Today we need to talk about what sort of recording software you have to install on your computer to get those Phat tunes homie.
Here is the thing, if you read the previous day’s lesson you know that it is all going to depend on 2 factors:
1) What sort of computer you have (OS, Processor, etc.)
2) What sort of sound card you went with
Those are 2 very important questions you have to ask yourself before you hit this step. But let’s pretend that you have a sound card, computer, and no software and want to find some software on the cheap! What to do, what to do?
Simple, download Audacity. What is Audactiy? It’s a FREE audio editor and recorder. The key word there is free. Although to be fair to Audacity, it is a very powerful program for being free. The nice thing about Audactiy is that it is easy to use and there are communities set up all over the internet where you could ask any questions that your heart desires.
What if you are superman money-bags and want to buy some awesome software? Well here are a few that you can check out:
Magix Music Maker could be a cool piece of software. I have a version of this that I did not enjoy, but some of my friends really were quite good with it, so it’s possible that I’m just not so talented.
Cakewalk: This is a nice piece of software (there are a lot of cool things Cakewalk makes) but keep your eye out because a lot of different sound cards do come with a form of Cakewalk installed.
Pro Tools: The classic, the beast of this group really. Pro Tools is very professional hardcore software that you would really only need if you become experienced with other basic software first.
And there are a ton of others out there. What I really wanted to impress upon everyone today is that if you don’t know what you are doing download Audacity, learn it, learn to produce your music, then move on to something else. There is nothing wrong with Audacity, in fact it’s one of my favorite pieces of software of all time, it’s a great learning tool and the music sounds great after using Audacity to record.
Your Homework: See how skilled you think you are at recording and producing your music, if you aren’t skilled at all download Audacity and take some time to learn about it and how to use it. Don’t worry about recording anything yet, we haven’t gone over mics or how to set any of this jive up. So just think about what you want to do, then be patient for tomorrows class!
Class Dismissed
Professor Nooge























