Author Topic: Recording software (Read 6967 times)

Jonesy · « **on:** April 22, 2007, 07:01:57 PM »

have any of you lot got any suggestions for some good recording software to start off with...im not realy too familiar with it all

And im not sure what kind of price rang eI should be looking at

Cheers for any help!!

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #1 on:** April 22, 2007, 08:35:22 PM »

i use adobe audition 1.5, works pretty good, but you can't easily add fx after as it wasn't rly designed for recording

Word Bearer · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2007, 08:56:41 PM »

I'm mostly familiar with Cubase SL/X and find it's very easy to use and gives great results.

Cakewalk is also quite popular.

However most recording software out there can be rather costly. A couple of free downloadable pieces of software are Reaper and Audacity.

MDV · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2007, 09:44:58 PM »

My best recommendation is this:

Get a decent DAS. This will imrove your capacity to record over a soundcard TREMENDOUSLY, and you get free (that should be "Free": the cost is in there somwhere!) stripped down DAWs with it. The DAS costs less than a full software package from, say, stienberg or cakewalk, and you get a decent DAW that will be more than enough to learn on and make stuff with. Then, if you ot grow it (thats a big if, actually, I find sonar and cubase LE to be rather suprisingly powerfull tools) then you get a big discount on the full software package.

Sorry for the acronyms, BTW (he he):
DAS = Digital Audio System. For example, this is what I got http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/28380/a/r/e/base and its superb.
DAW - Digital Audio Workstation. Cubase, Sonar, Nuendo, Audition, whatever.

P.S. I dont recommend audition 1.5, since it doesnt support ASIO. Audition 2.0 does, if you like audition.

sgmypod · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2007, 09:48:34 PM »

and buy something like computer music..give away free software(ain't cubase but ain't bad) also how to's and reviews on what to buy

Peter Antal · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2007, 10:10:10 PM »

I use Cubase LE, I got it with my EMU soundcards. It's a very good software yet easy to learn compared to the SX version for instance.

sgmypod · « **Reply #6 on:** April 22, 2007, 10:35:19 PM »

yeah sx is great but is a steep learning curve

LazyNinja · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2007, 08:51:12 AM »

I once bought a pirate Cubase 3 on ebay (I have no moral :oops: ) and got totally swamped with all the options. Didn't work very well with the Toneport I had trouble hooking it all up but that's probably just me not using it properly. My cr@ppy old PC didnt help either.

For my recording I think I'll go with MDV's idea of buying a DAS with student versions of softwares.

rahnooo · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2007, 09:40:39 AM »

The program that is still sadly overlooked in these forums is Reaper. It's uncrippled shareware that costs a mere £20 to register and receive free software updates.

The Sound on Sound forum has a frankly huge thread on it a few months back which is well worth reading. It's got very low CPU overheads, so it's possible to run it on an less than ideal computer, fantastically flexible routing, and a good sounding audio engine. It's also small enough that I've heard of some people running it froma USB pendrive.

I made the move from Cubase to Reaper back in february and I've been very happy from my experience so far, to the extent where Ben (TO) and I are talking about doing a trans-Atlantic project using the software in the near future.

There is also a number of professional studios in America who are reportedly moving from Pro Tools in favour of Reaper due to the excellent support (the development team are currently issuing 2 or 3 new updates, new features, and bug fixes a week as well as listening to user ideas), the flexibility and stability of the program.

To my mind, £20 buys you a leading contender for consumer level DAW's. And possibily if some of the pro's are to be listened to, a leading professional DAW too...

*Rahnooo*

sgmypod · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2007, 09:52:03 AM »

Thanks for that will give it a try

rahnooo · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2007, 10:03:16 AM »

No worries. I can't remember the url, but if you googlesearch "c--kos" and "reaper" you should find it.

I forgot to mention that the braine behind Reaper is Jutsin - the chap who developed winamp and then sold it for millions to AOL. By all accounts he's a pretty smoking guitarist too, and it developing Reaper out of a passion for music rather than to make money (because when you've sold winamp to AOL for millions, why would you need much more right?).

*Rahnooo*

sgmypod · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2007, 10:11:36 AM »

*LMAO* true just been trying reaper..silly question can you use vst instruments in it

Ignore tht found out how to do it

Peter Antal · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2007, 12:53:08 PM »

Quote from: LazyNinja

I Didn't work very well with the Toneport I had trouble hooking it all up but that's probably just me not using it properly.

I also had problems with this combination. Cubase wasn't able to load the ASIO driver of the Toneport. Now I use its digital out and record through my soundcard.

Hell Hound · « **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2007, 12:59:32 PM »

I use Mackie Tracktion, easy to use, powerfull and works fine with my toneport ux2.

Jonesy · « **Reply #14 on:** April 27, 2007, 09:56:49 AM »

would it be better to use software or a mic from the amp