thanks in advance for anyones advice here.
i have an imac g3 computer. what i'd really like is garageband but i'd need a g4 or g5 mac and that is out of the question for now. i'd like to know a good inexpensive way to record my prodigous guitar talent for posterity! seriously, i'd like to record, for myself, both my acoustic and electric playing. is the only thing i need a microphone? if so, what would be a good one? would i need anything else?
formerly "new writer" until someone said they didn't like my name
Also, check out audacity. It's opensource. It is free and will remain free, yet it is being continually updated. I find it simpler to use than ProTools Free, but ProTools really is the standard. Both are cross platform and work great on a mac.
Only audacity doesn't work on mac.
??? I use it on my mac. It's Mac, Windows, & Linux. And I only own Macs.
My appologies. I thought it was Windows/Linux only.
What about us with Windows XP?
aka Izabella
hueseph: thanks for the link.s i got protools, the mac version, but for some reason i can't use it. every time i try to open it it says that i need something different. i haven't tried the others yet.
what about a microphone? would i be able to record directly into my hard drive with only a microphone?
formerly "new writer" until someone said they didn't like my name
Did you get "ProTools Free"? The others require digidesign hardware to run.
yeah, i got the free download. i'll try running it again. what's an INIT? The last time i tried it said that I need an INIT. some sort of extension, maybe?
formerly "new writer" until someone said they didn't like my name
Yeah, an INIT is an extension. Just make sure The program is actaully CALLED "ProTools Free". (sorry to be redundant, I think they let you download any of their software, since it will only run if you buy their hardware, except for "Free".)
Read the "ReadMe" file, I seem to remember having to install a second file that downloaded with the main program. I think installation is discussed in some of the text somewhere.
I also remember having some difficulty getting the program to accept sound input, I'll try to remember what I had to do, if you have this same problem.
Just a warning, this program is an industry standard, but it isn't simple to use. Powerful, yes. If you learn it you will have a skill that will be transferable to many studios (or so I read, having never been in a real studio). Again, to be redundant, I use Audacity mostly, partly because I find it to be less work.
What about us with Windows XP?
That's Audacity for us too.
