--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No need to get a Mac these days since there are plenty of good recording > apps for Windows. There are two reasons musicians get Macs and that was > in the early days the bus was easier implement audio hardware on (though > I found Mac programming a pain in the butt) and many musicians are too > flaky to handle anything more complicated than a Mac. :) Even the > defacto pro standard ProTools is available for Windows. > > I use Cakewalk's Sonar myself but mainly for MIDI and also have several > other multi-channel capable audio apps to use. I also just updated > Nero to version 7 and the audio software in it does Dolby 5.1 and 7.1 > which is cool to play with. > > Ben has given some good recommendations for Windows programs. Audacity > is good but a little slow compared to some of the commercial packages. > Cool Edit which was an affordable editor was bought by Adobe which > turned it into a multi-channel package and priced much higher. > > Good luck with your recordings! >
If you already have a PC, and don't want to spend money on getting a Mac, obviously a Mac isn't part of the answer. However, Garageband and its big brothers (Logic Express and Logic Pro) are really kool music products, and Garageband comes bundled with every new Mac. The upgrade to the latest version of Garageband is part of the iLife suite for $79. That's the latest versions of iMovie HD, iDVD, iTune, iPhoto and Garageband. They integrate quite well, also, which is why they're sold as a suite of upgrades. BTW, Mac programming in MacOS X is very kool. John Carmack of id Software used the original version to create Doom. Tim Berners-Lee used it to create thefirst web-browser. A version of the Mac development software is bundled with every new Mac and the latest version is availableas a free download from Apple. You can use it to develop Mac/X-WIndows GUI applications, or plain old UNIX CLI programs. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
