Music Programs?

[Alex Djaferis]

I need some info.

So much to my annoyance I found out that the "Logic" programs are now for macs only -

My question is - what is the best PC equivalent? I'm not a fan of Cubase & I am not sure I have the patience for Reason...Any info or help would be awesome.

Cheers.

[Alex_Burton]

I need some info.

So much to my annoyance I found out that the "Logic" programs are now for macs only -

My question is - what is the best PC equivalent? I'm not a fan of Cubase & I am not sure I have the patience for Reason...Any info or help would be awesome.

Cheers.

Pro Tools would be the most popular PC compatible recording software.

[Alex Djaferis]

Thanks for the reply -

I should have actually given more information - me being in a rush when I wrote this thread = stupid

Does Pro Tools work like Logic? In the sense that, does it have tons of pre recorded instruments that you can "play" using the keyboard or is it only a plugging in your instruments to your computer and hit record then mix type program?

[fanir]

Sonar for Windows based users. But for Apple, probably should go for ProTools.

[Halt]

Not sure why you should use Pro Tools just because its the most popular, there is also REAPER, and FL Studio (which I use). I know many Professional Musicians who use these as well as Sonar and Pro Tools.

[Twin Cities Tan]

Pro tools

[Alex Djaferis]

thanks for the replies everyone, much appreciated.

[Tristan Needler]

Sounds like you want Ableton Live. It's a program where you can record and mix music, but the main part of it is for recording electronic music. It has tons of effects and synthesizers packaged with it. Pretty much every other program, including Pro Tools, are more designed for recording instruments. Each program has a couple of synths, but Ableton Live is the only one that's made specifically for that.

[Halt]

Sounds like you want Ableton Live. It's a program where you can record and mix music, but the main part of it is for recording electronic music. It has tons of effects and synthesizers packaged with it. Pretty much every other program, including Pro Tools, are more designed for recording instruments. Each program has a couple of synths, but Ableton Live is the only one that's made specifically for that.

I'd like to disagree about the synthesizer part. I tend to run into more electronica artist that use Pro Tools or REASON, since reason is a huge synth package its self. But yeah Ableton does seem to fit the dudes needs too. since he doesn't want to learn reason

[we are cured]

ableton live is also probably the best program out there for performance, not that he's looking to use it for that.

personally i recommend FL studio for pc users, it's a little confusing at first but pretty easy once to find and record sounds once you get the hang of it.

[krayola]

Sounds like you want Ableton Live. It's a program where you can record and mix music, but the main part of it is for recording electronic music. It has tons of effects and synthesizers packaged with it. Pretty much every other program, including Pro Tools, are more designed for recording instruments. Each program has a couple of synths, but Ableton Live is the only one that's made specifically for that.

Ableton is a beast. It's an absolutely stunning program and I give it my highest reccommendation over Pro Tools. I also suggest using a macbook with it but it operates well on a Windows OS too.

[anon4321]

Everyone shoots down Pro Tools because it does have quite a few flaws, but if you ever want to take something to or from another studio, most professionals are going to be running PT. It's the industry standard, unfortunately.

[FTeric]

i'm glad i saw this thread, it reminded me that i need to give Ableton a try. i'm currently running Cubase since it was the program that came with my interface, and i like it for what it is, i just want to give a few others a try before i decide which one i want to stick with for the the majority of my recordings.

[Tristan Needler]

Ableton is an entirely different beast. Most sequencers like Pro Tools, Cubase (which I use), Logic Pro, Sonar, whatever are pretty similar in the way they work.

Ableton can work in that way for recording audio, but it also works as a live instrument for triggering different loops, samples, beats, what have you. It's sort of hard to explain.

For example you can have one instrument assigned to a track, and on that track have several different midi loops that you can trigger to start or stop to play that instrument, have it fade in or out, toggle or change effects, all in real time.

I'm going to post a song I made with a light version of it I got with my interface, using only Ableton Live 7, and the instruments and effects it came with, that was the first thing I made with it in about a day after doing the tutorials included with the program.

[Tristan Needler]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/yoy5qs

I know it's kind of boring, but it does a decent job showing some of the most basic stuff you can do with it. There's actually no eq or effects or anything on any of the instruments, except for the one synth with the arpeggiator.

[shawnmalloy]

I use reason in conjunction with cubase. Both are great programs if you take the time to get used to them.

[bradsonemanband]

Reason is bangin once you get the hang of it. and it doesn't take too long to figure it out.

[SuperFinelin9]

from what you said probably Ableton Live or FL studio
I like Cubase with Komplete for sampled instruments

[foisol]

I use Logic, through a Macbook... along with Reason... but I tend to play all my digital instruments in real time, i.e. myself, live... but I'm intrigued by the idea of using Ableton Live

[Tristan Needler]

I use Logic, through a Macbook... along with Reason... but I tend to play all my digital instruments in real time, i.e. myself, live... but I'm intrigued by the idea of using Ableton Live
The deal with Live is that you can play your synths live, and then play them back so you can play another synth live on top of it, and then you can "play" them all together, changing which section is playing so you can essentially remix your songs on the go. It's a looping program, so you could even use it in a similar way to how people use looping pedals, except way more versatile. Not only is it good for recording, but it's a great tool to help write and for live performances as well, either rehearsed or improvised.

[0b4m4]

I have ACID laying around but for my band we will most likely use Pro Tools in the end. I still want to get a good feel of everything before investing to heavily.

[rawkandrowl]

PeeDster probably you want to take some time and download a trial version of each and see what you like the best before dropping the $400-ish on whatever program you choose. I'll second recommendations for FL Studio and Ableton Live as it sounds closest to what you're asking for.

[we are cured]

has anybody used mainstage 2 in performance?