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How to... Record your tracks
Recording: Buy music software
01 Introduction
Whether you're a producer looking to smash up the scene, a rapper wanting to get some beats together or a DJ making your own tunes, even a moderately powerful PC or Mac is enough to turn out pro-quality tracks.

How to... Buy music software
"All we've been doing is working hard, stuck in the studios 24/7, no long ting, just working, working, working, trying to get this new sound pumping forward."
Jon E Cash
Black Ops

That brings us to your choice of software. This section checks the main packages: 

Loop-based programmes:
eJay
Fruity Loops
Acid
Reason

Complete production suites:
Cubase
Logic
Sonar (Cakewalk)
ProTools

Others
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