Computer programs for editing mixes as multiple tracks

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Posted by kush paintings on Jul-15-2005 06:23:

Computer programs for editing mixes as multiple tracks

I like to mess around with my mixes a bit in Garageband. I have used Acid before, and I enjoy the ease of use of both these programs. Unfortunately, my garageband isn't working right now. Does anybody have any other programs I could use that are along these lines?

Posted by Ben Brown on Jul-15-2005 21:30:

ableton live is good... free demo (can't save tho) at the ableton website

Posted by kush paintings on Jul-15-2005 22:12:

Yeah, first I am looking for a program where I can see the form of multiple sound waves of the tracks and also, with the demo I can't save and export and I am not looking to drop some serious money on something I just want to mess around with every now and then.

Posted by tvmann on Jul-16-2005 19:25:

There's Cubase, I think it's something like Acid.

When you say mix - are you talking about working on a remix or original creation of one track or song? Or do you mean something like a 1 hour DJ mix of other tracks that you want to do on your computer?

Posted by kush paintings on Jul-17-2005 01:20:

1 hour Dj mix, sorry for the confusion. I will try out cubase. The shit was a little confusing, though. There where a lot of programs on there. Does anybody have a link that'd be great.

Posted by tvmann on Jul-17-2005 03:02:

I think Garageband, Cubase, and Acid are more for producing a single track.

Maybe Sound Forge or a similar editor program would be better for a long DJ mix, I think it's been used quite a bit for that type of thing. It's only for Windows though, You're on a Mac?

http://www.steinberg.de/Category_sb4bd3-2.html
http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/pr...forgefamily.asp

Posted by kush paintings on Jul-17-2005 03:44:

I do have a mac, which unfortunately as you pointed out will not work with Sound Forge.

Posted by Ben Brown on Jul-17-2005 17:21:

i'd say get garageband fixed ... try reinstalling it.

Posted by spdandpwr on Jul-18-2005 19:53:

I use the nero wave editor that comes with the burning rom. All you do is load the song and hit the inerst tab at the top and click insert track slit or you can right click. then when you go to save it saves each track individually at the exact spot you split it. Its way easier and quicker than using a cue sheet. I think there is a demo for the burning rom and make sure you get the mp3 plug in because you only have a limited amount of mp3 uses. Although you could save them as wav files and not loose and sound quality

Posted by retrobyte on Jul-18-2005 20:07:

If you're looking to do DJ mixes, Ableton Live is an incredibly flexible and powerful tool on both the production and live end of things. it's a bit expensive, so check out the demo before dropping the cash. they've got a public beta for Live 5 going on at the moment and you can render, so check it out. If you want something a little more audio-editorish, then Audacity might be a good start. the best part? it's free!

Posted by tctitan on Jul-18-2005 20:12:

cool edit pro is very nice, a little complicated at first but very functional