| The Old Kazoo Makers Favorite Stuff |
| I am always looking at stuff that will help me get things done better and more efficiently. My favorite stuff includes software, hardware, manuals, forums, websites and more. This is not a place for paid advertisements. The stuff I share with you are things that I either have purchased or got from a freebie download. Most of the software is being sold by the author of the software. These gals and guys are independent program designers. They are the software folk artist of the 21st Century. I firmly believe in supporting my online independent artist. They create the stuff that I use on a regular basis and stuff I could not do without. If you found some good stuff let me know about it. Always looking forward to try some new stuff that will make it to my list of stuff. Just send me an email with the subject line reading "Just Stuff". I am not responsible for any problems you might have with the software titles recommended on this page. I simply can attest to the fact that they work well for us on computers with Windows 7, Vista and Windows XP SP3 installed. "Doc Kazoo" |
| I am very happy to introduce SongSheet 5 by DSBsoft Software. This is software that I cannot live without! I have been using SongSheet 5 for nearly four years now for all my songwriting. I have been totally satisfied with this product and cannot sing it's praises loud enough. SongSheet 5 is the Old Kazoo Maker's All Time Favorite Stuff!! Through the years I have come to know the author of this fantastic tool and his customer service is the best of the best. Bruce offers a quality musicians tool that I simply cannot do without. In times of computer crashes and reinstalls he has made sure I was back up and running within minutes. This is not freeware but is affordable at around $30. There is a free full featured 15 day trial of SongSheet 5. If you are a guitar or ukulele picker and songwriter you gotta have this one. Where once I had stacks of notebooks with handwritten songs I now have actual printed songsheets in a nice loose leaf binder. Even I had trouble following the scribbled songs and sharing it with someone not the best choice. I now have a nice printed song with chord progressions that I can use and share with friends. You can also import Chordie songsheets into SS5 and edit, transpose or whatever. This is The Old Kazoo Makers #1 Favorite Stuff! Click the Logo or Picture Above to visit DSBsoft to read more and get your free 15 Day Trial. |
| Every once in a while I come across something new that I really like. When I do find something I like to share it with everyone and Sagelight Image Editor is one great find. This one gets the Old Kazoo Maker's Big Thumbs Up!! "I use this one every day!!!" Doc Kazoo Check out the following before and after Old Kazoo Maker picture using Sagelight. The email image above was also edited with Sagelight. |
| Welcome to the Wonderful World of Home Recording So you are new to Home Recording. You got some tunes you want to record but have no idea how or where to start. Well IMHO the best place to start is Kristal Audio Engine! Hands down this is the best TOTALLY FREE DAW Software readily available that has an established, friendly Users Forum to help a "newbie" get started. I started using Kristal several years ago and love this software. I found Kristal extremely easy to use once you get through the set up process. There is a absolutely great Kristal Users Forum for help getting started and lots of YouTube How To video available as well. Kristal is a great DAW to start with and for most home recording will be the only DAW you ever will want or need. If you decide to use another DAW the experience you have with Kristal will be invaluable in adding other DAW software. Most of the basics you learn with Kristal are the same in all DAW's so your learning curve on the new DAW will be smaller. Compression is compression and vst's are vst's no mater what DAW you are using. Kristal is a beginning point for lots of home studios. As in my case Kristal may be the only DAW you will ever want or need Best of all it is available at the Old Kazoo Makers Favorite price. TOTALLY FREE!!! Click the Logo or Picture Above to visit Kristal to download your free copy now. |
| KRISTAL USERS FORUM WEBSITE After you have downloaded and installed Kristal the first thing you want to do is to print out the manual!!! Next is to sit down and work through all the tutorials. This will give you everything you need to know to start recording and mixing. Then it's time to join the Kristal Users Forum!!! The members at the Forum are great at helping you solve initial setup problems that might arise, both software and hardware. I was amazed at how fast (usually within a day) that my questions were addressed. This is a very friendly forum. They also help teach you the art of mixing and using VST add on's. |
| KRISTAL USERS MANUAL IN PDF FORMAT If you need a copy of the Kristal Manual click here to download in PDF format! |
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| I hope you take a look my favorite stuff by giving them a free trial run. I do believe you will be glad that you did. This page is not updated with any set frequency. I will only be posting information on stuff as I find it. I will only share stuff that I use at least once a week truly find worth sharing with you. I believe I have one or two more ready to share. So be sure and drop by from time to time and see what new favorite the Old Kazoo Maker has found. "If I don't use'em you won't find'em here LOL!!!" Old Kazoo Maker |
| For several years now I have been shopping at Musician's Friend for all my gear. I love their prices, customer service and fast shipping. The little box you see above is an ArtTube MP Preamp that I use everytime I record to preamp my guitars and provide phantom power to microphones. This is one of the essential pieces of hardware you really need to get the best results in your home recording studio. There are many makes and models available. This is what I own and use. This little jewel is part of my interface chain that connects me to the computer. It sells for $29.99 with free shipping!!! I love my ArtTub preamp and shopping at Musician's Friend. I even get all my strings and other consumables there. The same brands I find at my local music shop but much cheaper and super fast shipping. OLD KAZOO MAKER'S 5 STAR MUSICIAN'S RETAILER Click the Logo or Picture Above to visit Musician's Friend and window shop for some fantastic deals. |
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| Doc Kazoo's Favorite Security And Maintenance Software The one thing I have difficulty getting the wife to do is preventative maintenance on her computers. Yep she uses two! A couple years ago I had a computer programmer friend recommend five software titles for my security/maintenance tools. These have five have worked great on our three computers for going on three years and have saved us from malware problems a couple times. First there is Avast Antivirus Software (Always Running) Next there are Malwarbytes and Spybot (Run Weekly) Then there is Ccleaner (Up to you to decide. I run it weekly or more often if my system starts slowing down. I also use the start up "Tool" to disable stuff starting up that don't need too. And last but not least Piriform Defraggler (I usually run once a month or more often if I have moved, added or deleted a lot of files) THESE ARE ALL FREE AND USER FRIENDLY 5 STARS FROM USE ON THE ENTIRE SET |
| Doc's Favorite Local Business |
| R Car Automotive 903 E. Alfred Street Tavares, Fl 32776 (352) 742-0661 http://www.rcarautomotive.com/#! |
| This is not a paid advertisement!!! I am a firm believer in supporting local family owned businesses. When I come across an exceptional businessman I just have to tell everyone about them. Such is the case with Rick over at "R Car Automotive". This past week or so I have been searching for a great mechanic at a fair price. When I had to get a brake job on Ms. Kazoo's car an old picking buddy told me about Rick over at R Car and I am sure glad he did. Not only did they beat the price of everyone else, the repairs were perfect and customer service great. I actually enjoyed taking the car to the shop! Take it from a very satisfied customer! Don't choose a mechanic until you have this shop look at your car. YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID!!!!! |
