Toneport. recording software question

FMA · June 10th, 2008, 07:42 AM

On the recommendation of getbent, I got myself one of these critters and I must say, it's all he said it was and more. Great sounding and a lot of fun for doing quick easy recordings.

Sort of.

I didn't have multitracking software and installed the Ableton Lite that comes with the device. It seems kind of limited. Only four tracks. And I can't seem to get it to put finished work into a .wav file that will work, or am able to burn to CD.

I was wondering, what software would you all recommend, at a reasonable (cheap) price?

Anyone have experience with ACID? Or any of the other lower end multitrack programs? Will ACID work with the Toneport?

getbent · June 10th, 2008, 09:02 AM

if you are on a pc why not use reaper? its free. Acid is more of a loop building application... or you could just buy the FULL version of Live!

The toneport is a great capture device for recording... and it takes care of that part, but you still need the recording software solution.

Tim Armstrong · June 10th, 2008, 09:10 AM

What he said! Reaper is my go-to recording software. It's only free if you don't pay for it, however... ($50 is the non-commercial use price, but you can evaluate it for free, pretty much as long as you want)

Audacity, while nowhere near as feature-filled as Reaper, is also free.

Cheers, Tim

blowtorch · June 10th, 2008, 09:12 AM

Toneport user/fan here. I have the UX2.

I recommend Audacity. It's free and it's really easy to use and intuitive.
I have a little experience with ACID and I think it would work well for say, building drum tracks with the loops, and then importing that to Audacity, to then record guitar tracks using your Toneport onto Audacity.

FirstBassman · June 10th, 2008, 09:31 AM

Magix Music Studio is very reasonably priced and relatively easy to use:

http://www.magix.com/us/samplitude-m...dio/detail/pr/

(Though their tech support is not great.)

Daddydex · June 10th, 2008, 09:43 AM

Another vote for Reaper. It really makes Audacity look like a toy and you can't go wrong with the free evaluation. Good luck.

Dan

Axis29 · June 10th, 2008, 10:39 AM

I picked up reaper at the recommendation of the guys here. Works quite well with my UX1.

FMA · June 10th, 2008, 01:09 PM

Looks like the early consensus is Reaper. It looks pretty decent. Ableton is OK, I guess, but not very intuitive and the Lite version is pretty limiting. Upgrading to the full version is a couple of hundred bucks.
I'll check out Reaper. Thanks, guys.

Scotsteleguy · June 11th, 2008, 08:25 AM

Live Lite has been upgraded to Live Lite 7 which apparently supports a combination of up to eight audio or MIDI tracks.

I do not use Live but it might be worth checking to ascertain whether you can download a free upgrade. Details of the upgraded Live Lite will be on the Ableton site together with elegibility details.

Skully · June 11th, 2008, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Live Lite has been upgraded to Live Lite 7 which apparently supports a combination of up to eight audio or MIDI tracks.

Eight tracks isn't much in the computer recording realm. If you're determined not to spend much money, I don't see how you can go wrong with Reaper.

Madhatter · June 12th, 2008, 06:44 PM

I like to use Tracktion 3
I find it very easy to use... but it can get as complicated as you want..
plus it comes with fairly decent final mix filters

only thing I don't like is that it doesn't make me sound like a professional...
lol
and it doesn't hide my errors...
hmmm
maybe I forgot to read a chapter
lol

FMA · June 13th, 2008, 07:34 AM

Madhatter,
I keep looking for the suck control in these programs, but they must hide it pretty deep in the coding.
Haven't had much time to mess with my recording rig. Been rehearsing for a Father's Day gig and had my son's HS graduation. (Yee-Haa!)
But I did download Reaper and what little time I spent with it, it looks good.
Thanks, guys.

getbent · June 13th, 2008, 09:53 AM

When you get a little money there is a program that has suck control.... but, you need 550.00 to get it.... and it absolutely works.

Madhatter · June 13th, 2008, 01:25 PM

hey... that would be worth it
what's it called
lol

getbent · June 13th, 2008, 02:46 PM

FMA · June 13th, 2008, 03:22 PM

Dang. It's a Brave New World. Pass the Soma.

getbent · June 13th, 2008, 03:30 PM

soma use it. soma won't.

Huxley would have told us it was fake and we shouldn't use it... and then he'd use it himself.

Madhatter · June 13th, 2008, 04:11 PM

wow... that's sort of what I always thought they did in studios...lol

I'll have to try the demo...

