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Ableton automatically 'beat-sliced' the audio loops and I was able to adjust the tempo up and down some. I picked up the 'Babe Magnet' set and have been very impressed with the quality. I nearly forgot about Steves loops until I read this post. They offer a 14 day unrestricted demo, so you can try it out for free. The LE version goes for $150 I believe, which goes over your budget but worth a look. Its ability to handle loops makes it easy to put together song ideas. Though it's seen primarily as a performance looping tool, it works perfect in a small home studio.

I've been trying out a demo of Ableton Live 7 and have had some fantastic results. I've also heard good things about Reaper though I haven't tried it out. Youth and enthusiasm are no match for age and treachery. I bought a 1ghz Dual -proc G4 for a friend for only 173 GBP - and this for a pro-grade computer that can easily handle anything that the non-intel versions of Garageband and for that matter Photoshop can throw at it. Consequestly there are a lot of secondhand Dual-processor Powermacs on e-bay at extremely good prices.

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Since Apple changed to Intel processors a couple of years ago, a lot of Pro users in publishing and music are upgrading. However, it's worth considering that you can get some very powerful Macs for peanuts these days. If you are resolute about staying with a PC then I would definitely give it a go.

It looks as close to Garageband as you could get without getting dumped on from a great height by the legal weight of Apple. Tim - I downloaded and had a look at that Mixcraft program on my dusty old PC. None of us miss the clubs or bar scene that's for sure. We prefer recording in the studio to playing gigs now and we don't to make a living from this so it's just a fun day for us. For limiting, compressors or major EQ, I use all external rack gear.

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I do very little processing in the recording software other than some real minor EQ. Considering the low cost of the mixer, it's worked out very well in the studio. The mixer I ended up keeping after trying several was a UB2442FX-Pro. Not exactly cheap but they are comfortable for extended periods, sound canceling so you can even use them for vocals without getting feedback. We have been very pleased with these for near field use.įor cans, I use AKG271's. I tried some Yorks and KRK and ended up with some Behringer Truths 2031A (powered monitors). You'll probably need to get some good monitors since you'll be mixing and mastering your own recordings. I tried several other interfaces before I ended up with an Echo AudioFire 8 because we record the whole band and need more inputs. I started off with a Behringer FCA202 and it was acceptable, but not great. Audio Interfaces aren't cheap, but you usually get what you pay for. You need some decent hardware to that sound to the software.

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I can only speak for the Mac side since that's all we have in the studio, but GarageBand works quite well.Īudacity (both for Mac and PC) also is very capable recorder/editor (free) and has a lot of plugins if you need them.įor drums, I've used ToonTracks E-Z Drummer and added some loops from Groove Monkee Share the love, or at least, share your favorite recording resources I thank you in great anticipation (doge through the yukky ads but it'll be worth the fight)

Mellotron wav files (as used in strawberry fields by Beatles, Genesis and other bands - oh and in Changes by Black Sabbath - you'll recognise the sound when you hear it) Freeware version works fine for basics (i used this on some of my 'myspace' songs):īasic drums - made for dance but you can program 'surf' Where drums should be, it becomes a bit more interesting. It's a bit hard to get around at first but if you're OK with a bit of experimentation and putting guitar sounds Please note: These are PC based (ie Mr Gates) but any suggestions for Mac,Linux, other are very welcome. Here's a a brief of what I've used in the past few years: I know it's geeky but it's better than sitting in front of the TV. I'm therefore interested in what software and sites (ie not drum machines, etc) anyone has found helpful in their home recording. So, as a consequence, I get my kicks out of guitar and computer recording. But I'm not satisfied - I want more!īefore I go on, I do prefer 'live' playing - but - due to various reasons my rock-god-guitar-career is now confined to a very small 'performing' space within my house of 2ft by 2ft (near the ironing board, of course). I've also found suggestions in this 'recording corner' thread helpful too. One thing I've really liked about SG101 is the access and suggestions to so much (surf based) music on the web that I didn't know existed before.

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