Been using Cool Edit/Audition for years; what next?

[bigasssuperstar]

Heya, all ... first post, and I'm looking for some advice.

I started with home recording almost 10 years ago when I got a used Portastudio 246 4-track. Before long, I moved on to Cool Edit with the four-track plugin ... and on to Audition 1.5.

As it stands now, I'm a little stuck when it comes to what I imagine I want to do and what I think I can do with what I have now.

I use Audition for audio, and ReWire FL Studio for drums and occasional synth sounds. It just feels a little clunky to have sound and midi floating around that way, and it feels like enough of a headache to program and arrange the drums that I avoid recording anything because of the hassle.

I'm sure there's a single solution that'd integrate the drum programming, midi, VSTi functionality and so on ... without being too much of a logical leap for my brain ... and work with my gear. And, I imagine, the bright minds here will have just the solution.

So, here's what I'm working with:
- PC with XP SP3, AMD Sempron 3000+ at 2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe board
- M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496 sound card
- Behringer Xenyx mixer output to KRK Rockit monitors
- yamaha keyboard with midi
- guitars & bass
- microphones including SM57, Beta58, Apex435 etc.
- Line6 PodXT with Podfarm plugins

To recap: I've loved using Audition ... but I'd love to be able to work with the step sequencer functionality of FL, drag-and-drop-(and-edit-later-of-course) drum functionality of EZDrummer, and mix the whole shebang in one program.

Thoughts?

All the best,
..scott
www.bigasssuperstar.com

 

[doulos24]

i asume its like cool edit pro keep it. It's a great 2 track editor. I use it alot and then I'd use reaper as my tapemachine and edit individual tracks with audition just my 2 cents

To recap: I've loved using Audition ... but I'd love to be able to work with the step sequencer functionality of FL, drag-and-drop-(and-edit-later-of-course) drum functionality of EZDrummer, and mix the whole shebang in one program

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it pretty much just doesn't work that way. I have cool edit pro 1.2 acid 4.0 ptle and reaper and I use them all for diffrent things and can work them easily in the same mix. I hate doing midi in pro tools so I use acid. I hate doing single track edits in protools so I use cool edit pro I like my available direct x plug ins so sometimes I mix in reaper vs pro tools just depends. There is no perfect daw software imho and pulling the strengths form each gives me a better more solid workflow. Yes it takes more time, but it turns out great without having to rely on the limitations of each daw

 

[mixmkr]

Sonar PE....you'll won't look back to AA1.5

 

[bigasssuperstar]

Sonar PE....you'll won't look back to AA1.5

Right on ... I'll check that out ... anyone else?