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| Powertracks Pro Audio V12 | ||
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| Review by Ross Anthony | ||
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Over ten years ago I bought the midi only version of Powertracks Pro out of an ad in the back of some music mag. It was $29 or some radically low price. I had a blast with that. It was my first experience with midi, and I liked it. Years went buy, I started putting more time into my book writing and the music took a backseat, but this summer, I wanted to record again. Remembering my good experience with PG music's Powertracks; I picked up the newer version that now records digital tracks as well as midi. This is powerful stuff for under a hundred dollars. I was and am very happy. In addition to recording both midi and analogue (you'll need a hardware interface for that), this software gives you the option of using "real drums." These are drums recorded by real studio musicians, yet adaptable to your songs, fills etc. They sound great. Another great feature is the harmonizer. I love this one. I sing a track then run it through the harmonizer and shazamm, I've got a lower harmony part or higher, or 2 down 1 up ... or or or. That's great enough, but the thing also allows you to choose the style of singing voice for the harmonies. It's just plain fun and plain powerful really. Of course, there's a learning curve, but I found it a bit more streamline, both in learning and in loading, than other more popular sequencers. It has a barebones CD burner too, be nice if it had a few more features on that. I just love the audio editor, I can go in on sort of a micro-level and clean up all my mistakes... especially tempo errors are easy. Suppose you struck your chord a little early or a little late -- don't re-record the whole track. Go in and move that sound event over -- nudge it to the correct location. What a time savor. This is powerful software. I can't say enough about it. I'm actually excited about it and look forward to doing more recording with it. Take a listen to the songs below. Both were recorded with Powertracks pro. I wrote 'em, I'm singing and playing all the instruments, save for the drums which were those from Powertracks' "Real Drums," though I arranged them. (Song Samples Coming Soon…) To purchase a copy of one of my CD's go to: RossAnthony.com and click on Good Books & Good Music. Enjoy the day! |
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Copyright © 1998-2012 Ross Anthony, Author - Speaker - Solo World Circumnavigator In addition to reviewing films and interviewing celebs at HollywoodReportCard.com, traveling the world, composing great music, motivational speaking, Mr. Anthony also runs his own publishing company in the Los Angeles area. While traversing the circumference of the planet writing books and shooting documentaries, Mr. Anthony has taught, presented for, worked &/or played with locals in over 30 countries & 100 cities (Nairobi to Nagasaki). He's bungee-jumped from a bridge near Victoria Falls, wrestled with lions in Zimbabwe, crashed a Vespa off a high mountain road in Taiwan, and ridden a dirt bike across the States (Washington State to Washington DC). To get signed books ("Rodney Appleseed" to "Jinshirou") or schedule Ross to speak check out: www.RossAnthony.com or call 1-800-767-7186. Check out his other sites too: Author*Illustrator*Speaker, Motobookothon 2009, M9, Write Triangle, TwT.
Go into the world and inspire the people you meet with your love, kindness, and whatever it is you're really good at. Check out books by Ross Anthony. Rand() functions, Pho chicken soup, rollerblading, and frozen yogurt (w/ blueberries) also rock! (Btw, rand is short for random. It can also stand for "Really Awkward Nutty Dinosaurs" -- which is quite rand, isn't it?) Being alive is the miracle. Special thanks to Ken Kocanda, HAL, Jodie Keszek, Don Haderlein, Mom and Pops, my family, R. Foss, and many others by Ross Anthony. Galati-FE also deserves a shout out. And thanks to all of you for your interest and optimism. Enjoy great films, read stirring novels, grow. |
