Name: Nicecast

Homepage: www.rogueamoeba.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) Will record directly from an application or from any recognized sound source

Formats Supported: MP3, AAC, AIFF, WAV, ALAC

Platform: Mac

Cost: $40

Demo?: (Y) Static is overlaid on all broadcast audio after 20 minutes.

Pros: Internet radio broadcaster with support for layered VST and AudioUnit effects and recording.

Cons: When archiving, sometimes cuts off the first part and/or last part of the audio (workaround: pre-roll and post-roll your recording)

Comments: I use this to do my internet and remote shows, works great. Well worth the money to get the Icecast GUI.

Name: Harddisck ogg recorder

Homepage: www.fridgesoft.de

Type: mp3/ogg/wav recorder

Platform: Windows

Cost: Free

Demo?: NA

Pros: all! easy to use, it doesnt eat too much cpu when recording in wav format, it allows you to record straight to mp3 or ogg, you can test the input before recording, you can create several consecutive files while recording just pressing a button...

Cons: interface very simple and a bit ugly (is this a con?)

Comments: awesome program!! a must have! you can use it to record your sets using the same machine that is running SSL without problems (of course, recording in wav format)

Name: Creative Recorder

Homepage: www.creative.com

Tracks: Single

Formats Supported: Wav

Platform: Windows

Cost: Comes with various soundcards from Creative

Demo: As far as I know, no.

Pros: Neat little application. Great for basically just recording stuff. That's all it does.

Cons: The fact that you can only get it with your soundcard kind of sucks. It has crashed on me a couple of times before, but I think I've managed to fix that now.

Name: audiorecorder

Homepage: versiontracker.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) - single

Formats Supported: aiff, mp3, apple lossless

Platform: OSX

Cost: freeware

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware? totally uncrippled

Pros: very neat small simple app that does exactly what it say, very stable, uses very little power

Cons: none that i can think of

Comments: if you just want to record whats coming out of your mixer and you have one computer (mac) this is the way to go.

Name: Audacity

Homepage: audacity.sourceforge.net

Tracks: Multi

Formats Supported: MP3 (needs plugin), Ogg, WAV, aiff...

Platform: All (i use osx)

Cost: Free

Demo?: NO

Pros: Open Source, so it's always in development. All the features I needed, filters, wave form editing, normalization, etc. Handles very well... did I say free already? its free.

Cons: I can only compare this to what I've used in the past, which is cooledit, and I see no real difference in power and options.

Comments: i love this thing.

Name: Steinberg Cubase SX3

Homepage: steinberg.net

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) anything u want, u can do surround sound if u want

Formats Supported: as far as i know, everything under the sun

Platform: ALL (i use WinXP)

Cost: $AUS1300

Demo?: (Y/N)Y

Pros: I use this because i also produce music. If you're a music producer and want to incorporate SSL into your music production, a program like this covers all your needs. Audio & MIDI sequencing, multi channels, plug-ins etc etc For the sake of using SSL with it, u can check levels, u can add FX as u record - almost anything. After you've recorded u can do anything imaginable to the audio files - edit in anyway u can think of.

Cons: Not many.... there's a learning curve, and you'll be involved (whether u like it or not) in the "Which sequencer is better battle? Logic, Pro-Tools, Sonar, Cubase....." they all do the same thing, just differently!!

Comments: It's a great creative program

easist multitracker to use!!!

Name: Goldwave

Homepage: www.goldwave.com

Tracks: Single

Formats Supported: Just about any audio format available, works with LAME encoder also. WAV, AIFF, OGG, MP3, FLAC to name a few.

Platform: Windows

Cost: $45 to buy (Shareware)

Demo?: Y - nag screen when you open progam, unless you register (purchase) it. Limited to 1000 edits in demo mode.

Pros: Good tool for the price, simple to use.

Cons: Some of the advanced effects don't sound as good as you might expect.

Comments: Similar in some ways to Sound Forge.

Name:Cool Edit (now Adobe Audition)

Homepage:www.adobe.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi)

Formats Supported:wav,mp3,aiff,wma..etc

Platform:PC

Cost:$299

Demo?: Yes

Pros:The Cool Edit version is fairly easy to use, and has so many features.

Cons: It's not free!!!!!

Comments:

Name: Wavelab

Homepage: www.steinberg.net

Tracks: Single

Formats Supported: WAV, AIFF, AU, MP3, MP2 (M.U.S.I.C.A.M.), RAW, Windows Media 9, etc

Platform: PC

Cost: 699.99

Demo?: Yes

Pros: Very Solid, Easy to use

Cons: Cost

Name: Sony Sound Forge 8

Homepage: mediasoftware.sonypictures.com

Tracks:

Formats Supported: AIF/SND, AU/SND, AVI, DIG/SD, IVC, MOV, MP3, MPG, OGG, PCA, QT, RAW, RM, SWF, VOX, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV

Platform: PC

Cost: $299.99

Demo?: Yes

Pros: Very Solid and Robust

Cons: Cost

Comments:

Name:Protools 6.4 LE wth 002 Rack

Homepage:www.protools.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) Multi, software can do 32 I only have 18 inputs at the moment.

Formats Supported: Pretty much anything but for sure these--
AIFF, MP3, QT, WAV, WMA, WMV, SNDII

Platform:Win or MAC

Cost: 1299 with bundle

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware? There is a free older version (5.1 I think) that runs on ME/98 or OS 9/8.9.

Pros: If you used the recommended hardware (gateway 7422GX laptop from best buy 1399 works well!), it's solid and somewhat of an industry standard in the recording field. You can do almost anything.


Cons: Damn picky about the computer hardware you use. This is becoming less of an issue now and if you are using a small amount of tracks its really not an issue at all.

Comments: A Digi002R(firewire) may be overkill for just recording mixes. The same software sells with a 2 track input device called an M-box(USB) for $499.
If you are not heavy into recording I wouldn't suggest it. But if you want to go all out then this is not only a good choice but an investment in your technical recording skills.

Name: HarddiskOgg

Homepage: www.fridgesoft.de

Type: mp3/ogg/wav

Platform: Windows

Cost: $0

Demo?: NA

Pros: Very simple to use. I didn't notice any performance hits recording to MP3 while in SSL. But recording to WAV and doing some scratching along with it the CPU is only running between 50-60% on a Celron M with the USB buffer at 1 and no XP tweaks
Cons: none

Comments: You'll want to record to WAV anyway since you'll probably be editing the file. Recording in Ogg takes the biggest performance hit taking my CPU up to 95-100%; then comes MP3 running in the 75-80% range; and the best being WAV.

I have no idea what their Monkey Audio (ape) format is.

Don't know if BassChamber discovered this first but thanks for the find.

Name:ProTools

Homepage:www.digidesign.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) as many as you want

Formats Supported:pretty much everything

Platform:Mac, Win

Cost:$450, $1250, $2500, $15,000...

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware? na

Pros: It's the industry standard.

Cons: It's software

Comments: Using protools to record your set is actually a bad idea unless you have a computer that can handle the load. It took a little tweaking, but now I have no problems at all. I use protools for other things as well and like having the 1 applitcation that can do it all.

Name:Wiretap Pro

Homepage:www.ambrosiasw.com

Tracks: 2

Formats Supported:every!!!!

Platform:MAC

Cost:12 $

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware?

Pros:

Comments:It very light and workin well!!!!! try it!!!!

Name: SpinDoctor

Homepage: www.roxio.com

Tracks: 2

Formats Supported: .aiff, .wav

Platform: Mac OSX

Cost: $79,95 in bundle with Roxio Toast 6 Titanium (which is a "must have" for every Mac-user

Demo?: Y

Comments: Works fine with SSL at the same time, but recording on an external harddisc over firewire (iPod).

I think it costs about $19,99.... so it´s not for free.
But it´s a good working tool.

Name: Digital Performer 4.52

Homepage:N/A

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) multi

Formats Supported: sound designer II, wav, aiff, NeXT/Sun,apple caf, mp3
Platform:mac os x

Cost: uhh... free with serial hack ; but usually around $249

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware? n

Pros: This thing does what I need it to do.. so far..

Cons: so far, none.. but I am not a DP 4.52 expert (yet)

Comments: I like DP 4.52

Name: mixmeister

Homepage: mixmeister.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) Multi

Formats Supported: other than PC, not sure

Platform: PC

Cost: ~ $300 USD

Demo?: Y
Crippled/Hassleware? no clue what this means...

Pros: easy to use, decent user interface, umm, my brain is not working effienciently, but there are more pro's, just can't remember them all.

Cons: the version I own, doesn't support midi. Also, it's not Pro Tools (but then again, I don't need anything that powerful for wav & mp3 mixing/editing).

Comments: I own a Pro1, which is a version released a few years back. I've gotten pretty proficient at it and created some complicated medleys, many with 100 or more elements (tracks).

Name:
Bias Peak 4
(Peak 5 is available)

Homepage:
www.bias-inc.com

Tracks:
2

Formats Supported:
AIFF, SDII, QuickTime, MP3, MP4, WAVE, AU, Sonic AIFF, JAM Image, Raw, and more.
Peak 4 does not support MP3 or MP4 but Peak 5 does.

Platform:
OSX

Cost:
$599.00
(Current retail for Peak 5)

Demo?:
Yes, you can download a fully working 14 day demo. There's also a 'Lite' version at $99.00

Pros:
Does pretty much everything you could want from a stereo audio editor, and it's really fast to work with. Easy to burn CDs with track numbers where you've put markers.

Cons:
It's not cheap. If you'd only use it to record your mixes and burn 'em, get some freeware/shareware.

