Need help in picking the right app.

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On 21 Sep 2005 07:32:57 -0700, "tj_one" <tj_one_2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I need help in picking the right application. I do a lot of live
>recording sessions and need some help in upgrading my rig. Currently,
>I have a rig which will consist of a Yamaha 01X, 2 I88X's, TASCAM
>CD-RW750, and a Dell laptop. I am going to add a TC Electronic
>Finalizer Express and perhaps some Presonus compressors. I'm new to
>the world of PC based recording (Usenets too) and I need some help in
>deciding the right package to complete my setup. I need a good stable
>application that will allow multitrack recording for remixing later.
>I've narrowed my search to Cubase SX3, SL3 or perhaps Sonar 4 (I know
>it's a Cubase group). I don't anticipate a lot of midi work so it's
>not that important to me. Any advice I can get will be appreciated.
>
>
>Please note I've posted this message in the alt.steinberg.cubase
>discussion and I haven't many responses.

I haven't used Sonar, so I can't really compare, but as far as I know
they are all pretty much on par these days. The learning curve for
some is a bit steeper. I know Logic is a bitch to learn. The bottom
line is once you've committed to one it will probably make sense to
you and others will seem like a different language.
Personally I use Nuendo. It has midi capabilities, but I rarely use
them and it is not designed to be mostly for midi.
It is very similar to SX.

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Sorry for the off topic but Arny, how do you get 24 tracks into Adobe
Audition when recording? How many bits per sample?

John

"Arny Krueger" <arnyk@hotpop.com> wrote in message
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> "tj_one" <tj_one_2000@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> I need help in picking the right application. I do a lot
>> of live recording sessions and need some help in
>> upgrading my rig. Currently, I have a rig which will
>> consist of a Yamaha 01X, 2 I88X's, TASCAM CD-RW750, and a
>> Dell laptop. I am going to add a TC Electronic Finalizer
>> Express and perhaps some Presonus compressors. I'm new
>> to the world of PC based recording (Usenets too) and I
>> need some help in deciding the right package to complete
>> my setup. I need a good stable application that will
>> allow multitrack recording for remixing later.
>
> Take a look at Adobe Audition. It has good stable multitrack recording and
> remixing. I record 30 minute- 90 minute sessions of 24 tracks at least
> once a week.
>

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sL is a very good applet. Great for audio and for Midi too (in case u
need it). One thing that might be an issue with a laptop is that Dongle
sticking out of the USB ports (some ppl. with lappies have broken
them).

Do also check out Tracktion. It's real cool, with a very fresh single
window approach to DAW's... works superb in small screen working
environments (laptops?) It's extremely logical, easy to learn, comes
with very good audio functionality and very decent midi too. Costs
under 200 USD and has quite a fan following now... (if u try the demo,
excust the default color scheme, switch to classic)

www.tracktion.com (now distributed by mackie)

Sidhu

p.s. figured an audio interface ?




paul@nospam.net wrote:
> On 21 Sep 2005 07:32:57 -0700, "tj_one" <tj_one_2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >I need help in picking the right application. I do a lot of live
> >recording sessions and need some help in upgrading my rig. Currently,
> >I have a rig which will consist of a Yamaha 01X, 2 I88X's, TASCAM
> >CD-RW750, and a Dell laptop. I am going to add a TC Electronic
> >Finalizer Express and perhaps some Presonus compressors. I'm new to
> >the world of PC based recording (Usenets too) and I need some help in
> >deciding the right package to complete my setup. I need a good stable
> >application that will allow multitrack recording for remixing later.
> >I've narrowed my search to Cubase SX3, SL3 or perhaps Sonar 4 (I know
> >it's a Cubase group). I don't anticipate a lot of midi work so it's
> >not that important to me. Any advice I can get will be appreciated.
> >
> >
> >Please note I've posted this message in the alt.steinberg.cubase
> >discussion and I haven't many responses.
>
> I haven't used Sonar, so I can't really compare, but as far as I know
> they are all pretty much on par these days. The learning curve for
> some is a bit steeper. I know Logic is a bitch to learn. The bottom
> line is once you've committed to one it will probably make sense to
> you and others will seem like a different language.
> Personally I use Nuendo. It has midi capabilities, but I rarely use
> them and it is not designed to be mostly for midi.
> It is very similar to SX.

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I thought Audition can't handle ASIO? The WDM driver supplied with the
Yamaha products can only do 2 channel playback, no recording at all, at
least until Loghorn comes out. I don't own Audition so can't conforim
this, but just a warning.

Another solution would be Tracktion, which is pretty sweet if you just
need the basics.

Arny Krueger wrote:
> "tj_one" <tj_one_2000@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1127313177.447286.165970@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com
> > I need help in picking the right application. I do a lot
> > of live recording sessions and need some help in
> > upgrading my rig. Currently, I have a rig which will
> > consist of a Yamaha 01X, 2 I88X's, TASCAM CD-RW750, and a
> > Dell laptop. I am going to add a TC Electronic Finalizer
> > Express and perhaps some Presonus compressors. I'm new
> > to the world of PC based recording (Usenets too) and I
> > need some help in deciding the right package to complete
> > my setup. I need a good stable application that will
> > allow multitrack recording for remixing later.
>
> Take a look at Adobe Audition. It has good stable multitrack
> recording and remixing. I record 30 minute- 90 minute
> sessions of 24 tracks at least once a week.

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"arfgru" <arfgru@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I thought Audition can't handle ASIO? The WDM driver
> supplied with the Yamaha products can only do 2 channel
> playback, no recording at all, at least until Loghorn
> comes out. I don't own Audition so can't conforim this,
> but just a warning.

You're right, the current of Audition, does not support ASIO
at all.

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tj_one wrote:
> I need help in picking the right application. I do a lot of live
> recording sessions and need some help in upgrading my rig. Currently,
> I have a rig which will consist of a Yamaha 01X, 2 I88X's, TASCAM
> CD-RW750, and a Dell laptop. I am going to add a TC Electronic
> Finalizer Express and perhaps some Presonus compressors. I'm new to
> the world of PC based recording (Usenets too) and I need some help in
> deciding the right package to complete my setup. I need a good stable
> application that will allow multitrack recording for remixing later.
> I've narrowed my search to Cubase SX3, SL3 or perhaps Sonar 4 (I know
> it's a Cubase group). I don't anticipate a lot of midi work so it's
> not that important to me. Any advice I can get will be appreciated.
>
>
> Please note I've posted this message in the alt.steinberg.cubase
> discussion and I haven't many responses.
>
If you don't expect a lot of midi work then you should definitely have a
look at Samplitude, a very powerful multitrack software. I regularly do
live recordings from 24 to 32 tracks, it is a wonderful editor and has
good mixing possibilities.