A gripe and a solution to CUBASE - way to complicated.
I am a proud owner of a digitech rp255. It rocks and does other things. All my favorite guitar tunes just sound so much better but then I wanted to do a bit of recording all I wanted to do is plug my guitar in and start whaling out a few notes. Now CUBASE might be great for professional rocket scientists who wish to recreate the wheel but it sucks for someone who just wants to get on with playing Guitar.
So I am going to suggest to all you want to be Axe Gods - cast your eyes on a product call Audacity. If this doesn't give you an instant warm feeling then contact me and I will help sort your problems out. Now for CUBASE well I have discovered that it has some use. I am currently using the cubase dvd for a book mark in my book on python and that where it going to stay. All be good to those people who have waded through the depths of the pdfs to get cubase to do the simple task of recording and playback and peace be with you. But for those people who just want to cut some guitar then Audacity is so sweet - and it is free.
So I am going to suggest to all you want to be Axe Gods - cast your eyes on a product call Audacity. If this doesn't give you an instant warm feeling then contact me and I will help sort your problems out. Now for CUBASE well I have discovered that it has some use. I am currently using the cubase dvd for a book mark in my book on python and that where it going to stay. All be good to those people who have waded through the depths of the pdfs to get cubase to do the simple task of recording and playback and peace be with you. But for those people who just want to cut some guitar then Audacity is so sweet - and it is free.
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My major complaint about Cubase LE 4 (if we have the same \"free\" version), is that the manual is in PDF format. I much prefer paper, but understand the cost of both paper and the weight of an extra 300 page manual. You are kind of left on your own to figure out how to use Cubase, and that could easily turn you off. I bought some good books about Cubase from Amazon.com. Those helped. Also, Steinberg has a pretty good user forum where you can post questions about Cubase. I got cubase with my Zoom HD16CD multi-track recorder and also my rack mounted PreSonus FP-10. Both of those units had some good instructions on how to interface Cubase with their products. There are alot of bells and whistles in Cubase, and maybe more than most people need. But the more I learn how to use the program, the more I appreciate those extras. It does take time and effort up front to learn how to use the program.
Nothing wrong with Audacity if that fits your bill. I have a copy of Audacity on my computer also. Works great. For anyone that wants a copy of this great program, download it free at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/.
Hope to hear more from you on the forums. Take care.
1) Garageband - Mac only, of course; and
2) Record - new program from Propellerheads. It is very musician oriented. Actually, the less you know about other recording programs, the easier it is to use.
Audicity does a fine job, too, and you can't beat the price.