Hello Arthur!
08 Apr 98 18:27, Arthur Marsh wrote to all:
 AM> Hi, I'd like to know how possible it is these days to digital
 AM> recording and mixing using computer hard disks as the storage
 AM> mechanism, with 16 tracks or more at 16 bit / 44.1 kHz sampling.
Very possible. Check out some programs.
C96SETUP.EXE    Cool Edit 96, An excellent audio editing package, works with 
over a dozen different audio formats
Cool Edit is a digital sound editor for Windows. You might think of it as a 
paint program for audio, just as a paint program enables you to create images 
with colors, brush strokes, and a variety of special effects, Cool Edit 
enables you to "paint" with sound: tones, pieces of songs and voices and 
miscellaneous noises, sine waves and sawtooth waves, noise, or just pure 
silence.
http://www.syntrillium.com/cool.htm
GWAVE324.ZIP    GoldWave is a digital audio editor for Microsoft Windows. It 
features realtime amplitude/spectrum oscilloscopes, intelligent large file 
direct-to-disk editing, numerous effects, and support for a wide variety of 
sound formats.
www.goldwave.com/
Multiquence is a multitrack digital audio processor for Windows 95/NT. It 
features an incredibly fast and easy to use interface. All editing is 
performed instantly, which means you can drag-and-drop, trim, copy, and split 
files without any processing time! Several realtime effects, such as volume 
envelopes, flange, speed, and equalizers, can be applied to each file. 
Supports .wav, .voc, .aif and .au digital audio files.
www.goldwave.com/multiquence/index.html
There's probably newer versions of these around, I've had these for quite a 
while. There's a few more around that are decent but I forget their name at 
the moment.
If you want to get more serious check out Samplitude Studio at www.sekd.com.
The cadillac is ProTools. I use this in a recording studio environment to do 
post production. Record all your tracks and instruments, do punch ins. Once 
tracks are all laid down, it has complete automation mixdown facility. A bit 
pricey for home use though. They have a site www.digidesign.com. Interesting 
to see what is available.
This should get you started in the right direction.
TTYL
Ed
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