What should i buy?

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Alright i have a question. I wanna buy a program to use at home to start making my own music. I hear people talking about something called Pro Tools? I have no idea what it is...but was wondering if any one has any ideas of systems or programs to buy. Kind of like a home recording studio system. Please help me! LOL thanks
 
That is the $64,000 question this BBS has been trying to answer for over 4 years now!:)

Gotta budget and some ideas about how many tracks you need to record at once?

ProTools is one recording solution. In it's "full-on" incarnation it's not just a software for recording but also a full-blown system for A/D conversion and hardware control of software features.

For starting out I would recommend N-Tracks by Fasoft. If you need MIDI then I would recommend Cakewalk Pro Audio9 because it's super cheap right now.
 
First decide if you want to work in Mac or PC and then look for the softwares compatible to them. In PC you can go for any cakewalk softwares. It is good for both midi and audio. Like c7sus said cakewalk pro audio9 woud be a bargain.
 
Even before that, you need to figure out how much money you want to spend........

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well...

Since im starting out, i dont wanna go over a few hundred bucks. between 3-5. Can i even get anything for that?

I mean, pro tools seems to be the thing i want, from what people who have it say. But what do i know. Anyone know the cost of that, and where to get it, what it is...lol
 
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i might try the sonic foundry products to start or fruity loops
Acid 4 and FL 4, you can get for around 100 bux i think now (not totally sure)
i have been using Acid pro 4 and wavelab for a very long time now, its a good combo for me.

word to D-town, im in West Chester right now :P

peace
LB
 
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Invincible415 said:
Since im starting out, i dont wanna go over a few hundred bucks. between 3-5. Can i even get anything for that?

I mean, pro tools seems to be the thing i want, from what people who have it say. But what do i know. Anyone know the cost of that, and where to get it, what it is...lol
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You looking at ProTools is like a fifteen year old kid looking at a Ducati... of course, unlike the Ducati, ProTools won't kill you... hmm, I don't THINK it will kill you. Start with something easier and build up to the Ducati, I mean ProTools.
 
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Let's hear it for Chester County! I'm in Phoenixville :)
Where they filmed the Blob!

LiquidBronze said:
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word to D-town, im in West Chester right now :P

peace
LB
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protools costs too much to be bothered with until i have a rich uncle die and all my debts are paid off...you wanna be cheap legally or illegally? legal...something like cakewalk guitar tracks 40 - 50 bucks...pick it up at best buy...easy to learn, sounds good and then you can move up to something better. illegal...kazaa. flstudio is also about a hundred bucks too.
 
c7sus said:
That is the $64,000 question this BBS has been trying to answer for over 4 years now!:)

For starting out I would recommend N-Tracks by Fasoft. If you need MIDI then I would recommend Cakewalk Pro Audio9 because it's super cheap right now.
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If you just want to do "home recording" you do not need Pro Tools. You will need, as stated above, to set your budget.

I have used N-trak and it was not bad for starting out. I think it is going for ~$70.00 for a the 24 bit version. However, Magix Music Studio 2004 delux is better and is only $10.00 more.

The Magix Music Studio 2004 deluxe product is a look alike for their Samplitude (“pro”) product but has NO WAY near the capabilities. However, should you decide that you like the software “look & feel” and want to upgrade to the Samplitude program, there will be less of a learning curve.

Cakewalk has some products as well that you may want to look at.

Nonetheless, spend your money on a good interface!!! Buy one that will enable you to have some growth.

Good luck
 
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I'd say that, initially, you'd want to start simple. $300-$500 will get you some really good software, but you don't really need to spend that right away, especially if you're just getting into home recording.

Cakewalk offers a Home Studio series that comes in under $100 and gives you pretty much everything you need to get started. From there, you can work up to Sonar, which is Cakewalk's current flagship product.

Of course, if Pro Audio 9 is the same price as Home Studio, you might consider that, as it is a robust program that is just a little out of date - it's the program I'm currently using.

Hope this helps. :)
 
Thank you

Thanks to everyone who helped me out. I think im catchin on to some of the items yall mentioned...I'll post back up in a week or so when i purchase one.

Thanks again.
Tabatha
 
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