If you like my music, please vote for it!You can help me to publicize my music by
helping to place it on Internet charts.
At Soundclick.com/CarlFritscheclick on "Music" To register a vote, click on "Hot";
extra points are given if you listen to the songs.
At FreePraiseAndWorship.com
click on "Songs" at the left, then click on "List of all
contributors/authors" then scroll down to Carl Fritsche (alphabetical by
first name), click on my name, then click on the "Vote for this song"
link to register a vote.
MySpace.com is a
fun place where you can meet new people and listen to music in all different
styles from a multitude of songwriters, including several hundred Christian
songwriters.
ShareSong.org is a
great resource for church musicians. There are literally thousands
of songs in a variety of styles with lead sheets and MP3´s all downloadable for
free. Sharesong´s database is mirrored atFreePraiseAndWorship.com
Laura´s Midi
Heaven is a site with midis from every imaginable genre and lots of other great
stuff too.
Technical Stuff:
Welcome to my website! The music on this
site was all created using Noteworthy ComposerTM. Sheet
music was rendered into PDF format using Ghost ViewTM
Noteworthy Composer is a wonderful
shareware program, easy to learn, yet quite flexible and, at only $39, highly
affordable. Evaluation copy and freeware readers are available
from NoteworthySoftware.com
Some recordings were made on a Guillemot Home Studio
Pro 64 Sound Card, using the stock sound fonts in addition to some very
excellent Groovestyle sound
fonts. While the sound quality from this card is reasonably good I do
not recommend Guillemot because their product support is sorely deficient
(imho).
Newer recordings were
made usingSynthFont,
a highly recommended piece of donateware. SynthFont is a software synth
that uses standard Sound Blaster TM compatible sound fonts and has
tremendous flexibility for rendering midi files into very realistic sounding
audio.
After upgrading to Windows X P I lost recording
capability on my Guillemot Sound Card (Guillemot never updated the drivers for
this card and so to retain full functionality you must use Windows 98 or 95!).
Audio overdubs are now done on a Fostex MR-8. The MR-8
is a great little digital multitrack recorder with full USB capacity for
transferring files to and from the computer. It has become one of my
favorite toys.
Important Notice:
All music on my site may be downloaded for free for
personal use only and may not be modified or recorded without my written
consent. I have temporarily suspended my request for fees for nearly
everything on this site. I ask only that you e-mail me
for permission to use my music. CCLI license holders do not need
permission to use non-choral music but please do report your usage.
While I am delighted to
have my music recorded and distributed, there are some legal requirements
involved. If you intend to record any piece of my music for
distribution purposes you will need my written permission to do
so. Please e-mail me
directly with your request as to which piece(s) of music you intend to record
and the number of units you expect to distribute.
If you like my music:
Please let me know!Encouragement is always appreciated.
If you have
truly constructive suggestions I would like to hear
them as well.
Please email me
directly for payment address. All amounts are in U.S. Dollars.Thank you.
Take a moment to visit my friend, Sally DeFord´s
web site. Sally is possibly the most talented not-yet famous
songwriter I know. Be sure to listen to "Because He
Lives", it knocked my socks off!