Recording Software?

[YourDream84]

Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone could help me... I'm not looking for anything high tech, I just wanna play around, have some fun.

I am a vocalist, and I have a pretty good mic for my comp, I was wondering if there's a software, that I can loop music that's already on the computer (like my performance tracks I use in competition, etc.) and then record my vocal over the top of that?

It seems all the software I find are for creating music, not really for vocalists...

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
~*Ash*~

[jkokura]

a tracking program (like Cubase or Cakewalk or Pro Tools or...) will have the ability to record music, and play it back in loops. If you're thinking of using Reason or Fruityloops it'll be hard, but I think there's a way to do it. Try using an actual recording program, not a looper.

jacob

[johnnymegabyte]

Check out http://www.digitalsoundplanet.com/So...freeware.phtml for Quartz Audio Master freeware version
16 midi and 4 stereo audio tracks with 4 effects and 2 FX sends

windows can be user sized to show mixer, tracks, clock, etc
If have used it to record guitar and vocals, using MIDI for drums.

You can edit MIDI, but I don't use Quartz.
I use another freeware sequencer called JAZZ++ ( www.jazzware.com )

[XLR]

Audacity and Kristal are both freeware and good for audio. Audacity is a good wave editor and can do basic multitracking. Kristal is a more complete multitrack program and can use VST plugins. Both do looping on playback. I'd guess Audacity might take an hour to learn the basics of; Kristal might take 4 hrs.

Tim

[TimOBrien]

My obligatory standard reply:

Immediately get a good beginner recording book (spend $20 before spending thousand$) that shows you what you need to get started and how to hook everything up in your studio:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076...books&v=glance

Good Newbie guide:
http://www.tweakheadz.com/guide.htm

Other recording books:
http://musicbooksplus.com/home-recording-c-31.html


Plenty of software around to record for free to start out on:

Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net

Kristal: http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/

Other freebies and shareware: www.hitsquad.com