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Quote: (Poppa Willis @ Feb. 06 2009, 9:15 AM)
I've actually thumbed through that book. It's not too bad. It's bit "general" in content but that's the intention.
The one I linked to contains general information about recording but obviously the computer based information is mostly based on Reaper. Someone here really ought to do one for n-Track. (If you can get it to run long enough!)
You could self publish through a site like lulu.com or similar and maybe make a few bucks.This guy has written three Reaper manuals thus far, one is the User Manual, two; ReaMix which gets into "advanced" topics and this new one for beginners. As large as the Reaper user base is, I believe he is doing pretty well with the venture.
One of you guys take up the cause for n-Track!
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Quote: (DEAD CERTAIN @ Feb. 06 2009, 10:09 AM)
The one I linked to contains general information about recording but obviously the computer based information is mostly based on Reaper. Someone here really ought to do one for n-Track. (If you can get it to run long enough!)
I had 2.3 for 6 years on Windows98SE and it ran consecutively without shut down or freeze issues (besides the occasional registration problem when upgrading computers).
I have run 5 on XP for a year now without an issue.
That is 7 years of run time, is that long enough to learn something?
Then again I did some research in building my computers and built them specifically for recording and made sure to avoid parts and software's that have been known to cause problems in that area.
Also I learned the limitations of each processor and did not push it, if it was able to process 48 tracks with multiple VST's at a time I limited myself to 46 to be safe, there is nothing more frustrating than recording 48 tracks without saving and freezing up loosing all of them, if I needed more I just did a mixdown and started fresh, you have to do the same thing on a 48track digital recorder, not because it will freeze just because it is limited to that amount.
Again that is not the software's fault the same thing will happen in Fruity, Protracks, Cool Edit etc etc. it is
system limitation.
I ran 5 on a 2G Vista machine and had what seemed like endless tracks with effects without issue,(especially after freezing a few dozen of them) the same 5 build that froze on the 1.2G XP machine after 48 and multiple VST's.
Even the VST's sometimes are the culprit, certain ones just suck up CPU.
I am not saying N does not have it's issues, all programs do as all computers and sound cards do, you can go to any pro recording software forum and read them.
keep shinin
jerm
Write the book Jerm. “The n-Track Bible” Seriously. Someone should… It’s obviously not gonna be me… but someone should!
It’s a preference thing. “Don’t hate me because I’m beauti… well okay, a jerk!”
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Quote: (DEAD CERTAIN @ Feb. 06 2009, 7:34 PM)
Write the book Jerm. "The n-Track Bible" Seriously. Someone should... It's obviously not gonna be me... but someone should!
It's a preference thing. "Don't hate me because I'm beauti... well okay, a jerk!"
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I am not knowledgeable enough on Ntrack to write anything, just learning the midi aspect of it this year., and there is so much more I simply do not know because I have not had the need to use it, just press record and play, edit, mix, and mixdown.
Basically I use the device as a glorified multi-track recorder of live instruments and wav. editor, PC based, it suites my needs, and was affordable.
I could do all the same things I use it for on a Tascam but then would have to do all kinds of file converting and transferring to get it into a computer and onto the net along with the limitations of storage space hardware devices have not to mention the $$$ of even the simplest 8 track digital recorder.
I know what you mean by "preference" thing, I used to prefer hardware vs PC recording and spent years just learning the basics of PC recording, now I do not prefer one or the other just utilize whichever is available at the time.
I use other proggies as well, but more often N, because I know where everything I need is.
I simply do not have the years it would take to learn all the intricacies of another proggie to just press record and start playing and edit.
The same can be said for sequencing drums (which I do do sometimes to give a drummer and idea of the groove) I use Fruity Loops, there plenty of other proggies out there and could even do it in N, but prefer Fruity, I know how to use it and it suites my needs, again no time to learn all about another when I can do what I need in Fruity just fine and it took me almost 2 years just to learn about it, I have tried other proggies but always come back to Fruity for ease of use and familiarity.
N is an old familiar shoe to me, and once I was over the learning curve (about 3 years for me, I am not a tech head) and had a usable computer to do digital recording it has been steady forward ever since.
It is a budget thing for many people as well, people with more money are going to go with something out of a box in the $300-$500 dollar range (eg Cakewalk, Pro Tools) N is what it is, affordable and usable on PC's that are slightly geared toward recording and does the job, press record and play and you can spend the remaining few hundred dollars on better gear.
If ntrack was in a box at the music store and had a written book it would cost more. (you have licensing, distribution, production, cost)
I don't think you are a jerk, if I had constant problems with N I would say the same things, especially if I paid $$$ for it.
But if I understood that other people are running it without issue on various systems I would most likely just learn which systems have less issues with music related uses and invest in one of them and see how it works on that.
I have researched many music software related issues on various PC's and 9 times out of 10 it was hardware related, the builders of the computers knew about it and offered some sort of driver or work around to fix it after purchase.
The ASIO4ALL driver was a heaven sent on several older computers of mine, but again that had nothing to do with N, completely a hardware issue.
Sorry I'm rambling...perhaps you have had legitimate problems that were strictly N related (I can testify other long time users here have or at least thing they have since other proggies worked fine on the same systems) it does happen but as I said before it happens with all of them.
keep shinin
jerm
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Sorry I'm rambling...
Looks like Chapter One!
Heh-heh… my thoughts exactly Poppa! Write it Jerm!
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You guys!
Good morning, you gave me chuckle, good job.
keep shinin
jerm