What software to record multi track with?

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Cooledit Pro 2.0 is great. I used it to record my band's demo and it was easy and powerful. I have a card that will run 8 inputs at the same time. Cooledit handled that easily and gave me all the tools I needed to make it great. The interface is easy to learn.
 
Why get a MIDI/audio program if you never use MIDI?
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I would definitely opt for a MIDI program, even if you think you'll never use it. I thought I'd never use MIDI, I bought Sonar, because I liked its interface and ease of use, and now I use it's MIDI capabilities all the time. Don't spend hundreds of dollars on a DAW that doesn't do MIDI, when you could spend around the same for one that does MIDI.
 
Three things:

1) Laptoppop is correct, Vegas Audio is soon to be no more. The company is moving towards just putting out "Vegas", with all audio and video together (this from the Electronic Musician email updates last week)

2) I use Sonar 2, and don't have any problems with complexity. It is easier than Cakewalk Pro 9, and I agree with cominginsecond, that having MIDI makes it much more flexible in the future. After all, MIDI is pretty cool...

3) I've gotta echo ecs113's question: What is it about Cubase that is insufficient? If there's some fundamental problem there, it may change the advice you get on this board.

-mg
 
1) Laptoppop is correct, Vegas Audio is soon to be no more. The company is moving towards just putting out "Vegas", with all audio and video together (this from the Electronic Musician email updates last week)
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I definitely think this direction will alienate their current audio customer base. If it were me, I'd wonder how much of their development dollars went to audio and how much went to video (a chunk of functionality most studios never touch). I'd also wonder how much cheaper the software would have been if they had concentrated on audio. I'm just glad I'm using Sonar :D .
 
Can't afford Sonar so I use Home Studio 2002. Performs great, stable with my PC, Lots of tracks, great interface and quite easy to use. Since I ain't a pro anyway, I'll be using this program for a VERY long time.
 
quattro_xxph said:
Can't afford Sonar so I use Home Studio 2002. Performs great, stable with my PC, Lots of tracks, great interface and quite easy to use. Since I ain't a pro anyway, I'll be using this program for a VERY long time.
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While it is a good program (I use it as well) it doesn't fufill calmlikeabom's needs. HS2002 only works with cards with 2 inputs (or 1 stereo pair) - he needs 4 inputs to be recorded in one shot.
 
well.. n-Track is out because he wants to record multiple simultaneous tracks (although I would have recommended it otherwise)... and ProTools is oat because it won't recognize the Delta 44... unless you were talking aboot PT Free, in which case I wouldn't recommend it. It's not very good. (and this coming for a current PT LE user).


But I'm with some of the other people here... I would be more than happy to use Cubase (if I wasn't already using PT)... I don't see why you'd want to pay for a new multi-tracking software, when you already have one... you can get some great VST plugins.. and the best part is, there's some relatively decent free ones out there too that you can try out before you go spending hundreds just for plug-ins.



WATYF
 
well.. n-Track is out because he wants to record multiple simultaneous tracks (although I would have recommended it otherwise)...
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You can record multiple tracks with Ntrack. It wasn't real stable on my computer, but you can record multiple tracks.
 
If it hasn't been mentioned, Samplitude is good multi track alternative... and if I remember correctly a poll recently done here on what software is being used, a fair number of people who hang out here use it and seem to be quite happy with it.
 
Calm - no response to Cubase questions? What do you not like about Cubase that you are willing to acquire other software?
 
walkinbass said:
If it hasn't been mentioned, Samplitude is good multi track alternative... and if I remember correctly a poll recently done here on what software is being used, a fair number of people who hang out here use it and seem to be quite happy with it.
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I used the demo of Samplitude, and it's great. I especially love the way the UI works... However, Sonar works just as well is about $100 cheaper, and it has MIDI capabilities.

If Samplitude were a little cheaper, I probably would have bought it back when I thought I wasn't going to be doing any MIDI.
 
I guess I was wrong, Samplitude does have MIDI. Sorry!
 
And in my opinion, samplitude is much better than sonar. I guess we all have a right to our opinion eh?
 
walkinbass said:
And in my opinion, samplitude is much better than sonar. I guess we all have a right to our opinion eh?
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Uh, no! Just joking.:D
 
Wavelab 3.0. Should suite you great. You can track, mix, and master all in this program. Grab wavelab + waves bundle effects and you'd be good to go!
 
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