Thanks for your help chaps, greatly appreciated.
Not got anything definite in mind, Mark - keeping my options open, but I'll know what I want when I hear it....lol
Aye it's for a work project, Ian....that's why I mentioned "preferably freeware" - tight wads! They won't even let me
replace my scanner after it finally died following 12 years of trouble free service
Had considered recording my own stuff using my own gear but decided against it because it's a work project. I think they get pretty good value for money out of using me for
their multimedia corporate stuff (used to pay a company MASSIVE amounts of council tax payers money, 'til they realised
that I could do just as good a job at a fraction of the cost). I'm not giving them what's left of me soul.....lol. Had
this been for a project of my own, then I would def record my own stuff....just adds a bit more of yourself to the final
product. Since just about jacking in the fishing malarky, I've been setting up a little home recording studio ("studio" is a bit of a grand a term for it, really..lol - but it does me
)
As far as the copyright hooo-harr goes......I remember the 1st film I put together for work....the boss (Chief Exec) wanted
to use a particular well known song (and to be fair, it was the perfect choice for the subject of the film). I outlined
the 3 options in using it:
1. I could contact the music publishers and request / pay for the use of the music = expensive
2. A well known local radio station often use slightly "modified" versions of well known tunes as jingles (well - they did
at the time). These tunes are recorded by local artists at a greatly reduced cost than using the original) = less expensive
3. Use the original without obtaining copyright permission and hope for the best (ie we don't get rumbled)
Needless to say, the 3rd option was chosen !
