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Computer recording software

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  • 07-04-2008 5:32pm
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    stevire
    Registered Users Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭


    Not sure if this is the right area to post this, but whats the best recording software out there? I had n-Track studio for a few years and it could only do so much, wasn't bad but it was limited in plugins without having to pay ridiculous prices for 3rd party plugins.

    Software will only be used for guitar and voice tracks, have a decent sound card and the guitar hooked up through the line in, and voice through a mic. All i need now is decent software!


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    TelePaul
    Registered Users Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    Hey! There's a whole forum on Music Production, but if you're new, I'd go with Reaper. It's totally free and has some great plug-ins. You may have latency issues (lag/delay) if you're using a standard sound-blaster esque audio driver; you may want to look at ASIO4ALL. But recording acoustics and vocals is easy to get into, so you should be okay.


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    frobisher
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    Reaper all the way. I love this program. http://www.reaper.fm/


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    squibs
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    It's totally free

    It isn't free at all.

    It's $50 for private use and $225 for commercial use. The company is doing the decent thing by letting you evaluate the program for as long as you need with full functionality. They are trusting the user to do the right thing, which is pretty unique in the DAW industry. It is excellent value, so please pay for it if you use it regularly - programmers have to eat too.


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    TelePaul
    Registered Users Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    squibs wrote: »
    It isn't free at all.

    It's $50 for private use and $225 for commercial use. The company is doing the decent thing by letting you evaluate the program for as long as you need with full functionality. They are trusting the user to do the right thing, which is pretty unique in the DAW industry. It is excellent value, so please pay for it if you use it regularly - programmers have to eat too.

    "As long as you need"....supposing I need forever?


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    squibs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 975 ✭✭✭squibs


    [FONT=Verdana, Arial][/FONT]
    "As long as you need"....supposing I need forever?

    My opinion? I would see that as being very close to using cracked cubase. I wouldn't borrow a guitar forever, to evaluate it for purchase.
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial][SIZE=-1]"REAPER is provided with full functionality, and will not expire after any period of time. We trust that you, the user, will obey the license agreement and purchase a license if use continues."[/SIZE][/FONT]


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    TelePaul
    Registered Users Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    squibs wrote: »

    My opinion? I would see that as being very close to using cracked cubase. I wouldn't borrow a guitar forever, to evaluate it for purchase.
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial][SIZE=-1]"REAPER is provided with full functionality, and will not expire after any period of time. We trust that you, the user, will obey the license agreement and purchase a license if use continues."[/SIZE][/FONT]

    If I recall, you and I are generally of the same opinion when it comes to legit vs cracked software. However, if someone is going to avail of a free sequencer, I'd much rather they use Reaper than a cracked version of Cubase 4.


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    Lurcher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭Lurcher


    Audacity. Works a treat with any AC'97 card/chip and post-production gizmos should be enough for anyone. It's not a sequencer. It's not Fruity Loops. It is a multi-track recorder that will take input from anything that goes through your sound chip. Handy for laying down bass & drums in midi (I still use Evolution lite) if you have a reasonable wave table system.


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    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    squibs wrote: »
    It isn't free at all.

    It's $50 for private use and $225 for commercial use. The company is doing the decent thing by letting you evaluate the program for as long as you need with full functionality. They are trusting the user to do the right thing, which is pretty unique in the DAW industry. It is excellent value, so please pay for it if you use it regularly - programmers have to eat too.

    Fair's fair! I agree. Euro 32 isn't going to break anyone's bank.


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    sei046
    Registered Users Posts: 2,110 ✭✭✭sei046


    Lets keep it to the point lads. Moral issues are another topic. I also recomend reaper, some great functions and a very very very competetive price. Thats a price an absolute beginner should be willing to pay and im not sure anyone here should be looking to do a company who is playing ball the way reaper is.


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