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I'm pretty sure you'll have to make some adjustments before you get the desired sound. But yea hopefully not too many. It's different for everyone depending on what they like obviously. About the volume issue, do you find it to be low when you export it to iTunes and listen to it before adding it to iMovie?

No I'm actually using Addictive Keys. It's the only one I ever bought. I had recently played the Yamaha U3 at a music store when I was introduced to VST. Found out that Addictive Keys' Modern Upright (http://bit.ly/1Fw9mFB) was sampled using the U3. Plus it was on sale for $50 :p. They also have Studio Grand (http://bit.ly/1xLuq6M) sampled with a Steinway Grand piano. Might be better for solo piano recordings. Again, you'll find lots of reviews on Youtube. Native Instruments is a popular name in music studios so I don't think you can go wrong with that either. Try them all. If you purchase one you get a lot of options to customize the sound with these VSTs. You can change the amount of sustain, timbre, EQ, compression to name a few. You can even add mic or sustain pedal noise! Yup, all of them should work with Garageband. Once the VST is installed, you can access it through Garageband by adding a new track and choosing the VST from sound generator. Don't know much about xml format. Only that if I recorded MIDI piano and I wanted to show you what I played, I would send you the MIDI file. If I wanted to send you more detailed info about the recording (is a note quarter or half etc), I would export the MIDI recording as an XML file. It's used to create piano scores I think.

Yea the Steinway Grand from Garageband just sounds like a good digital keyboard instead of an acoustic piano to me. Here's a link to the piano samples from Native Instruments (includes The Giant i mentioned earlier): http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/ You can find demo tracks for all of these samples on that link and decide which one sounds best to you or check Youtube for detailed reviews. There's a lot of choice out there so if for any reason Native doesn't do it for you just google "best piano VST." Ok so about the interface. If you've made up your mind about buying a piano VST don't buy the interface just yet. I mean you have a new macbook pro and you'll mostly be recording just the piano (maybe some strings?). The built in soundcard should be good enough. Close any background processes (Safari, iTunes etc.) for good measure before you record. The more RAM you have available the better I think. The guys at Long & Mcquade will most probably advise you to just get an audio interface if you tell them you want to record music. I'm assuming you're not doing any heavy mixing in Garageband and recording a lot of tracks so I don't see the need for buying an interface yet. Again it depends on how your mac responds to the VST you choose. That's all I can think of for now. Let me know how it goes! :)

Hello Kacey. I'm a recording noob myself but I thought I should get this thread moving so I'll tell you what I think. I'd say go MIDI unless you have an awesome acoustic piano and a pair of good mics. Now if you record MIDI and use the piano voice from your digital keyboard it'll sound pretty average (I think it sounds worse than recording with an instrument cable). Therefore, I suggest you invest in a good piano VST (virtual piano sounds). Majority of these piano VST's have been sampled using an acoustic piano and they sound much better than most digital keyboards. Check out The Giant and Alicia's Keys (both by Native Instruments and around $100 I think). So essentially what you're doing is setting up a MIDI connection between your keyboard and your music recording software (DAW) and using your keyboard to trigger the piano VST. So back to the actual question. Do you require an audio interface for that? Not necessarily. You won't be plugging in any cables in the audio interface since it's a direct connection between the keyboard and your computer. However, if your computer's internal soundcard isn't good enough to handle the VST (good piano VST's are kinda heavy) there's going to be a latency issue when you play i.e. there'll be a lag between when you play a note and when you hear it. If you compensate for the lag by reducing the sample rate, the sound from the VST may click/pop/pause at times. Soo getting an audio interface like the UR22 will take care of that. Don't take what I say at face value obviously. I may be wrong about some things so we should wait for the more experienced coldplayers to confirm :p. p.s. Heard some of your covers. They're fantastic. Imagine what a good sounding piano VST will do to them!

Hello! Just wanted to share this cover with you all. Hope you guys like it :) [video=youtube;IUEAPGLnCVw]

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This is what I have: Maybe I'm just a ghost Disappear when anybody's close Go through you when you????? ????? Maybe I'm just a ghost Emptied by ???? ???? Or am i even here? Every time I try to walk through walls More walls appear What's the point of feeling love for you When you don't believe I'm here What's the point of trying to raise your voice If no one ever hears Every time I try to call you close You disappear Maybe I'm a ghost Just a whisper in a puff of smoke Secret that nobody knows No one will ever hear Or maybe I'm a ghost Specter on a ???? Thorn without a rose Something people fear And every time I thought I'll walk through walls It's all becoming clear What's the point of feeling love for you When you don't believe I'm here What's the point of saying "rescue me" If no one ever hears Every time I try to call you close You disappear Every time I try to call you close You disappear And every time I thought I'll walk through walls It's all becoming clear Every time I try to call you close You disappear Every time I try to call you close You disappear

Haha I actually paused at that point to check my headphones as well. Was expecting the solo to be panned dead centre after listening to the live version so many times.

Same for Toronto. I've been checking the playlists of the big radio stations here (virginradio, kissfm, chumfm) and none of them have played it even once I think. Even The Edge fm, which plays a lot of alternative rock, has only been playing Magic :S

The key is not the same as the two posts that are on Youtube. Unless the Youtube audio has been altered.

Yea it sure is dark. I interpreted the clips of Chris, who I assume is portraying the protagonist of Ghost Stories, taking a taxi in the middle of the night to jump off a dock as committing suicide. Maybe the album builds up to that point? I mean it doesn't seem impossible after listening to Oceans. But then ASFOS is supposed to be uplifting so I don't know what to make of that. Maybe listening to O will clear out things. Maybe I should shut up and wait for the album :P

Haha I don't know. Taking a taxi to jump off a dock past midnight :P

Woah! Could this album be about suicide? :/. Or am i overthinking?

Has this been posted yet? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2lTbiMWiWM]18 - We're A Team (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - James Newton Howard) - YouTube[/ame]

Thank you! I used Addictive Drums

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DYwtLjLN-k]Coldplay - Atlas Piano/Guitar Cover - YouTube[/ame]

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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3bECEsmiN4]Coldplay - Warning Sign Cover (Guitar, Piano) - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5da8GaxXsBE]Coldplay & Rihanna - Princess Of China Cover (Guitar, Piano) - YouTube[/ame]

Heylo guys! The chords are right (although there are some variations) but i'm pretty sure this isn't in standard tuning. Doesn't sound like it to me. Try EADGBD with capo on 5 and leave the first string (D string) open when playing the G and D chords. I'll post a cover by the end of this week :D

The bass at 2:31!! They stole that from Violet hill! :O THIEVES!:veryangry2:

I hear "teardrop" :P

Hey everyone! I just got 3 tickets in Section 108 row 25 using Globe and Mail. Please tell me it's goood! :/

Oh crap. Is this just for VIP packages or for all pre-sales? I wanted to use my aunt's amex card and she wont be going to the concert.

All i'm getting is section 300. Whyyy is it called FRONT OF THE LINE? :@