Comments:
It's the most sophisticated stereo editing program on OSX. Fully customizable toolbar and shortcuts make it lightning-fast.

Name: Sony Vegas

Homepage:
www.sonymediasoftware.com

Tracks: Multi

Formats Supported: Standard Windows formats (WAV, AIFF, MP3, etc.)

Platform: Windows

Cost: $500'ish retail, $190'ish educational discount

Demo?: Yes -- I don't know what limits the demo has

Pros: Same as any multi-track but with video capabilities. Familiar user interface (for anyone using a multi-track program), and fairly stable software base. Track effects, master bus effects, automation (some effects too), and great editing interface.

For me, another pro is that this does NOT look like, nor emulate the look of, a standard mixing console. The software is designed with the standard Windows look. I know some people like the mixing board look, I actually got into this look. *shrug*

Cons: Pricey for retail version, and probably not worth it for people who don't use the video portion.

Comments: I've been a Vegas user since "Vegas Audio" 1.0, and it was this software that allowed me to move from OSC/Bias's Deck software on the Mac to a PC platform. Unfortunately, they dropped their audio only line (after 2.0), so you're essentially buying a video editing app with multi-track audio features. I use either 2.0 (the last "pure audio" Vegas) or 6.0, depending on where I record.

EDU version is affordable, but try it before you buy it because the interface might not be your thing. ;-)

Err, above when I say "familiar user interface", I meant for editing wave forms and not recording.

Name: Steinberg Cubase SX

Homepage: www.steinberg.net

Tracks: (Infinite) anything u want, u can do surround sound if u want

Formats Supported: as far as i know, everything under the sun

Platform: ALL (i use WinXP)

Cost: Current version is $400-600 US

Demo?: (Y/N)Y

Pros: Layers, Multi tracks, Midi, EFX, Editing, Time Stretch, Pitch adjustments, Normalize Just about anything. This is comparable to Pro Tools at a fraction of the price. Some of the newer studios use Cubase now for much of their work.

Cons: Did you ever see a thicker manual? I printed the thing from the PDF file and I went through my color cartridges LOL
700-900 pages filled two large notebooks. Fortunately it was easy to scan through and For What I use it for I found simple answers sitll it's a steep learning curve for certain functions.

Comments:
Very Strong Edit Capabilities. Doesn't crash much as Far as I know.

-Hiphop Mixtapes www.djemir.com

iMic/Final Vinyl

www.griffintechnology.com

Cheap! On the Mac, convert it after to an mp3 in iTunes.

Powerwave/Garageband

www.griffintechnology.com


Aswell...

Name: Audio Recorder for Free

Homepage: www.audioeditor.us

Tracks: 1

Formats Supported: wav, mp3, wma

Platform: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003 Server

Cost: Free

Demo?: N

Pros: Free, light, simple.

Cons: You can play back the recording with the software. Not a big deal.


I cant find a link for the software on their homepage but you can get it from download.com here. www.download.com

Works perfectly for me, no usb dropouts ever.

I use a Gemini iKey- www.musiciansfriend.com
Its a stand alone on the fly mp3/wav encoder that saves the recorded file on a usb storage device like a flash drive or an iPod (I use my 1gB iPod Shuffle and can record up to 9 hours with it). It is entirely separate from my computer so it uses NO CPU or RAM. Then you just drag and drop the file to your hard drive. And it runs on batterys so you can take it to shows and record on the go.

VIPZONE

DJ, Techno, Trance, SAmples, Loops, Refills, Wav, Sf2, Midi, Vocals and much more!!

Now available in Vipzone:

**************************************

www.vipzone.time4base.com

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High quality SAMPLES with miscelanous sound effects
for using in sound productions
of trance, techno, house, breakbeat,
rave, elektro, ambient and more...

! Enjoy !

Name: Sound Studio 2.53 & Digitial Performer 4.5

Homepage: www.DjWoody.com

Tracks: Multi

Formats Supported: AIFF

Platform: Mac Os X

Cost: FREE (SoundStudio), $699 (DP)

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware? Not sure

Pros: High Quality AIFF Recording

Cons: HUGE Files

Comments: I Love them both.

Oh shoot! Sound Studio 3 is coming out. Hehehehe I LOVE SS. I use it more than DP..

Here's Sound Studio's site.
www.felttip.com

And here's Digital Performer's site.
www.motu.com

Name: Gemini iKey
Homepage: www.ikey-audio.com
Tracks: 2 (stereo recording)
Formats Supported: WAV & MP3
Platform: Hardware device, platform independent
Cost: $140
Demo?: No - hardware device. Gotta buy to try
Pros: Slick as can be. Small, easy to deal with
Cons: No display so you need to have a little Kreskin in you to figure out what is going on. Easy enough though honestly.
Comments: If you need to rip some vinyl to mp3 or CD, you need this thing. If you need to ALWAYS have a recorder running when you are mix practicing or whatever, you need this thing. If you want to record your gigs without a lot hassle, you need this thing. I am not affiliated with these jokers and most of their products I think are crap, but I love this thing. Best $140 I've ever spent.

Name:audio recorder

Homepage:versiontracker.com

Tracks: stereo

Formats Supported: mp3, wav, aiff

Platform:mac osx

Cost: free!

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware? not a demo, works fully

Pros: works on same computer as SSL,uses little resources

Cons: requires device such as iMic to record from outputs of mixer unless computer has audio ins. if so, nothing else needed.

Comments:works great!

I don't use "software!" I use the iRiver h340 - rca to mini stereo - records directly to mp3 - up to 320!!

i just picked up this 60gb wolverine mp3/wav/jpeg/mpg player recorder and tha battery only lasts like under 2 hours. i'm returning it...

I USE THE IHP140, ITS GREAT TO RECORD AND TO USE AS A HARD DRIVE TO CARRY MUSIC FOR YOUR PARTYS.
DONT WORRY TO MUCH ABOUT THE LIFE OF THE BATTERY, JUST KEEP IT PLUGED IN TO THE SUCKET

I got this ting too.
I have a problem though and anyone familiar with it is free to help me out here.

On Mac Panther I did the whole terminal thing to get the alias folder onto your desktop.
Problem is, when I try and open up the alias folder it says I don't have sufficient priviledges to access this folder.

Now, I am the only user/admin on my machine and I've done all the stuff I would think in the Get Info section for the folder, as far as making sure it's unlucked and I am the one who can read/write and so on, what's up?

Oh, I can play it on my iPod also.

Name: SX3

Homepage: www.steinberg.de

Tracks: Unlimited

Formats Supported: ALL audio

Platform: XP

Cost: $800

Demo?: No

Pros: It is stable

Cons: It is designed to replace instead of integrate other audio software on my PC

Comments: New and improved features can be difficult to use

Name: INport

Homepage: www.xitel.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi)

Formats Supported: wav

Platform: Windows

Cost: AU $$139.95

Demo?: N

Pros: This is a great hardware/software option the software comes with a encoder / splitter, mixes sound great, easy use software

Cons: I have to connect to my other pc to record wav file was too much overhead with SSL I think.

Comments:

Name: Steinberg Wavelab

Homepage: www.steinberg.de

Tracks: I only do 2 track, but it can do more i think

Formats Supported: Pretty much all of them...

Platform: Windows (i'm using version 4)

Cost: $500 or $600

Demo?: N

Pros: Stable, easy editing, I like the level meters because you can size them to fill a large part of your screen. I try to get the input perfect so I don't need to normalize or anything. You can use VSTs if you want.

Cons: Cost Cost Cost. Audacity is probably just as good for 2 track recording.

Comments: I wouldnt suggest buying this software unless you're doing a lot of manipulation of sound files. And even then, I would say get cubase sx because it does multitrack and midi. Wavelab has a ton of features I don't use.

Name: M-Audio Mobilepre

Homepage:www.m-audio.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi)

Formats Supported: wav,ogg

Platform: Windows

Cost: US 149.99

Demo?: Y

Pros: Everything..can do mixing, editing, recording..you name it.

Cons: need another computer, the setup is a bitch..def need tech support if you dont know bout recording programs.

Comments: buy it

soundforge

I'm using my iRiver H320.

I use Adobe audition 2.0 for my mixshow and home recording, and when im out on a gig I use the Gemini ikey

Sound Forge 7 with Izotope for WAV archiving and Audacity for LAME MP3 conversion.

Name: Creative Labs - Zen (Neeon)

Homepage: www.creative.com

Formats Supported: 160kbps~44khz not bad!


Cost: US 149.99

Pros: Very simple straight forward easy to navigate and organize MP3 player that for 150 dollars you get 5 gigs of space and can record from any line in source at as high as 160kbps~44khz MP3! I thought quite a good deal.

Cons: no record level adjust... however the trick is simple watch your levels on your mixer stay outta the red which you should be doing anyway.

u pick one up Ende ? hows tha sound quality?

thanks in advance for tha feedback

- dj mike coquilla

Coquilla yes I have one now its great I'll go to clubnights and see DJ's I know plug the little unit and it is super small into the back of the mixer at the club and email them their mix later. It's great! The sound quality is 160kbps~44khz which in Soundforge is labeled as "CD Transparent Quality". When Im at home my setup is straight into my desktop anyway so i normally record just straight into soundforge. I was impressed to find out that after comparing recordings straight into soundforge with the ones i've done with the Zen Neeon there really seemed to be no difference to the quality. I know the IRiver records also but i dont know how much it is. I remember researching mp3 players when i was deciding on purchasing this one and If I recall it was a good bit more pricey but something tells me it had a considerable amount more storage space. I think i just couldnt afford it at the time. Anyway great investment though im very happy with the Zen.

when and where did u buy and how much...do it still in production? ... im gonna peep it @ Fry's Elect.

thanks Ende for tha Feedback yo :)

whats up all

soundforge ...... or acid ......

how do you input into your computer so you can record your mixes? and or vynal?....do you need a soundcard that offers RCA inputs?

u can use something like imic usb adapter.

