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... in order of frequency of use (hek - list as many as you want).
Of course - I'm asking for numbers 2 through 5, because obviously Band-in-a-Box/Realband is number 1 for all of you : )
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Reaper for what Band in a Box and RealBand cannot do so well
Adobe Auditon for finishing files
Nero for burning
SqView for playback on stage (specialized playback software for square dance callers)
and I'm looking into Traktor
The order is not so much frequency of usage but workflow.
Edit: I forgot MuseScore
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For music production, I have ten programs that are indispensable: Band-in-a-BoxSONAR (DAW) Adobe Audition (stereo effects and editing) Encore (music notation and leadsheets) Ozone by Izotope (mastering) Transcribe by www.seventhstring.comCD Architect (CD burning) Tap Tempo (determine beats per minute) free, by www.analogx.com [a real gem!]PianoTeq (to use my desktop piano when BIAB is not playing) V-Control Pro 2 (remote control of the studio PC using iPad or iPhone)
BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Presonus Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.
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Heh, funny how many of us use Audition ..
RB
Audtion
Ozone
BiaB
Reaper
Those would be the most used familiar ones.
The Roland synth editors get used a bunch here also, but most people probably wouldn't include synth specific computer software although it is music related.
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Make your sound your own!
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Here is my list of go to's:
BiaB/RB
Reaper
Audacity
Pitchswitch
Musescore
Nero
Have others but these are the most convenient for my applications.
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Reaper 4.77, BIAB2018, PTPA12, RB2018, Roland VS-880 DAW
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My frequency of use is
Sonar
Kontakt
other VStis
BiaB
But my order of use is
BiaB
Sonar
Kontakt and.or VSTis
On occasion I use MuseScore also.
Back in my day the only time we started panic buying was when the bartender shouted "last call"!
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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BiaB
Logic Pro X/Ozone 6/Ozone 5/Nectar 2/Waves LinMB
Subsequent to BiaB generating RTs/Rds the usage is about the same as all of those following Logic Pro X are plugins.
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Cakewalk's Music Creator 6 (DAW) Audacity (file conversion and wave editor) Groove3 BiaB & MC6 video tutorials ChordPulse (midi song ideas) ++ Check Out ChordPulse HERE ++ PG Music's Piano and Guitar chord dictionaires
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Audacity I use it to d/l audio from Facebook & YouTube videos, and also add compression and normalization to these files.
BIAB/RB For originals, covers, and study/practice
Nero CD Burning
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1. Create and arrange the song.
BIAB
2. Generate multiple tracks (multiriff) for compiling an accompaniment (if needed). Investigate other Realtracks and midi tracks suitability as filler material in the mix.
Realband
3. Compile elements from multiple tracks into a single track (if needed). Record vocals.
Reaper
4. Polish up the vocals (as a VST plugin in Reaper).
Nectar (1 or 2)
Melodyne (usually for harmony)
5. Polish up the mix (as a VST plugin in Reaper).
Ozone (4 or 5)
6. Usual midi syths (depending on what's required).
Dimension Pro
Miroslav Philharmonik
Sampletank
7. Transciption software
Notation Editor in BIAB (mostly)
Musescore
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2026
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1. Noteworthy Composer for notation (and secondly Notion)
2. RealBand as DAW (and secondly Sonar Platinum)
3. Diamond Cut Audio (for mastering, as well as to digitize and clean up vinyl record albums)
4. Native Instruments libraries using Kontakt
5. IK Multimedia libraries using SampleTank
I have a whole bunch of more music related software, but those are the top five (with a few alternates).
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Short and quick: - BIAB - Sonar - Reason 8.32 That's all! 
Cheers, Mike My Music * Asus ROG Strix G15CF 32 GB DDR4 4TB HDD + 1 TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB Win 11 AKAI EIE PRO Sound Interface. BIAB/RB 2024 UltraPak Build - Latest
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Oh my goodness. I seem to have lots: from start to finish:
Biab for basic song construction
Chords (Winamp plugin) for chord recognition.
Real band for recording and mixing
Dimension pro for midi
Melodyne for vocal
Audacity for mastering
Ozone 5 for mastering
Nch switch file converter for mass normalization and converting
cgd-Karaoke creator for chords and lyrics
Nch video pad for video creation.
(Keeps me busy!)
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Band in A Box
Real Band
Sonar
Wavepad
That's really about it.
BB obviously is my composing tool
RB is my audio track rendering tool
Sonar is where I add live tracks and mix to the final product
Wavepad is my audio editor and converter
EDIT: I don't consider these as "programs" in the same way as the main 4 I use.... however, in Sonar, as plugins, Ozone and Melodyne are my 2 go-to plugs.
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You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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1) BiaB
2) Master Tracks Pro
3) Power Tracks Pro
4) Audacity
5) Encore
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SONAR
BIAB
Melodyne
Kontakt and other softsynths
Goldwave
that's not even FIVE, I guess!
I do have and use a lot of effects plugins in Sonar
most of my recordings use a mic, a preamp, a hardware compressor, then I mostly use my keyboard with audio outs, so i don't even use softsynths that much.
I use BIAB for scractch recordings as a guide, I use sonar for most everything else. goldwave for mastering.
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Sonar Platinum DAW of choice
BIAB 2016 for arranging
RB for multiriffs
TRacks & EZ MIX for mastering as well as Studio One Pro
Melodyne Studio 4 for tempo extraction, vocals and tons of other stuff. pure magic.
EZ Drummer & EZ Keys + Jamstix, Rapture session for VSTI's.
That is my main stuff I use, I have Notion but I don't read music and don't know if this old dog will ever learn either.
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BIAB 2026 Ultrapack- Fender Studio Pro 8, Windows 11, Mac Mini M4 with Logic Pro 11, Melodyne Studio, Luna Pro
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