In need of software...

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I need a decent software to do some recordings of some of my guitar tracks. I was wonering what you guys would think would best suite my needs. I have been using Audacity but it seems to lag for me and then go out of time! :mad:


I would really like to have some good effects to be able to add to the mix...
(Large Hall Reverb, Delay, Echo, others would be nice too)

I need to be able to also import and export Mp3's and also need be able to play over the current tracks I made or be able to play over the imported tracks.

Thanks for the help.

AJ
 
yep.

Tracktion is nice. Downloadable demo too
 
If you are lagging and going out of time it's more likely that your sound card has latency issues than your actual recording software.
 
It may be that but I have heard that Audacity had latency issues.
 
Thanks for the great information!

I have a Dell (Home Edition). Its stock from 2002.

Should I upgrade the Sound card? I'm not sure what it is now??? :confused:

If you think I should get a new one what one would you recomend or should I save for a new computer? I was think of getting one of those nice apple laptops for recording.

What should I do get a new computer or get a new soundcard and upgrade hardware???
 
m-audio audiophile looks like a good one (delta it is)

just try and get a sound card made for music recording and latency shouldn;t occur.
 
Don't expect to buy a computer with a sound card that's good enough for audio recording - consumer-grade stuff just won't cut it. View them as completely different purchases - you can get a good audio interface (audio-speak for "soundcard") this year, and use it in the new computer you buy next year or the year after. My computer is slightly older than yours, and its running Sonar 4 just fine as long as I don't push it too hard (10-15 audio tracks, a couple of softsynths plus effects is about all it can handle). So, I doubt your computer is the problem - buy an audio interface - here's a good one:

http://www.zzounds.com/a--2676837/item--TASUS122
 
AJLeadGuitar said:
I have been using Audacity but it seems to lag for me and then go out of time! :mad:
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I would bet that your computer has what 256mb of ram?
Perhaps 512 max?

The issues you stated are usually due to your computer being too weak to handle the task you hand to it.

-Finster
 
AJLeadGuitar said:
I need a decent software to do some recordings of some of my guitar tracks. I was wonering what you guys would think would best suite my needs. I have been using Audacity but it seems to lag for me and then go out of time! :mad:
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i personally started with Cubasis, because it came with my soundcard. for general audio/band work on a budget, i couldnt think of anything else i'd rather use. easy to use, good quality, fairly good on the processor, etc,etc. gives a nice pathway to move onto it's professional bigger brother, Cubase SX.

be wary of apple laptops. i personally took this route, and i'd never look back, but i'm not gonna say that it wasnt a shock to my system with the learning curve (both the Operating System and the music software).
but - i have a 2ghz powerbook G4, with 1gb of RAM. it seems to handle logic pro very well as long as youre not going over the top. i use pretty much minimum 10 audio tracks per song, with minimal effects, and it doesnt even begin to show signs of stalling. my soundcard is a Novation SpeedIO - cheap and cheerful, but i've never had any issues with latency or sound quality.
if youre prepared to spend some cash, and are prepared for a harsh learning curve, get a mac. powerbook laptop if youre working around alot, or a desktop G5 if youre working purely from one place.

hope that helps.

Cheers
 
LfO said:
Don't expect to buy a computer with a sound card that's good enough for audio recording - consumer-grade stuff just won't cut it. View them as completely different purchases - you can get a good audio interface (audio-speak for "soundcard") this year, and use it in the new computer you buy next year or the year after. My computer is slightly older than yours, and its running Sonar 4 just fine as long as I don't push it too hard (10-15 audio tracks, a couple of softsynths plus effects is about all it can handle). So, I doubt your computer is the problem - buy an audio interface - here's a good one:

http://www.zzounds.com/a--2676837/item--TASUS122
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lol thats what I'm using now.
 
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