programs

[bob_rock]

hey evryone... in fact im new to the whole recording thing, and also new to the forum. i want to start recording an acoustic project (2 acoustic guitars and vocals), the thing i am confused about is what program i should use, there is just so many out there and i dont know wich to chose.
i have a good 24 bit soundcard, i plug my instruments directly into it right now, while i'm waiting to get rich and buy expensive equipment. Can someone help me please??

 

[dyingserenity]

Cakewalk's home studio is pretty good. umm cool edit pro 2 is good thats what i use to record and edit.

 

[Kevin Deschwazi]

Welcome to the BBS Bob rock.

Your question is a bit like "what's your favourite ice cream"?

What I mean is it's very subjective, one man's meat is another man's poison.

I use Cubase and love it, I find it easy to use and even the stripped down SE version I use has all the functionality I could wish for and more. But there are those that don't like it. just as there is software that other people like which I don't get on with.

The best thing you can do is download lots of demos, try them out and see which one you like best.

Good luck with it.

 

[regebro]

Most has demos you can download and test. Try out at least Mackie Tracktion, Ableton Live, N-track, Cubase, Protools free and, if you have infinite amounts of time, the twenty million different variations of Cakewalk.

 

[dwillis45]

On the odd chance that you are using a Mac, I'de look at Digital Performer, Logic, or Logic Express. If you never plan on using MIDI, you should probably look for a program that doesn't provide MIDI capabilities. That should reduce your cost and simplify the process of learning the software. For better or worse, most good audio programs tend to be complicated. No MIDI also means less manual to read! (My digital performer manual is almost 1,000 pages. It looks like a bible and sometimes reads like it!)