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I am still searching for recording software. What software would you guys recommend for pure live recording of:

acoustic guitar (mic amp)
electric guitar (mic amp)
bass guitar (mic amp)
piano (con. mic)
synthesizer

here is my setup for now

amd athlon 2800+
512mb pc3200 ddr ram

e-mu 0404 soundcard
playback from sound blaster audigy 2zs

yamaha mg10/2 mixer
sm57
rode nt1a

thanks!
 
affordable - all less than 100 bucks i would try the demos of ..
ntrack, multitrackstudio.com (an amazing piece of software imho),
and powertracks and magix music studio. the latter two i use.
then try the cw demoes to compare.
i would also draw your attention to a unique piece of software
(which has no competitor as far as i know) called "band in a box".
by pg. musicians like myself whove been around the block for many years and people working in pro audio/studios know about it.
but newbies often dont.
its used all over the world by songwriters to flesh out tunes, and as the name implies lets you choose styles of music, enter chords and then it creates a back up band for you to lay down further tracks against it.
i mention it because songwriters find it very usefull.
i'm not an expert in biab. so if you are interested in it i would talk to biab users on the pg user forum. it works on mac and pc.
 
from what i'm collecting, many people have been suggesting i try out "band in a box." i'm still not clear with how it works...

it sounds like a cool idea. correct me if i'm wrong, but when the software creates the back up band, i'm assuming it's not that great of a band. so if i were to just play a guitar part, it would generate a band part?

thanks again
 
It sure ain't Led Zeppelin.... but everytime you jam against it, you will definately be the best sounding instrument.

There is no magic button - you would need to score it out.

Q.
 
musicman - its really bdifficult to describe. the best idea is to try the demo at pgmusic.com. there is also a biab user forum there with people way more expert in biab than i. i can tell you however people do some darn impressive realistic songs with it. its the same old game you know - in the hands of the right user - some stunning results can be obtained. somewhere at pg if you search you will find links to users music theyve done. the sound quality all depends on the quality of outboard midi modules you use. its nothing to do with biab. all biab does is generate midi and save it. get the concept of "song styles" firmly rooted.
also if i remember you can create your own custom song styles.
how people typically work is they create "the band" in biab then export as a midi file into a audio sequencer (eg dare i say it - powertracks that i use) ,
then add their "live" tracks like vocals, acoustic and electric guitars etc,
and any more midi tracks they want.
there is ONE SERIOUS advantage of working this way. less taxing on the PC
for obvious reasons. imho its a great way to do a song.
hope this helps. just try the demos.
 
manning1 said:
i would also draw your attention to a unique piece of software
(which has no competitor as far as i know) called "band in a box".
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Have a look at http://www.ntonyx.com/onyx.htm

Funny, I finally bought Band in a Box (BiaB) only to see the other program mentioned in their forum. Luckily, there is a 30 day money back guaranty on BiaB, so I got my money back and bought Onyx.

Onyx works much more like a Windows Program. BiaB has it's root in Windows 3.1 and the interface is still like that. The best feature in BiaB is the ability to take any midi file and convert it to a music style for you. Well, later I found out Onyx did this first and BiaB just copied the feature in a clumsy way.

That said, BiaB probably has better support, and the developer is a nice guy. Their music styles shows that the developer is mainly interested in jazz. E.g. if you pick a Beatles style it sounds like beatles played by a jazz musician. And I am into rock, so Onyx suited me better. But depending on what you want, one program may suit you better than the other.

A third possibility is Jammer Pro. It is now in version 5. I have only tested version 4, which had more rock feeling than BiaB, but was otherwise somewhat limited, fewer styles etc. (http://www.soundtrek.com)
 
tombour - when did you last look at biab ?
today i looked at the new biab version, and it seems there have been quite a few features added since a last looked awhile back.
my advice musicman is if this back up band idea twigs you.
i would try all 3 in demo form ; biab, onyx, and jammer.
and see which floats yourt boat.
 
you guys are THE best. thanks for all the wonderful support! :D

so far, biab (demo) is awesome. now, time to try onyx...
 
I am talking about BiaB 2004. Posted a longer reply yesterday, but it disappeared in "too many users ...."
 
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