On 2014-12-06 09:40:40 -0800, flatfish+++ said:
On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 22:47:35 -0800, Tom Evans wrote:
What's the best digital music recording program that comes with many
terrific instrument sounds?
I'm thinking of buying Logic Pro 10, as I'm a Mac user and I'm using
Garageband and a controller to record songs on the Mac, but I'm finding
Garageband's instrument sounds are too limited.
The price of Logic seems to be good ($200) but I wonder if there's a
program that easeir to learn and use; Logic seems to be complicated.
If you are a composer it's hard to beat Studio One for work flow,
ease of use and a decent compliment of instruments.
IMHO it's probably the least complex of all the DAW software and
while it doesn't have the extreme granularity and superb MIDI control
that say Cubase has, it does have more than enough features for most.
I use the Windows version (Studio One Professional) so can't comment
on the Mac version but it's been ultra stable for me.
http://www.presonus.com/products/Stu...e/what-you-get
Another alternative is to stick with Logic, spend some time watching
YouTube and learn what you might be struggling with. Then spend the
money you save by not DAW hopping on something like Kontact.
Depending on the version, you'll get a bazillion high quality
(mostly) instruments.
In my experience, unless you truly hate a particular DAW, hopping to
a new one rarely solves the problems. The grass isn't always greener
etc.
Good luck!
Thanks, Flatfish.
I downloaded the 30-day demo of Kontakt and I wasn't impressed with
most of the sounds because some of them sounded low-quality and there
are only 40 sounds in the package. I went to a local music store
earlier this year and asked for a salesman for a good software
instrument sounds library and his first recommendation was a box
containing that same Kontakt sound library of only 40 sounds and the
price if I recall correctly was $140.
That seems like a bad deal compared to Logic, which costs $200 and
comes with thousands of sounds and loops in addition to the
comprehensive recording and mastering functions of Logic, so I 'm
confused about this seeming discrepancy. Can anyone explaining this
apparent discrepancy to me?
Tom