I am looking for a program that I can record through the microphone jack on my computer.?

Question

I want to record maybe four track individually, whats a good program, money is not an issue.

in other word I want to mike my guitar amp and record some tracks. Is there any program that I can buy thats easy to use.

Answer 1

Two freeware programs that fit the bill are Audacity and Fatrock studio. Fatrock studio didn't support VST plugins last time I checked, but Audacity does. There are many more, but these are the two that I have used.

Answer 2

I use Reaper. It's incredibly inexpensive, with a long trial period, and fully functional.



Pro Tools has a Lite version you might want to look into. N Track also has a trial version, I believe. My band's singer prefers N-Track, I prefer Reaper.



All three support VST and midi.



Upgrade your soundcard, and consider an external mixer (Behringer makes a decent 4-channel mixer for less than 50$ that I use for very very decent results). Make sure you've got a decent microphone... a Shure SM57, for instance, or a Samson CO1 (both are 100$ or less), the first is dynamic and the second condensor. For a "clean" and detailed sound I prefer condensors going into a mixer with phantom power, if you want a more traditional colored and limited guitar sound go with a dynamic mic. You can use a mic preamp, but usually if you aren't using a high quality (1000$ plus) preamp you'll get coloration rather than clarity. Just be aware...



As far as programs that you can buy... the absolute best program that I have ever used is Samplitude. It's expensive ( something like 1400$!!!) but it is incredibly high quality. It blows Pro Tools away, no question in my mind. Built in convolution, excellent visual parametric EQ, reverb, at least three different types of highly-adjustable compression (including a very nice optical!), and that's just the beginning.



I miss it. I had to crash-course learn how to use it to mix my band's demo cuz the engineer wasn't used to heavy metal, and wasn't sure how to push the dB's into the red the way I wanted... but that's another story.



I suggest starting with something cheaper (or free) and see what you can do, before you sink a grand and a half into recording software. Especially if you don't have the sound card (ASIO drivers!) to really take advantage of good quality software.





Saul

Answer 3

G'day bud. There are a plathora of programs to record music with 'individually' through a 'jack'. i started of using a jack about 10 yrs ago and progressed from using a jack to a high end sound card.....anyways. the question being...If you are using apple i suggest a program called 'Apple Logic' is fantastic and quite easy to use. My favorite program however is 'Steinberg Cubase sx' which can be used on mac and PC. These are the top end programs and most common with the third being 'Protools' however you will need to purchase additional digidesign authorised hardware to act as a dongle. Logic is the cheapest however comes with a ridiculous amount of extras, Cubase has many possibilities for further learning and experimentation. and is around a grand give or take and protools depending on what hardware you purchase with it....u wont be able to use a jack with protools. I would reccomend Cubase from personal preference. Have fun mate!! oh before you go ahead and record i would suggest purchasing a sound card to use instead of the jack. A soundcard known as an audio interface is a great way to start with any recording. You in effect are about to embark on a journey that has no limit to knowledge but this is the foundation. A good audio interface would be a digidesign mbox used with protools or cubase, logic etc. also i would download an asio driver for youre computer also. i would go down to youre nearest music shop and have a good chat with the boys there and aske them what deals they could do on mbox protools set up.....i think this would be best for the guitar tracks......cheers!!

Answer 4

What you're looking for is midi-sequencer or multitrack studio software. There is plenty of freeware and shareware for you on the net. Try googling 'musical software'. I would get a few references from specific websites before I download, though. Don't want to catch a virus!



I used a program call Krystal for a while. Its a recorder/sequencer that you might be able to use. Good Luck.