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hit radio shack and grab a RCA 2-1 connector like my beautiful picture^^, make sure that the side with one cable does not have the ring around the connector, like the ones used to hook up to your tv, the cable should be able to fit into your cd or mp3 player, it cost me less than 10$ (canadian!!lol) hook it from your mixer master output or recording out put into your line in jack or your mic input jack on the computer. from there double click your sound adjustment icon at the bottom, then click options,properties, adjust volume for ( )playback
(•)recording
then select line-in or microphone and adjust acordingly. just remember, the recording control is for the loudness it RECORDS not necessarily how loud you hear it, for volume you gotta screw with line in or mic playback settings.

i guess my diagram didnt work

froogle.google.com

theres what im looking for thats only a foot long tho, longer the better, i have a 3 ft. one and its a tight fit, go for at least 12'

Name: audio recorder

Homepage: versiontracker.com

Tracks: 1

Formats Supported: aiff, wav, mp3

Platform: mac

Cost: free!

Demo?: whole program is free!

Pros: incredibly simple; idiot-proof, and did i mention free?

Cons: no additional features other than straight recording

Comments: i use a griffin imic and this program; you can run ssl and record your set simultaneously on the same laptop no prob.

I already posted this program, although I'm not stupid enough to use an imic

why no imic? works fine for me. (and i also posted audio recorder months ago)

I am using a usb audio devise for my rca's and Audacity to record and edit my mixes

edit?

yea!

LOL yeah Make sure you turn off anything that makes chimes or anything!!... I still get mixes where I open up folders outside of serato to grab tracks I forgot to put in a crate, or just a request and you get those microsoft clicks!! LOL

Sound Forge IS Awsome, the down side is you can layer sound effects post production, like Your in the Mix Power 106.7 KMX...


Oh well guess I'll have to shell out a couple grand for a MAC and Protools.


DJ Nevoc

Name: Cool Edit Pro (now "Adobe Audition")

Homepage: www.adobe.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) all

Formats Supported: all

Platform: PC only

Cost: 200+


Pros:

Cons:

Comments:

what about recording long dj mixes in ssl ver 1.5 is that possiblle or is rec. function time limited? this would be ideal record into ssl and then bounce the file to and editing program like peak for mastering.

Name: Ableton Live

Homepage:www.ableton.com

Tracks: Multi

Formats Supported: SDII AIFF, WAVE MP3

Platform: MAC (Power PowerPC and Universal Binary), Windoze

Cost:$350-$400

Demo?: full functioning demo (sans saving and rendering)

Pros: Easy to use, Audio Warping (audio speeds up and slows down to keep timing while keeping pitch the same), Stable, the list goes on.

Cons: None

Comments: This is the best audio editing software i have ever used in 20 years

Name: Quicktime Pro

Homepage: www.apple.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) 2

Formats Supported: (.mov, Mp4, as h.264

Platform: OSX (maybe XP as well i dont know

Cost: $29

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware? quicktime comes installed with all mac's, gotta pay to upgrade to pro so you can record

Pros: records straight to .mov format which is super small and sounds great

Cons: compressed audio must convert to Mp3, Aiff or Wave takes a while

Comments: This is the easiest and most stable way i've found to record. never crashes can record of hours with the h.264 compression sounds great, I think it might even be posible to record right back into your same laptop.

Sound Forge 7.0

www.sony.com

Records and saves in Various formats. No Complaints here.

Easy to find hacked too... Not that I support that kind of thing!!!

word is bond total recorder pro. then use nero or cool edit pto/adobe audtion 2.1 to edit and clean it/if need be sonar or sound forge or acid

i have been using jet audio basic. its a free download from downloads.com, and the sound/playback quality is excellent. much better than soundforge or anything else i have used. you can buy the full version if you need to, but why bother, the basic version is fine, and very user friendly.
its got a bulit in audio converter, but it cant convert to mp3 in basic form, thats the only drawback. other than that, an excellent bit of software for recording

Name: Super MP3 recorder

Homepage: www.supermp3recorder.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) i have no idea

Formats Supported: Mp3, Wma, Vqf, Ogg or Wav files

Platform: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP or 2003 Server
Full-duplex sound card is also required.

Cost: 29.99

Demo?: (Y) Crippled/Hassleware? i dont know. i have a registered version.

Pros: very easy to use.

Cons: have to use a pc to record

Comments: i also use the gemini ikey which is 99.00. you can record directly to a memory stick which is nice.

Just a quick message...

I mainly make mixtapes for me and my friends and have done a few house parties...i am still in my first year so im a newbie, but i have found though that Cool Edit Pro 2.0 is a good solid program for recording my mixes...i can record a whole set, no matter how long it is...and then afterwards divide it into tracks fairly easy...saves in almost any format...i prefer .wav...anyways, hope this helps...

**it is also good for going back and editing mess ups...lol...(like i said, im still new and learning...thanks for all the tips i have picked up on these forums too....yeah)

~Dj Dub$ack~
Blazin Sacks 2 Blazin Tracks

name : cubase sx 3
doesnt support wma , m4a

gives heavy load ,so dont record true your laptop with this proggy when performing live . Can cause drops and ish


website : www.steinberg.net
price : $599

name : audacity
cost : NOTHING

doesnt use any load at al
i always use this to record when i perform live

link : pc audacity.sourceforge.net
link : mac audacity.sourceforge.net
link : linux audacity.sourceforge.net

Name: Magix Music Studio7 Deluxe

Homepage: www.magix.com

Tracks: 64

Formats Supported: WAV, WAV w/ codec, MPEG, MP3, AIFF, AVI, WMA plus others

Platform: Win 95/98/98SE/2000/ME/NT/XP

Cost: $40

Demo?: There is a free demo version thats not full blown

Pros: I can easily edit the music files and burn to CD

Cons: None so far

Comments: A good program that does what similar programs costing 10 times as much can do

DJKnowledge1@aol.com

Same here!!!

And you can easily convert or cut your mixes directly after you finished your recording!!!

Name:Acid Pro 5 - for Multitracked Mixes, Sound Forge for live Mixes

Homepage: www.sonicfoundry.com

Tracks: Lots :)

Formats Supported:pretty much everything except Mp4

Platform:Windows XP

Cost:£300 various

Demo?: Y

Pros:Both Eacy to use for beginners, but still give reasonably pro end results.

Cons:not many, can be a bit simple sometimes.

Comments: N/A

sorry i meant this for the webpage: www.sonymediasoftware.com

Cakewalk's Home Studio.
The most easiest software

Name: DJ Stuart

Homepage: www.djstuart.com.ar

Tracks: multiple

Formats Supported: aiff.

Platform: OSX 10.3.9

Cost:350 u$s

Demo?: No.

Pros: No real time bouncing (unlike protools), small CPU load.

Cons: None.

Comments: Listen to my radio show DJ Stuart hip hop mix on KSK 101.9. every thursday 10 P.M. to 12 A.M. (ART). Online: www.kskradio.net

Sorry.

Name: Ableton Live.

Anyone use or have used Garageband for ripping vinyl to digital mp3 or AIFF format.....???

SSL mix recording with Audio Hijack Pro (Universal Binary) works great on a MacBook Pro.

On my older Powerbook I had audio drop outs in the recordings so I had to use the Powerbook for SSL playback and another PC for recording. Now just one mashine is enough.

Name: Audio Hijack Pro

Homepage: www.rogueamoeba.com

Tracks: Multi

Formats Supported: AIFF, MP3, AAC and ALAC (Apple Lossless)

Platform: Mac OSX (Universal Binary)

Cost: $32

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware? Shareware (records up to 10 minutes for free)

Pros: Hijack Audio From Any Application, Hijack Multiple Audio Sources Concurrently, Support For VST, AudioUnit, and LADSPA Plugins etc. (www.rogueamoeba.com)

Cons: -

Comments: Excellent mix recording while using SSL at the same time on one Laptop (Macbook Pro)

Name : Audio Recorder
Homepage: www.versiontracker.com
Tracks : single
Formats : MP3,Aiff,Wav,MP4,Apple Loseless
Platform : Mac OS X
costs : Freeware
Pros : Doesn´t need much resources,very small, easy to use,you can directly send the recorded file via email if needed.
cons: no editing function,very basic

Comments : Very easy to use programm for quick recordings during homemixing or quick and dirty club recording.

Do any of these programs record straight from the usb? Or do I have to hook up the aux out of my mixer to the line in on my pc? But wouldnt that just record the timecode? Can adobe audition/cool edit record audio from SSL using the USB port? What programs can I use that records usb audio and what settings do I have to choose?

I just bought the Pro Tools M-Powered version7. Has ne tried recording with it yet? If so, what do you think? I'm installing it tonight.

Thanks
Ltizzzle
Camp Taji, Iraq

Name: Audiograbber

Homepage: www.download.com

Tracks: Multi

Formats Supported: .wav, .mp3

Platform:Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

Cost: FREE! $0

Demo?: Trial version

Pros: FREE!, Easy to use and very stable

Cons: Best recording is in .wav, which can take a toll on a small hard drive.

Comments: I can't believe no one else has been using it. It's been my only choice for years and have never had any problems. I'm still using version 1.82 and haven't had a need to upgrade. Use the "Line in Sampling " to record. Just don't mess around with the original configuration and you should have no problems.

sounds like your con is more of a problem with your computer hardware...

