how good is n-track?

[drummersteve]

after discovering that my intended multitrack software (if can call it multitrack), Acid, could not record more than one track simaltaneously, i was directed by some people towards n-track. i was told it is a great program to use for a good price. id like to hear from more peoeple their views of n-track, all the pros and cons to it, etc etc! thatd be great! thanks!

Steve

 

[gordone]

Pros: Cheap (errr, I mean inexpensive!)
*Can record as many tracks as your Computer/Interface can handle
*Support for both VST/DirectX plug-ins
*Great support from the author
*Inexpensive (did I mention that?)
*Pretty easy to use

Cons: None that I can think of!

All the stuff on my website was recored with N-Track.

Try the demo, you won't be disapointed!

 

[drummersteve]

one thing i do want to be sure of is... unlike acid, it can record more than one track at a time cant it? so for example,. can have all 7 or so seperate mic inputs from a drum kit going into it at the same time, and bring up each seperate track? i want to be sure it can do this!!!

 

[badassmak]

Bang or the buck, n-track can't be beat! It is not as stable as some of the big name programs out there, but everything has its flaws. It's not like n-tracks are without workarounds either, and Flavio (n-tracks creator) is always improving it. Right now there is a version 4 out, but I have yet to upgrade until I am confident enough with it's stability, so for now I am sticking with version 3.3. Of note: if you get 3.3, and decide to upgrade to version 4 later, there is a 25$ upgrade fee, but really, thats peanuts when you look at the price of say, cubase.

I use n-track in conjunction with my delta 1010 and delta 66 soundcards, so multitracing a bunch at once is no problem. I routinely use it to record bands in a live rehearsal setting without conflict. This baby does everything, except for midi really well, but yea it even does that.

If in doubt, check out the user forum at n-track; www.fasoft.com, there I'm sure you will find a billion opinions on n-track. Of course, with a billion opinions, how can you go wrong?

 

[badassmak]

one thing i do want to be sure of is... unlike acid, it can record more than one track at a time cant it? so for example,. can have all 7 or so seperate mic inputs from a drum kit going into it at the same time, and bring up each seperate track? i want to be sure it can do this!!!

Yep, i usually have at least 12 seperate tracks going at once when i do the live band thing, 1 mic for each guitar, kick drum(s), snare, overheads, bass, vocals, etc etc...

 

[gordone]

As long as you have an audio interface capable of converting at least 7 tracks of analog audio, you'll be fine!

one thing i do want to be sure of is... unlike acid, it can record more than one track at a time cant it? so for example,. can have all 7 or so seperate mic inputs from a drum kit going into it at the same time, and bring up each seperate track? i want to be sure it can do this!!!

 

[cracked lid]

Of note: if you get 3.3, and decide to upgrade to version 4 later, there is a 25$ upgrade fee, but really, thats peanuts when you look at the price of say, cubase.

Actually, If you purchased version 3.3 after Feb 2004 the upgrade is free. You get new activiation codes sent to you in an email, at least I did.

 

[drummersteve]

ok, thats awesome and yeh i know, im currently decding which mixing desk to get (im looking at 2 different models by yamaha) and investigating into the delta series of soundcards, 1010 maybe, so routing more than one track actually into the computer at any one time will be no problem. the only problem i have (or at least ive come across so far!) is the software being able to record them at the same time, and having come across n-track seems to have solved this problem of mine! il check out that forum, get the "billions of opinions"! thanx alot for all the feedback people, really appreciate it!

Steve

 

[markymarc]

Hi there,
yes, I can agree to what was said about ntrack. I love ntrack because it opens fast, is easy to use, and you will recieve fast results on your creative work, cause ntrack is very easy to handle. Its like pressing record+play on a tape recorder and start playing. I also love Cubase because of the stability and the mixer, which is a little bit ahead of ntrack. But that doesn't matter. You will be able to record great stuff on ntrack and mix it down. I did some music score with that programm for dvds and some short movies. It can be used as a professional programm. And yes, the creator of ntrack is very nice and supports the people out there using his programm.
Try it out!

Marc