
fireflyva
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Look at this one: MultitrackStudio - Audio/MIDI Multitrack Recording Software I've been using it for 10 years and it is "rock solid." All the effects you'll ever need are included. User friendly. A great price.
Just find a used interface for peanuts, download Reaper (32 bit version) for free, find a Yamaha thriftstore keyboard with a MIDI out, and download Proteus VX for free (follow the instructions) and you will have a rig for less than two hundred bucks that kills studios that used to cost fifty bucks an hour (or more). Learn to use those tools, and then when you go deeper or decide to punt, you can make a very informed judgement. Why 32 bit? So many fantastic free instruments and other VSTs only live in PC at that bit rate. Why Reaper? Because all the other contenders have intro versions, but if you want the whole enchilada they cost significantly more and are NO better. If you are a guitarist, buy a direct box if you don't have one, send the dry, unamped signal to the DAW, and use your amp to monitor with, skipping the whole latency issue completely. Put a mic on the amp if you are so inclined, but there are some amazing freebie amps out there and the tonal flexibility is so useful as long as you are capable of making a decision someday....smile. I see a lot of people get hung up on meaningless details trying to squeeze another three percent but missing out on the big picture, if your song sucks it doesn't matter, and if your song is great, it also doesn't matter. This song may suck, but it was done completely on freeware and an interface that I found for 200 bucks, and with drum microphones that are easily found for less than 100 bucks apiece, most for around $20......
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