Have Your Tried The New Music Recording Software?
Time is a wasting, dreams are now reality; music recording software is FREE, but don’t wait because it could end soon.
The best news in the last century for musicians, after the advent of the record player, is home digital recording software that eliminates the need to pay for use of a professional studio. Now everybody can get their own home recording studio. Not just free, but there is music software in the thousands, which is user friendly. There is something for everybody, for every reason you record, and everything you want to accomplish with the recorded material.
Today we are delving into just basics on music recording software. It’s best to decide which version of software will do what you need done, and then learning in depth how to use it.
Following is a list of some things you can do or create with various types of software.
making sampled music loops, CD burning, canned back up band, audio edits, remixing, creating your own studio at home, and completing commercial level music.
Consider the following kinds software available for recording at home, with your Mac or PC
Free programs: In stereo or multi-track, including Audacity, Kristal, and several others. If you want to record voice only, a rehearsal for training purposes, or teach yourself how to use multi-track recording for the first time, the free programs are perfect.
Two track recording, music editing software: This works well if you are creating your own sound library or recording live classical music, or in other situations where you only need stereo sound. It is also used for final mastering of a CD. The best known of this type is Adobe Audition.
Loop Programs: If you are not an instrumentalist or musically trained, these allow you to make music with sound loops; some commonly used include Garage Band for Mac, Acid Pro for PC, and Ableton for Mac or PC.
Software for changing and stretching notes and tempo of vocals or instruments: This capability is found in Celemony Melodyne, a fairly new product. They have a free demo and it goes up from there–can be pricey. Thought to be a good add on, because other programs generally don’t allow you to change pitch, and even change the actual melody of a track.
Complete recording systems used in studios worldwide, which you can also use in your own home. With this level of equipment, you can record and mix over 150 tracks. You will be investing real money here. The most frequently used of this type include Pro Tools (Digidesign for Mac or PC), which does have a free trial version, Cubase Steinberg (Mac or PC), Logic Audio (Mac), and Cakewalk Sonar (PC).
Don’t get too concerned about cost until you specify your needs Make maximum use of free trial versions, which may be all you need (that’s a secret.) For those of us who came up before computers, it is no less than a dream come true that we can now record with such wonderful sound quality, in some cases by simply buying a good computer and adding software for free.
