Dec 19, 2006 03:48 pm reaper's getting a mac port, i believe. it's not ready yet, but he's working on it.
Suggestions For Next Recording Software?!
Posted on Dec 19, 2006 03:42 pm
musicdreamer7
Member Since: Nov 10, 2005
Hey guys,
So for about a year now I've been using a Presonus Firebox with my Mac Powerbook G4 with great results. I've done projects in both Garageband and Logic Express. However I've come to a crossroad. I upgraded to a Presonus Firepod for the holidays and cant wait to record with it but I've been having problems in Logic Express where it will crash easily without many tracks/effects running (system overload problem). Having done my research it seems like there is not a huge way around this so I was wondering if anyone had good suggestions for Mac compatible multitrack recording software (thats not protools, because my firepod wont work with it). Any ideas?
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Dec 19, 2006 03:48 pm reaper's getting a mac port, i believe. it's not ready yet, but he's working on it.
Dec 19, 2006 10:36 pm Cubase 4 and of course Logic. I loath both programs, but for the Mac there are not a lot of alternative's. There are as well some free ones out there as well though that are pretty good. I know Audacity just ported for the Mac and is pretty dang good for free.
Here is a link to a page that has freeware, shareware and some other stuff. www.hitsquad.com/smm/mac/RECORDING/
I have also heard the Bias Deck is supposed to be getting much better as well.
Dec 20, 2006 10:03 am dont macs have garage band built in? lite software but effective
Dec 20, 2006 09:30 pm Have you ever used it Tony? It is kinda lame and very lightweight. But it works and for some that is what is important.
Dec 21, 2006 12:55 am I'm hoping that tracktion 2 is going to work out for me,on the mac. But I don't have any first hand experience with it yet. Maybe someone here does.
Dec 21, 2006 06:07 am I've used Tracktion on Windows and it's a very capable application, you should dig it.
www.homerecordingconnecti...tory&id=607 is my two cents on the application.
Dec 21, 2006 07:59 am My Two Cents:
I've used GarageBand for almost two years now (recorded two CDs) and I have yet to find anything that I can't do with it. (Except I use Har-Bal for mastering).
Granted, there's probably a lot of stuff that I could be missing out on that I just don't know about. Nevertheless, GarageBand has served its purpose for this home recording hobbyist.
Dec 26, 2006 11:48 pm thanks to all the suggestions, right now im sending in something to apple for a logic express uprgrade which will hopefully fix all the problems ive been having with it. I have to say though I did some test recordings with my firepod in garageband and it kicks ***, couldnt be better
as far as garageband goes i agree with guitar_jim, i've taken it to great lengths and it really is a very capable program if you take advantage of certain things. just my two cents.
thanks all!
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