About Music Production Software

You probably are either not aware of what software is out there to help you in a music production endeavor, or do not know where to start. There is a lot of software out there for creating and editing music, many of which are very professional. When it comes down to it, the software you will end up using will mostly depend on your particular taste in music production software. Although similar, most of the programs you will encounter have significant differences that will greatly affect the outcome of your music.

Propellerheads Reason 

Propellerheads Reason is a very unique software, turning your computer into a complete studio. If you are already familiar with making synthesized sounds and using a sequencer, Reason should not be anything out of the ordinary, and the learning process is very small. Reason comes packed with different synthesizers (including the powerful Thor Polysonic Synthesizer) and effects all at your disposal. For years, people have used this software because of its simplicity and professional organization. Another feature you might like about Reason is its ReWire feature. ReWire is a protocol developed by Steinberg and Propellerhead that lets you remotely control digital audio software through a host application. For example, Propellerheads Reason can be used as a slave application providing sounds to Steinberg Cubase's tracks using ReWire. 

Steinberg Cubase

Since April 1989, Steinberg GmbH has been developing a revolutionary project called Cubase (originally called Cubit). Today, it is among the most renowned music production software in the industry. Its long-standing innovations have helped the musical community flourish and quickly move from live recordings of instruments to sampled electronic instruments. Along with its reputation comes its use by film scorers to produce crystal clear and realistic orchestral scores, making it cheaper to produce soundtracks for movies now. Its clean and professional-looking interface lets you see what is what, and lets you work smoothly and quickly, if you are under time constraints.

Cakewalk Sonar

Produced by Yamaha, Cakewalk is another of the industry's leading music production programs. If you have worked before with software sequencers, you probably have had to deal with computer resource constraints from time to time and had to accommodate for them. Cakewalk goes around this by offering hardware that will handle the number crunching for the computer system, while it only worries about sending and receiving signals, and playback. Cakewalk has been around since 1987, when its first release for DOS was put forth. Learning to use Cakewalk is not exactly easy, but when you get around to it, you will be mastering music production shortly after.

Pro Tools

Produced by Digidesign, Pro Tools has been hitting big since 1989, when it first released as Sound Tools. Along with Steinberg Cubase, Pro Tools is another software that film music producers enjoy using. Sometimes they use both, like Hans Zimmer. Pro Tools' interface has very little fancy things cluttering the screen, giving you plenty of editing space. Most of the features are accessible through the menu. Just like many other programs of the same nature, Pro Tools implicates the ability to use hardware routed to the computer in order to do the heavy number crunching that eats up the computer's resources normally. However, unlike other programs, Pro Tools actually requires at least one Digidesign hardware component in order to run. If you have a high budget, Pro Tools is a good option for you.

Miguel Leiva-Gomez is a freelance writer, freelance computer engineer, programmer, musician, and song writer. His passions are music, computers, technology, and educating people. He has always strived his best to explain things in the simplest possible terms to make people understand what he has to show the world. His voice has been heard in cities like Miami, and even in places like Oradea, Romania. Blog: [http://mercuryarticles.servehttp.com/blog/]