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[the_beastly_one]

Could anyone recommend one? Not looking for anything too complex, just something to mix maybe 2 or 3 tracks, and free.

Thanks.

[Daniel]

you can download the pro tools 4 track for free, aslo theirs goldwave

[the_beastly_one]

Originally Posted by Daniel

you can download the pro tools 4 track for free, aslo theirs goldwave

I already have Goldwave and only operates on single track..........

But I'll check out the Pro Tools one, cheers.

[Keilan 303]

ProTools free is Windows 9x only, it also doesn't seem to work very well on Athlons. Plus its fucking shit

Try the Cubase SX H20 "Try before Buy" version

[Humey Whilem]

I'm using N-track, (freeware download) and although I'd never ever do it of course [cough-cough], there's a crack available so you don't get the annoying beeps in the end result....

[Ray]

mackie were giving away tracktion for free not so long ago

www.mackie.com

good vst support too

[Compuphonic]

Check out some of the Linux audio apps at www.linuxaudio.org

Rosegarden is probably the one you want..

http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/tour/audio/

[spellchecker]

shareware music programmes

there was a thread or two like this before, note the post from neubeatz in the above thread, about something called kristal, seems totally free.

[spellchecker]

also, here is an email i wrote to someone recently who was thinking about setting up linux workstations for music in a school in englandshire.

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The logistics of getting some of this stuff running can sometimes be quite
tricky unless you are quite computer proficient. However, I'm happy to
help out/give advice if you are actually keen to try it out. I can't quite
remember what software and hardware you said you used at school, so I'll
just make some comparisons to software that is currently available for
Microsoft Windows.

One of the great benefits of Linux is that almost all of the applications
mentioned below can work together. They all run through a sound server
application that performs the task of synchronization and inter process
communication for all applications. As mentioned before, all of this
software is completely free; you can legally copy it onto as many
computers as you want. The best thing to do is to take a look at some of
the websites I mention below; most of them have screenshots and a list of
features, and probably give you a better idea of what can be achieved with
them.

1. One of the main uses of a computer for music is Hard Disk Recording.
There are loads of applications on windows that do this, for example
Cubase, Logic Audio, Sonic Foundry's ACiD, CoolEdit/Adobe Audition,
Digidesign's ProTools, etc. etc. The typical setup is a multitracking
software suite where you can record several tracks, overdubbing as you go,
or recording many tracks at once on multiple inputs. Each track has
controls for its own volume, panning, etc.

On Linux, there is an application called Ardour (http://www.ardour.org)
that is very similar to ProTools. It is a very powerful application, but
is a great technology for teaching people the basics of computer
recording - because it is the way most studios using computers for digital
production do their recording. There are other applications in Linux that
can also do hard disk recording, but Ardour is far and above the best
application.


2. Perhaps the next most important software tool is a sequencer.
Sequencers typically record or allow a user to draw MIDI sequences that
are played back through a MIDI instrument, for example, a keyboard (with
MIDI in), a synthesier, or perhaps a computer instrument like a VST. Many
applications are available on Microsoft Windows to do this, for example
Reason, Cubase, Cakewalk, etc. In Linux, there are a couple of different
applications that perform the task of sequencing, aimed at slightly
different audiences.

Rosegarden (http://www.rosegardenmusic.com) is a fully featured MIDI
sequencer that also provides score visualisation and editing. I thought
this might be useful in school if you are teaching notation, for example.
Rosegarden can also do hard disk recording, though not with the advanced
control and manipulation of Ardour.

Muse (http://muse.serverkommune.de) is a simpler, more user friendly MIDI
sequencer. It can also be a hard disk recorder as well, but again, with
less of the features that Ardour provides. I tend to use Muse for most of
my sequencing work because it is quite similar to Cubase/Cubasis, and is
very simple to use for first time users.


3. Another important category of audio applications is that of waveform
editors. Waveform editors typically allow users to edit sound files or
samples, doing anything from volume/normalisation tasks, to adding
effects, dynamics/compression/EQ editing, fade ins/outs, etc. etc. On
Microsoft Windows there are applications like Adobe Audition/CoolEdit,
Sonic Foundry's Sound Forge, etc.

Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net) is a cross platform (e.g. it
runs on Windows, Mac and Linux systems) waveform editor. Audacity is able
to use VST effects to add things like distortion, chorus, flange, reverb,
delay, etc. There are also free effects that come with the program to
perform the same task.

Rezound (http://rezound.sourceforge.net) is a similar application but is
not cross platform. It can perform most of the same tasks that Audacity
can. It is probably better to use Audacity though, as it is more stable.


4. Software synthesizers (e.g. waveform generators) are a popular tools
for computer musicians. They can often replicate the kind of sounds made
my hardware synthesizers made by Korg/Roland/Clavia, etc. Usually on
Microsoft Windows, these take the form of VST or VSTi plugins.
Propellerheads' Reason also features very advanced software synthesizers.
These applications often have multiple oscillators, modulators, filters
with Attack, Delay, Sustain and Release settings that allow a user to
completely shape the waveform.

ZynAddSubFx (http://zynaddsubfx.sf.net) is a very powerful application
that can produce very beautiful sounds either from presets, or by
adjusting the synthesizer settings in the program itself. It is MIDI
enabled so can take input from a MIDI keyboard, or from a MIDI sequencer
(such as Muse or Rosegarden). This is probably the best synthesizer on
Linux.

Amsynth (http://amsynthe.sf.net) is another analogue-modelling
synthesizer. It is a lot more like traditional hardware synths and can
make some truly horrible sounds, as well as some very creative
soundscaping noises!!

There are actually a great deal of synthesizer programs on Linux, each
aiming at a slightly different modelling technique.


5. There are a number of other miscellaneous applications for Linux that
don't necessarily fit into any one category. A favourite of mine is a drum
sequencer called Hydrogen (http://hydrogen.sf.net). Hydrogen performs the
task normally assigned to a hardware drum machine; set the correct tempo,
start punching beats into it! Hydrogen gives users access to a great
number of different sounding drum kits; volumes of each instrument (e.g.
hi hats, toms, kick, snare, crash, etc.) can be panned and volume
controlled individually, and have up to 4 effects applied at varying
levels. It is very simple to use even for absolute beginners, and is great
fun to use!

[spellchecker]

and here's a couple of tracks recorded in linux

http://affronted.org/livingyou.mp3
http://affronted.org/blackhorse.mp3