why is no one using ntrack

[Rokket]

Well, the first transfinite number is Aleph naught, representing the cardinality of a countably infinte set. Aleph is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and it would have a zero as a subscript in this context.

But then it wouldn't be N-tracks, it would be Aleph naught - tracks.

Maybe that is what Ironflippy meant?

Regardless of what he meant, you just confused the hell out of me!


Well, not really..


No, no, you did...


See! How am I going to recover from this?

 

[cellardweller]

I almost managed to crash 3.3 last night.

20 tracks, 4-8 with effects, much "attempted" eq'ing (all editing "non-destructive"), AV/firewall enabled. I muted several vocal tracks and moved the "mixer" window...WHAM!... 90% cpu usage

A loud voice came over my monitors, saying "STEP AWAY FROM THE MOUSE"

Which I did, and it dropped back to 40% after a few seconds...























That rokket guy has one big green weenie...eh?

 

[true-eurt]

Yeah... In your dreams pal....

I'M Napolean Boneparte...

Yeah...well, I'm Dominatrix...........your going the right way !

 

[cellardweller]

True, you really must pay more attention.

If you will read several posts previous to the one you quoted, you will duly note that, beyond any reasonable doubt

I AM NAPOLEON BONEPARTE.

 

[true-eurt]

True, you really must pay more attention.

If you will read several posts previous to the one you quoted, you will duly note that, beyond any reasonable doubt

I AM NAPOLEON BONEPARTE.

Are you yelling at me?.....
You are going the right way to a spanking too!!!!!!!!!!!.............
And Rokket, don't you dare correct me this time...I know your there reading this!!!........................

 

[Rokket]

Are you yelling at me?.....
You are going the right way to a spanking too!!!!!!!!!!!.............
And Rokket, don't you dare correct me this time...I know your there reading this!!!........................

 

[Cyrokk]

I was using N-track (version 3 I think) while saving up the cash I needed for an RME soundcard.

What a complete pain in the ass.

First, the program's "snap to grid" function was on by default. Not covered by the piss-poor online manual, I wasted weekends trying to find an answer to a problem that could've been solved by unchecking a box. Or better yet-avoided completely had the program been issued with such features turned off.

The editing completely and totally sucks as described above. Playback was full of errors and jitters on only eight tracks which made me question the stability of my new computer and the onboard soundcard when in truth it was the program itself.

When I finally got my RME soundcard, thankfully bundled with Samplitude, the difference in quality was huge: Samplitude has it's own little annoyances, but it basically works right out of the gate, with only one single hiccup in its two year stay in my pc. The few odd times I used it in conjunction with the onboard soundcard have been very smooth.

True, you get what you paid for, but I feel I paid $45 for the opportunity to fuck around with hack software during what little time I have to devote to recording music.

 

[cellardweller]

I was using N-track (version 3 I think) while saving up the cash I needed for an RME soundcard.

What a complete pain in the ass.

First, the program's "snap to grid" function was on by default. Not covered by the piss-poor online manual, I wasted weekends trying to find an answer to a problem that could've been solved by unchecking a box. Or better yet-avoided completely had the program been issued with such features turned off.

The editing completely and totally sucks as described above. Playback was full of errors and jitters on only eight tracks which made me question the stability of my new computer and the onboard soundcard when in truth it was the program itself.

When I finally got my RME soundcard, thankfully bundled with Samplitude, the difference in quality was huge: Samplitude has it's own little annoyances, but it basically works right out of the gate, with only one single hiccup in its two year stay in my pc. The few odd times I used it in conjunction with the onboard soundcard have been very smooth.

True, you get what you paid for, but I feel I paid $45 for the opportunity to fuck around with hack software during what little time I have to devote to recording music.

What exactly is "snap to grid"?

I've noticed a "delay" between the time... say... the kick drum hits, and when the meters react/register it, but assumed it was due to my onboard soundchip crap-excuse-for-a-soundcard... I'm so primitive

 

[Lotus]

Why isnt there a FL STUDIO 5 section on this website??..just curious...Suppose not many have discovered the new version and features yet...cheap and full of features although not as cheap as Ntracks ill admit but youll get it for 150$...VST support, midi, audio..even comes with soundfont support...

 

[Lotus]

I have nTrack, a fairly new version of it. I won't use it, mostly because it's choc full of bugs. It doesn't like me, and I don't like it. Like now when I went to check the exact version I have, it locked up on me. Or like most times when I want to audition a VST instrument and it crashes hard, then BLUE SCREENS XP several minutes later. Those aren't the only problems I've seen. I've told Flavio about my issues, he never responded. nTrack is a good idea, but not quite there yet, and not sure it ever will be. I'm still looking for a good low-cost alternative for audio/midi multi-tracks with VST support with low latency.

See above post!

 

[Cyrokk]

What exactly is "snap to grid"?

I've noticed a "delay" between the time... say... the kick drum hits, and when the meters react/register it, but assumed it was due to my onboard soundchip crap-excuse-for-a-soundcard... I'm so primitive

"Snap to grid" forces you to move waveforms in fixed increments. For example, let's say that you have a latency issue and you need to line up a rhythm guitar track you just recorded to a similar track you recorded earlier. If the earlier-recorded guitar falls halfway between two grid lines, you can't line up the second guitar to that halfway point because it will automatically "snap" to the grid line just to the left of the first guitar. Not too much of a problem when you are moving entire waveforms, but completely impossible if you are cutting and pasting parts between guitar tracks.

I too noticed that delay in the meters from the actual sound. Much more apparent in N-track than in Samplitude.

 

[Jack Russell]

Though I have it, I'm writing this with almost no knowledge of how to use N-tracks, because all the recent recordings I've done with my rock trio have been done by someone else in the band. [I'm building a studio, and my gear is in "storage".]

But here's the present issue we have: the process of mixing down to a CD seems to end up in some degradation of signal as well as a low volume level. The guy mixing the tunes claims it is the compressors inside N-tracks that are to blame, and he's thinking of using outboard compressors instead.

Don't know if I agree with that or not. I think he's using Calkwalk to mix down, but I could be wrong.

Is this familiar?

 

[Smurf]

I used 3.3 and tried the 4.5 version. Even tho it is talked up a lot I just can not force my self to like it. I use the Kristal Audio Engine 1.0.1 freebie and have never had a problem with lock ups, slow downs, blue screens, etc. Not as feature rich as n-track, but not as buggy also. I will keep my eye on n-track tho, and the new Power Tracks 10....

 

[cellardweller]

Though I have it, I'm writing this with almost no knowledge of how to use N-tracks, because all the recent recordings I've done with my rock trio have been done by someone else in the band. [I'm building a studio, and my gear is in "storage".]

But here's the present issue we have: the process of mixing down to a CD seems to end up in some degradation of signal as well as a low volume level. The guy mixing the tunes claims it is the compressors inside N-tracks that are to blame, and he's thinking of using outboard compressors instead.

Don't know if I agree with that or not. I think he's using Calkwalk to mix down, but I could be wrong.

Is this familiar?

Yes, that issue is familiar to me, and something I've been fighting with for a while. I'm not sure that it is an issue inherent to Ntracks. It seems my friend (uses soundforge 6) has the same issues.

 

[IronFlippy]

Sorry for being harsh waaayyyyyyyy before, I probably had a bad day.

Well, I bought myself n-Track a month ago and the only real problem I've found is that it crashes every so often. I'd say the program has the most bang for your buck out there right now. It does everything I need it to do and nothing I don't need. I luff it almost as much as I love me guitar, and that's saying quite a bit .