Home studio recording software

What home studio recording software do you need?
Do you really need to buy loads of different software
for your home recording studio?

Will one good software program have all you need
to record music with your computer?

When you decide to record your own music you might think you will need
a lot of different software like:

Soft synths
Samplers
Effects Software
Dynamic software
Mixing tools
Mastering tools

You can buy dedicated software that is built for a specific job like EZdrummer
with software like Ezdrummer you can get great results but,
you have to pay for that software.

Some of the software you can buy is worth getting and you will use often but,
some of the home recording studio software isn't much better then
what is included in a good DAW like Sonar, Cubase or Pro Tools.

Sonar comes with some of the best selection of software included and
the software is of a very high quality.

Here is a list of some of the software that comes with Sonar 8:

Dimension Pro- real and synthesized instrument sounds

TruePianos Amber- realistic piano sounds

Guitar Rig 3 LE- guitar amp modeler

Roland V-Vocal 1.5- vocal correction and modeling

PX-64 Percussion Strip- 7 stage multi-effects processor

VX-64 Vocal Strip- 7-stage multi-effects processor

VC-64 Vintage Channel- channel strip, dynamics processor, EQ, and De-Esser

Transient Shaper- for transient dynamics

LP-64 EQ- linear- phase Equalizer

LP-64 Multiband- linear phase mastering compressor/limiter

Boost 11- peak limiter

TL-64 Tube Leveler- line driver/ leveling processor

Z3TA+- Waveshaping synthesizer

Rapture LE- wavetable synthesizer

Roland TTS-1 16 channel multi-timbral GM2 instrument

DropZone- Drag and Drop Sampler

DreamStation DXi- Classic Analog modelling

Sonitus- Dynamics and Effects Processors

As you can see from the list,
with Sonar 8 you get a selection of software to
record, apply effects, apply dynamics, mix and master your recordings and
what I have listed isn't all of the software that is included in Sonar 8.

If you choose a different DAW like Cubase or Pro Tools you still get
enough software included with the program to create pro recordings with your home studio recording software.

After you have used the software included with your DAW for a while
you will know if the software suits your needs and, if not,
then you can look at upgrading to
dedicated software that is built for a specific job like
reverb, compressor, eq or dedicated mastering software.









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