Recording Software

[ericgtr]

I was wondering what sort of recording software you guys use? I use cooledit pro for all of my stuff and I use cooledit 2000 for editing of mp3's.

[siN]

I use Samplitude 2496 for multitrack recording.

I use Soundforge 5 for editing of MP3s.

[Mondy]

Cool Edit Pro. I don't edit the mp3's. Do you think I should ?

Cheers,

[CanyonCarver]

I use Pro Tools (free version I downloaded form Digidesign) with a Mac on OS9 (Pro Tools doesn't work with OSX as far as I know)
IT gives me 8 tracks and somewhat limited capabilities, but for the money you can't ask for much more.
The chain is: Guitar / various pedals when applicable / Line 6 POD 2.0 / mic input from the iMac / Pro Tools software.

To turn the mixed and mastered sound files into MP3 (not allowed by the free version of Pro Tools in theory), I simply bounce the finished stereo track into a Quicktime file, then convert it to MP3 using the iTunes software.

So far everyone seems to have a different setup.
Let's see what else comes up/....

[Wolfman]

Cakewalk Guitar Tracks 2 for recording and editing, Cakewalk Pyro 2003 for converting file formats (as well as some editing). Also use Drumatic loops, Fruityloops Express, and Drag and Drop Drummer (the last one is part of the Guitar Tracks 2 bundle) for my drums.

[Stiglar]

i use cool edit pro , which is a great little program .

it's a pain in the ass to do drum tracks though so sometimes if i really want to plan out the drums and have fills and complicated breaks and stuff i whip out guitar pro and write out the drums myself and convert the midi to wav and go from there . i used to use cakewalk pro audio 9 which was cool , but eric put me on to cool edit pro and it's far easier (for me anyway)

[ericgtr]

I have the same problem dude, that's why I don't mess with the drums much much and let the same beat go throug out the whole song :lazy: [img]images/smilies/icon_wink.gif[/img]

[wahwah]

I use Cakewalk 9.0 for dropping wavs in-it's old but it works and I can't be bothered to relearn a new package! Also Line6 to get the guitar into the pc...try the Guitar Port for very good results. There's a version of Joe Satriani's 'Bells of Lal' I did using a backing track (I HATE midi files!) and the Line6 at www.chriswatson.org Check it out.

[CanyonCarver]

For drum tracks I use a drum machine that I program and will simply record onto a stereo track with ProTools. This way, no goofy MIDI drum sounds.

For work I use Pro Tools and Cubase and Sonor

[JoyBasu]

I use Digital Performer for multitracking and some of the sequencing. Most of the drum sequencing I do is in Reason. They run simultaniously so no exproting is needed. I am addicted.

Joy

http://www.joybasu.com

[ericgtr]

You have me curious about this Joy, this is the site correct? http://www.propellerheads.se/ Looks like pretty good stuff and I really like the industrial sounds you get on your recordings.

[JoyBasu]

Ya Eric, thats the right site. Thanx for the compliment on the sounds. Even though Reason does come with some good sounds and loops, I seem to like making my life more difficult. So now here is what I do to avoid generic sounds, loops and repetition. I take either a premade loop or sound I got from anywhere. Open that in a program called ReCycle. Chop that loop up into slices. You can save that chopped loop as a DrRex (a module in Reason) file. Then when you open Reason you can access that loop already chopped up. So you are not stuck with the original loop. You can change where the snare goes etc.. because you have the loop in slices. Did that make sense? Then I usually overlap a custom loop on top of another or just add extra stuff in from the old fashioned drum machine module in Reason. Just make sure whatever recording program you are using can have Reason running in conjunction. That is the most important thing. Avoiding the whole exproting thing will save TONs of time. Have fun.

Joy

[ericgtr]

Sure, that makes sense and sounds like it's much more configurable that way. $499 is pretty spendy so I think I may play with their trial version to see what I can do with it first [img]images/smilies/icon_wink.gif[/img]