Tracktion - still cheap and great
I met a smart software guy in London when I was living over there in 2001. Over several beers at the pub he discussed his plans to develop recording software that would get out of the way of the musician. We talked about how frustrating it is to grapple with pro music recording software and learn all of the various screens, configs and nonsensical toolsets when you just want to get down and be a music geek instead of a computer geek and bang out some tracks. Why is it that these expensive software packages with all of their power and sophistication insist on trying to emulate analog devices with wood grain surfaces and tiny knobs that you can barely turn with a mouse? What's with all of the different windows? Why is everything so 'gadgety'? A couple of years later this guy released Tracktion. It went on to become quite famous for its simple power and intuitive single screen interface. I use it often. Thanks for making great music software Julian.
