Recording vocals w/ ACID MS 7.0a or Sound Forge 8? -ACID Product Family

Subject:Recording vocals w/ ACID MS 7.0a or Sound Forge 8? Posted by: SDJack Date:1/20/2009 7:52:24 AM Which is better to record vocals into? I've been trying with both. With SF, it's easy to get the recording, edit it and put effects on it but it doesn't seem like I can take that and put it into a track(s) on ACID MS 7.0a, can I? (I can't copy/paste) However, I can record onto ACID MS 7.0a and import/edit in SF. But I would like to be able to do it the other way around, since SF is more designed for that sort of thing it seems. What do you guys do/think? Thanks. Message last edited on1/20/2009 8:24:02 AM bySDJack.
Subject:RE: Recording vocals w/ ACID MS 7.0a or Sound Forge 8? Reply by: Vocalpoint Date:1/20/2009 10:49:22 AM While you can certainly "record" your vocal in any app that can record - workflow wise - you should be doing your takes in Acid Pro and (IF edits are necessary) then simply right click on a selected take and choose Edit In Soundforge (Or similar) from the menu that appears. Make your edits, save and your changes are instantly reflected in the Acid project. Least that is what I would do. The entire Sony app suite has a nice interconnect between it's "multitrack" players like Acid and Vegas to use Soundforge as a Edit stage. Cheers, VP
Subject:RE: Recording vocals w/ ACID MS 7.0a or Sound Reply by: Chienworks Date:1/20/2009 10:55:29 AM Which one to use? The answer is ... yes. If you do want to record in Sound Forge you'll have to save the recordings, preferably in .wav files. You can then add those files in ACID by dragging them to the timeline and painting them, just like you would with any other sounds or loops.
Subject:RE: Recording vocals w/ ACID MS 7.0a or Sound Forge 8? Reply by: Geoff_Wood Date:1/20/2009 2:36:51 PM Why-ever would you want to not record your vocal tracks in Acid ? If they are ever going to be anything other that a single track/single non-comped take, then SF is not the appropriate recording app to use. If you are going to end up in Acid, start in Acid. But if you did record in SF for whatever reason, , there should be no reason why you cannot load those tracks into Acid - basic functionality. geoff
Subject:RE: Recording vocals w/ ACID MS 7.0a or Sound Reply by: SDJack Date:1/21/2009 1:40:26 PM Thanks all for your help and responses. Is there much difference with recording with and into ACID Music Studio 7.0a as opposed to the regular version of ACID PRO 7? Is it the same quality and just has fewer features? Asking because I have the lower version of ACID. Thanks again. Message last edited on1/21/2009 1:41:35 PM bySDJack.
Subject:RE: Recording vocals w/ ACID MS 7.0a or Sound Reply by: jumbuk Date:1/21/2009 10:21:06 PM The sound quality should be identical. The differences between the applications are, as you say, the facilities available (and the bundled software included with AP).

Subject:Recording vocals w/ ACID MS 7.0a or Sound Forge 8?

Posted by: SDJack

Date:1/20/2009 7:52:24 AM

Which is better to record vocals into? I've been trying with both. With SF, it's easy to get the recording, edit it and put effects on it but it doesn't seem like I can take that and put it into a track(s) on ACID MS 7.0a, can I? (I can't copy/paste) However, I can record onto ACID MS 7.0a and import/edit in SF. But I would like to be able to do it the other way around, since SF is more designed for that sort of thing it seems. What do you guys do/think? Thanks.

Message last edited on1/20/2009 8:24:02 AM bySDJack.

Subject:RE: Recording vocals w/ ACID MS 7.0a or Sound Forge 8?

Reply by: Vocalpoint

Date:1/20/2009 10:49:22 AM

While you can certainly "record" your vocal in any app that can record - workflow wise - you should be doing your takes in Acid Pro and (IF edits are necessary) then simply right click on a selected take and choose Edit In Soundforge (Or similar) from the menu that appears. Make your edits, save and your changes are instantly reflected in the Acid project. Least that is what I would do.

The entire Sony app suite has a nice interconnect between it's "multitrack" players like Acid and Vegas to use Soundforge as a Edit stage.

Cheers,

VP

Subject:RE: Recording vocals w/ ACID MS 7.0a or Sound

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:1/20/2009 10:55:29 AM

Which one to use? The answer is ... yes.

If you do want to record in Sound Forge you'll have to save the recordings, preferably in .wav files. You can then add those files in ACID by dragging them to the timeline and painting them, just like you would with any other sounds or loops.

Subject:RE: Recording vocals w/ ACID MS 7.0a or Sound Forge 8?

Reply by: Geoff_Wood

Date:1/20/2009 2:36:51 PM

Why-ever would you want to not record your vocal tracks in Acid ?

If they are ever going to be anything other that a single track/single non-comped take, then SF is not the appropriate recording app to use. If you are going to end up in Acid, start in Acid.

But if you did record in SF for whatever reason, , there should be no reason why you cannot load those tracks into Acid - basic functionality.

geoff

Subject:RE: Recording vocals w/ ACID MS 7.0a or Sound

Reply by: SDJack

Date:1/21/2009 1:40:26 PM

Thanks all for your help and responses. Is there much difference with recording with and into ACID Music Studio 7.0a as opposed to the regular version of ACID PRO 7? Is it the same quality and just has fewer features? Asking because I have the *lower* version of ACID. Thanks again.

Message last edited on1/21/2009 1:41:35 PM bySDJack.

Subject:RE: Recording vocals w/ ACID MS 7.0a or Sound

Reply by: jumbuk

Date:1/21/2009 10:21:06 PM

The sound quality should be identical. The differences between the applications are, as you say, the facilities available (and the bundled software included with AP).