This can be found on limewire version 2.0 & 2.1 for free

Piracy is not condoned on the boards.

yes, being a pirate is not welcome here. i will help. thanks

Once again i'm sorry. I have just bought the new Pro tools 7.1. Piracy is not my style. I have bought everything i own out right and i'm deeply sorry.

I just bought my first ssl and i wonder how 2 record my mixing.Can anyone help me whit some information aboute how i can record my mixing whit ssl?Anyone?

uh, all of the above! (posts)

ok,ok..what kind of computer do you have? there's several ways to record back into your computer based on what you are using.

I use the Ikey + bonuses I got from Mike works well too..
;)

haha :) sweet! did u ever pick up those mackies?

I use Soundforge. It just kicks @ss!

Protools!!!
:)

which protools are you using Bill?

I placed the order this past Monday, kept procrastinating. Can't wait

Josh (Serato, Moderator) in the first post:

I've always used audacity, however the last few mixes I've attempted to do it's crashed about 45 mins into it - which really pissed me off!! So I'm prob gonna shell out for pro-tools or something similar.

Powerbook G4 1.67, 1GB RAM

u gotta try audio recorder, its so simple and uses little resources. i have audacity and protools, but those are overkill just to record your set...

HOT TIP!!!!!
I haven't seen this posted as of yet. If you are wanting to break your mix into single tracks here's how. No matter what software you us to record you can still do this one tip. If you have the newest version of Nero. Do everything as you would normally do it when making a cd. Add your mix and then highlight it and click on the property setting to the far right. Once you do that you will see your mix file. Click play and at the end or begining of the next song click index. Once you have indexed your file hit the split button and bam you have your tracks marked. Hit apply and you will see every song you had in your mix. Now just click burn and it's a done deal. Hope this helps some folks out.

Ltizzzle
camp taji, Iraq

anyone know a mac application to do that same thing?!! i'll also repost this question in another area,cuz i know this aint really the spot for this...

Name:

HarddiskOgg or AcidPro depending on what kind of mix I'm trying to achieve.

Homepage:

HarddiskOgg - www.fridgesoft.de
AcidPro - www.sonymediasoftware.com

Tracks:

HarddiskOgg doesn't support multitracking which is good for unedited freestyle sets.

Sony AcidPro, I use for multitracking.


Formats Supported:

HarddiskOgg - Ogg Vorbis/Wave/Monkey's Audio/MP3 (optional with LAME encoding DLL)

AcidPro - Many!

Platform:

Windows

Cost:

HarddiskOgg - Freeware
AcidPro - $375 US

Demo?:

HarddiskOgg - Freeware
AcidPro - Demo available

Pros:

HarddiskOgg - IT'S FREE! It a tiny application and it doesn't hog resources on my machines. It does what it's supposed to do and does it well. A piece of cake to use.

AcidPro - Good for multitracking. Uncluttered and easy to use GUI. Comes with NI Kompakt!

Cons:

HarddiskOgg - None.

AcidPro - None.

Comments:

I haven't found a way to use AcidPro for live on-the-fly multitracking. If there is a way, I don't know about it, but it would be hella-sweet if it were possible. :)

Name: Logic Pro 7.1

Homepage: www.apple.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) 128 ??

Formats Supported: Aif MP3 Wav .... prolly more but I doln't need to know about them yet.

Platform: OSX

Cost: Lots

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware? No.

Pros: Pricey

Cons: Does anything.

Comments: The Beat Maker

does anybody know how to track on cool edit pro

Yeah, buy ProTools. [LOL!] I'm just playing.

i need a free/ cheap recorder that will allow me to press a button to seperate the mix into different songs. any ideas? im using a mac by the way.

u mean to create seperate track marks?

well, if u do, i dont know of a free one, but sound studio does it well www.freeverse.com

Protools & Soundforge 8

i use total recorder..- small tool which has only what u need and nothin more. it costs like 20bucks or so.. no big deal

I use audacity... Its free and very good
audacity.sourceforge.net (PC Only sorry guys...)

I just run my mixer into the line in on my soundard, and set to record from there...

audacity IS available for all mac versions also.

Name: Logic Express

Homepage: www.apple.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) 8

Formats Supported: MP3, AIFF, WAVE, AAC and the builtin Quicktime audio codecs

Platform: MacOS X

Cost: 299$

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware? not available

Pros: Extremingly stable and reliable application. really good pricing, good quality output

Cons: nope

Comments: For me sound recording tool No. 1

Wow defjamblaster, I didn't know they had it for other platforms...
Thanks for the heads up mate :)

no problem, i actually just found out it does the track marks for cd burning also, its great.

Pro Tools LE.

Name: Fridgesoft Audio Recorder (Low Resource Demand with Serato, this is the real deal folks!)

Homepage: www.fridgesoft.de

Tracks: Single

Formats Supported: See Below!

Platform: Windows

Cost: Free

Demo?: Full version

Pros: Light CPU load! Perfect for using with Serato. Easy to use, easy to launch, no install required. Just execute the .exe file!

Cons: Non yet.

Comments: Compared to Sound Forge which I thought would be the lightest this thing absolutely kicks its butt with Fridgesoft recorder only taking 5% of my CPU power vs. 25% with Sound Forge. This is defenitely the way to go.

Features:

> Real-time encoding with bitrates from 32kbit/sec. up to 320kbit/sec.
> Stereo or mono recording from 8kHz to 48kHz
> Automatic numbering of output files
> Can be placed in the systray and activated by a single click
> Smart on-the-fly normalization for low-volume sources
> Uses the high quality, patent free Ogg Vorbis encoding engine. Ogg Vorbis easily outperforms MP3 in sound quality, especially at lower bit rates.
> LAME MP3 encoder compatible. However, due to patent issues HarddiskOgg ist not distributed with the LAME encoding DLL. If you want MP3 support, fetch LAME_ENC.DLL from the web, but make sure you have the appropriate rights for doing so.
> Command line mode for easy integration or scheduled recordings
> No fuss or stupid skinned interface, just works.
> HarddiskOgg is FREEWARE!

can you tell me how to do this in audacity? Thanks.

starting at the beginning of the very first song, move to a point where youd like the track to change, then press apple+B. this puts a little red flag at the bottom of the track. when youve marked all the songs, then 'export multiple' under file. may be good to have a folder to put them in. i use jam to burn because it puts no hesitations between the track during burning, unlike itunes,toast, and many others.

Seriusly guys , all the software in the wolrd can not , EVER compare with the CD recorder ( using CD R Audio ). The quality of sound , well lets just say , it´s even worh comparing with the quality of set recorded on the PC with some software ( except for MAYBE Cubase or sound forge. The only thing that is positive with recording with softwares , directly on you PC is that you can record longer sets. But then again , when you send a promo , do you realy need to send 3-4 hours ? So, Philips Audio Compact Disc Recorder CDR 760 and CDR ( for audio ) is by far the best thing to own. If you fuck up , just stop , erase , and start over again =) And if you still want you set on PC , put it in , copy to HD , change to MP3 format =) and it´s a go. Quality is the key boys and girls :)

erm....
recording uncompressed audio through software is the highest possible quality you can get....
As long as your cables are quality, but that issue occurs no matter what your recording medium....

I mean, My sound card is capable of recording at 96KHz... double that of the cd recorder... so I really cant see any reason to buy your phillips cd audio recorder...

The post above is not factual, and merely represents John Nasties opinion.

There are many software based solutions which will offer not only equivalent quality to a CD recorder, but superior quality also.

Peace.

agreed...and, whos to say the purpose of recording is to send a promo (whatever that means). i like to record my parties live, with crowd noise and everything; changing cds would miss too much audio while switching. CDR is the worst method for my needs, and offers no editing features;no track marks, etc, can be added once the cdr is recorded. worst...option...ever! :)

...AND, if u mess up, u hafta toss the cd and start over! cdrw doesnt play on most audio players, to my knowledge, so i cant see how that would be useful to record to, UNLESS you would then import into the computer, which means you coulda just gone straight into the computer into a lossless format in the first place!
and for the record, i have that philips recorder,good to master the finished product to...

Sorry man... I have to agree with AmphetaMarinE & defjamblaster. If that disk recorder works for you, well then more power to ya. Maybe you just haven't had much luck with software...

As for me, I always record sets in an uncompressed format and I see no reason, as far as quality, to switch to anything else. Not only is it excellent quality, but it's much more convenient IMO, and it gives you the freedom edit as necessary.

Please take the above back!

OK i give up =) you guys are right =) It was me talking BS =) shame on me =) No seriusly , i tested to record on my PC ( not the laptop ) and it sounded , well ok . I think it was a bit problem , cos i have soundcard integrated on the motherboard , but with a proper soundcard , it´s the shit. SO , throw the tomatos on me =) and i have tested som of the softwares, and , in my opinion , the easiest and best was Acid Pro =)

Today, HarddiskOgg the nice simple light recorder that I have been preaching about for a few weeks took a dump after a 5 hour set. So pissed. I went to the taskbar to close the program and as soon as I right-clicked it dissapeared. I went to try to play the resulting 2GB file of the set and nothing will open it.

Any advice?

harddiskogg was unreliable when I was testing it for recording 5 hour sets. It was unpredictable when it would fail, but it would fail. I tried to also use the command line params to control the file sizes but it still failed.

Audacity continues to be my free software recorded of choice. It hasn't failed on me yet.

GoldWave 4.25 (best version ever IMO)

Dale, but isn't audacity a pretty large program/wav editor? I am just trying to keep the CPU as stress-free as possible.

Let us know how much CPU does it consume... Thanks!

i dont think theres anything smaller than 'audio recorder'

Agreed ;)

what is a good one for macs?

audio recorder; im on a mac.

