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Post by midnightwinestrat on Dec 7, 2008 17:37:06 GMT -6
Just wondered what everyone thinks of the freeware software, such as Audacity, and Kristal, compare to some of the payware progams such as Cakewalk, or Cubase? Or I am sure there are others... Seems to me some of the payware stuff seems a little complicated and seems to have a steep learning curve....
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Post by Rusty on Dec 7, 2008 17:50:29 GMT -6
I used audacity for a while,and it's a good program,and fairly simple to use.I tried all of them when I first got into recording. When I got a trial of cakewalk sonar I was hooked. I've been using it for years,and through several upgrades,I'm using Sonar 6 right now,and it makes some killler recordings,and lots new features,some of which I don't know how to use..lol But you can make a professional sounding recording right in your bedroom,I do it all the time.Depends on how much recording you are doing really whether it's worth paying the money for it.But really it's no more than a mid level standalone recorder.
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Post by slingerlander on Dec 17, 2008 13:44:22 GMT -6
I have heard that you can download a free version of Mac's Garage Band for Windows. it is really easy to do multi track stuff and it is really self explanatory.
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Post by mapexrick on Jan 6, 2009 20:42:13 GMT -6
Just downloaded Audacity to my laptop so we can record live at gigs. Will try it out for the first time 1/17.
Any tips / feedback / do's / don'ts I should be aware of about this program? We will be coming directly off the board, into a Behringer Xenyx unpowered mixer.
It looks like a good, simple program that will serve it's purpose.
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Post by Rusty on Jan 6, 2009 20:57:12 GMT -6
just the normal stuff keep the levels on the computer higher than the incoming to avoid distortion,and I would play around with the program before hand to get familiar with it. It's fairly simple to use from what I used it,but you want to know where to click to get it working.
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