Thanks Tony for bringing up this subject.
I am just about to launch into recording voice
with midi and it does appear I have the programmes to do so,they being Powertrax and Band in A Box.
I guess I will be asking for help soon.

Cousin Ken

I started with cakewalk when they started and updated for the 100.00 every year until I got to Deluxe Pro Audio V 9 and stopped there. It does it all for me and I don't need any further upgrades.
I have other programs too but cakewalk is my main axe.
Bebop

Logic (MAC)

Digital Performer(MOTU)

Midigraphy

Hi Tony,

I started with Cakewalk 6 many years ago.

Now I'm a Mac user so Logic is my choice

David.

Hi Tony,

First, let me say how much I've enjoyed your song posts. You've done some really good stuff.

For recording, I have a Roland VS 2480 which I just love. I've recorded several live concerts with my praise band. These are 16 track recordings of 2 hour concerts. Once you learn the maching, the editing is awesome. I've just completed a solo piano CD using the Roland and Neumann mics with a Yamaha C 3 and also a C 7 piano. When I need more than that, I have access to Sheffield Studios which has Pro Tools and every piece of outboard gear known to man. For quick charts, sequences, ect., Band in the Box and Powertracks are hard to beat. When I need a serious score I use Finale Allegro. Those programs pretty much take care of my needs.

Salud,

Joe

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Joe Ayala

Acid Pro 4.0 for recording, interfaced with Sound Forge 6.0 for editing. Very easy to work with, user friendly, all the best features and excellent results.

Good Luck,

Gary

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Travlin' Easy

For midi I use Sonar (I started with Cakewalk 2.0)
For audio I use cooledit pro.
(started with cooledit96)

One of the reasons you might choose for Sonar could be that there are lots of instrument patches with all midi definitions in it.
Saves a lot of time. ( It's a lot of work to write your own..)

When I started with cooledit pro I was on Cakewalk Pro audio 8.0.
Somehow I never got used to the audio capablilites of CPA(very limited) or Sonar (better but still limited), Cooledit pro has everything you need with very limited processor use, so that leaves you with a lot of extra tracks without latency.

Fred

Likewise, I use Adobe audition v1.5, which used to be called cool edit pro. (Adobe bought them out a couple of years back.)

It does everything I need (I don't work with midi as I don't understand it.....way beyond me!)

It can mixdown, burn to cd and convert to mp3 so I am more than happy with it.

best wishes
Tony
(you would not believe how long it has taken me to compose this post..... too much wine with dinner I think )

Hi Tony,

I've never done heavy work with music software sequences, but I've had a dab with quite a lot, and done small projects with a few.

The programs I loved using the most, and found most intuitive, appealing and inspiring were all the cheapest ones (or free!)

Mackie Tracktion (I got a free copy which they gave out a year ago)
Fruity Loops (about 50-150 GBP depending which version)
ComputerMuzys (free with every computer shopper magazine but a admittedly fairly limited)

People will say these are more like toys, but I found myself more productive with these than with Sonar and Cubase (which I really forced myself to learn on a Mac - brought a FastGuide book etc - but never liked it). Depends what kind of music you're making obviously.

Audacity of course is a great audio program everyone uses all the time and is free.

Adobe audition 1.5