Fridgsoft's Oggrecorder crashed on me last week for the second time in a row. I am done with it. Its simple but its not stable = no good for DJ purposes.

Thats only for MAC right?

Use Audacity. Simple , not CPU intensive , can do a LOT , and it's free free free!

Well, CPU intensive is different depending on who's CPU you are comparing.

i dont know if audio recorder is only for mac, sorry.

CPU usage for any program is really hard to judge. I guess you could measure it in CPU cycles for the app, but I don't really have that type of measurement tool. A % of CPU doesn't tell much since that's dependent on your hardware's relative capabilities.

I can say that on my 1.8GHz Pentium M laptop, I can run audacity recording two channels (left/right) and serato at the same time. Its more an issue of disk bandwidth. So if I ever do this on the same PC (rare), then I use an external drive for the record and my internal has the MP3's. I don't want that hard drive head to get behind.

As far as scalability, I recently used Audacity to record a 12 channels for a 5 hour show. Yes...12 channels for 5 hours straight. I used a firewire audio bus to capture the audio at 24-bit 48KHz and an external drive over USB2 to store the data. All this on my laptop which was only running Audacity. My CPU was humming around 65%. Never crashed in my prior testing to get ready for the show. Didn't crash in the show. Super solid.

So... reading through this lenghty email.. I have concluded that Audacity is the best & easiest way to record.
My question is...

1) When recording... I don't have line inputs on my laptop, just Mic input. By going from my mixer to the Mic input and recording with Audacity, will it be recording in MONO?

And.. if so...

2) Is there a way of recording in stereo if I do not have line inputs on my laptop?

Thanks for any replies!!!

1. yep, you'll be hitting up the mono world. And...it'll sound crappy. The electrical 'specs' of a microphone input connection are different from a 'line level' input connection. Its not worth your time.

Its better to buy an el cheapo usb input box. m-audio has one for about $80 and Edirol for $84. Or you could get a phono preamp->usb from ArtProAudio called USB Phono Plus for $90.

Think about the time and money you'll save. If you're worth at least $10/hour, then in 9 hours, you'll have paid for this new box. If you don't then you'll end up recording everything all over.

Name: Sonar 4 Producer Edition

Homepage:www.cakewalk.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) Multi

Formats Supported: MP3, AIFF, WAVE, AAC, probably more

Platform: PC only

Cost: $439.00

Demo?: (Y/N)

Pros: A robust piece of software. Many whistles and bells.

Cons: Learning Curve.

Comments: Once you get a basic understanding of the software, it's pretty cool to use. For SSL, i've been using Sonar to record my vinyl. I also use it to make mix CDs etc.

I have read through ALL of these and have noticed that at least a couple of times people have asked why it is that you cannot just record from USB since the scratch amp is connected to the computer.

All the high quality audio is obviously going through the computer, why can you not capture it? Dale (2 posts above)mentioned to get ArtProAudio called USB Phono Plus to record on USB, but why is this needed since the audio going through the USB (after it comes from scratch amp) is digital and not in Phono.

Furthermore, not that I am endorsing Final scratch since I am a Serato user but FS2 can record with out any additional hookups. the scratch amp is only connected through the fire wire and you can record directly. WHY CAN YOU NOT DO THIS WITH SERATO OR IF YOU CAN...SOMEONE TELL ME HOW? I could care less about the program to do it with I just want that ability.

the signal coming from the SL1 is a digital signal over USB, buy its not a quality Analog->Digital converter solution. The Digital->Analog is great. So spending $100 for a controller is a small cost if you're going to digitize. The SL1 was not originally designed and built for high quality record digitization. Instead, it was designed for high-quality frequency recognition so it can understand the control signal on the vinyl.

Ya just can't make it what it isn't. But with what it *IS*...the SL1 and Serato are REALLY GREAT at.

Later hardware from Serato like the 57SL was designed for digitizing music and it or something like the Phono Plus are a good choice.

I have been using the M-Audio MicroTrack to record my mixes and files. It's nice little handheld recorder that uses Compact Flash memory card and has balanded 1/4" inputs.

Then, I just take the file and drag it only my Mac.

Excellent mix recording while using SSL at the same time on one Laptop (Macbook Pro)

With "Fission" you can split up your mix (AIF and AAC files are recommended) into each played click in seconds. Works great and is cheaper in a bundle together with Audio Hijack Pro.

Harddisk ogg recorder (www.fridgesoft.de) to me is better than audacity as far as using system resources. you can run this program at the same time as serato with only 512 mb of ram and a 1gig processor (pentium 3) and u will not experience any flaws. i also did this test with audacity and i had to change the setup in serato and then it still wasnt running the way it should have.

this is for PC though

for me it is crashing almost at every single set that I do (usually 4-5 hours) and it usually cuts the last hour of music or so. It has not been reliable at all.

Name: Easy Hi-Q Recorder

Homepage: www.roemersoftware.com

Tracks: Single

Formats Supported: MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG Vorbis, etc.

Platform: Windows only?

Cost: $29.95

Demo?: records up to 3 minutes for free? A free version is available that is limited in several other ways, see here

Pros: www.officeletter.com
Cons: www.officeletter.com

Comments: View a screenshot of the program - www.officeletter.com

Thats kinda weird, i dont have those problems. maybe its colliding with something on your computer

This program was recommended to me by a serato mod over audacity, for the same reasons i mentioned earlier and as for my experience with the program, he was right. i dont think the serato mods would steer any of us djs wrong, thats why they are here. so like i said , i think it can be your pc

It could be but to be honest I don't know what it could be causing that. I saw a few posts on their support forum of people having the same problem. The last release for that program was in 2004, so I guess as technology moves along I ought to expect the program to become more problematic anyways.

If it works well for you then great, it IS an awesome little program, but if it doesn't, better find another solution I guess...

Adobe Audition 1.5

yeah you are right. but theyre are alot of them out there. stck to audacity if it works best for you, just make sure you have a sufficien amount of ram


Night Train....that is a good program for advance stand alone features. but its not to good to run while using serato cuz it also very intense and resource hungry. you have to have a powerful computer and a lot of ram to not experience any dropouts

How is this one working for you Bis?

I'm really surprised ‘peak input limiting’ options haven’t been discussed. MY problem is monitoring the input level in warez such as Audacity. Nothing worse than going 'over' in the middle of a set!

I may try Easy Hi-Q Recorder though... You can limit the input level in the cpanel it appears.

So far so good...!

Check out the comparison:

Sound Forge - www.djbis.com

Easy Hi-Q Recorder - www.djbis.com

As long as the little recorder is able to remain stable for long recording sessions I think I just found me the winner! :)

I will reply later with more experience on it.

Alright, I have been using Hi-Q Recorder for a week now and the results have been outstanding. Payment and download of the software was quick and painless. The person running roemersoftware seems to be on top of the customers needs, so no problems on that end. I paid via Paypal and in a few minutes I had an email with the code, etc.

Installation was a standard issue, quick and easy. The program seems to be very small as far as actual space requirements is concerned.

I have recorded to constant 320K (variable rates are available as well) this whole week setting my option to 80 minute pieces that the software automatically "cuts" for you (no need for intervention of any kind!). There are other file output settings but to me those setting worked well in case I need to quickly burn the MP3 files to CD.

Stability has been solid, even while running SSL and a few other low CPU consumption programs in the background. The files sound great and eventhough I could record to WAV, I really don't see the need right now. Saving disk space is more of a concern.

Another welcome feature is the small footprint of the recorder's interface. It only has the most important buttons and features on the front. No clutter and no extra baggage that you don't need on the front.

Probably my favorite feature on it is the fact that I can quickly minimize SSL to check recording labels in an instant. The levels are displayed on the interface without needing to touch any buttons or anything.

Feels like my $30 have been well spent. I have nothing to complain about to this point!

Updates for the software are free of charge and I believe there is a 30 day money-back guarantee when you purchase.

Windows users, feel free to take a look. Peace.

Adobe Audition 1.5

Let his stankin azz go to limewire to get it so he can install all the lovely adware and invisable keyloggers! My point...DON'T DO THAT... borrow from a friend or make friends with an engineer at your radio station and burn a copy!

Name: Live / Peak /Pro Tools

Homepage: www.DjDp.net

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi)

Formats Supported:various

Platform: Mac/ PC

Cost:waaay too much

Pros:Dont Do Demos for FREE

Cons:2many

Comments:See You in MIAMI =)

Ableton Live

Name:Nuendo
Homepage: Steinberg.net
Tracks: Unlimited (Pending your CPU)
Formats Supported: All
Platform: All
Cost: $500.00
Demo?: Yes , cant save.
Pros: No limits
Cons: None
Comments: Cubase is cheaper and basically the same thing if you dont mix 5.1 or video.

EDIT: Cons: Need external audio card.

I was hanging with a DJ at his show... I didnt ask what he did, but it appeared that he took 10 minutes at his laptop and was able to put together a 60 minute mix. I assume that all of the above programs record in real time. Is there any software that would allow you to throw something together like this?

sounds like mixmeister.

but really, what's the fun with pre-programming anything, it's all about reading the crowd in real time.

He could have also done it with Ableton in the arrengement window.

try using "mixcraft" made by acoustica.com

we were both there 3 hours early. he had mixed stuff for the early background. it wasnt a club, it was actually a private party at the sundance film fest.

Software: Logic Pro 7

Cost: $999

Tracks: Multi

Formats Supported: Almost anything you need

Platform: OSX

Demo?: No

Pros: Great for any type of recording.

Cons: Price, Need a very fast computer to run Scratch Live and Logic Pro at same time.

