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Post by Rock Kennedy on May 10, 2015 17:42:17 GMT -6
Got an email from Tracktion Software announced that they will be releasing the earlier version (T4) of their software for free. The current version is T6, but T4 is only a couple of years old. I've pasted in the contents of the announcement below. Great solution for the financially challenged, and worth a try for anyone wishing to test another DAW option.   |
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Post by Rock Kennedy on May 10, 2015 20:04:57 GMT -6
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Post by mobeach on May 11, 2015 4:29:07 GMT -6
I downloaded it to take a look, it was strange looking to me. I'm definitely staying with Reaper.
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Post by Rock Kennedy on May 11, 2015 8:07:49 GMT -6
I downloaded it to take a look, it was strange looking to me. I'm definitely staying with Reaper. Lol, ok. Well, Reaper is a great option, one of if not the most customizable out there. Of course it's not technically free, so someone else might find Tracktion useful. Tracktion is modeless and has an easy learning curve, so I recommend trying it. I love both and also keep batting around returning to Pro Tools, but I use Tracktion most of the time. I can't criticize you for your quick assessment, however. I bought Harrison Mixbus and never really gave it more than an hour before putting it aside. |
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Post by mobeach on May 11, 2015 10:29:37 GMT -6
I downloaded it to take a look, it was strange looking to me. I'm definitely staying with Reaper. Lol, ok. Well, Reaper is a great option, one of if not the most customizable out there. Of course it's not technically free, so someone else might find Tracktion useful. Tracktion is modeless and has an easy learning curve, so I recommend trying it. I love both and also keep batting around returning to Pro Tools, but I use Tracktion most of the time. I can't criticize you for your quick assessment, however. I bought Harrison Mixbus and never really gave it more than an hour before putting it aside. What I found weird is it was one big open window, where are the tracks that are usually on the side and bottom? |
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Post by Bob Olhsson on May 11, 2015 10:44:04 GMT -6
It started life as a giveaway from Mackie.
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Post by mobeach on May 11, 2015 10:49:39 GMT -6
I downloaded it to take a look, it was strange looking to me. I'm definitely staying with Reaper. I can't criticize you for your quick assessment, however. I bought Harrison Mixbus and never really gave it more than an hour before putting it aside. I'm very happy with Reaper, I paid for it 5 years ago and haven't looked back, I wanted to give this a shot as well but it appears to be so different than what I'm used to, I can't see investing time into learning something totally new to me. |
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Post by Rock Kennedy on May 11, 2015 14:06:40 GMT -6
It started life as a giveaway from Mackie. Bob, it's even older than that, it had a pre-Mackie history. Julian Storer was the lone developer of the software originally. I think the beta appeared around 2000. Mackie bought it off in 2003. Storer bought it back much to the pleasure of the early users after several years of Mackie allowing it to languish at version 3. Tracktion software was formed and did an overhaul of the engine releasing 4 which is now offered for free. 5 and 6 have added new features which are nice but 4 ain't bad. |
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Post by Rock Kennedy on May 11, 2015 14:20:09 GMT -6
I can't criticize you for your quick assessment, however. I bought Harrison Mixbus and never really gave it more than an hour before putting it aside. I'm very happy with Reaper, I paid for it 5 years ago and haven't looked back, I wanted to give this a shot as well but it appears to be so different than what I'm used to, I can't see investing time into learning something totally new to me. Familiarity is a powerful feature. But hey, if you ever get down to Nashville, I'll be glad to run you through using Tracktion, and really thankful if you could show me the ropes with Reaper. Tracktion works well for a songwriter, but it would probably be wise for me to invest the time to learn Reaper. It might be better suited for the music I want to do looking forward. |
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Post by brucerothwell on May 13, 2015 9:28:36 GMT -6
It started life as a giveaway from Mackie. Bob, it's even older than that, it had a pre-Mackie history. Julian Storer was the lone developer of the software originally. I think the beta appeared around 2000. Mackie bought it off in 2003. Storer bought it back much to the pleasure of the early users after several years of Mackie allowing it to languish at version 3. Tracktion software was formed and did an overhaul of the engine releasing 4 which is now offered for free. 5 and 6 have added new features which are nice but 4 ain't bad. Rock is right -- the name of the UK company that Jules started, when originally releasing Tracktion, was Raw Material Software. Then Mackie took over distribution in 2003. I used Tracktion at versions 1 and 2, then moved to Pro Tools. Curious -- does anyone know if Tracktion will ever support touchscreens? |
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