Stanley
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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 Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:58 pm Post subject: Which all software needed for creating a complete track? |
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Hi all!
I am a wannabe music composer. I plan to do all my songs using PC. I plan to get a M-Audio Audiophile 2496 soundcard and a Sennheiser HD280 Pro headphones. Later, I would get a M-Audio Oxygen 8 MIDI controller.
(Btw., please tell me which mic is good for male vocal recording: Shure SM-57? Anything cheaper than that?)
Now, I plan to get these 3 software:
1). Steinberg Cubase SX 3
2). Native Instruments Reaktor 4
3). TASCAM GigaStudio 3 (OR) Steinberg Halion 3
Now, I plan to construct sounds from scratch in Reaktor 4 OR use the samples from gs3 or halion3 and sequence them in cubase sx3.
Now, my questions are:
a). How do I record the vocal track? Do I need to get a seperate recording software (if so, which one?) or can I just do it from within Cubase SX3 or any of the above 3 software?
b). When I am getting Cubase SX3, would it make any sense to get Propellerhead Reason 3.0 or Fruity Loops Studio or Ableton Live 3.0? Or, will Cubase SX3 do pretty much everything I can do in any of the above 3?
c). Do I need to get a dedicated DRUM sampler like Battery 2 or I can use gs3 or halion3 and get drum samples, and use it? Will either have any particular advantage or disadvantage? Also, can I construct drum loops within cubase sx3 itself?
d). Do I need audio editing software (extra) like: Adobe Audition 1.5 or Steinberg WaveLab 5 in addition to those 3?
e). Would Finale 2005 do anything more that what Cubase SX3 will do?
f). And, finally, how do I mix and master my songs? Do I need anything like Steinberg Nuendo 3?
Kindly help me out...
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callab31
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Joined: 14 Apr 2005
Posts: 10
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a) Cubase SX3 will be able to record vocals perfectly fine.
b) Cubase is pretty much just for multitrack recording and will give you everything you need for recording. Reason and FruityLoops are strickly for creating loops and strange effects.
c) Don't know about the first part of the question, however Cubase will alow you to create drum loops.
d) You don't need extra software, but it never hurts. If you have the money for it, I would suggest you get something like WaveLab, however it is not essential.
e) Finale 2005 to my knowledge has nothing more to offer than Cubase SX3 will give you. Cubase is a great program, however it isn't very user-friendly. I would encourage you to check out Acid Pro 5 and ProTools. |
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