Re: [Harp-L] Recording Software Opinions

[Slim Heilpern <slim@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Gary -

Not likely there will actually be a lot of consensus on this topic. 
There are a lot of good applications out there that will all do the job. 
For the not-so-cheap stuff, before making a $$ commitment, see if you 
can download a demo first and get some hands-on time with it. I find 
that software apps, especially music and audio software apps, have 
distinct personalities and you may or may not get along with the 
personality of the software depending on your personal taste. Sorry if 
that sounds funny, but there is some truth to it. For instance, while 
some musicians absolutely love Logic, others strongly dislike it -- it 
is polarizing software ;-).

Personally, for the last bunch of years I've been using Cubase and it 
has served me extremely well for both audio and midi work. It is not 
cheap, but it is great stuff. I upgraded to Cubase 4 a while back and it 
is very elegant and full featured.  It now comes with a great sounding 
convolution reverb and lots of other fantastic plug-ins. It is not 
necessarily simple to use right out of the box, but it comes with a well 
written manual and if you put some time into learning the software, it 
can really pay off. The UI is very well thought out and you can get 
around very quickly and intuitively, so you can concentrate on the music 
instead of the software. The routing possibilities are endless. I could 
go on....

Just my 2 cents...

- Slim.


Gary Calahan wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Just out of curiosity, what there a consensus of most commonly used, user
> friendly recording software?  I have Magix (Samplitude) Music Maker 14 that
> I don't find to be very easy to use.  What are most of you using?  Band in a
> Box??  Mixcraft??  I understand Music Maker 15 that just came out is
> powerful, more user friendly with the plug ins etc.
>
> Gary C
>
>