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recording software

  • 29-04-2005 8:04pm
    #1
    jcoote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭


    i wanna mess around with recording... just wanna plug my instrument (guitar or bass that is :D) into my sound card and away i go... what software is the best for me to get


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  • #2
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Audacity

    Have heard good things about it. It's free too.

    N-Track Studio

    Used to use it a lot. Decent enough for simple recording and multi tracking. Not quite so free but reasonably inexpensive.

    Acid Pro 5

    Been using this of late. Quite cool but not cheap.

    Of course, nothing beats Pro Tools but their free version only works on Windows 98 :rolleyes:


  • #3
    jcoote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    good man fey...who makes pro tools i can get acid pro for free anyway


  • #4
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Digidesign. How are you getting Acid Pro for free? Legally?


  • #5
    jcoote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    of course legally i'd never steal anything :rolleyes:


  • #6
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Ah right...


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  • #7
    daram
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭daram


    The free version of ProTools is cack stay away. Far better free applications out there. 99% of protools greatness is the hardware. Thus why many studios have digidesign hardware and use Logic as a front end. Cubase is a good multitrack, as is nuendo. Very expensive though.


  • #8
    curtains
    Closed Accounts Posts: 127 ✭✭curtains


    Audacity is a brilliant program, the effects aren't much to speak about but overall it's brilliant for editing. Btw if you've got Nero Burning ROM (for cd copying) on your computer check to see if you've Nero Wave Editor too, that is a very good program with high-quality effects but not as versatile as audacity.


  • #9
    Zapp Brannigan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    thing about audacity is i cant figure out how to make mp3's. i know theres a plug in but i cant work it! im a techno-n00b


  • #10
    NotMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭NotMe


    Slurms wrote:
    thing about audacity is i cant figure out how to make mp3's. i know theres a plug in but i cant work it! im a techno-n00b
    You need to download Lame (http://lame.sourceforge.net/) and then in Audacity go to File>preferences>File formats and click Find library and then browse to the lame_enc.dll file.


  • #11
    Zapp Brannigan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    thank you very much!


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