Product Review : Recording Software

If you want to take your recording to a serious level you need to look into purchasing a good quality recording program.

If you are looking for good free recording software, check out Audacity.

Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Music Creation & production System $149.99

Steinberg's Cubase is probably the main PC users' package. It has a bit of a rough-and ready feel - you get the feeling you're really getting down and dirty with your music. It's got great features for controlling external devices like synths, samplers and effects boxes.
That said it's not the most intuitive of programs so you'll need to put the time in to learn it. One or two of the menu options are a little obscurely labeled, and you'll get along much quicker once you learn a few of the main keyboard shortcuts. It is still a very powerful tool and will allow you to record and edit your music to a
higher standard than Audacity.

Apple Logic 8 Studio $499

This is the first choice of most MAC users. Logic 8 Studio software from Apple marries the Logic Pro 8, MainStage, and Soundtrack Pro 2 toolkits with three ample plug-in sets: Studio Instruments, Studio Effects, and Studio Sound Library. You get an amazing amount of recording studio software in one convenient package.