You are very welcome slejhamer.
OK, here I am going to list a compleat studio setup that anyone can use.....
The Kristal Audio Engine. A free and easy to use piece of software. Will record up to 16track's, has ASIO support, and you can use VST effects along with the good ones that are built in. And it has great support thur the forum, just like this site!
These 3 VST effects are the ones I use 99% of the time with Kristal, I think they are must haves!
Kjaerhus Audio Classic Series
Digital Fish Phones (look to the left, the Fish Fillets rock!)
GlaceVerb, the best reverb I have found.
The following are a couple Audio Editors that I have used....
Tiny Wave Editor and
Sound Engine Free
These don't have all the bells and whistles that Audacity has, but they import the files right back into Kristal, which means you don't have to line the tracks back up!
By using all of the software listed above with the Kristal Audio Engine you can have a 16 track home recording setup for FREE!
The rest are some links to other VST effects that work well with Kristal. The links might be outdated, I didn't check them all. But the 3 listed above will give you most everything you need to make some good recordings!
A list of VST's....
http://www2.kvr-vst.com
Freeverb2, and others.
http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~thman/VST/vst-eff2.htm
MDA VST Plugins. The Combo one is nice.
http://www.maxim.abel.co.uk/vst/
Check out r8Brain. It does a good job of converting 48bit files to 44.1.
http://www.voxengo.com/downloads/
Some Wave Editors and Sample Tools
http://www.soundalot.com/freeware/wave/wave-b.html
Luxonix, a free multi effect (sound good on guitar).
http://www.luxonix.com
Projects based on the E-mu/Ensoniq PARIS system.A pretty good EQ and a old asio driver.
http://www.cs.usyd.edu.au/~mcraig/projects/paris/
A nice reverb that works well for back up vocals.
http://www.anwida.com/dxrevlight.asp
A BIG list of plugins.
http://www.kvraudio.com/allpluginsononepage.php
Another cool site
http://www.vstcentral.com/
And here is a multi track that is free at the moment, but it will be a pay for when it gets out of Beta, called
Reaper. It is a big step up from Kristal, has unlimited inserts, can use VST and DX effects along with VSTi's instruments. The development on this is unbelievingly quick, and even tho it is a Beta it is quite useable.
For hardware I use 2 soundcards, a Soundblaster PCI512 running the kX Project 3537 drivers, and a Echo Darla20. I use a Behringer UB802 mixer. For mics I own a MXL990, DAK 2001, and a Audio Spectrum plastic 58 copy. I also have a Duncan Performer soundhole pickup for the Rogue acoustic. And that's it for hardware.
I am posting all of this in the hope that some people may find it helpful. I own Cool Edit Pro 2.1, Acid, Tracktion2, and Cakewalk8, but I still find myself using the setup listed at the top 90% of the time, it is just quicker loading and easier to use IMHO!
Enjoy!
