Has anyone picked up the AmpliTube Fender® guitar/bass amp and FX software suite http://www.ikmultimedia.com/fender/features/?

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Tony Houston

All the musicians I know are using pro tools here in Miami including the ones that went to a professional studio. Problem is pro tools if very expensive (unless you get a bootleg) and you need to be an engineer to know everything about it. Everyone is very satified with the learning curb and experimentation except for the cost. Especially the add ons like effects. I know someone that is getting a bootleg with patches for all kinds of guitar amps.

One band that went to the studio and spent some serious money was then offered the master (hard drive) at extra charge. The band couldn't afford it so they are stuck without being able to remaster the original after the lead singer died.

No one has offered me studio time or even a demo so I got the Line 6 riff tracker and I'm pretty satisfied with it's sound on sound features and amp patches which they used to give for free. It's probably good enough for that uplifting demo American Idol song I'm trying to do. You can save the songs as WMA and then convert to MP3 with Nero. Otherwise I read you have to burn CD from MS media player then import and burn to MP3.

First of all. let me say that people who use cracked or pirated software need a hard punch in the face every day.

Also, things aren't really "moving to" ProTools (whihc, BTW, is made by Digidesign, not Digitech). ProTools became the industry standard because it was the first usable multi-track recording software. Because of their Numero Uno position, Digidesing was able to create very expensive software that only worked with their even more expensive hardware (a requirement because the computers f the day weren't beefy enough to run digital audio on their own) and make a killing.

But about 15 years ago, software engineers began to notice that the computers in which they were installing the Digidesign cards were actually more powerful than the cards themselves. Maybe this kind of software didn't need additionl horsepower: maybe it could "run native."

So there's been a huge growth in native software from a bunch of competitors, and lots of studio owners and engineers have found something else that suited them better. Maybe you preferred the workflow of Sonar or Nuendo, maybe you wanted to superior MIDI control and vast array of scoring tools found in Digital Performer or Logic.

So, if anything, the industry has actually moved slightly away from the idea that ProTools as the immutable, original, unchanging Master of the Universe.

Also, just for future reference, the expression is "learning curve." It refers to a bell curve that can be drawn showing how quickly a new user of any given system can, on average, learn to use the system,

I stand corrected, thank you. Although your reference to violence seems uncalled for. I'm sure those who break the law will eventually pay. Amazingly these are people who can actually afford to buy the software.

I've been looking at the BR-1600. How do you like it?

The only real advantage to having Pro Tools in a home or project studio is if you plan take your recordings to a professional studio for additional recording, mixing and/or mastering because even the lite version will export to the pro version.

Personally, I haven't had great luck with any product from Avid Technology (Digidesign's parent) -- wasn't impressed with Ableton Live or any of the products I spent hard-earned money on from M-Audio. I recently discovered Avid owned Sibelius which makes me think twice about buying one of their products like G7 software. I'm a PC guy and I think these products are geared more toward Apple and the Mac.

My first home recordings were done on an old Sony open reel that had a crude overdubbing option. Over the years, I graduated to a small Tascam 4 track PortaStudio. I still have it, but my latest project was done on my HP Notebook using Sonar Home Studio and a Alesis USB 8. Despite all the problems I had, I managed to finish six tunes.

I know that there are better rigs and methods out there, but I decided to go with what I have. The only advice I can share is do a lot of research and get what you can afford.

Also, if you go the PC route, make sure you backup! Usually, I do. But my Notebook decided not to boot before I had a chance. I didn't have a proper backup, but I managed to find a folder with the data for each track I ever recorded. It took me a few days to go through it all and get my work back to where it was before the problem.

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I do a lot of home recording, I have several methods I use one of them is SONAR producer edition 08 on my pc along with tons of plugins and stuff.... I also have a standalone Workstation a Roland vs2480cd either way I love recording stuff

For all of you songwriters out there:

This weekend I'm trying out a demo version of SongFrame by Tanager AudioWorks. Besides helping you write and compose, your finished song including MIDI tracks, can be exported to your DAW. I'm using ACID Pro 7 so I want to see if it will export properly. And I want to see what SongFrame can do for me before I buy.

Hey Gang-

I use Guitar Tracks Pro for riff and song ideas. My band has a 8 ch Tacame Digitar recorder that we are still learning how to use. Mastering is the Art of recording....man is it time consuming. Its fun and all ...just have to have patience.

The Freeze

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There's Always Room For MELLOW !!!!

2000 MIM Stratocaster, Midnight Wine W/Texas Specials
2000 Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
1969 Fender Vibro Champ

Yes, it's a steep learning curve. Right now, I'm using Sound Forge 9 with plug-ins from iZotope like the ones available in Ozone. If I get better at this, maybe I'll pick up iZotope Ozone 4.

Reaper V3 http://www.reaper.fm/ has been released.

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Tony Houston

I picked up a Portastudio 414 off of the 'bay, along with a Shure PG47. Wanted a cheap way to learn the basics of recording. No vocals, just instrumentals. Another website I'm on does an mp3 compilation every year, and I want to send one in. I work with a couple of guys who have studios in their basements, but I wanted to at least have a clue by the end of the year.

Plus, I can see just how badly I really suck right now!!!!


Another person asked, but didn't get an answer. What's the best way to get the music from the 4-track into the computer??? I can use Audacity to master & burn it, right???

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Will

You can use a 'Y' patch cord that has male RCAs on one end, and has a 3.5mm mini-stereo plug like this one [url]http://tinyurl.com/kpxhyl
[/url], the RCA plug into the 4 track's audio-out, and the 3.5mm goes into the Line-in on your computer's soundcard.

Than you can use Audacity's 'record from soundcard' option. I'm sure that the audio in is in WAV format, and than you would export it in MP3 format.

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Tony Houston

Did that worK?

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Tony Houston