Recording pals! What DAW/Recording software are you using?

ratherdashing

ratherdashing

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I am so bloody fed up with ProTools LE and its bizarre bugs and compatibility issues that I've decided to stop wasting any more time and effort on troubleshooting it. I haven't recorded F all in the past month because I get the good ol' "operating system held off on interrupts too long" error. It came out of nowhere after years of stable use. I have done EVERYTHING to troubleshoot, including bought new firewire hardware and reinstalling Windows XP. I even set myself up a dual boot XP config with one of them dedicated entirely to ProTools (all non-essential hardware turned off, no antivirus, no Internet, etc.) and the f-ing thing is still gagging.

Anyway, enough of my sob story. What are you guys using? I'm leaning towards SONAR since I'm familiar with the Cakewalk stuff. I briefly tried Cubase, but the interface was so ugly I got turned off.

What do you recommend, or not recommend?
 
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I use Audacity, but its probably too simple for most things.

If you have a second drive, you can try out some of the Linux programs, which are really good.
 
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I have been using Sonar 5 x64 platform.

I have tried them all, in my opinion Sonar is the best on the market. Keep in mind, the soundcard and drivers are half the battle. Check out the RME Fireface. I have worked with dozens of sound cards, and the most stable and best sounding is the RME Fireface 800.

I was using Protools with the same issues! You should check Sonar out (www.Cakewalk.com)
 
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mgrande said:
I have been using Sonar 5 x64 platform.

I have tried them all, in my opinion Sonar is the best on the market. Keep in mind, the soundcard and drivers are half the battle. Check out the RME Fireface. I have worked with dozens of sound cards, and the most stable and best sounding is the RME Fireface 800.

I was using Protools with the same issues! You should check Sonar out (www.Cakewalk.com)
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I will be sticking with the MBox hardware. I'm operating on a limited budget. I've heard from other MBox users that it works great with other DAW systems.

Currently I have my eye on SONAR Home Studio 6. It appears to be able to do everything I want, my PC meets the hardware requirements, and the price is very good.
 
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Oooh ... I just noticed that ProTools users can get SONAR 6 Producer or Studio at a discount. Studio is $199 US! Kickass!
 
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I've been using cool edit pro (now Adobe Audition) for about 4/5 years now. It's been very solid and I've never had any problems with it.
 
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ratherdashing said:
I am so bloody fed up with ProTools LE and its bizarre bugs and compatibility issues that I've decided to stop wasting any more time and effort on troubleshooting it. I haven't recorded F all in the past month because I get the good ol' "operating system held off on interrupts too long" error. It came out of nowhere after years of stable use. I have done EVERYTHING to troubleshoot, including bought new firewire hardware and reinstalling Windows XP. I even set myself up a dual boot XP config with one of them dedicated entirely to ProTools (all non-essential hardware turned off, no antivirus, no Internet, etc.) and the f-ing thing is still gagging.

Anyway, enough of my sob story. What are you guys using? I'm leaning towards SONAR since I'm familiar with the Cakewalk stuff. I briefly tried Cubase, but the interface was so ugly I got turned off.

What do you recommend, or not recommend?
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Buy a Mac!:nana:
 
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Been running PT LE through a Mac for 4+ years without a quirk.

Sorry to hear your PC let you down.
 
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I use a Tascam 2488 for capturing everything and rough mixes. I export the files out to .wav and mix in Pro Tools on a Mac.

Tascam just came out with a new version of the 2488 so I imagine you'll see plenty of used ones for cheap soon

Greatest single non-guitar purchase I ever made.
 
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Wattage said:
I use a Tascam 2488 for capturing everything and rough mixes. I export the files out to .wav and mix in Pro Tools on a Mac.

Tascam just came out with a new version of the 2488 so I imagine you'll see plenty of used ones for cheap soon

Greatest single non-guitar purchase I ever made.
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yeah, I should really add that I did pick up a fostex mr-8 unit so I can record in WAV on the fly and outside of a computer. then I stick it in the computer via usb and tweak stuff up, and sometimes send it back to the unit for mixing by hand (I like the lil' sliders).
 
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Wattage said:
I use a Tascam 2488 for capturing everything and rough mixes. I export the files out to .wav and mix in Pro Tools on a Mac.

Tascam just came out with a new version of the 2488 so I imagine you'll see plenty of used ones for cheap soon

Greatest single non-guitar purchase I ever made.
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Pfft ... hardware recorders are so 1997. :)

Bludave said:
Buy a Mac!:nana:
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As I said in the other thread, that's the long term plan. I don't have $2,500 for a Mac Pro (the other models don't interest me that much) right now, so I need a quick and cheap solution. SONAR 6 Studio is looking really good. Way more features than PTLE even.

I'll check out Cubase SX3 too, but my one experience with their older product really turned me off. Maybe I owe it another chance.

Robert S. said:
Been running PT LE through a Mac for 4+ years without a quirk.

Sorry to hear your PC let you down.
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Yeah yeah ... rub it in why dontcha! :)
 
Re: Recording pals! What DAW/Recording software are you using?

Mackie Tracktion 2, $150 with plenty of plug-ins. Don't let the price fool you, lots of bang for the buck and a very easy to use interface. I also have the last version of Emagic Logic Platinum that ran on PCs (before Apple bought them), I prefer Tracktion which cost way less.
 
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Logic 7.2 on a Mac with Waves plug ins.



Cheers...................wahwah
 
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Logic 5.5 +waves plugins
I`ll upgade to a mac pro + logic 7.2 sooooon :)
oohh....I`m really gasing for a mackie onyx 1640,great preamps (16) and firewire option.I only have 10 i/o now..hmmmmm
 
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