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Advice wanted from The Massive
Posted by ian s on 3 June 2010 - 1:31pm.
Like many of us, I'm in a band. I've got bored of trying to introduce new songs in rehearsals and want to be able to record rudimentary home demos (purely guitar and vocals)
I'm a decent enough guitarist but an appalling vocalist and tend to sing in the same rhythm as I play. I'm looking for a basic multi track program that I can record ideas onto.
I've got audacity but can't manage to get it to play one track and record another.
Has anyone got any suggestions taking into account the fact that I'm tight and am looking for either free or cheap?
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Yep.
Cockos Reaper is what you need. http://www.reaper.fm/
It's excellent, free and full-featured to trial, and a personal license at the end of the trial period only costs $60 US.
Sound on Sound gave it a cracking review recently. I have no idea why it's so cheap, but everyone I know who uses it loves it. I'm locked into Logic now, and won't go back, but if I had my time again I'd at least try Reaper.
You can still use Audacity!
go to Edit - Preferences and tick the box that says 'Play other tracks while recording new one'
Genius Sam
Thanks for that, I'll give that a try first and then have alook at idiotbear's.
Thanks very much gents
Ian
Always worth checking
your version of Audacity is the latest one. I replaced my two year old version sometime ago with the latest which had come on leaps and bounds.
I use 'Audacity' too
and it took me months to realise you could record tracks over the top of each other. For something that's free, and easy to use, it does the job well enough.
If you do fancy a change
If you do fancy a change Kristal Audio Engine is free and pretty decent; and idiotbear is right, Reaper is brill.