Quote from Doctor_GLaDOS on August 20, 2014, 9:12 am

Magix Music Maker 2014. Audiocity maybe.

Anyway to make good soundtrack Skills and experience > software.

Quote from Arachnaphob on August 20, 2014, 1:18 pm

First off, you're not gonna get any good DAW for free. On the scale of an entire mkd, you'll want something that is capable of a lot. Also, I agree with experience>software to an extent. Bad DAWs limit your creativity. A DAW is good when you can quickly put down and experiment with ideas. Think of it this way: imagine playing a game on a crap computer VS a good one, and you're the best gamer in the world. The crappy computer would have a low frame rate and may continually crash the game, while a good computer would have a high frame rate and run a stable game.. For these reasons, I'd recommend cubase. There's three versions, each with a different price. Of course, if you're still looking for something free, I hate to say this, but if you have a Mac, use garageband.

Quote from kyleprotecX on August 21, 2014, 1:59 am

Arachnaphob wrote:

First off, you're not gonna get any good DAW for free. On the scale of an entire mkd, you'll want something that is capable of a lot. Also, I agree with experience>software to an extent. Bad DAWs limit your creativity. A DAW is good when you can quickly put down and experiment with ideas. Think of it this way: imagine playing a game on a crap computer VS a good one, and you're the best gamer in the world. The crappy computer would have a low frame rate and may continually crash the game, while a good computer would have a high frame rate and run a stable game.. For these reasons, I'd recommend cubase. There's three versions, each with a different price. Of course, if you're still looking for something free, I hate to say this, but if you have a Mac, use garageband.

Ok i no longer need a free program but what paid one would you reccomend and i am Not Betting Reason 7 or 8

Quote from Arachnaphob on August 21, 2014, 4:18 am

I use Cubase, but everyone has a DAW suited for them. I may like Cubase, but you may like FL studio. It depends on the person.

Cubase 7.5: 500$
Cubase artist 7.5: 250$
Cubase elements 7: 100$
Cubase also comes with some pretty good instruments and synths, too.
http://www.steinberg.net/en/shop/cubase.html

FL studio: Starting at 100$
http://www.image-line.com/flstudio/

Ableton (Very hard to learn):
Push: starting at 600$
Live 9: starting at 100$
https://www.ableton.com/en/shop/

Yeah, professional DAWs are pretty expensive :/ They do have demos though, so you could go ahead and find the one that suits you. Good luck!

Quote from quaternary on August 21, 2014, 8:43 pm

Caustic 3 is my favorite, it's a mobile app audio program that actually isn't a load of cat poop for one. Pretty nice. Will set you back seven dollars, assuming you already have an android device laying around.

Quote from Idolon on August 24, 2014, 10:42 pm

I recommend Audiotool for free software. It's fairly easy to get started with, and can produce some decent sounding stuff. I personally use Sonar X3 Studio for my stuff, but that's gonna run you up $200.

There's a decent number of trackers you can get for free, but they're not the most intuitive tools to use. Still, they're an option.