a music file? I'm no longer just looking for crappy stuff; I would be willing to pay a (slight) amount of money for a product like this.
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From your list of wants above, it would seem that PlayerPro 5.7 would do.
You create note patterns, map instruments to them, have multi-channels/tracks and playback, loop and/or repeat.
Many don't care for its' interface or its' documentation. Its main usefulness seems to be in MIDI sequencing and producing MAD type files (which are relatively small).
Sanehatter can give you the dope on pro tools.
A lot depends on your own experience in this realm of digital music. Since you asked the question, you probably aren't very experienced so any program could overwhelm you at first. Try demos or free programs and get a handle on the terminology.
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Originally posted by saphfire:
Can anyone help me find a very good (and cheap) terrain/map authoring tool? Bryce 4 might work, but I have had little luck with other 3D modelers (and its too expensive). Does anyone know of an easy yet powerful (3D rendered, lighting effects, shadows, etc.) map creation/rendering tool?
~Saphfire
I've been contemplating Natural Scene Designer by Natural Graphics:
(url="http://"http://www.naturalgfx.com/")http://www.naturalgfx.com/(/url)
For my use the cool thing is it can import real world terrain models. The examples on the website look pretty decent. It's $89 so the price isn't too bad.
Anybody here used it?
Cheers,
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Here's the scoop for music software.
Dr. Tall wants something to make music with. Pro Tools ( (url="http://"http://www.digidesign.com")http://www.digidesign.com(/url) ) can't do this. Pro Tools is EDITING software. Just like iMovie won't make video footage for you, Pro Tools can't make audio material for you. If you've got a guitar, microphone, or other noisemaking devices, and want to record, edit, and tweak that, Pro Tools is what you want, nothing else can hold a candle to it.
If you want something to make music with, well, things start getting a little wierd there. I've been playing around with Player Pro ( (url="http://"http://www.quadmation.com/pphome.htm")http://www.quadmation.com/pphome.htm(/url) ) while writing up my Brief Guide to Music Theory (about half finished, currently on Gluebubble's hotline server), and it's actually imporved quite a bit since the last time I used it. Player Pro uses what is referred to as a "tracker" interface, which was one of the first methods of creating music on a computer, without extra equipment.
I can't diss the tracker interface too much because it's what I learned on.
Trackers will let take a sample of something, let's say a piano, and map it to a note range. Then you can play that sample back at different speeds to approximate different pitches (same principle as altering tape speed), and you specify them as notes on a standard Chromatic Scale. If you're creative in how you use samples, you can actually accomplish quite a bit with a tracker.
If you've got more money and don't want to deal with certain limitations inherent in the tracker interface, you can get an actual hardware sampler, a full-blown professional sequencer, and add lots of complex effects and non-instrument-based audio, such as vocals. Of course, all this stuff will run you at LEAST a thousand bucks.
For your average Coldstoner, Player Pro is probably the way to go. It's being carbonized for OS X, which is more than I can say for half of the audio software I use. It's completely self-contained, so you don't have to mess with OMS, a MIDI interface, SYSEX dumps, and other fun aspects of making music with lots of different pieces of equipment. After you register, you can save your music as AIFF, prime for encoding to MP3. Heck, if you don't want to hunt down samples, you can also use the Quicktime GM synth, too.
Unfortunately, the documentation for PP kinda sucks, but that's life. If you've got either a PC or Virtual PC and some patience, you can try out MadTracker ( (url="http://"http://madtracker.i4music.net/madtracker/")http://madtracker.i4...net/madtracker/(/url) , not to be confused with PP's .MADx format), which is IMO one of the better trackers out there, and inexpensive to boot.
that's the basics at any rate.
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