![]() ![]() You haven't mentioned budget either, but I'm guessing that since you're doing indie work, you have a tight budget requirement? Do you plan on doing this as your trade or as a side job? Is this going to be a business investment for the future or just to get you by for now? Does the software you select need to be cross-compatible to your peers and others in industry (and have street cred) or are you looking for software that can just "get the job done"? Plus, you'll have a great audio editor to boot. So, if you have access to Audition you're already set to go. I believe it even has loop handling capability. ![]() You can even open video files for viewing and syncing if required. You haven't mentioned anything about your recording needs, MIDI sequencing needs, or plug-in needs so I'm guessing that none of these are requirements for you at this point.Īdobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro) is actually more than an editor, you can multi-track and mix in it. drums, guitar, bass, etc, into a final piece.) (BTW, by "mixing", I meant mixing several different parts of a musical piece together, e.g. If all you're looking to do is mix canned music in post, your NLE will more than likely be sufficient for mixing canned music and voice-overs. Maybe if you can give us a bit more detail on how you envision your use of the software will be, we can give you pros and cons (or at least opinions) on what which platform would suit your situation best. At the end of the day, definitely consider it an investment, because you'll probably be learning the workflow, quirks, and workarounds for your chosen platform. multi-track even? Or, will they be handing you a finished piece? Answers to these questions, among others, may go more toward driving the software decision.Īs you can see, there's lots of considerations before investing in a sequencer. Will you be mixing it yourself? Will you need recording capability. If you're having other musicians contribute, you'll have to figure out how you're getting their material into the final piece. That would save you from needing to purchase additional software. If you're using canned music, you could just track it right in your NLE, providing it's audio-friendly, like Vegas (very friendly, to the point that you can use it to do basic loop-based work). ACID Pro 5 may have fixed much of this, but don't know since I really haven't had the need to shell out for the upgrade. In my case, it really doesn't impact me since I use those synths and ROMplers in Sonar anyways. ![]() I've had *a few* soft-synths freeze, close-out, or refuse to start altogether. Since it allows you to come up with sketches pretty quickly, you can then spend time making creative decisions and fine-tuning without having to do lots of setup.įor ACID Pro, I'm still on version 4 and will say that the VST implementation is a bit spotty. It's has an easy workflow, a super-fast learning curve (when you're just starting into this), and allows you to create workable material with loops (if you're so inclined) in a very short amount of time. However, when I need something quick 'n dirty, I will inevitably turn to ACID Pro to get things done. if you like diving your hands into MIDI editing. It's incredibly powerful and useful to compose and score on, esp. I have a music background and LOVE Sonar. off-the-cuff, I'd go with DSE's recommendation for using ACID Pro. Once you get these you'll understand that the ONLY reason I put this post up is 'cause I've been playing with these for a long time. sometimes the sound I want is pretty much "ready to go". Sometimes I mix the sounds down and create my own track. So is that wrong? M-Audio sure wouldn't clarify it for me fully, but they made it sound like that isn't something to worry about. may be exactly what you need to punch up a scene or key moment. In the Cinematic Impact disc, for instance, one sample sound. Get these discs and you'll see what I mean. I use 'em in various ways and sometimes they are altered, um, er. As in you can't have a video that has the raw audio samples one after another or use them in some other way to inadvertently (or intentionally) create a "competing" product. Well the clarification that *I* got was that all that stupid lingo is REALLY meant to say is that you can't sell their sounds as a product for what they simply are. 'cause on the package it almost sounds like they don't want you to use their sounds to make money. I emailed M-Audio to get some clarification on their licensing speak. I've got Acid Pro and about 10, yes 10 of the M-Audio discs. ![]()
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