Recording's software

[aloymetal]

my band will record an EP at recording studio (not home studio),
but i still confuse....
is recording's software is really important?
some use Cakewalk... some Pro Tools.
i heard Pro Tools have better sound quality

[darren wilson]

A pro studio is generally going to have Pro Tools.

[JESTER700]

Pro Studios use Pro Tools a lot, because:
1. It had a head start on market share, so has become a standard
2. It generally is purchased in a package with its own hardware, so there are generally fewer configuration/resource conflict problems

Having said that, if a studio had another solution - Sonar, Samplitude, Audition, Vegas - it could be every bit as good.

One thing's for SURE - sound quality of the files themselves *aren't* dependent on the software, but on the recording hardware.

There are FX plugins available for every platform, so they will vary too. For the same price, I'd take a maxed out $250,000 PT rig over a barebones Sonar one with a cheap USB input. But I'd take a well thought out Sonar one with good hardware over a slapdash PT free one.

[Soup Kitchen Studios]

Most studios will also have other programs available, even if they run digi hardware. The program you end up using will probably be whatever the engineer who records you is most comfortable with.

So many things change the sound of a recording. Recording technique, Mic choice, Pre-amps, Converters, Sample Rate, bit-depth... the application really has a minimal impact in comparison.

[Artist]

Soup can I ask.

Do you ever bother recording people at higher than 44.1/16?

[Soup Kitchen Studios]

Yes, all the time. It's standard to work at 24-bit for the majority of projects. Also, anything that is for picture is done at 48K.

[aloymetal]

TQ guys.
so i think... hardware and sound engineer is more important right?
i guess... my sound engineer is more familiar with Pro Tools, so i will rent a studio equipped with Pro Tools and i will use POD 2.0 for efx / pre-amp.
TQ again guys.... thanks a lot.

[Soup Kitchen Studios]

Yes. the engineer and hardware is more important than whether you use pro tools, logic, or DP.

If you must use a POD, at least record it dry so that the engineer doesn't get stuck with those horrible effects. The TDM plugs that will probably be available to you will far surpass the pod.