Computer recording studio? (paging musicians)

[snapperbait]

Ok. I have absolutely no clue about any of this stuff, so please bare with me..<br /><br />Pro Tools, M box, Cakewalk.. I've looked at all this stuff and the more I read, the more confused i get.. Are there any of these programs that are exceedingly simple, especially for a computer dummy like me?? I dunno where to start...<br /><br />Here's what i'd like to be able to do.. Use one of these programs on my puter to record like a multi-track... Record music tracks onto my hard drive, and be able to mix and edit several tracks together.<br /><br />I have windows xp, p4 processor, with a big hard drive... Thats it... <br /><br />Other than instruments, what do i need to get started?

 

[waterone1@aol.com]

Re: Computer recording studio? (paging musicians)

My vote would be for Sonar the people that made cakewalk. It is fairly inexpensive, works great,and is easy to use. Pro-tools is a great platform, but more geared (price and learning curve) to the professional recording studio.

 

[62_Kiwi]

Re: Computer recording studio? (paging musicians)

Hi Snapper - I don't have much experience in any package other than Pro Tools. It can do all of what you described above and much more.<br /><br />I was advised to get Pro Tools by a friend of mine who used to own one of NZ's main recording studios. He said that Pro Tools was becoming an industry standard in the recording studios around the world.<br /><br />I was also advised that Pro Tools runs best on a Mac, although there is a Windows version. This was a few years ago, so things may have changed since then - possibly the PC version is fine now.<br /><br />The package I have includes some hardware that comes with Pro Tools...a sort of console that you plug the microphones, instruments and amplifier in to. Pro Tools includes a swag of effects, delays, reverbs, equalisers etc. The more powerful your PC is, the more of these you can run at the same time.<br /><br />Here is the website for Pro Tools, there's lots of info there;<br /><br /> http://www.digidesign.com <br /><br />Hope this helps - good luck!

 

[phatmanmike]

Re: Computer recording studio? (paging musicians)

snapper, you should look into a program by sony called "soundforge"...if you combined what you record in "soundforge" with the mixing abilities of "acid 4.0" you can make absolutely anything you can dream of.<br /><br />i cant post what i would like to here in this forum, so email me if youd like phatmanmike@Yahoo.com