I’d like to ask if anyone can recommend software that functions like a multitrack recorder?
I’m using GoldWave to record and it can do this in a limited way–what I’d really like is software where you have independant control over each track after it’s laid down. Don’t like the guitar part after all, but you’ve recorded a flute part since then that rocks and don’t want to lose it, so you can go back and edit out the guitar track and replace it.
Does anyone know of recording software that can do this (and having a less-than-astronomical price tag would be nice, too)?
My thanks, and my hopes for a wonderful new year for all of us,
I’m a protools guy myself… You could go the free route and get protools 4 free (free download version that allows you to record up to eight tracks)… The only major bummer with protools 4 free is that it doesn’t let you control the latency… (i.e. you play your instrument and a millisecond or two later you hear the sound - delayed…)
The next step up would be protools le in either the “Mbox” setup which is a usb piece of hardware that works seamlessly with your computer and software… The next step would be the Digi001 setup…
So, pricing respectively is somewhere around…
Free (protools 4 free)
$450 (mbox)
$750 (digi001)
The last two are probably more than what your after but as they say “You get what you pay for!”
Sorry if this isn’t exactly what you were looking for but if raindog was going to mention cool edit and say that it had no equal… I couldn’t resist! Protools is the norm in studios all around the world…
I think Cool Edit 2000 (which I use and highly recommend) with the Studio plug-in will do what you want for around $100. The Studio plug-in is limited to 4 tracks.
Correction. I just now looked it up, and Cool Edit 2000 is $69. The Studio plug-in is $49, for a total of $118.
[ This Message was edited by: Ridseard on 2003-01-01 01:36 ]
At someone here’s suggestion I looked at Multitrack Studio (www.multitrackstudio.com). The free eval version only allows three tracks (which really means two if your mixing down). I haven’t played with it extensively yet but it does seem to work pretty well. I think the full up version is only 40 bucks and allows eight or more tracks. There are some things about it I like better than my old Cool Edit 96 and some I don’t. One of the things I do like is that it allows you to mix MIDI directly with recorded audio tracks.
I suspect I’ll continue to use Cool Edit 96 for recording and processing but Im contemplating ordering the full version of MultiTrack Studio for final mixdown. That’s much cheaper than going with either Cool Edit 2000 and multi-track plugin or Cool Edit Pro.
On 2003-01-01 01:15, McChastain wrote:
I’m a protools guy myself… You could go the free route and get protools 4 free (free download version that allows you to record up to eight tracks)… The only major bummer with protools 4 free is that it doesn’t let you control the latency…
It only supports Mac and Win 98/Me, no other versions of Windows are supported. In fact, on a link from hitsquad they are pretty explicit that it does not run on Win 95, W2000, or XP.
Both 1 & 2 are a shame, since it does look like a very good product.
Here’s an option for you Frank. I use Cubase with a Tascam-US224 interface. The newest version of Cubase is pretty pricey, but the version that comes with the Tascam mixing board works fine and for everything under $300, I thought it was a good deal.
Also, you may wish to check out “Multiquence”, by the same folks that make Goldwave. I’ve used that to some success before, though it has limited effect and mixing capabilities.
Multitrack studio looks like just what I was looking for.
When I was in college my roommate, Stephen Brannen, used to have a 4-track cassette-tape multitrack that I used to mess around with. This program looks like it operates in a way I’m familiar with.
My thanks, and my hopes for a bright and happy new year for all!
