whats the right digital setup for me?....

[thedude400]

Hello. I just purchased the aardvark q10 and it came with a copy of cakewalk pro audio 9. I haven't been overly satisfied with pro audio 9 yet but I also havent dove into much midi yet. I want to be able to record live drums, do some audio programming, tackle some midi, record mic'd guitars, and be able to add some cool impressive effects to these tracks. Is cakewalk gonna be the right program for me? or the aardvark for that matter? Ive heard some good and bad things about the q10. I'm using a PC with XP. Does anyone know if theres anything better out there for someone with my expectations or can I be satisfied with what I have once I'm better experienced with it? I'd appreciate some advice if anyone is willing. Thanks for your time.

 

[crosstudio]

there's nothing wrong with pro audio, but cakewalk sonar just feels better. pro audio feals like a midi sequencer with audio thrown in. sonar feels like recording software that does midi well.

i've been using cakewalk's main sequencer product for over 10 years. back when cakewalk was the name of the product and 12 tone systems was the name of the company.

the software has gotten better and my list of equipment has gotten smaller.

 

[acidrock]

You can probably do everything you want with what you've got,but Sonar makes things much easier and more powerful.

It's really a question of how much time,money and dedication that you've got.

Your question is really broad,so the answers will be likewise.

 

[thedude400]

cakewalk

Cool thanks for the replies guys. What I think I will do is try my darndest to do as much as possible with my pro audio and if I still don't feel that it's doin it, I may jump up to Sonar. I've used cool edit pro up until now and I dug it but I'm ready to see what else is out there. Thanks again and keep rockin.

 

[dachay2tnr]

I'm ready to see what else is out there. Thanks again and keep rockin.

Don't use PA9 as a basis to determine "what else is out there."

The software is 6+ years old. While it is not a bad program by any stretch, it certainly is not representative of what's out there.

 

[jdwoodward]

Hello. I just purchased the aardvark q10 and it came with a copy of cakewalk pro audio 9. I haven't been overly satisfied with pro audio 9 yet but I also havent dove into much midi yet. I want to be able to record live drums, do some audio programming, tackle some midi, record mic'd guitars, and be able to add some cool impressive effects to these tracks. Is cakewalk gonna be the right program for me? or the aardvark for that matter? Ive heard some good and bad things about the q10. I'm using a PC with XP. Does anyone know if theres anything better out there for someone with my expectations or can I be satisfied with what I have once I'm better experienced with it? I'd appreciate some advice if anyone is willing. Thanks for your time.

I've been using Sonar since back in the old "Cakewalk" days also. Sonar is solid and does an outstanding job and I still use it on a daily basis. But, I've discovered Adobe Audition 1.5 while building a dedicated computer to do videos with and wanting to use nothing but adobe software for solid integration. I've found that Audition 1.5 will do everything Sonar does and sometimes better, for half the price. It's still fairly new but built on a solid foundation from other software and I assue the price will go up one day. Just a thought for you to try.........I use a stand alone Fostex D160 in my studio and then transfer to PC using ADAT Lightpipe converters into sonar and Adobe both and all works well.