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Anyone know of a PC app similar to Garage Band?
#1
Posted 19 June 2012 - 01:03 AM
Would anyone out there be able to recommend a good Windows PC application that has a similar functionality and interface to Garage Band? I have done a little digging around and I did find Sony Acid Pro 7. I would like to know if this is the closest app out there to a PC equivalent to Garage Band, or if there is anything closer and\or better? Since I am donating my time and a few spare parts and I am building this PC for him free of charge, I am sure he wouldn't mind if he had to drop a little coin for such an application, if one exists.
Thank you!
#2
Posted 19 June 2012 - 09:44 AM
If you want a better answer to your question, I would post it to the Gearslutz forum for computers and DAWs.
http://www.gearslutz...usic-computers/
I personally use Sonar 8.5, which is quite good as a DAW & works well with a Windows PC.
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Posted 19 June 2012 - 10:02 AM
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#5
Posted 19 June 2012 - 11:28 AM
#6
Posted 19 June 2012 - 12:35 PM
I was just talking to someone else about Reaper. He was very happy with it.Reaper is a popular cheap/free DAW. Audacity is free/open-source and can handle basic audio needs quite well.
A couple years ago I was searching around and someone suggested Acoustica Mixcraft. I downloaded a trial and liked it.
#7
Posted 19 June 2012 - 01:00 PM
The license is cheap, and I think it has a free trial too. They are probably the only platform out there that has their pricing right.
I've done some decent recordings on it (by my standards). Garage band is a bit simplistic, I don't think there is anything that simple and straight forward that runs on windows. Audacity is pretty close, but can be a bugger getting audio interfaces to work with it.
#8
Posted 19 June 2012 - 01:26 PM
One last question:
Has anyone worked with Sony Acid? How does that rate, if yes?
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Posted 19 June 2012 - 03:51 PM
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#10
Posted 19 June 2012 - 09:21 PM
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One last question:
Has anyone worked with Sony Acid? How does that rate, if yes?
I've used Sony Acid a bit, it's like GarageBand, but maybe a little more pro-oriented. You can download a demo of it that runs for 30 days (I believe). I use their two-track editor, sound forge, all the time for cleaning up tracks from band practice. It's great.
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Posted 20 June 2012 - 12:39 PM
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