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PSR Keyboards (11 Boards) => PSR-E Series => Topic started by: mick47willis on April 06, 2020, 06:34:36 AM
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Gday..thinking about using as app like Garageband or some such to do some basic backing tracks for my E233...
Apparently Garageband is good but is only for Macs
and I have Windows laptop.
Be happy with 3 or 4 instruments to play with...preferably free..
Any suggestions for a beginner
Cheers Mick
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Do you have an ASIO-capable audio interface for your laptop?
You really need one to be able to play VST instruments in real time. There's a "generic low-latency ASIO driver" for Windows but it's not brilliant, in my experience.
If you do, I would recommend trying Tracktion Waveform (there's a free version now) and Native Komplete Start (also free).
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I suppose I should add that your laptop would need to have a fairly powerful (ideally i5 or i7) CPU as well...
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Beside Audacity I would strongly suggest Reaper DAW. Its free to evaluate indefinitely and quite easy to setup and use. You can get a temporary "social distancing" licence valid till Wed Jul 1 2020. Most people buy a discounted 60USD licence for individuals with less then 20K of revenues.
Check it out here:
Reaper (https://www.reaper.fm/index.php)
Here are some excellent videos to get you started:
VIdeo Tutorials (https://www.reaper.fm/videos.php)
...or go simple with Audacity:
Audacity (https://www.audacityteam.org/)
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Thanks for that..