hopefully quite a simple one

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I've been DJing for about 6 months and would like to record a mix cd as a demo. at the moment the setup i've got is 2 decks and a 2-channel mixer. i've connected the "Rec" output on the mixer to the sound card in my pc.

So the question is what software do i need to record the mix and clean it up a bit afterwards - split it into more than one long track and normalise the volumes.

cubase and wavelab and all those seem a bit of overkill for what i'm trying to do...

Thanks in advance for any help!

Jan
 
Look into N-Track, supposedly a very diverse program and cheap as well. We even have a N-Track forum here at homerec.com.
 
you can sometimes get limited-period demos of stuff, have a look around and get a 30-day version of something like Cubasis, do your mix and then dump it. if you ever need to buy you can take the time to research, but if you wanna run a mix ASAP, this might be one route.
 
You could buy a copy of Computer Music magazine. Not a big fan myself but the cover CD always has a selection of free audio sequencers - there will be something on it that will do the job.

Otherwise www.fasoft.com will give you a free download of a limited period demo of n-track, whose supporters (like me) will hope you like it enough to shell out $45 or whatever it is to get a registered copy. You'll need to download AND READ the manual.
 
Could Garry, or someone, give me a link for the lowdown on n-track? Since moving to WinXP i've been unconvinced by Cubase VST5.0 and would now consider cheap alternatives.

The big question is ..... plugins?
 
The registered version of n-tracks (www.fasoft.com) supports plug-ins - both Direct/X and VST. The base product comes with crippled plugins, but basic multi-band EQ and panning control over each track.

I use it with USB / laptop and also with an sound card / desktop and Win 2000 and Win XP and it works great.

It does take a little time to find your way around the user interface, but for $69, it is very powerful and robust.

There's a n-tracks forum here at
http://www.homerecording.com/bbs

There are a bunch of recommendations / comments in the Recording forum (and the archives) at www.fenderforum.com

n-tracks won't upset your sound. If you pair it with an Echo Mia or similar quality card (m-audio) the results will speak for themselves. These cards are quite cheap on E-bay from time to time.
 
There is a open source program (free) that is called Audacity. It can split and normalize and fade in and fade out. It can do compression and filters too, but not with the best of quality. :)
 
cool i may well have a butchers at n-track before i save up for cubase sx 2!!
 
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