Looking for old school audio multitrack with features
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1346 posts since 26 Sep, 2002 from Montreal, CANADA
Hey guys, it looks like I have a huge blind spot on this subject and need to catch up please.
My DAW (Mulab) supports audio but manipulation is limited.
I am looking for basic stuff... timeline, multi track, audio editing (including reverse if possible), copy/paste/split, effects (vst, non destroying) etc..
I tried Audacity but it's almost unusable to me. It looks like Acid is the starting point here.
Is there anything in between or in the freeware, open source world?
Thanks so much
My DAW (Mulab) supports audio but manipulation is limited.
I am looking for basic stuff... timeline, multi track, audio editing (including reverse if possible), copy/paste/split, effects (vst, non destroying) etc..
I tried Audacity but it's almost unusable to me. It looks like Acid is the starting point here.
Is there anything in between or in the freeware, open source world?
Thanks so much
- KVRAF
- 1644 posts since 8 Feb, 2013 from Switzerland
If you're serious about multi tracking and manipulating audio events then you could consider free Tracktion 7 with its ease of use.
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- KVRAF
- 2426 posts since 28 Mar, 2007
- Beware the Quoth
- 33210 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
If going down the Tracktion route, possibly better to wait until the next free version of Waveform, based on the Waveform 11 code, comes out. Its in beta, shouldnt be long.Etienne1973 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 26, 2020 6:48 pm If you're serious about multi tracking and manipulating audio events then you could consider free Tracktion 7 with its ease of use.
However I agree with dellboy that Sonar fulfills the stated criteria well.
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- KVRAF
- 1644 posts since 8 Feb, 2013 from Switzerland
If register @ BandLab is no deal breaker for you then Sonar is worth a closer look. Me, myself hesitate to be a gear of this platform. I don't know why. Maybe because it doesn't match my definition of real freedom.
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- KVRAF
- 2351 posts since 15 Feb, 2006 from Berkeley, CA
FWIW I was a loyal Tracktion user almost from the beginning, but gave up on it by T7/T8 due to bugginess.Etienne1973 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 26, 2020 6:48 pm If you're serious about multi tracking and manipulating audio events then you could consider free Tracktion 7 with its ease of use.
REAPER has a learning curve (and is quite polarizing) but you can use just its basic features.
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- KVRian
- 551 posts since 11 Dec, 2017
If it has to be free just go with REAPER and you don’t have to use all the advanced features. The only real learning curve is the initial setup- to make it into an intuitive old school audio multitrack DAW experience you’ll have to change a lot of the default settings and deal with its rather convoluted setup process but after that it’s low maintenance.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1346 posts since 26 Sep, 2002 from Montreal, CANADA
Thanks so much guys! I will have a look. It seems like the candidates are all the ones I have worked with in the past to some extent. I will revisit these. Cheers
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- KVRAF
- 2426 posts since 28 Mar, 2007
You have to register to get Tracktion 7 so whats different about registering to get Bandlab Sonar ?Etienne1973 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:36 pm If register @ BandLab is no deal breaker for you then Sonar is worth a closer look. Me, myself hesitate to be a gear of this platform. I don't know why. Maybe because it doesn't match my definition of real freedom.
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- KVRian
- 551 posts since 11 Dec, 2017
Yeah I know it's not free (I own a license) but it might as well be, $60 is nothing. Plus it has that whole nag screens system- unsurprisingly tons of "die hard" REAPER uses still haven't paid for it.
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- KVRist
- 340 posts since 30 Jun, 2009 from moon
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Each DAW has a different sound.
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- KVRist
- 336 posts since 23 Apr, 2011 from Seattle WA
I've really gotten good use out of Mixcraft lately. I think it checks all of your boxes.
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