Cakewalk, Cool edit and Pro Tools

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If I want to simply record the audio (sequenced) from my Kurzweil workstation onto my Turtle Beach soundcard, and then add a vocal track, which program(s) would serve me best? I have Cakewalk pro 8, Cool edit pro 1.0, and the Pro-tools free download program. I am using a Joe Meek VC3Q pre-amp and a V67 LD condenser for the vocal tracks. I have made an incredibly vibrant and clean 2 song CD demo with the use of Cakewalk and used Cool edit for fine editing, but wonder if there is something that one of you out there can suggest in case you feel I am doing something ass-backwards. Any and all responses most appreciated. Thanks in advance ----ROB
 
If you upgrade to cool edit pro it has a multitrack that works very intuitively. You are already familiar with the I/F so why not keep it all there. I'm reading that you are going out of the keyboard sequencer into the program in audio. Is that right? Why use MIDI progs for all audio?

Cool Edit Pro rocks.
 
jake-owa said:
If you upgrade to cool edit pro it has a multitrack that works very intuitively. You are already familiar with the I/F so why not keep it all there. I'm reading that you are going out of the keyboard sequencer into the program in audio. Is that right? Why use MIDI progs for all audio?

Cool Edit Pro rocks.
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Actually, I have Cool Edit Pro 1.0. It allows 4 tracks in this version.

Why use MIDI progs for all audio?
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Could you explain this question further? The synthesizer is based on midi which I run straight into my soundcard resulting in a non-existant noise floor as far as I can hear.

You are already familiar with the I/F
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You do mean "interface", right?
 
Go with Cakewalk Pro Audio 8. I used it for years, and though it's 2 (or 3) versions old, it's by far, the most flexible on your list (considering the Windows version of PTfree is very, very buggy).

Something to think about though, I doubt your Turtle Beach card is going to do your Joe Meek and V67 justice. In all fairness, I'm not too familiar with TB cards, but I was under the impression that they're 16 bit consumer cards. If I'm wrong about that assumption, please ignore the comment :)
 
I was under the impression that they're 16 bit consumer cards
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Your impression is quite correct, but it is one of the better cards that came in Dell puters at the time, so they say...and so I hear . When I get a new puter, I most likely will have a "real" soundcard. I will tell you these recordings are quite remarkable considering the equipment used. Needless to say, the pros out there on the BBS's do say if you know what you are doing in terms of carefully mixing, setting levels, eq'ing, etc...you can do a pretty good job with mediocre stuff. Kinda like a poor guitar player on a 2k Gibson....give me a great player on a piece of shit anyday. :) Thanks for taking the time to respond, Sean. Appreciate it. ---ROB
 
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