How To Choose the Best Software for Your Recording Studio

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Summary: Learn how to choose the best recording software for your home recording studio in this free instructional music production video clip.

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By Tad Donley
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Tad Donley is a 25-year veteran producer, writer, singer, musician and music video creator who owns the popular Pro Sound And Video Recording Studio in Houston, TX.read more

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on 8/2/2008 Who would offer this guy a job teaching?!?!?!? HAHAHAHAHA!

tadisbad said

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on 10/14/2008 If his recording techniques are anything like his personal style, he is a salty-old-dog who is absolutely set in his ways, driven by ego, incredibly un-topical, and probably struggling for work.

He might also consider not drinking before representing himself, his business, and any products. His ignorance is overwhelming. He is obviously operating under long-term delusional thinking, and assumes that we are idiots with no observational skills. All the posts on these videos prove he is wrong.

I especially like the part where he mentions a job that he was offered, and tells us how long he has been recording. I had a teacher once, who had over 30 years of recording experience. Yet he was stuck teaching recording for a reason, he had no talent. Some skills, yes. But not an ounce of true talent.

"and better then a lot of the stuff that's out there". That is pure comedy, since that old teacher I mentioned used to always say that about his recordings too.

Perhaps Tad should worry a bit more about behaving like a professional, instead of sloppily trying to convince us that he is a professional.

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on 8/2/2008 Naive? is he chewing on a jolly rancher?

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on 8/2/2008 All very good posts- I agree with them more (the ones prior to this post) than what Mr. Tad Donley has to say. But I never really understood why he uses Nuendo. I don't own Nuendo so I can't comment on how advanced it is. I have used quite a few products over the years but I still own midi drum-machines and some other outboard gear- what works for me is Logic. It is "MY" favorite. Let's touch upon the word "my". You have to try different ones, go to Guitar Center or Sam Ash, the sales people love to show you the programs. Find the software that works for you. Download the demo's. Expirement. Mr. Tad Donley has failed to tell me how to choose the right one for me. I invision an expert as one who can provide helpful information that is free of bias- Mr. Tad Donley, you have failed to do so.

Pro Tools is industry standard, i own it, but I also own Logic. I have Pro Tools so that I am compatable with other studios nearby. By owning Pro Tools, for me, it creates a platform in which I can collaberate with others with ease. Here is a list of softwares you can research on your own:
Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Krystal, Cakewalk, Sonar, Nuendo, Acid, Fruity Loops, Digital Preformer (but that is far from what is available). Each have their strengths and each have their weaknesses. Research- you're on a computer, look around and read :)

And to Mr. Tad Donley, i had hopes I could glean some wisdom in your ramblings, apparently not here.

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on 4/23/2009 Can't wait for the next video...How to remain upright after slamming a fifth of Jack Daniels, 3 qualudes, and a half gram of hash.

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" Hi! I’m Tad Donley and I’m speaking in behalf of Expert Village. There are different characteristics of systems, ProTools, ProTools LE and now Nuendo. I was offered a job as a teacher at Port Author College and in their curriculum they are teaching ProTools LE, ProTools, the big one and Nuendo and Nuendo III is the most advanced right now, but I have a Nuendo II. I have Nuendo myself and I will tell you why. I worked with ProTools for seven years. You have to put Neve and SSL and you have got to put some pretty heavy stuff, some pretty heavy compression and outboard gear in order just to get the sound halfway warm. You know ProTools costs a lot of money. If you want to get a halfway decent controller it costs $35, 000 for the HD III controller, that is just one piece of equipment, but you know, if you want to do it and charge $100, lets hope we get the $100 an hour. You know, I charge $45 an hour and $40 an hour for five hour block. I could charge $70. I could charge $100 but the equipment that I have and the experience that I have, I have been in this for 25 years and I was a lead singer so I make sure the singer sounds good all the time, I make sure every step of the recording process is right so when I come out with the finished product, mix and master, it is professional and better than a lot of the stuff that is out there. "

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