So, I'm planing to start making some recordings and possibly broadcasting them to a podcast. They will be mostly musical covers, versions and maybe compositions if I can get the hang of it. As such, I'll need something which can mix up stuff, add effects, change panning, etc.
Hokusai seems pretty straightforward and it's premium package, which would include these features I need, isn't that expensive. I have some questions though:
1. Is it only suitable for musical stuff or I can mix lectures and other recordings to sound better? I'd like to hear your experiences on this subject.
2. What is the difference between hokusai and ferrite? I tried to use ferrite once and I found it too confusing to use properly.
By WellF, 2 May, 2020
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I've been wondering About
I've been wondering About this as well. I also want the App to be able to export the individual files of the project so i can edit them on my mac in logic. I know, just use garage band because you can open those projects in logic or Mac garage band but I hate the way it works on iOs,.
Garage band
Garage band is quite tricky to use. I guess it's better with a Bluetooth keyboard. Hokusai has keyboard shortcuts also.
Saving project as separate track files
I guess you can export a project as an unique file and also as separate tracks.
I just gon don't like how
I just gon don't like how GarageBand for iOS works. For one, I can't stand how it forces you to set an exact length for your tracks, audio or otherwise, and then it just stops and starts recording over it again. I don't know exactly how long my recording is going to be, and neither do I care when I'm trying to record. I get it, it's primarily made for beat makers and electronic music producer's, but I swear, if apple does what has been roomered in logic with the next update and makes it behave like iOS garage band, I'm screwed, because I depend on logic, and if it ends up like that I won't be able to do my job.
why bother?
just get gerageband on iOS. it's free and supported by apple if you jneed to call them. Logic is awesome if you can afford it.
Did you read my post? I said
Did you read my post? I said why I wouldn't use garage band.
Really annoying
It is pretty hard to record a full song in GB by recording, because who know how many bars are there in each part? That's not how my mind works. I love the sequencing part though, I might use it for creating beats, then exporting them to Hokusai to use them more freely. I'd record melodic stuff also, but the old SE screen is too small for it to be practical to make even the simplest stuff.
yes I read your post
If I were you, i'd get framiler with gerageband. that's just me though, taking advantage of apple tech support if I need it. what about just press record? It's fully accessible and not to much.
Not multi track
Not multi track
Give Garageband a good look.
Give Garageband a good look. Click the plus sign in the top right, tap on ‘Section A 8 bars’, then swipe up on the number next to ‘Manual’ until it gets to 640. Then you won’t have to think about how many bars you’ll use. There are other Digital Audio Workstations like Cubasis 3 or Auria Pro, but I’m not all that satisfied with them and they are fairly pricey. I’d recommend sticking with Garageband for now, it’s pretty capable, and hope Logic is on the horizon for iOS soon.
Audio recording
Any multi track recording software is going to have some kind of learning curve. You might check into Reaper or Amadeus Pro to see if those will meet your needs. I haven't played with Garage Band in quite some time as I have Logic Pro and don't feel the need to have both on my Mac. Many multi track editors offer several features to appeal to the widest audience possible. I personally think Logic is cool because it comes with tuns of loops, software instruments and effects to play with. I also use software instruments from Komplete Kontrol but that's going off into yet another topic.
That's why I'm thinking about Hokusai
It is pretty straightforward. Open, create a project, Record the tracks, add effects, export. That's what I need to do.
As I said before, Garage Band is really good, but it's focus is more on sequencing than recording audio. It is also kinda slow on my 2016 SE. I'd use reaper on my desktop, but it has some serious latency issues that makes multi track recording more difficult than it should be. Also, Hokusai is way cheaper than even the most basic USB audio interface.