(Free) Multitrack recording software?

[FunkSlap89]

Hey, I've been looking for a high quality, free, full version multitrack recording software. Not really looking for an illegal download, but just a full shareware version or something. Can anyone help me out?

[Ben Clarke]

There used to be a free 8-track version of Pro Tools out there. Check Digidesign's web site. I've got it somewhere on CDR. I've never loaded it, as I still don't have a dedicated computer for audio & don't have enough RAM to bother with computer recording (I'm very impatient).

[Corbis]

Beat me to it.....I 2nd Pro Tools Free its pretty powerful and easy to use for being free

[Bassist4Life]

AUDACITY is amazing! Pro Tools Free didn't work out for me. It's powerful, but I wasn't willing to spend the time needed to learn it. Pro Tools Free doesn't work on all windows platforms.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net

This software is super powerful and has an easy to understand interface. There are several f/x that you can use. You can export your projects as wave files and mp3's with the proper plug-in. It creates a click track for you too. It is worth checking out. Did I mention that it's entirely free?!

Let me know what you think.

Joe

[lemur821]

I was about to post about Audacity as well. It's not the most full featured program around, but it's well made, and I use it for almost all my recording.

[winston]

There's a free multitrack recording program called Kristal (search on Google) that's easy to use. I don't think it does MIDI but it's fine for recording audio tracks. I also downloaded ProTools Free and took advantage of Mackie's free Tracktion offer last fall. Most of the free software I use is Linux stuff, though.

If you have any interest in the Linux operating system you could go to www.dynebolic.org and download an ISO image of dynebolic 1.4.1. It has several different recording programs (including Audacity and Ardour), drum machines, soft synths, sequencers, and streaming/multimedia software. You'd have to burn the ISO image to a CD and set your BIOS to boot from the CD drive. Takes a little while to do but it's a good introduction to free, powerful Linux audio software.

If you're looking to upgrade your soundcard, most new pro-level cards come bundled with starter versions of various software. My M-Audio soundcards include "lite" versions of Reason and Live.

[FunkSlap89]

Alright, I downloaded audacity. It seems to be a great program! Thanks for your help.

[Bassist4Life]

Originally Posted by FunkSlap89

Alright, I downloaded audacity. It seems to be a great program! Thanks for your help.

Not a problem! I am really happy that I could help out. I stumbled across Audacity no too long ago and I'm so happy I did. Enjoy.

Joe

[kiwlm]

Originally Posted by Bassist4Life

Not a problem! I am really happy that I could help out. I stumbled across Audacity no too long ago and I'm so happy I did. Enjoy.

Joe

Yeah, it works on Linux too!