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At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: Transcend on July 02, 2007, 06:23:37 PM
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Well ive finally gotten sick of windows and installed mac osx tiger on my pc.
so what good recording programs are there?
all i require is thats it supports vst plugins such as drum kit from hell and has at least 16 audio tracks that can be used in the mixes.
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cubase sx or sl should do the trick for ya
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I use the original mbox with PT LE and I haven't had any problems. I also use EZ Drummer, with the Drumkit From Hell add-on, and the Custom & Vintage (Chris Whitten) package and they all work great.
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Cubase definately I reckon.
Apple's own DAWs (Garageband and the Logics) don't support VSTs.
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Well ive finally gotten sick of windows and installed mac osx tiger on my pc..
Are you running it via an emulator because I didnt think that you couldd run OS X native on a Windows machine
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Well ive finally gotten sick of windows and installed mac osx tiger on my pc..
Are you running it via an emulator because I didnt think that you couldd run OS X native on a Windows machine
Heh, it's not very hard to do, though apple don't like you to do so.
It's a matter of using a patched version of the OS.
Only thing to watch out for is sometimes stuff like USB or firewire ports are not always 100% operational
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Well ive finally gotten sick of windows and installed mac osx tiger on my pc..
Are you running it via an emulator because I didnt think that you couldd run OS X native on a Windows machine
Heh, it's not very hard to do, though apple don't like you to do so.
It's a matter of using a patched version of the OS.
Only thing to watch out for is sometimes stuff like USB or firewire ports are not always 100% operational
Yeah thats exactly what im doing its just a patch for the specific cpu that you are using as the ones whilst still basically the same in macs have security coding on them so that it just installs normally.
The patched os just pretends that this is present.
Pretty much like my OEM vista ultimate installation :D
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Cubase definately I reckon.
Apple's own DAWs (Garageband and the Logics) don't support VSTs.
Though an increasing number of plug-ins supplied as VSTs are increasingly also supplied as AUs (Apple's plug-in format). That's not much help with one's legacy VST stuff, of course -- but switching platforms is like that!
I tried Cubase, but didn't really get on with it. I really like GarageBand's interface, and it's limitations haven't annoyed me enough yet that I've felt like springing for Logic SE. On the other hand, I've heard that Logic's interface is not as pleasant as GarageBand's ....
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I use reaper and it works great, works with Ez Drummer as well :D Apparently they're bringing out a version for OS X later this year http://www.c--kos.com/reaper/
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I use reaper and it works great, works with Ez Drummer as well :D Apparently they're bringing out a version for OS X later this year http://www.c--kos.com/reaper/
Is that entirely free?
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Yeah. You get a nag screen to pay for a license for it, just so you dont get that screen I think, but it works perfectly if you can live with waiting a few seconds to close down the nag screen!
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I use reaper and it works great, works with Ez Drummer as well :D Apparently they're bringing out a version for OS X later this year http://www.c--kos.com/reaper/
Looks cool -- I'll definitely have to check out the proper OS X version when it comes along. (Dunno if I can be arsed to truck with the beta! :)) And USD 40 is almost no money for a piece of software like this!
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Yeah, its a good price for a great piece of software. Only problem I find with it is that I always get lag/latency when recording through it, so I use audacity to record guitar parts, and Reaper for drums/midi and mixing/adding fx. Maybe the lagging is just my computers fault anyway.
Someone on HC recommended it to me, he prefers it over Cubase and Protools etc, and gets great results with it, so it cant be that bad.
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just so long as it works with my toneport and ezdrummer im fine.
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Definitely works with ez drummer, I'm using it as we speak :P No idea about toneport though.
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Definitely works with ez drummer, I'm using it as we speak :P No idea about toneport though.
near enough every recording program works witht he toneport... even windows sound recorder :)
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Toneport is just basically an audio interface, no? I should think an audio recording app (like Reaper, or Audacity, or whatever) wouldn't care very much, and would pretty much work with any interface.
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Cubase definately I reckon.
Apple's own DAWs (Garageband and the Logics) don't support VSTs.
Though an increasing number of plug-ins supplied as VSTs are increasingly also supplied as AUs (Apple's plug-in format). That's not much help with one's legacy VST stuff, of course -- but switching platforms is like that!
I tried Cubase, but didn't really get on with it. I really like GarageBand's interface, and it's limitations haven't annoyed me enough yet that I've felt like springing for Logic SE. On the other hand, I've heard that Logic's interface is not as pleasant as GarageBand's ....
Garageband is definately the friendliest, its what I mostly use. I also have Cubase LE and *cough* Logic Express *cough* (can't remember where I got it :roll: ) and they are definately more professional (writing midi is much easier for example) but don't have the plug'n'play of Garageband that I love, its almost like a taperecorder in comparison you can get ideas down so fast.
That said I do have two plug ins that only seem to work in Cubase, BBE Sonic Maximizer is VST only and the SSL LMC compressor (instant 80s drum sound) isn't recognised by the apple software even though I have the AU but the VST is picked up by Cubase.
PS, Addictive Drums from XLN Audio is awesome, it's what I plan on getting instead of EZdrummer as soon as funds allow (I also need the full version of izotope ozone)
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Garageband is definately the friendliest, its what I mostly use. I also have Cubase LE and *cough* Logic Express *cough* (can't remember where I got it :roll: ) and they are definately more professional (writing midi is much easier for example) but don't have the plug'n'play of Garageband that I love, its almost like a taperecorder in comparison you can get ideas down so fast.
Yeah, that's very much what I've heard from many people. Working with GB is just a breeze! Fab interface.
PS, Addictive Drums from XLN Audio is awesome, it's what I plan on getting instead of EZdrummer as soon as funds allow (I also need the full version of izotope ozone)
Ah, I remember reading some very favourable reviews of Addictive Drums. I keep meaning to download the demo! (I think it will trudge a bit on my ol' G4 iBook -- even GB kind of starts to trudge on my machine -- but I plan to upgrade before the end of the year, maybe to a Mac Mini if they don't discontinue them.)
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Depends what you're looking for. I wouldn't put garageband (or any of the other cheaper programs) in the same category as Pro Tools & Logic. Not to say they aren't good. I know a few people using audacity and seem to really like it.
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well i want to be able to use nearly any vst plugin/effect that i can find and also have as much flexibility as possible track wise and also be very good for mastering.