Here at RipChord Studios, I’ve always used n-Track for my recording software. It’s a multi-track recording program that will record as many tracks as your computer will handle. It works great and is one of the cheapest programs available.
It was created by a guy in Italy, Flavio Antonioli. He does a great job of supporting it, fixing bugs, and implementing feedback from users.
Years ago, I think it was when we went from version 2 to version 3, I had a problem. The new version wouldn’t open files created with the previous version. I sent him an email about the problem, not sure if anything would come of it or not. Not only did I get a reply very soon, but attached to the email was a new build of the program that fixed the problem!
We’re on version 5 by now. I’ve recorded several albums with it: “Purpose” from AHQ, “A Heart Like Yours” from Heartbeat, an upcoming release from my buddy Pete, and of course the stuff from Acoustic Persecution. I’ve also done quite a bit of live stuff using it on my laptop.
I recently emailed Flavio again, requesting a small feature. He emailed me back saying he would add it.
> A small thing I would find helpful is the option to add a button to the toolbar which would toggle the “Song Comments” window. I use it fairly frequently and it’s kind of a pain to have to always go through the edit menu.
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> Thanks, keep up the great work!
> TomThanks for the suggestion. I’ll add the button in the next version of the program.
Best regards,
Flavio Antonioli.
The big guns in the multi-track recording field are ridiculously high-priced. n-Track is cheap, it does what I need to do, and it does it well.
7 Responses
January 9th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
I am really partial to Adobe Audition, although I’ve never recorded music. I use it mostly to produce PSAs and promotional announcements for work. You can find cheap copies of earlier versions of it on Ebay for 20-50 bucks if you’re lucky. Full version is a little pricy at 350.
January 9th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
That’s what used to be Cool Edit Pro, right?
January 11th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
huh?
February 5th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Interesting. Do you have any experience with Tracktion?
February 5th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
No, not familiar with that at all. Do you use it?
February 6th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
No I don’t. I’m just looking around for a good “newbie to pc recording” program. :) My Tascam 2488 has some definite drawbacks…
May 4th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
I enjoyed the article – good to hear positive feedback regarding Flavio and n-track. Ver 6 is on it’s way this summer. We are sponsoring a recording contest at n-track to celebrate our favorite recording software. Check it out at http://www.ntrack.com/contest
Let’s play!
Poppa Willis