JK> Salut Ed,
 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.
 ES>> Very possible. Check out some programs.
 ES>> Cool Edit 96,
JK> Only 1 stereo track
 ES>> GoldWave
JK> idem
 ES>> Multiquence
JK> Can only record 1 stereo track at a time, as far as I know.
 ES>> If you want to get more serious check out Samplitude Studio at
 ES>> www.sekd.com.
JK> I'd first try Samplitude Pro 4.0. It only does 8 tracks (mono or stereo)
JK> but it's much cheaper and upgradable to the Studio version.
 ES>> The cadillac is ProTools. I use this in a recording studio environment
JK> to
 ES>> do post production. Record all your tracks and instruments, do punch
JK> ins.
 ES>> Once tracks are all laid down, it has complete automation mixdown
 ES>> facility. A bit pricey for home use though.
JK> The more professional it get's, the more proprietary hardware is used.
JK> Other professional computer based hd-recording systems are Sadie, Sonic
JK> Solutions and SoundScape.
JK> There are stand-alone hd-recorders too, e.g. the AKAI DR-series, Ensoniq
JK> Paris, or the Roland VS-series.
JK> But Protools is very nice indeed, especially with the right plug-ins.
JK> bye ....
JK>          Joe
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Hi,
    I really enjoy hard rock and metal, but recently have been
experimenting with industrial.  I'm not a dj and have very little
experience in music.  I do know stereo equipment and a little
about recording equipment.  I have Cool Edit96 and have been
trying (out of curiosity) to make industrial/techno type mixes.
I have found it EXTREMELY hard to do such a thing with just a
cd-rom and a tape player attached to my sb16.  I have found a
mod/xm tracker called Fast Tracker, which makes my plan
plausible, but not much easier.  I can hear the music in my head,
but am finding it painfully hard to put it down on my computer
(the best peice of recording equipment in my house).  Can you
tell me if there is an easier way of mixing peices of music
(preferably in real-time) on my computer?  So far, I have been
opening multiple sessions of cool edit, recording selections off
my cd-rom, bringing them to an approximate relative playback
speed, then attempting to mix them together (all of this at a
snail's pace...5 hours for 20 seconds of a sub-standard mix).
Fast Tracker does allow you to do this in real time, but is only
really valuable if you have a midi key-board (something I don't
have).  Am I doing something wrong?  Also, is there any software
out there that you know of that allows you to controll the speed
of playback on a cd-rom (in real time)?
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