[MAlan]

I bought Cakewalk Metro 5 in 1999 and I've been dissappointed by cakewalks lack of support for the mac. I want to upgrade to an app for macosX. I see that Cubase SX is out and I hear pro tools is coming out soon. One reason I bought cakewalk is that it was only $180. I was trying to find the price for Cubase SX and it seems to be around $580 is that right? Can anyone tell me how much Cubase SX really is?

I record real audio...electric/acoustic guitar, vocals, bass, drums, trumpet and sax. I don't care about midi. Does anyone have other suggestions for other apps that are out there for OS X.

Thanks.

[buddhabelly]

If all you are doing is audio, no midi sequences, I'd look at Bias Inc Deck. Deck LE is around $100 and supports 8 tracks and VST effects plugins. Deck has up to 128 tracks I think, and is $400.

Edit: I forgot about Audacity. It is an open source program that is also a multitrack editor, unlimited I think, and supports VST plugins on Macs & Windows. And it's FREE!

[Chuck_star]

Have a look at this
http://www.felttip.com/products/soundstudio/

[MAlan]

Thanks for the info.

I looked into Soundstudio...that program appears to only allow single track recording. I really need the multitrack option. If someone knows differently about this app please let me know.

Also, I'd like a little more than 8 tracks but that sounds like a good deal for now to get me started.