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| Thread ID: 62547 | 2005-10-11 06:18:00 | GarageBand-style program for Windows? | Atreides (7000) | Press F1 |
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| 395345 | 2005-10-11 06:18:00 | I'm not heavily into playing instruments, but a computer music program like GarageBand (www.apple.com) or Logic Pro (www.apple.com) could be interesting to have a go with. Both those programs are made by Apple, which gives them credibility, reputation, even before seeing them. However, they're not available for Windows, probably 'cos Apple want you to buy a Mac. Which I'm not about to do. So, what are the big names (or small but quality names) in music software? I've had a bit of a Google round, but I have no real way of knowing how credible the scattered bits I've found are - indeed I don't really know quite what words to search for. PressF1 has been a good resource in past and if anyone has recommendations or experiences to share then they would be most appreciated. :thumbs: |
Atreides (7000) | ||
| 395346 | 2005-10-11 06:45:00 | http://www.fruityloops.com/ | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 395347 | 2005-10-11 07:05:00 | What OS are you running?, You can get pro tools for free if you have 98 or me found here (www.digidesign.com) . not avalible for XP | plod (107) | ||
| 395348 | 2005-10-11 07:48:00 | I have XP. That Fruityloops thing looks interesting; the website may not be brilliant but the program seems alright. I've downloaded the demo, looks good. Though I'm slightly wondering whether it was really a good idea on this 1GHz computer with only 128MB of RAM. I'll have another go after I unplug the internet and turn off my firewall and antivirus and everything else that's running. Anyone have any spare PC133 SDRAM? New it costs more than DDR 400MHz stuff these days. :( |
Atreides (7000) | ||
| 395349 | 2005-10-11 07:53:00 | Some more information at this link www.jakeludington.com |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 395350 | 2005-10-11 08:00:00 | Try out versiontracker (www.versiontracker.com) | plod (107) | ||
| 395351 | 2005-10-11 08:35:00 | Adobe Audition is also comes with loop sequences which you can assemble, just like in Garageband. It's not cheap though. | somebody (208) | ||
| 395352 | 2005-10-11 11:04:00 | I have XP. That Fruityloops thing looks interesting; the website may not be brilliant but the program seems alright. I've downloaded the demo, looks good. Though I'm slightly wondering whether it was really a good idea on this 1GHz computer with only 128MB of RAM. I'll have another go after I unplug the internet and turn off my firewall and antivirus and everything else that's running. Anyone have any spare PC133 SDRAM? New it costs more than DDR 400MHz stuff these days. :( With those specs, I would look around for secondhand 3.0 - 3.4 versions of FruityLoops. Although if the demo works ok you shouldn't have a prob. DXi and VST instruments tend to suck up the ram and cpu use a lot though so you may get into trouble there. On the other hand, if you want to use only audio samples or loops, perhaps something like Acid should be looked at. |
Catweazle (2535) | ||
| 395353 | 2005-10-12 05:30:00 | Thanks for all the ideas so far. Comparisons between a range are good, like this one: www.jakeludington.com I didn't realise there were so many good programs around: Sony Acid Adobe Audition Propellerhead Reason Steinberg Cubase Cakewalk Project 5 Fruityloops Didn't know Adobe had one. And I'd heard of Acid but forgotten about it, and hadn't guessed it was made by Sony. Do you reckon those big-name brands are better than the smaller ones? I guess the smaller ones are more specialised, so could be better... I think I'll have to wait until the weekend to check out all of these in more depth (exam revision ;)) but another couple of reviews of a bunch together would be useful. :) |
Atreides (7000) | ||
| 395354 | 2005-10-12 05:43:00 | Yup, I've got Audition, on the hdd it was installed until I formatted. BUT I've still got the install file. Its not bad at all. It was previously Cool Edit Pro. And changed to Audition, when Adobe acquired Syntrillium. |
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