Liamoc123 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Hey guys, I'm looking to get software for making tracks but need something relatively simple to pick up as I have no experience. What would you recommend / use?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSS Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I use Cool Edit Pro (but the new version is named Adobe Audition) to record music with the Line-Out of my piano:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liamoc123 Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 i've heard of that. Can you edit and master tracks? does it have different effects e.t.c?? edit: another thing, does audition employ the use of MIDI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 i've heard of that. Can you edit and master tracks? does it have different effects e.t.c?? edit: another thing, does audition employ the use of MIDI? interesting questions for someone with no experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisirhC Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Audacity is pretty nifty freeware.... I always avoid it for some reason, I always had the feeling it made your audio just sound crap 0.o but for recording its pretty basic, has a few effects to play with. old version of cubase isn't that dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_man361 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 download reaper, its free and almost as good as cubase (some people actually prefer it). its better than audacity and audition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liamoc123 Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 well I tried audition yesterday... not really what I want... interesting questions for someone with no experience Really... I have no experience with much to do with music... can play a lil muse on guitar and been playing piano for 12 years but it stops there! I was looking at guitar rig 3 with the pedalboard which I will definately get when I get paid. Just think MIDI's easier to work with. Another question: Is guitar rig any good compared to actual pedals? I'm presuming that you can't beat real amps so I won't even ask about that! Cheers for all the help guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisirhC Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 What do you want to be doing actually If you tell us that without being embarassed then we can tell you exactly what you need. You don't play the violin on a tuba as they say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liamoc123 Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Well soon I'll be getting a guitar USB interface and MIDI leads for my piano so I want to record and make tracks. Just need something where I can learn the basics and muck around with sounds. Prolly don't make much sense still but I don't know how else to describe it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisirhC Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Well if you are into torrents you can get Cubase. Anyway you can BUY it on the internet as well so im not telling you what or how to do it but yea you cubase is the best for MIDI....people will say ''reason 4'' but then again noobs wouldn't have a clue how to use them both....at least not without many hours scratching their head and 100 tutorial videos. Im still struggling with Reason up until about a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Guitar Rig 3 = Brilliant, I use it constantly and can't fault it one bit. Worth every penny if you get the pedal board. Also for the quality of the simulations it's worth every penny if you get the version without the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_man361 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Well soon I'll be getting a guitar USB interface and MIDI leads for my piano so I want to record and make tracks. Just need something where I can learn the basics and muck around with sounds. Prolly don't make much sense still but I don't know how else to describe it as i already said, download reaper. its just like cubase, but its free and legal to download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liamoc123 Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Guitar Rig 3 = Brilliant, I use it constantly and can't fault it one bit. Worth every penny if you get the pedal board. Also for the quality of the simulations it's worth every penny if you get the version without the board. Would definately get the board. I just like the idea that it's so affordable rather than buying a few stacks and pedals. What's the effects programming like? Does it work well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Yeah everything work's really well, really easy to use, the presets that come with it are brilliant but you will probably spend hours fine tuning everything to get your perfect sound if your anything like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liamoc123 Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 sounds good!! Will definately make the investment. A question for you... does the guitar plug into the pedal board or do you need an interface? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 The guitar plugs into the pedal board so there is no need for an interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bshuker Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I wouldn't buy guitar rig without at least trying it first. Some people just dont get on with amp sims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_man361 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 download reaper for free, and see how far you can get with impulse response modelling amp sims... they're very good, given the right impulses. and it'd be totally free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_Clown Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 question, does reaper support midi as good as cubase??..as in, are the drum and synth samples as good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_man361 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 question, does reaper support midi as good as cubase??..as in, are the drum and synth samples as good? thats not relevant, as the drum and synth sounds you will get depend on the VST instruments you use, you can use all of the ones you might use in cubase in reaper, so yeh, itll still work. reaper has full midi sequencing and automation support. and as i said, you can use whatever VST instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_and_tv Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 thats not relevant, as the drum and synth sounds you will get depend on the VST instruments you use, you can use all of the ones you might use in cubase in reaper, so yeh, itll still work. reaper has full midi sequencing and automation support. and as i said, you can use whatever VST instruments. how does reaper compare to cubase in terms of memory usage? im struggling with doing a lot of midi/vst stuff at once with cubase because ive only got 512 meg of RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_man361 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 how does reaper compare to cubase in terms of memory usage? im struggling with doing a lot of midi/vst stuff at once with cubase because ive only got 512 meg of RAM itll be pretty much the same, as what will take up your ram is the sample banks of the instruments you use, and thats governed by the VST instrument rather than the DAW software. if you can, id suggest you upgrade to 1 or 2 gb... play.com sells very cheap RAM (i got 2 GB for £20 or so). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I read that reaper is lighter on your CPU than cubase so you might be ok as long as you don't do sh*t loads of automation and effects etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_and_tv Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 sweet - ill DL it and give it a shot. cheers boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_man361 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 though i dont use it (i have cubase 4) i do have reaper installed (mac version though, i think its a little behind the pc one). as i said, seems cool, theres some great features cubase doesnt seem to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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