Comments: Love logic. It can do anything I want. Best investment I have made for my home studio.

Name: When Live on the web - QuickTime Broadcaster and Nicecast. When just recording in the club Peak Pro 5.2.

Homepage: www.djeloy.com

Tracks: Multi

Formats Supported: Live Stream--->MOV and PLS
Recording----> Aiff and Mp3

Platform: Mac

Cost: $3,000

Demo?: Yes

Pros: I can stream any were in the world any time... Off my Server

Cons: T2 Price

Comments: This is the next leavel! Soon I am going to do video Streaming

you guys spend a lot of money i use adobe audition down load it free from [name removed] with the crack get a american audio usb sound card for $20 you done

dj krikkett, illegal activities are not acceptable here. What you do in your own space is your business, but do not direct others towards illegal activities here.

adobe audition is not illegal waht are you talking about???

adobe audition is free to try $99 to buy its not illegal if you dont want to know dont ask

dj krikkett, the crack is illegal. I repeat, illegal activities and encouraging others towards illegal activities are not tolerated here. This is your one warning.

does anyone use GARAGEBAND. i just got hip to it and its pretty easy to use.

its was discussed earlier; seems to be very CPU intensive- i always lobby for audio recorder; smallest program cuz all is does is record and output the audio file-no editing AND its free

yo djadio, i use garage band. it is simple

download audacity. its a free program. then buy a $7 cable that'll connect to your "master out" on your mixer into your "line in" on your laptop. Then hit the record button in audacity. I do it while at the same time running serato and it works wonders. quality is off the hook.

i still havent figured how to cut tracks on my mix (garageband)

I tried HarddiskOgg. My CPU usage increases to 100% and the recording is full of skips and truncated soundbites from the original mix. If I play a 10 minute mix all I get in return is a 2 minute collage of samples from my mix. I'm running a Dell Inspiron 8500 with a 4M 2Ghz processor and 512 mB of Ram. I've also done most of the suggested Windows Optimizations. Unless I can find a solution, I'm seriously thinking about buying an external recorder.

I use adobe audition to record my mixes, but I need to find a good editing software that can go beyond the call of duty, cuz figuring out audition is purdy damn difficult if you get into doing the FX, I need somethin thats just black n white easy 1-2-3 as far as directions are concerned. anyone got any ideas?

audacity

Sound like your hardware is peaking out bro. That program you used is very easy on the CPU, it takes 5% off mine which is beautiful. Adding some RAM will help in some areas. Serato alone requires at least 512MB I believe, so you might be cutting it real close.

Thanks DJ BIS. I think you're right. I tink I need more RAM. The minimum requirements for Serato say 256 MB but I've heard you really need way more.

Yo bro try using ableton live 6. it's fairly simple and it comes with step by step tutorials to help you with whatever you're trying to do.

beware long recordings w/ ableton. it doesn't support recordings which generate files larger than 2gb. it silently fails

Name: Tracktion

Homepage: www.mackie.com

Tracks: 8 max ( I think)

Formats Supported: Only lets you import as a .wav, but you can export as a .mp3 (I think)

Platform: Windows/Mac

Cost:

Demo?: Yes, but makes some annoying sound every couple of minutes.

Pros: Basic meaning..not hard to use.

Cons: Basic in terms of Pro Tools

Comments: I got it with my D.2 firewire card. I tried recording vinyls to digital format, which wasn't too hard, but I found it a pain in the ass to get the sound card right.

Whoops, forgot to add price:

audiolines.com

$99 via Audiolines..

^^^^^Damn, with all the free apps. (and good ones too) why would you want to torture yourself with that crap?

With what crap?

Tracktion?

Quicktime. As for the guy who wanted the direct record within Serato... Duh... I want my scratchwork! Even if I could record directly from the USB how does that work out with my Mixers? Its all about my faders man! So I just take a mixer out and jack it into my line in on my laptop (yup with serato running) and record. Quicktime, Logic Express, Audition (when I boot into XP) or Audacity (Free)

Where is the line in on a laptop? Do u need to buy a sound card or is the one that came with it fine??

how do you convert to mp3 with audacity? it don't work on my mac its not an option

the line in depends on your computer model; some dont have one, so u can use a usb device such as imic to add one for about $30...to convert to mp3, softwares must have license from the people who own that technology; since audacity is free, they dont include that option, but YOU can add it by downloading the appropriate 'lamelib' file from the audacity website. once u download it, store it somewhere, and audacity will ask u to navigate to it next time u try to 'export as an mp3' under the 'file' menu. you'll only have to do this once.

...looking at your profile, i believe you have at least a macbook; the line in is to the left of the headphone jack on the left side of your computer. use a standard 1/8 inch to stereo phono cable to connect your mixer or whatever...in system preferences, select 'sound', then 'input', then select 'line in'. from there, adjust volumes accordingly so as not to get distortion.

Cool thanks, i got an m-audio sound card, and i track recorded just could export to mp3 and it didn't work down laoding that lamelid thing but i'm new to this mac thing (love it) but new

Is the line in the same as the microphone in? Or is it the spdif in? So if I download audacity and hook my mixer to the mic in on my laptop with a cord such as RCA ->>> 1/8 inch jack would that work? Thanks.

plastik, are u on a mac? its probably different on various computers. i only know about macs. i dont even know what 'spdif' is!

Im on pc defjamblaster.

ok, youre gonna hafta figure out if your computer has a line in based on the model. in standard audio scenarios, a mic input and line input are vastly different and not readily interchangeable because a mic needs much more pre-amplification than a line level signal. so, i dont THINK that a mic in would be the same as a line in. if anyone else knows about this, please step in...otherwise, u may investigate a usb interface similar to the griffin imic to add a line input. i used one for a several months and it worked fine. u may just want to try it out and see if it works thru the mic in, just keep the levels super low so u dont damage anything, and see if the recording is distorted. if so, mic in wont work 4u.

Thanks alot defjamblaster. Really appreciate the info. Ill give the mic in a try and see what happens.

Dj Plastik. I would say the line is the same as the headphones one. Or you can get a creative sound card from Jr.com for faily cheap. I believe it's a sound blaster external card which would work just fine. Hope that helps

crap creative smart recorder, gives me skips on all of my mixes.wonder why though, but its not that bad either.

I HAVE SL1 INTERFACE AND A DELL LATITUDE D620. PIONEER CDJ 1000 AND NUMARK CDN 95 WHEN I HOOK THE INTERFACE SERATO PLAY IN REVERSE IN ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE MODE. INTERNAL MODE PLAY FINE. I HAVE USE IT TO NIGHT.

I Juse LOGIC PRO, the best one if you are on a MAC

www.macprovideo.com

Ableton live is all you need. You can do everything with this program. The DVD is a must for your collections.

Adobe Audition works great for me!

Nubz. Tru that. I use that as well. Both are very good and easy to use. I like to use Audition for all my mixdowns.

This is a sick way to use Ableton and the foot pedals.

Watchwww.youtube.com

Audacity and Serato SL1.......What more can you ask for.

A few other people have mentioned audacity and i use it too, so ill put it in the format the moderator guy wanted

Name: Audacity

Homepage: audacity.sourceforge.net

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) Multi

Formats Supported: Aif, Au, Mp3, Ogg

Platform: Windows - 9x, 2000, Xp and Vista, Mac OS X

Cost: Free!!!

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware? No

Pros: Very good features and stability for the price.

Cons: Lacks some of the fancy features and overall polish of paid software aimed at a similar market.

Comments: The pros far outweigh the cons.

Name: Sony Sound Forge 7

Homepage: www.sonycreativesoftware.com

Tracks: Multi, I think...

Formats Supported: MP3, AAC, RA, and a bunch more...

Platform: Windows and Mac

Cost: $300

Demo?: Yes

Pros: After your mix is recorded, you can do edits directly to the mix. I also like the waveform display.

Cons: Taxes system resources so much that you can't run Serato and record with Sound Forge on the same machine without performance compromises. For instance, there may be skips with recording. Mind you, I have a Pentium 4-M machine, so this may not be the case with faster, multi-core processors and/or faster hard drives.

Comments: Cool program.

im using cool edit, but im looking for a program where
I can change pitch and stuff of material ive recorded

ableton live 6

you can. in edit wavform view, go to effects, and time/pitch

Name: Adobe Audition

Homepage: www.adobe.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) Up to 64 tracks

Formats Supported: everything!! including mp3, but does not support m4p

Platform: Windows XP

Cost: $99 for me when i upgraded from Cool Edit Pro

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware? Full Version

Pros: Has an unlimited selection of effects, echo's, loops, pitch adjustment, keylock adjustment, you name it, it has it!

Cons: Adjusting pitch is calcuated at a "100% = normal BPM for the track" so when adjusting BPM to match certain things, you must do the math... Example, if the track you're using is 95BPM, and u want to speed it up to 98BPM, you must move the slider to "103%", (3 BPM higher)

Other than that, nothing bad to report! I also suggesting turning off all of the "snapping to cue" type features that are on by default.

Comments: I will never use anything else. Its very hard to teach yourself everything, but once you learn it, the possibilities are endless.

anyone found a prog that can record on the same pc with ssl running .....

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

^ Except for the crashing issue on XP, yes Fridgesoft makes a killer product. Now I am using:

Dj.B1n4ry,

I've used SSL and Adobe Audition together and haven't had any problems, both on the same machine running at the same time....

I would suggest trying it at home and not out a gig for the first time....good luck...

What did you do to get your Mac to run correctly? I have a Macbook Pro 2Ghz Core Duo and my computer slows down, tremendously. I want to run the music to an external but I still have this issue. This is before I even start recording. I keep getting an error message stating I need to check my clock source and sample rates are correct. I am trying to come straight out of my mixer. All of this is new to me, I have never used ProTools. Any help would be maaaaaadly appreciated!

