John Sayers' Recording Studio Design Forum Archive

Hello Guys!!

Which recording software is the best? Which samplers do you prefer?

Thanks,
Music..

HI, and welcome; I moved your post to the Wombat Hole because that's probably the best fit; this site is mostly about BUILDING studios and acoustic space, not so much the gear. So you may not get much response on your question - there are better places to ask it, like

http://gearslutz.com/board/index.php3?s ... eb86e8c213

http://www.recordingproject.com/bbs/index.php

http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/

and

http://www.audioforums.com/

to name a few;

That said, I personally use Samplitude and have for years; I've yet to hear any software, including Pro Tools, that sounds as close to analog. It also has several features the other choices require plug-in's to do... Steve

It really depends on what you're doing, how your personal workflow is and how much you're planning on investing. I personally use Steinberg products like Nuendo and Cubase (they're the same, cubase just doesn't have some of the pro features needed for post by Nuendo users.)

I'm with Sam - Nuendo/cubase for me.

cheers
john

Hello, MuSiCRoCkS!

Well, if you are new to software-based multitrack recorders, I really recommend you to work with Sonar (4.0.3 is the latest version)... I use it in all of my productions and am very happy with it.
It is so much easy-to-use than Cubase, Logic, ProTools or any other known soft; very intuitive.

But you must know that ALL audio softs have their pros an cons... and usually, what one has, the other doesn't, and viceversa...
There's no "better than", nowdays; there are just many options, and one suit your needs.

So it´s better for you to download the demos, try them, and decide.
Good luck, then!

Regards,

Chino.

P.S.: You'll love Sonar...