Recording Software

[Vinnie]

What recording software do y'all use? Currently I'm using CoolEdit 2000. Not too bad. Any recommendations? I don't feel like spending $650 bucks like my buddy did in software.

--Vinnie---

[BlaZinChoPs]

You've asked the right question. I recently found something called Quartz AudioMaster and it's awesome. lot's of tracks, DSP and all. Oh, and it's FREE. I'm in the process of switching to it completly.

[5stringer]

cooledit has the stretch facility with no pitch loss which i dont think quartz has. This makes cooedit my preffered tool

[dacster]

I use Cool Edit as a sound "editor" ie: to fix things or change things. I use Cakewalk as a recording tool.
The tools are very different.

[Angelo Sascalla]

I use Cakewalk's Sonar XL.
It's around the same price you listed.
I've messed around with other peoples recording software, from Native Instruments and Steinberg to Cool Edit.
Everyone I talk to says the same thing, and I agree.
The final mastering is a product of the engineer, not the software.
All software does pretty much the same thing. It's the tweaks, mixes, effects etc that make the sound of on the CD come alive.
I found Cool Edit probably has the easiest learning curve, but software like Steinberg and Calkwalk offer so much more.

I found Steinberg's progs very difficult to learn. It's like you need to begin with Cool Edit then move on to Sonar then to Neuendo or one of Steinbergs others.

I started out on Pro Audio 9, the prog just before Sonar. I've upgraded a few times and after about a year and a half of mistakes and frustration, I'm in the middle of recording some decent sounding tunes.

For Cost and Ease of learning, I'd have to recommend Cool Edit even though I've used it only twice.