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[La Creme]

Ok, so, I'm getting a new computer. And this time around, I plan to use it much more for the creation music than I did the last one (which was basically not at all). So the question is: What program(s) should I get for making of musics?

I am bound by 3 things:

1) My dad is pretty much completely against me getting a Mac, so GarageBand is very unfortunately not an option.

2) I need something that can be recorded into (as in, I can play a guitar track and use it in the program).

3) I am limited by 512 RAM.

[Sythe]

3. Buy more ram? You can salvage 128s pretty easily too.

[Jooooosh]

Propellerhead Reason 3.0

but thats like 400 bucks.

[Micolithe]

Use GoldWave for recording your tracks. Just buy a converter that will take the headphone jack of your amp and connect it to the mic jack of your sound card.

[La Creme]

Ah, I forgot.

4) I am limited to probably around $200. Maybe a little more.

Also, 512 RAM is enough.

[ASturge]

SONAR 4 Producers Addition

Fruity Loops

[Saturday]

about the software, you can at least try some demos or ehem.. 'acquire' it in other methods...

you can use almost any program to multi-track guitar. i use Sony ACID 4.0 but itīs not for everyone. ultra-simple, very friendly, excellent to use with audio. recording stuff and looping them. perhaps the best for you is to use a POD or something, you can get one for about 200 bux used.

[Everest]

Excellent question! I've been wondering the same this very day! (Well, "what would be a good allround music creation program" would be the question I had in my mind... Still kind of the same )

I saw something called Magix Music Maker (I think it was called...), at €70. Is that stuff worth a shot for a beginning musician?

[ASturge]

If you want to record Real AUdio, use SONAR.

I'll 'Yousendit' sometime for you if you PM me.

If you want to use synthetic beats, get fruityloops.

I'll 'Yousendit' that as well

[sp2]

Give me your address and I can burn you a copy of cooledit pro (if I can find the disc somewhere).  You'll have to find a code somewhere online, but that shouldn't be too hard.

You can get a decent number of tracks and record directly into a computer if you have a mic you can hook up or an output cable from your amp, if you're that high-tech.

[heretic]

Magix music is very easy to use, but underpowered and limiting.  you'll get a sound in your head and then you'll come to find it is impossible to make in magix. very frustrating. i use sony acid.

[Valrus]

Give me your address

Don't do it. He's an Internet stalker.

[Kai]

I second the reccomendation for CoolEdit Pro; it's very good for starting off and has enough to work with.

[La Creme]

GOOD NEWS THAT IS GREAT!!!!!

My dad is being less lame and has decided that a mac is for go! I am getting Garageband and am super excited.

This thread can be locked, as my life is complete.

[McTaggart]

You'll have to find a code somewhere online, but that shouldn't be too hard.

Not sure about the extent to which this violates this forums TOS but for serials, try www.serials.ws . But be warned, it will try to install stuff on your machine and stealing is bad. So don't.