What is a good audio multi-track program for pc?

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i am looking for a multi track recorder. i would like to spend about $100.00. i want to be able to record music with it, then do some cut a pasting. i am not looking for a million fliter or efx.

― kephm, Wednesday, 25 February 2004 20:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Have you tried Protools - free version?

http://www.digidesign.com/ptfree/

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 25 February 2004 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

how long is it 'free' for? do you think i could dwload this on one computer and copy it for another computer?

― kephm, Wednesday, 25 February 2004 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)

looks to me like it's completely free forever. But I never read the fine print.

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 25 February 2004 20:34 (twenty-two years ago)

.. although it looks like you have to install it on an old OS.

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 25 February 2004 20:37 (twenty-two years ago)

thats not good

― kephm, Wednesday, 25 February 2004 20:38 (twenty-two years ago)

For pure audio tracking, I like Cakewalk's Home Studio (cheap, too - $80 or so) or Studio Pro. If you want to do major wave editing internally (as opposed to, say, on SoundForge or Waves), that's a different story, however.

― Michael Idov, Wednesday, 25 February 2004 20:45 (twenty-two years ago)

what is good if i do want to do internal wave editing? thanks..

― kephm, Wednesday, 25 February 2004 20:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Adobe Audition.

― maypang (maypang), Wednesday, 25 February 2004 21:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Formerly known as Cool Edit Pro. It's $299 from Adobe but I'm sure you could find it cheaper somewhere else.

― maypang (maypang), Wednesday, 25 February 2004 21:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I myself use Goldwave for recording and Sonic Foundry's Acid Pro for multitracking: I normally record one track at a time, overlay them on each track and then work gains, stereo positioning and one or another adjustment on pitch or tempo of each wave file.

― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Wednesday, 25 February 2004 21:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I've been happy with Cool Edit 2000, but it looks like Adobe's discontinued it. Which means I'll have to look for something new soon.

― mike a, Wednesday, 25 February 2004 22:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Really? That was quick.

― maypang (maypang), Wednesday, 25 February 2004 22:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Cool Edit 2000 = Adobe Audition. Its not discontinued, just rebranded.

― Xii (Xii), Thursday, 26 February 2004 00:57 (twenty-two years ago)

my brother uses that cakewalk thing.
it's pretty cool
Cakewalk guitar Tracks 2.0 or something like that

― Dude (The Yellow Dart), Thursday, 26 February 2004 01:08 (twenty-two years ago)

i think i am going to go with cakewalk home studio. i hope the rippng to mp3 feature isnt just a trial feature as the earlier versions of Cw were

Adobe Audition would be perfect but i don't have the cash.

yeah Dude?
a friend just told me his roomate uses the CWguitar tracks version and its idiot proof.

― kephm, Thursday, 26 February 2004 01:10 (twenty-two years ago)

tracktion

― asfdzxc (asfdzxc), Thursday, 26 February 2004 03:10 (twenty-two years ago)

it was on sale at guitar center for $20.00 around christmas time

― Dude (The Yellow Dart), Thursday, 26 February 2004 03:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, it's Cool Edit Pro that's turned into Adobe Audition. The cheaper Cool Edit 2000 - the one I have - has been discontinued, according to this site: http://www.adobe.com/special/products/audition/syntrillium.html.

But hey! For another $99, I can upgrade to the deluxe program.

― mike a, Thursday, 26 February 2004 14:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I had a one called "Multitrack Studio" - the trial version had effects and stuff but three tracks only, tops.

Only problem was, it kept hitting 'processor power shortfall' seemingly it needs at least 700Hz, I can only go to 500 or thereabouts.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 26 February 2004 14:13 (twenty-two years ago)

For a really cheap program, but one that's pretty good, check out n-track studio at http://www.fasoft.com/.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 26 February 2004 14:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I've always been quite happy using Samplitude, which is now part of Magix Music Studio, or something like that, the newer versions include VSTs and the like, but I'm using an older version which is more like an old fashioned proper studio.

Anyway, sod all that, it's snowing in Cardiff! And it's settling.

― Rob M (Rob M), Thursday, 26 February 2004 15:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Magix Music Studio is a great program for someone strarting out in music production. Plus it's a bargain, really cheap!

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 26 February 2004 15:10 (twenty-two years ago)

two years pass...

can anyone recommend a decent book about adobe audition esp. for someone who knows nothing about editing?

― john, a resident of chicago. (john s), Sunday, 22 October 2006 19:01 (nineteen years ago)

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