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amarach

amarach

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Hello all,
I'm usually to be found trawling the microphone forum and for some unknowable reason i 'scrolled down' before logging in today...
cakewalk forum eh?
i use cakewalk, i'll have a look...
ok i have spent all my time upgrading my mics and preamps and things without considering for a second that my actual software is out of date..
i use Cakewalk PA9..
i know i know...i can hear the sharp intake of breath..
but just bear with me - i think that for what i use cakewalk for it is fine...straight recording and editing....i don't think i need a sonar program because i record acoustic instuments 100% of the time and have no desire for midi and/or synth capabilities...
so the real situation boils down to this...
should i upgrade to something like home studio and if i do...can i drag all my 250-odd cakewalk PA9 songs across...
i'm worried that if i don't upgrade sometime in the future it'll be impossible to import the cakewalk files...(please tell me it isn't too late already!!!)
YIKES...
i'm having palpitations...
thanks
 
amarach said:
Hello all,
I'm usually to be found trawling the microphone forum and for some unknowable reason i 'scrolled down' before logging in today...
cakewalk forum eh?
i use cakewalk, i'll have a look...
ok i have spent all my time upgrading my mics and preamps and things without considering for a second that my actual software is out of date..
i use Cakewalk PA9..
i know i know...i can hear the sharp intake of breath..
but just bear with me - i think that for what i use cakewalk for it is fine...straight recording and editing....i don't think i need a sonar program because i record acoustic instuments 100% of the time and have no desire for midi and/or synth capabilities...
so the real situation boils down to this...
should i upgrade to something like home studio and if i do...can i drag all my 250-odd cakewalk PA9 songs across...
i'm worried that if i don't upgrade sometime in the future it'll be impossible to import the cakewalk files...(please tell me it isn't too late already!!!)
YIKES...
i'm having palpitations...
thanks
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Even Sonar Home Studio is light years ahead of PA9 at this point.

I suggest you hold off an a purchase - Cakewalk has announced Sonar Home Studio 6 will be shipping by the end of February.
 
I use & really like PA9.3
It does all I need & more & I'm still learning new stuff as I go. There's a link earlier in this section about VSTs & a wrapper so you can get a lot of newer stuff/effects if desired.
Just do a forum search for VST or wrapper.
Ah. I found a link:
http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=201428&highlight=vst
If it works for you that's almost everytjing - mind you upgrading CAN be good too.
I can't afford the cash to change & am still learning as I said so I'm happy with PA.
The leap from 4 track portastudio to Cakewalk was a big one though.
 
I didn't know about the cheap upgrade. I blocked email correspondence due to overkill & only visited the old PA pages when I realized I could up from 9.1.
Hmm.
That is cheap! I'll have to think about that now.
Mind, I'm not quick on upgrades. I resisted XP for a couple of years, & much prefer running PA9.3 on '98.
I also have no midi stuff & no intention to move in that direction so at least 1/2 of PA9.3 is wasted on me.
Having read about Vista I don't think I'll go there in a hurry - I only powered up to a GIG RAM a couple of months ago & don't want to have 1/2 that sucked away by Microsoft overkill. - My how loved my 1st PC running 95 with 8 meg. I currently have more RAM in this comp than I had hard drive in my 1st Presario.
 
amarach said:
thanks guys...
so home studio may be the way to go...roll on release date
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I placed my order last night for SHS 6 XL, so I should be one of the first ones to get it when it ships in a couple of weeks! :)
 
If you have no need for midi...I use guitar tracks pro 3 and I'm sold on it...been using it for a couple of years now and its great.
 
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