"Best" software for two track acoustic/classical recording/editing

bove · 19th December 2005

Is there a commonly accepted "best" software or DAW, or at least a "most popular" software for recording and editing two track stereo acoustic or classical music?

Just wondering if I am missing any info on this subject.

Thanks!

Recording David · 19th December 2005

Depends if you're on PC or Mac. On PC the big hitters for classical are SaDie and Sequoia. On Mac the most popular 2-track editor is probably Peak. I do almost all classical and I use Logic Pro 7.1. It's probably an unusual choice for this but it's what I'm used to!

jdunn · 19th December 2005

Sequoia is said to have features that are tailored to working with classical music, whatever that means. I have found PC DAW programs to be rather unintuitive, so I'm using Logic Pro as well. Mixing a jazz record with it right now.

If you're on Mac, you should check out DSP Quattro too. Some people prefer it to Peak, and it's much more affordable.

klaukholm · 19th December 2005

For two track you may consider the native version of Pyramix along with Samplitude and Sadie.

kjetil

manning1 · 19th December 2005

bove...
if your on pc.....check out the demo of what i use.
powertracks from pgmusic.com.
very inexpensive.....if you doubt me...talk to other powertracks users on the pg forum. the sound quality will not be determined by the software but the quality of digital convertors in the sound card you use with it.
be open minded...and try the demo. then...if not happy that it fits your needs/way of working try some other excellent products here cited.

bove · 20th December 2005

Thanks for all the advice so far!

I am on PC.

An awesome engineer I have worked with uses Pyramix, so I was going to check that out... but it's great to have a bunch of others to look at!

I will not have an unlimited budget for this... so I may not be able to get any program I want, but I am going to look at as many as I can, so that I can make an educated decision.

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bove Gear maniac Joined: Dec 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 290 Thread Starter	"Best" software for two track acoustic/classical recording/editing Is there a commonly accepted "best" software or DAW, or at least a "most popular" software for recording and editing two track stereo acoustic or classical music? Just wondering if I am missing any info on this subject. Thanks!

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Recording David Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 946	Depends if you're on PC or Mac. On PC the big hitters for classical are SaDie and Sequoia. On Mac the most popular 2-track editor is probably Peak. I do almost all classical and I use Logic Pro 7.1. It's probably an unusual choice for this but it's what I'm used to!

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jdunn Head of Bumping Security (B.S) Joined: Feb 2004 Location: in the hills of Southern California Posts: 2,944	Sequoia is said to have features that are tailored to working with classical music, whatever that means. I have found PC DAW programs to be rather unintuitive, so I'm using Logic Pro as well. Mixing a jazz record with it right now. If you're on Mac, you should check out DSP Quattro too. Some people prefer it to Peak, and it's much more affordable.

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klaukholm Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: EU Posts: 2,431	For two track you may consider the native version of Pyramix along with Samplitude and Sadie. kjetil

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manning1 Lives for gear Joined: May 2004 Location: canada Posts: 3,998	bove... if your on pc.....check out the demo of what i use. powertracks from pgmusic.com. very inexpensive.....if you doubt me...talk to other powertracks users on the pg forum. the sound quality will not be determined by the software but the quality of digital convertors in the sound card you use with it. be open minded...and try the demo. then...if not happy that it fits your needs/way of working try some other excellent products here cited.

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bove Gear maniac Joined: Dec 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 290 Thread Starter	Thanks for all the advice so far! I am on PC. An awesome engineer I have worked with uses Pyramix, so I was going to check that out... but it's great to have a bunch of others to look at! I will not have an unlimited budget for this... so I may not be able to get any program I want, but I am going to look at as many as I can, so that I can make an educated decision.