June 10th, 2008, 07:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
FMA Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,080	Toneport. recording software question On the recommendation of getbent, I got myself one of these critters and I must say, it's all he said it was and more. Great sounding and a lot of fun for doing quick easy recordings. Sort of. I didn't have multitracking software and installed the Ableton Lite that comes with the device. It seems kind of limited. Only four tracks. And I can't seem to get it to put finished work into a .wav file that will work, or am able to burn to CD. I was wondering, what software would you all recommend, at a reasonable (cheap) price? Anyone have experience with ACID? Or any of the other lower end multitrack programs? Will ACID work with the Toneport? Last edited by FMA; June 10th, 2008 at 08:37 AM.

June 10th, 2008, 09:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Age: 48 Posts: 9,512 37 Photos	if you are on a pc why not use reaper? its free. Acid is more of a loop building application... or you could just buy the FULL version of Live! The toneport is a great capture device for recording... and it takes care of that part, but you still need the recording software solution. __________________

June 10th, 2008, 09:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tim Armstrong Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Berlin, Maryland, USA Age: 49 Posts: 8,886	What he said! Reaper is my go-to recording software. It's only free if you don't pay for it, however... ($50 is the non-commercial use price, but you can evaluate it for free, pretty much as long as you want) Audacity, while nowhere near as feature-filled as Reaper, is also free. Cheers, Tim __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

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Daddydex Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,576	Another vote for Reaper. It really makes Audacity look like a toy and you can't go wrong with the free evaluation. Good luck. Dan __________________ Teles are like Mr. Potato head

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Axis29 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 40 Posts: 1,053 1 Photos	I picked up reaper at the recommendation of the guys here. Works quite well with my UX1. __________________ John F. TDPRI # 1764

June 10th, 2008, 09:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
blowtorch TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 55	Toneport user/fan here. I have the UX2. I recommend Audacity. It's free and it's really easy to use and intuitive. I have a little experience with ACID and I think it would work well for say, building drum tracks with the loops, and then importing that to Audacity, to then record guitar tracks using your Toneport onto Audacity.

June 10th, 2008, 09:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
FirstBassman Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,155	Magix Music Studio is very reasonably priced and relatively easy to use: http://www.magix.com/us/samplitude-m...dio/detail/pr/ (Though their tech support is not great.)

June 10th, 2008, 01:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
FMA Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,080	Looks like the early consensus is Reaper. It looks pretty decent. Ableton is OK, I guess, but not very intuitive and the Lite version is pretty limiting. Upgrading to the full version is a couple of hundred bucks. I'll check out Reaper. Thanks, guys.

June 11th, 2008, 08:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
Scotsteleguy NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Of Scotland Posts: 5	Live Lite has been upgraded to Live Lite 7 which apparently supports a combination of up to eight audio or MIDI tracks. I do not use Live but it might be worth checking to ascertain whether you can download a free upgrade. Details of the upgraded Live Lite will be on the Ableton site together with elegibility details.

June 12th, 2008, 06:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
Madhatter Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 146	I like to use Tracktion 3 I find it very easy to use... but it can get as complicated as you want.. plus it comes with fairly decent final mix filters only thing I don't like is that it doesn't make me sound like a professional... lol and it doesn't hide my errors... hmmm maybe I forgot to read a chapter lol __________________ You Gotta Let Your Soul Shine Soundclick http://www.myspace.com/flatlandstide

June 13th, 2008, 07:34 AM	#12 (permalink)
FMA Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,080	Madhatter, I keep looking for the suck control in these programs, but they must hide it pretty deep in the coding. Haven't had much time to mess with my recording rig. Been rehearsing for a Father's Day gig and had my son's HS graduation. (Yee-Haa!) But I did download Reaper and what little time I spent with it, it looks good. Thanks, guys.

June 13th, 2008, 09:53 AM	#13 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Age: 48 Posts: 9,512 37 Photos	When you get a little money there is a program that has suck control.... but, you need 550.00 to get it.... and it absolutely works. __________________

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Madhatter Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 146	hey... that would be worth it what's it called lol __________________ You Gotta Let Your Soul Shine Soundclick http://www.myspace.com/flatlandstide

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getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Age: 48 Posts: 9,512 37 Photos	__________________

June 13th, 2008, 03:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
FMA Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,080	Dang. It's a Brave New World. Pass the Soma.

June 13th, 2008, 03:30 PM	#17 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Age: 48 Posts: 9,512 37 Photos	soma use it. soma won't. Huxley would have told us it was fake and we shouldn't use it... and then he'd use it himself. __________________

June 13th, 2008, 04:11 PM	#18 (permalink)
Madhatter Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 146	wow... that's sort of what I always thought they did in studios...lol I'll have to try the demo... __________________ You Gotta Let Your Soul Shine Soundclick http://www.myspace.com/flatlandstide