Recording Gurus here?
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- driftlab
So the time has come to actually set up the music recording portion of the studio. Having been in and out of bands throughout the 90's (one of which was actually courted by Warner Bros. records! Too bad we didn't have our act together.) and in and out of recording studios, you might think I would have picked up some knowledge on how to actually use recording software.. nope. So, I'm interested in some guidance on software/gear for the recording-retarded, like myself. At this point, I only know that I need software and some sort of interface box to plug instruments into (i'm such a n00b at this).
Is Acid Pro™ good? What about Sonar™? Pro Tools is entirely too much money and out of the question.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
- JazX0
driftlab. a buddy and I have a small studio. first, are you on PC or Mac?
- harlequino0
I've been using Cubase for years. It always felt very comfortable. Wavelab is great for mastering and cleaning up.
- driftlab0
PC.
- driftlab0
and I'd like to be able to get as close to mastered-quality as possible, here in studio.
- JazX0
http://www.tweakheadz.com/Sequen…
Sequencers: Cubase, Logic, Cakewalk, Sonar, Acid, etc. Some soft synths like Reason 3.0 has its own sequencer. You can play virtual instruments, tweak the crap out of them and record and slice up.
Post editing, I use Sony Sound Forge.
Ableton Live is very good as well.
- JazX0
excellent resource: http://www.computermusic.co.uk/m…
I've learned craploadz from this magazine. well worth the money
- driftlab0
I've never used a sequencer. I'm old-school electronics-challenged.
- Baskerville0
If you're serious Protools is by far the best. Garageband is idiot proof and if you combine it with some other audio editing software could be used well.
You can always download ProTools Free. It's a cut down version of ProTools but it is fully functional and works very well for me. You get 8 or possibly 16 tracks.
ProTools is what most studios worldwide use. There is a reason for this. It's like the quark of the music world
- JazX0
it's easy. basically impoting and moving along a timeline. you look like you're great in Flash so same sorta thing
- driftlab0
You can download Pro Tools for free??? Even a limited version??
- zoiks0
If you have a Mac with OS 9.2 or less, you can get ProTools Free. No kidding. That's what I use but I am not anywhere near the realm of professional.
- zoiks0
oops, plus you are PC..
sorry.. you need to be running Millenium to use the FREE version on a PC...
yuck
- bulletfactory0
i'm a protools guy too (so obviously no help :)), though a friend has cakewalk, reason etc, and is pretty happy.
- zoiks0
I think Sony is making some solid stuff these days. and much more affordable than PT
- harlequino0
Another thing to consider is the possibility of staying off the computer for the raw recording. Maybe a stand alone hard disk recorder or ADAT.
Use the PC for post perhaps?
Just another option.
- zoiks0
actually you would probably lean toward this rather than Acid...
http://www.sonymediasoftware.com…
- JazX0
Acid is fine to use. People knock it, but at the end of the day if you have all of your tracks in gear, it's fine to use. Plus it allows you to plug in to Sony Sound Forge. same company.
Ableton Live is ace: http://www.ableton.com/index.php…
- JazX0
I use a dedicated PC for all music production. I don't tie that into the Internet or any other apps. Much stronger and less havoc that way
- driftlab0
zoiks, would Acid Pro be better since it will be real instruments recorded? Like, I'm talking about recording electric guitars, voclas, and real drums.