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At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: Jp. on October 31, 2006, 02:13:36 PM
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I dont have a band so My creative outlet at this stage is forced to do it all myself.
I have a Boss BR864 and staring at the tiny little orange screen is so uninspiring. Let alone hard as hell to navigate the menus to actually compose a rough demo of a song.
I was wondering what the guys around here do for recording. I assume there are at least a few guys around here who dont play in a band and are forced to lay down tracks with drum machines and take the place of most of a band themselves from time to time.
So what would be a good program to get into? Ive never used/seen/played with any of the major ones (protools,cubase)
do you guys have any recommendations for a NON sound engineer to get into?
Thanks guys
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I use/like Ableton Live but am considering trying Cakewalk Guitar Tracks Pro sometime too.
Ableton is pretty complex but you can use it easy enough (without having to have a degree in it :)).
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PC or Mac? I hear garageband is good and that will already be on a Mac. I use Audacity, Just because its free.
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I've used Cubase for a few years now, and it's pretty straight forward. All of the decent programs out there will require a short learnign curve, and I don't think Cubase is that much harder than any other. If I was starting again, I might look at Abletone Live, as the new release has just got a cracking review in Sound on Sound :)
*Rahnooo*
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I've been using Pro Tools LE with the mbox for quite a while and I'm quite happy with it. 8)
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Pro Tools and Sonar.
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Wavelabs.
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I got a Cubase LE with my soundcard, it's quite easy to learn with the tutorial.
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Cakewalk SONAR Producer Edition here. It's awesome. :)
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SX3, and adobe auditions pretty good for my purposes.
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Cool Edit Pro 2.0, now called Adobe Audition..
I really like CEP though, know it really well.
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Pro Tools and Cool Edit Pro 2.0 aswell, have to use them for uni.
And Nuendo, should be getting a free copy of it soon from a good friend. :D
(used Audacity aswell before i got those cause its free, and it has a function that seems to get rid of noise quite well)
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Hi Guys it's been a while. I have been busy moving,studying,starting new job blah blah blah.... Good to be back. As for recording ,SX3 for def, you need no other.
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I've been using Cubase but took a break from it as the manual vexates my soul! But when you get it to work it's fantastic!
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Hi Guys it's been a while. I have been busy moving,studying,starting new job blah blah blah.... Good to be back. As for recording ,SX3 for def, you need no other.
Never heard of that one
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Hi Guys it's been a while. I have been busy moving,studying,starting new job blah blah blah.... Good to be back. As for recording ,SX3 for def, you need no other.
Never heard of that one
'tis a Cubase version.
Anyway, I just found out my SONAR 6 upgrade has shipped. Yay me! :D
Muttley
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So what would be a good program to get into? Ive never used/seen/played with any of the major ones (protools,cubase)
do you guys have any recommendations for a NON sound engineer to get into?
Thanks guys
I think any of the major ones would be a good choice. The key is finding one that suits the way you work, or which you find easiest to use (I tried Cubase and SONAR, and just preferred the way SONAR worked so bought that).
I'd recommend downloading some demo versions and just having a play with them.
You can download a demo of SONAR 6 from here: http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/kb/kb20061101.asp
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If you have no use for MIDI Cakewalk Guitar Tracks Pro might suit you.
If you're 'not an engineer' you might want to spare money, time and frustration by starting with one of the stripped down version like Cubase SE, at a quarter of the price it can already do more than you might ever need. It leaves you with plenty of money for a MIDI keyboard/controller and a good drum sequencer software. Some very good free VST synth and effect can be found on the web.
Fabien
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I got a midi keyboard for 100 quid. That came with some good software and it makes all sorts of noises. You will need a soundcard with a bit of horsepower though! You can get all those backing tracks into the program and mix them all up really nicely.
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Thanks Muttley
Just started downloading Sonar.
I'll have a play and see how I go