Music Creation And Recording Programs ?

[Guitargodchris]

I use a program called Audacity for recording its free and available here to download :Audacity free full program download

It's free and incredibly simple to use

So what do the rest of you use ?

[FinnArild]

That would be Cubase SX 3

... but I think there was a similar thread a while ago ...?

[Nick]

1 Reaper

2 Cakewalk Guitar Tracks 2

3 Audacity - rarely for anything other than straightforward things and never bothered to try multi-tracking

4 Zoom H2 recorder

[Guitargodchris]

lol ah well i was just curius *cant spell it lol to what everyone was using cause i was wondering what is the best free program...

I tried using cakewalk but it confused the hell out of me lol

[sparkotronic]

I'm Hooked on FL Studio.

Such a versatile DAW, It's so easy to use, the only thing that hampers me is my imagination(or lack of at the moment!)

I can't remember the last time I fired up cubase.

[Steve]

I guess it depends on what you get used to. I have Audacity, but rarely use it! Mainly because I use Sonar.

[tgrover]

I guess it depends on what you get used to. I have Audacity, but rarely use it! Mainly because I use Sonar.

Sonar 7 or if i feel like having a slightly different work flow reaper - which has got to be the best free or next to nothing software out there!

[Alistair]

lol ah well i was just curius *cant spell it lol to what everyone was using cause i was wondering what is the best free program...

I tried using cakewalk but it confused the hell out of me lol

If Cakewalk confuses the hell out of you, you have a big problem!

[Nick]

I guess it depends on what you get used to. I have Audacity, but rarely use it! Mainly because I use Sonar.

Are you recording in a submarine? Or in the bath or shower room perhaps?

Edited March 26, 2008 by Nick

[Guitargodchris]

hehehehe

I might try Sonar or Reaper ... we shall see

[FinnArild]

Are you recording in a submarine? Or in the bath or shower room perhaps?

... I wonder if they used that for the title music of "Das Boot"

[thelevellers]

For what little recording I do I use Audacity too (although I still haven't had any joy getting the Linux version to pick up sound ), but my 'secret weapon' is Guitar Pro (or the free Power Tab Editor), which I use for songwriting, as I can arrange all the different parts so I can really hear what my ideas sound like. It's really cool, but you have to be careful not to get stuck into just doing that and not recording cause there's a world of difference!

Rohan

[Guitargodchris]

For what little recording I do I use Audacity too (although I still haven't had any joy getting the Linux version to pick up sound ), but my 'secret weapon' is Guitar Pro (or the free Power Tab Editor), which I use for songwriting, as I can arrange all the different parts so I can really hear what my ideas sound like. It's really cool, but you have to be careful not to get stuck into just doing that and not recording cause there's a world of difference!

Rohan

Yeah I use Guitar Pro also, I used to use power tab a lot but then I finally decided to splash out and I bought Guitar Pro

[john]

Hey

I use Sonar 1 in my studio (desperately in need of an upgrade) on top of the Creamware environment, Wavelab and a ton of VSTs. On my laptop I use Sonar LE, Wavelab and more VSts on that.

Cheers

John

[AnneC]

I just recently got Audacity before my motherboard went kaput, and I still have yet to play around with it much. I may have to pick a few brains here once I get it going.

[toeshy]

wats a good free vst host program i tried "vst host" and its pretty basic but the audio takes its sweet time from when i play a note to when it actually play.

[MikeRobinson]

I know it's kind of a different angle on the creative process, but I work with musical scores as my starting point. Notes and markings on five-lined paper.

I have been very impressed with MuseScore, an open-source program that runs on everything. It is quite solid, full-featured (as you can see for yourself... the documentation's all on the website), and of course lets you run-through the music as you're building it.

I do say, "building it," because that's what you'll do: note by note. You can import and export to various other tools in all the usual formats. (And, yes, there are tools out there that can also do "auto-arranging.") But these workflows are deliberate ones, not seamless.

If you do work this way, MuseScore is a very good tool.

Edited February 21, 2010 by MikeRobinson

[mcorton]

I use Musescore, Cakewalk and Band-in-a-Box. MuseSpre is a freeware program that makes writing notes easier than in Cakewalk. The sound isn't the best but it works. I like Band-in-a-Box for adding harmonies and drums.