What did you do to get your Mac to run correctly? I have a Macbook Pro 2Ghz Core Duo and my computer slows down, tremendously. I want to run the music to an external but I still have this issue. This is before I even start recording. I keep getting an error message stating I need to check my clock source and sample rates are correct. I am trying to come straight out of my mixer. All of this is new to me, I have never used ProTools. Any help would be maaaaaadly appreciated!

Yo Jvi1700,
I'm not running a MAC. I have an alienware Lappy. I also sent the Pro tools M-powered back. I'm solely working with Cool-edit and Ableton. Actually, IMO Ableton is all you need to be honest. Just my 2 cents..

Lt- Good lookin out. If I don't figure this ish out soon, back to the store it goes.
Thx again!

About the unit Philips Audio R. i don't know about that, but i definetely agree that acid pro is a great tool multitrack audio recorder. Too bad is not supported for mac.

Name: Cakewalk Sonar 6 Producer Edition

Homepage: www.cakewalk.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi)

Formats Supported: wav,mp2,aiff,wma, and others

Platform: PC

Cost: whole hell of a lot

Demo?: (Y)

Pros: Great sound and lots of features

Cons: Need a manual to use this thing, cost.

Comments: Gets the job done.

yo, Might sound Krazy....
But i Record my mixxes LIVE, wit a TASCAM CD recorder.
No editing, just gotta get it right the first time. Good practice I think.

I thought about that today, X-Scape.

How much do those go for?

Reason I contemplated using one of those is because after I record my mix, I have to go back in there and cut it via Nero Burning Rom so that the mix is split across different tracks.

Does that Tascam let you splice up the mix in real time? I hear some CD recorders do that...

I would imagine it'd be like the good old days where you hit record on your tape player, bust out a nice little mix, hit stop and BAM, throw that shit on your CD player just like that.

I dont think it does it.... or maybe u would have to hit a button to go to next track.
But I just slip it into Cool Edit and Track it. Ispent about 300.00 on sale.
But I do know, peeps always say my mixes sound WAY better than theirs recording on software.

Sequoia & Samplitude

Homepage: www.samplitude.de

Tracks: depends on version

Formats Supported: almost any audio formats i guess

Platform: PC

Cost: 300-30000

Demo?: (Y)

Pros: good integrated plugins (denoiser,multiband dynamics...), many different samplitude versions so u only pay for what u actually need

Cons: no mac version, almost too "mighty" for a simple task like livesetrecording (the same goes for logic cubase & co)

Comments: dope workflow

3000 i mean :p

Boss BR Digital Recorder...confusing as hell at first, but damn, wat a cool little pocket size recorder...def worth the $200...Sounds awesome.

Pro Tools 7.1 LE

digidesign.com

32 Tracks plus 12 (48 total) with a $500 add-on (Music Production Toolkit)

PC

Cost:500 for the base software and MBOX 2
$500 for the MPT

Demo: No

Pros: Too many to list

Cons: A little complicated for the first couple months as far as getting professional quality recordings.

Comments: If you can afford it, get it.

So is it possible to use both SSL and Pro Tools on a MacBook at the sametime??? My old PC died and I used to use Cool Edit. I have my Mac Book just for Serato... now need to record multi-track style mixtapes... Should I get an M-Box w/ Pro Tools... or will it even work? Should I just get a serparate computer to record and produce on???? Any HELP or ADVICE would be much appreciated.

i always add my 2cents on this issue...for ease & convenience, use something BASIC to record, and use something like pro tools to EDIT that recording. PT uses alot of resources, pulls that processor pretty tough. its really best used with its own dedicated processor, thats how major users of PT run it. i always reccomend the FREE recording softwares like audio recorder. since all it does is record, it uses very little of your processor power while serato is running. audacity is cool also, but it has stopped on me once while recording a live party.

If u using the intel core duo on the mac and runnin serato on both mac and pc on it, u can always install cool edit in it and record your mixtape.

Name: Cubase SX3

Homepage: steinberg.net

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) anything!

Formats Supported: i think all are supported!

Platform: mac & win ...

Cost: around 400-600€ in germany

Demo?: (Y/N)don´t know

Pros: used it the first time in a studio. and it´s simply the best i´ve ever worked with!

Cons: maybe the price ... but you get quality .. the same like rane products ;)
Comments: ... nice!

Name: Pro Tools 6.9 (F*ck the 7 series) and Sony Acid 3.0

Homepage: www.digidesign.com www.acidplanet.com

Tracks: Multi

Formats Supported: A Lot (check the website)

Platform: Mac & PC

Cost: PT - $600 for hardware and software

Demo?: (Y/N) Y/ But limited

Pros: PT: Awesome quality; industry standard - Acid: Very easy to use. Great for beginners of recording.

Cons: PT: Unless you went to Audio school, or bought a book on how to use, don't plan on jumping in and using everything. And you better have a hook up on plug-ins cuz you'll need them. If not, start saving, they are about $700 to $7,000 each. That and its a CPU hog, so you'd better have a good computer. Sony Acid: Not the best for high detailed editting. Cant complain for the money though. Pro Tools plug ins work with Sony so I guess that'd be a PRO

Comments:

Samplitude works perfectly for me . using the same laptop to record and play.

ok guys so here's the deal. I downloaded the audacity software to record my mixes, but it really sounds or record low. I plugged the rca cable into my mac book pro but i still can't figured out. Same as audio recorder, I mean it sounds better than audacity but it's still low. Are they supposed to sound like that? Do i need an usb cable?

in audio recorder, either turn up the source's output (your mixer's record out), or slide the audio recorder volume slider to the right, or in mac's system preferences/sound, turn up the input volume to the computer.

you have to normalize the tracks (raises the audio as much as possible without clipping)

normalizing should be a last resort when it comes to gaining volume, it doesnt actually add bits of info, whereas turning up the input while you record does. you're adding more of the source signal that way.

Audacity works great.. get your levels right... and it works fine.

Mp3 convert w/ Itunes.

Setting the Mic gain on the Serato box to lowest, and connecting the Rec out from the mixer to the mic input on serato.
As long as you playing without distortion in the channels it sound great (except when you mixing...)

Tonight I was trying desperately to record something from Tape Out of a mixer. I used the same settings in Audacity (Microphone, lowest volumes) as I used to record my mixes at home, but I never got it to work. I tried raising the volume, I tried using the Windows sound mixer to get it, then I changed to Line In which just ended up using the laptop mic.

me too.
MacBook. Serato. Audacity. some stupid bug & not me. hasn't happened again though. still have to have the 'line in' level (as it appears in Audacity) set to 'one notch' above 'no signal inputting'/zero in order to record/throughput anything.

is technology actually getting any better?
:)

Windows Vistouche Mac OSuX Leotard
:D

Vistarch
:|

Retard

ok... so I'm depressed... it happens

Hmm i dont have a 100 % clear bass if i'm recording through my laptop soundcard, would a external usb or firewire soundcard provide me a clear recording with nice bass?

Macbook with Serato for SSL, recording to Imac with Firewire Ozonic 4in 4 out w/ midi, using Apleton Live Lite for recording studio sets right now because although I have Pro Tools, I dont know how to use it. Too damn complicated!! Havent recorded a live set though... Got and old Dell with an M-Audio Audiophile usb 24/96 that woud work great, then I'd have like 2 laptops and a million cords and wires everywhere on top of the club booth equipment! Naah I;m too lazy

that protools is great if u learn it though...i've tried most of the softwares mentioned here to record live sets, havent come across a smaller one that audio recorder. no editing, just recoding.

Is anything better than Audacity, for simply recording and nothing else? I thought the Audio Recorder would be better cuz all it does is record, but it takes way more memory and CPU usage.

www.fridgesoft.de

Name:Cakewalk Pyro 5

Homepage:www.cakewalk.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) 2

Formats Supported: .WAV

Platform: Windows

Cost: Don't remember

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware? N

Pros: Easy to use, great sound

Cons: 3 hour file limit

Comments: I am spoiled, I kept my old laptop when I bought my Vista machine, and now it (the old one,, IBM ThinkPad R40) is used just for recording my sets. Since I DJ for 4.5 hrs, I have to split the set into two files. Cakewalk does a
nice job, its easy to create tracks within the file and then burn a CD from within the program. Even tho it only records in .WAV, it will convert the file to MP3 or WMA which is nice.. that lets me put entire set on one CD.

Name: Garageband

Homepage: www.mac.com

Tracks: Multi

Formats Supported: Wav. Mp3. AIFF

Platform: Mac

Cost: free with new computer or with iLife 08 for $79.

Demo?: IDK come with all new Macs

Pros: Very easy controls, great effects.

Cons: haven't really come across any

Comments: I like cheese!

I have a macbook, garageband, and SSL.... whats a cheap and easy way for me to record my mixes???

use what you have with a adapter.
use your mic input. my friend does this on a mac.

line out on PC, use sound forge to record

oops i missed the format part..my bad

Name: Sony Sound Forge

Homepage: www.sonycreativesoftware.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi) depends on which version, SF9 is multi

Formats Supported: just about everything

Platform: PC

Cost: $300 / could get it for free - not promoting piracy or anything, but most users know how 2 get what they want

Demo?: Free Trial = www.sonycreativesoftware.com

Pros: also a good program for editing

Cons: None (that i can point out) - runs great on my AMD 3.2 - 512RAM

Comments: hook up to Line Out on PC, click record in the program and when ur done save it to whatever format/quality you want

i think it goes without saying that people know how to "get what they want" without paying, so it would be polite to not mention that aspect at all :) we can get everything in the world for free if we steal it!

