Best Audio Recording Software

Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec Plug-In (Download)

Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec Plug-In Details

Forget the time-consuming cycle of encoding your mix for MP3, previewing it, then going back to tweak the mix, then encoding again and repeating the whole process several times. The Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec allows you to critically audition and encode to multiple formats in real time within a DAW environment, and includes built-in encoding/decoding features with extensive monitoring tools. So now you can be assured of the best possible quality, by producing compensated mixes optimized for online distribution, in much less time!

The new Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec plug-in is a groundbreaking plug-in set to revolutionize the way audio is mastered for online distribution. It makes it possible for the first time to precisely audition codecs in real time. This breaks away from the current time-consuming cycle of having to encode the mix to mp3/AAC, preview it, tweak it and then go back and re-render.

Propellerhead Record 1.5 Recording Software

Propellerhead Record 1.5 Recording Software Details

Propellerhead Record software lets you create record-ready channels in an instant, minimizing the steps between idea and actual recording. Since recording music is all about seizing the moment, capturing a perfect performance, or even nailing that idea before it goes away, requires tools that are ready when you are. This music recording software is always ready, giving you more time for playing music and less time having to deal with dialog boxes. Simply plug in, breathe out, and you're ready to go. All the instruments, processors, and effect units used in a song are housed inside the recording software's customizable rack. Any device created is automatically and logically patched into the rack, but if you're feeling adventurous or need to do some routing of your own, just flip your entire Record rack over and all the cables are all yours. Your Record rack can be stacked with an infinite number of reverbs, distortion units, delays, dynamic processors, mastering EQs, everything you need to shape and color your sounds. Click and drag effects straight to the rack, or load any of the expertly crafted patches.

Steinberg Nuendo 5 Professional Audio and Post-Production Software (Windows & Mac)

Steinberg Nuendo 5 Professional Audio and Post-Production Software Details

Nuendo 5 empowers professionals working in audio, live and post production for the film, television and media industry to higher levels of productivity, with a dedicated feature set that focuses on day-to-day production requirements like workflow, speed, versatility and reliability. Post-production editors, film mixers as well as live recording engineers around the world rely on the flexibility and industry openness that Nuendo provides.

Avid Pro Tools 9 Recording Software

Avid Pro Tools 9 Details

Open yourself to the possibilities. Pro Tools 9 redefines the world’s most popular, most advanced music and audio production platform with an all-new, completely re-architected, open version of Pro Tools software, giving you what you asked for—and so much more. Work with an audio interface—or without. Create bigger, better-sounding mixes with more tracks, Automatic Delay Compensation, and other pro features included as standard. Open your workflow to projects created in other audio and video software—and to the entire Avid Artist Series and Pro Series (formerly Euphonix) console/controller line. With Pro Tools 9, you can truly compose, record, sequence, edit, and mix the way you want—in more ways than ever.

Apple Logic Studio

Apple Logic Studio Details
Logic Studio features Logic Pro 9, MainStage 2, Soundtrack Pro 3, and a massive collection of instruments, effects, and audio loops. With over 200 new features, it has everything musicians need to write, record, produce, and perform.

PreSonus Studio One Pro Music Production Software

PreSonus Studio One Pro Music Production Software Details

Presonus Studio One is a groundbreaking music creation and production application for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista that makes AUDIO RECORDING, MIDI sequencing, and AUDIO MASTERING ridiculously simple right out of the box.

Studio One is a creative environment built for intuitive use, speed, and efficiency–and yet it’s robust enough for the most complex productions. It’s the DAW that a band of leading recording-hardware engineers and a team of industry-defining software-design veterans want to use for themselves. It’s incredibly easy to use yet provides a wealth of professional features.