cseybert
I really wish I would have listened to the Amazon reviews that said "DO NOT BUY THIS IF YOU ARE NEW TO RECORDING" LOL, I am not THAT new to recording, but what I was using before (freeware like Audacity) is like playhouse compared to this.... however, I have a lot of work to do.
Thanks again!
That review was written by some beginner who thought it's plug'n'play and making hit records by pushing the Pro Sound-button. The basics are practically the same in all DAWs. In any case it takes something like two years of intensive practice before you can say you know the software. Still, after that you'll find details you did not know about.The basics of Audacity are like those of SONARs audio features, Audacity just doesn't support MIDI.
I'm old school, so I prefer manuals to videos. With a manual you can get an overview of what can, and what cannot be done, and in which direction to look for solutions. With videos you need to know more exactly what you're looking for. And while reading, you think more, that enhances the whole learning process.
When I bought my first DAW, Cakewalk Pro Audio 6, I spend two weeks reading the 900 page manual before I installed the software. Now it's 1800 pages, they tell me :o/