Name: Sound Forge Audio 8.0

Homepage:www.sonycreativesoftware.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi)

Formats Supported: just about anything

Platform: PC

Cost:$69

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware?

Pros: Great program and fast. Even recording something ya can't find even if willing to pay for it.

Cons: Haven't had any yet

Comments:Would love to figure how to do tracks with markers. Any suggestions?

hey can someone tell me how to reopen the file saved by audacity? Everytime i try to open i always get an aucacity error message.

was the file saved?

Hey are you using the Microphone, CD, or Stereo settings? I want to use stereo becasue that seeems to be the best quality sound. But I can only use "Microphone" which doesn't record well at all.

they're saved i think as .aup

I use IKEY. It hooks into the back of my mixer and you can use a travel drive or even your ipod will hook up to it (for recording). Works pretty good never had a problem with it at all.

Im looking to record mixes onto my mac. What does an audio interface do? Do I need one? I eventually wanna record vocals onto my mac to using my studio mics, so I guess I should take that into concideration too when choosing an interface. Which software is best for recording mixes/doing mixtapes? Any kind of advise appreciated.

1.cubase
2.audobe audition

any multi track editing program.

I saw studio... The best in multi-track recording ..Better than protools...!!!!! I'll put money on it! www.sawstudio.com

Name: Adobe Audition

Homepage: www.adobeproducts.com

Tracks: Multi

Formats Supported: mp3, wav, wma, and etc

Platform: pc

Cost: dont know

Demo?: No own it but bought it way to long ago back in cool edit days

Pros: You can add effects such as echo fade outs, fade ins, change the pitch, adjust sound quality, and etc

Cons: Cant really find any for myself!

Comments: Great program to use very easy to get just got to mess with it for about 4 hours or so...seems promissing!

Name: Garageband

Homepage: www.Apple.com

Tracks: (2, 4, Multi): Multi

Formats Supported: ?

Platform: Mac

Cost: free

Demo?: (Y/N) Crippled/Hassleware? No

Pros: easy to use, free, good quality recordings

Cons: Can't divide long mixes into tracks

Comments: I run SSL on my Macbook, record to Garageband on my iBook G4, and use a 1st gen griffin iMic to connect from mixer outs to iBook USB.

mbox 2 pro tools on a dusty dirty dell pc that i bought for $400. mixes still come out crispy. it aint what you use, but how you use it.

Name: SoundStudio
Platform: mac
very easy to use and all the features you need plus not expensive

Features

Recording
Multi-track support: layer stereo sounds and save in interleaved format
Audio Unit plug-in effect support
Saves in MPEG-4 AAC (advanced audio coding) m4a format
Saves in MP3 when the LAME framework is installed
Automator support
Added "New Mono Document" command for quickly creating a monophonic document
24-bit/96 kHz sample quality, in stereo or mono
Low latency monitoring, using Core Audio
Automatic recording starting and stopping based on timers or audio levels (a.k.a. VOX)
Editing
Sample-accurate edits
Markers (a.k.a. Cue Points) with text labels
Time ruler with units for video and film
Copy-and-paste editing
Basic mixing edits
AppleScript and Automator support
Effects
Supports Audio Units
Dynamics: Compressor, Expander, and Noise Gate
Equalization: Graphic EQ, Low Pass Filter, and High Pass Filter
Delay: Chorus, Flanger, Echo, and Reverb
Volume: Amplify, Fade In/Out/Special, and Normalize
Repair: Interpolate, Silence, DC Offset, and Swap Channels
Repair clicks and pops by interpolating samples or silencing them
Tone, FM and noise generators
Pitch adjustment
Backwards/Reverse Audio
File Formats
AIFF (.aif) and AIFF-C (.aifc) with compression including IMA 4:1
AAC and MP3 (importing only)
Sound Designer II
Wave (.wav, PCM only)
Tab-delimited text (export only)

Price 79.99

website: www.freeverse.com

Peak LE for $99 at GC.

LAME MP3 plugin is free on their website.

I use the new Tascam DP-02 portastudio. The sound quality is CD quality uncompressed and I do not have to figure it out on a damn computer. Made many mix cd's and play them at the radio station.

Sorry for my ignorance and I'm sure its been discussed but, how do I get my sound through with any of these programs?? I've heard to use my mic output but, what is meant by that?? I'm just trying to get a few recordings without buying an interface.

How do you connect the programs together?

what programs Jamm?

Hi you can used also audio Hijack pro 23€. More Simple you wont find.

Name:Ableton Live Lite 5

Homepage:ableton.com

Tracks: four

Formats Supported:WAV aiff

Platform:all of them

Cost:Free with purchase of Axiom 25

Demo?:Nope

Pros:supports AU and VST
can create instruments out of sounds
export midi
doesn't eat up RAM like the full version

Cons:
not great file support
limited effects

Comments:
great way to get Ableton because you get a universal midi device and free software plus you save a ton of money if you want to upgrade.

is there any free software out there for recording?
Right now i am using wave pad and audasity... they suck...

Not be an Ass, but scroll up homie

i knew that :)

audio recorder

You can always record into your computer using your serato interface. If you want to be cheap.

How?
Im not trying to be cheap i just honestly dont have any money right now.. Spend ALL of it on serato..
Im living pay check to pay check..

so how do i record using the serato interface?

@DJ Ell? Do you have any gigs lined up? If so, just do a couple and cop the ttm 57. You can record into that or you can spend like 80 for a M-audio device, but that's just more Gear..

yeah i got 1 fris friday and another this Saterday

but i got a Numark dm 1050 mixer.. peace of crap..
so i don't have a rain mixer..
right now im using some free cheap software called Freecoder, wave pad and Audasity..

but i could use a new progam that has quality recording.

You do not need a Rane 57 to record your sets on Computer. I recorded a majority of my Vinyl and mixes using the SL-1. On the left side of your Serato screen above the crates, you will see a small arrow. Click that and check deck/line 1 and deck/line 2 (I do not recall the names). When your ready to record, click the RED (Circle)and your ready to go. Just watch your recording volume meter and when you finish recording, click the red circle again. It's saved in your scratch live folder. Might want to rename it and convert.

I'm sneaking on my job computer. Hope I explained it right. Lol.

^ Umm how does that record the volume levels you use on your mixer? Serato doesn't keep track of that. How would it keep track of whether you are using phono or line on your mixer?

I'm talking about recording mixes, not ripping vinyl.

I gave up on you.. Next tread. =)

Does someone care to explain his post? As far as I know you can't record sets with Serato if you're using it for the set.

serato's not a sequencer.

I use SONY Soundforge to record & then add tracks with CD Architect.

soundforge is tight I used it one my PC

audacity. all day.

Any simple software like hdogg that works with vista 64 bits?¿

thanks

I am using Adobe Audition version 1.5 to record my mixes, it was free for me and it does not take up any RAM on my computer, it even does not interfere with my serato ScratchLIVE when it is on the 10 setting, it has all the features of a regular studio, in my opinion get the demo and see for yourself.............it works great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wildchild, can you record mixes on the laptop that you are playing off of at the same time? I too use Adobe Audition and was thinking of running the booth out back to the laptop to record live sets but wasnt' sure how that would affect the functionality of Serato. Haven't had time to test it outside the club....

DJ Massi

Yes, you can run serato and adobe audition at the same time, it also depends how much RAM you have in your computer, but you can adapt the program to make them both work without skipping. But it is a good idea about the live session, I never actually tried it myself but it should not be a problem at all. I will try it myself in a couple of days.

I have 2 GB of RAM but was thinking of adding a 3rd just so I wouldn't have to sweat it. Yeah, def. not something I want to try live in the club, I'll have to set up my stuff and give it a shot.
Thanks!

Massi

I just recently purchased pro tools le 7.3 w/ mbox mini....still getting used to it can anyone tell me how to make "tracks" like for a cd in other words i did a 60 min mix and i need to track it up when im done mixing down

pro tools does a bad job of this for continuos mixes. i mix down from pro tools to a stereo wav file, then use audacity to place the track marks, THEN burn it in jam. going straight from pro tools puts slight stutters between each track, not acceptable for mixes.

Thanks but i might as well go back to adobe audition using the mbox mini

yeah, pro tools is designed mainly for editing.

So is audition. no?

i am only knowledgeable about pro tools and audacity.

I called someone who deals with pro tools and they told me pro tools isnt designed for making tracks like for a cd (continous mix) i tired so i just got sony sound forge to do it

CD architect is the best for that. But then again this thread is about software for RECORDING your mixes.

I use xitel INport USB recorder. It runs about 50 bucks and have been recording good quality WAV for two years with it. I have had no problem running Serato and Recording on the same laptop. It is a simple aplication.

Does anyone know why adobe audition wont recognize my mbox mini??

I use a Tascam SD Recorder. Works great!

Same here, Love the Tascam SD recorder... Feels good not to worry about a Hard Drive crash. LOL. Clarity is like a CD.

Hi my name is June
my partner is looking for a best free program to use to record my mixes my mixtrack pro came with tractor le 2 but I need a program so I can record from my console as there is no rec button on the program plz help iv been surchin for so long

Serato DJ can capture recordings of the mix output for most controllers*. Click the REC button to open the Recording Panel in Serato DJ. This is located in the top left hand area of the main screen.

Download Serato DJ.

SL3 for audio or Screenflow for video mixes is what I use cause I don't have ME yet and Serato DJ/Video is Shit for recording anyways. And I'm still using Scratchlive cause again Serato DJ is Shit!! No wonder it's mainly for controllers = Shit😊

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