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Trackers for the PC

Posted: 18/10/2009 - 10:00
by tomsk
Anyone want to suggest the best and easiest PC music tracker, either PD or professional ? I just fancy messing around with an easy to use and intuitive tracker, having got a taste for it recently using the excellent Nitro tracker on the DS (of all platforms!!).
Thanks

Re: Trackers for the PC

Posted: 18/10/2009 - 10:18
by trace
This is just the best :P
http://www.renoise.com

Re: Trackers for the PC

Posted: 18/10/2009 - 16:33
by SkyMarshall Arts
ReNoise is supposed to be the king indeed, having a far more modern approach to tracking than any other software.
But it costs money (49 euro), and is unessceseraly heavy and complex for what I use it for.

So I still prefer Modplug Tracker! It works almost identically to my old favorite FastTracker and does everything it did, and ofcourse more. So that is my recomandation if you're not going with modern sequencers.

(Modplug Player is also the best (my opinion here) player for mod-files)

http://www.modplug.com/

Re: Trackers for the PC

Posted: 19/10/2009 - 11:33
by Moad'Dib
Not just the abilities of the software are important, but it have to run on your OS. What kind of OS do you use?
XP? Vista?

On Vista I can run a very good tracker. This is the Skale Tracker 0.81. Try it! You can download it from here:



http://www.scene.org/file.php?file=%2Fr ... p&fileinfo

Re: Trackers for the PC

Posted: 19/10/2009 - 12:06
by Makke
I recommend Renoise. Yes, it costs money, but it doesn't cost a lot - especially not when you look at what you get for your money. And there is a demo-version, you can try before buy. I've done all my music in Renoise between 2002-2008.

Re: Trackers for the PC

Posted: 19/10/2009 - 18:01
by tomsk
Thanks guys - lots of good suggestions. I must confess it's hard to stray from Renoise (yup, I now have the demo) with such fine artists as Makke and Trace using it to compose, but I'll give them all a spin. I guess it depends how deep I want to go and how much (if) I want to spend!

Re: Trackers for the PC

Posted: 21/10/2009 - 16:03
by Instant Remedy
Also using Renoise :)
Modplug is the best freeware tracker IMO. If you are doing XM's, it's pretty accurate for what I've tested with it.

Re: Trackers for the PC

Posted: 22/10/2009 - 9:15
by peter w
Renoise indeed. I used most trackers and I must say renoise is definetly the way to go. Best money I ever spent. :nod:

Re: Trackers for the PC

Posted: 22/10/2009 - 12:21
by SkyMarshall Arts
Downloaded ReNoise - looks like I've got to give it another go :)

Re: Trackers for the PC

Posted: 22/10/2009 - 13:31
by LMan
WinUAE + ProTracker :duh:

Re: Trackers for the PC

Posted: 22/10/2009 - 21:19
by C64GLeN
LMan wrote:WinUAE + ProTracker :duh:
Someone had to say it. :)

Re: Trackers for the PC

Posted: 24/10/2009 - 17:59
by Amok
Definately Renoise is Teh tracker for pc. Even running on all important OS as far as i know.

Re: Trackers for the PC

Posted: 26/10/2009 - 14:48
by Tonka
This guys (Hunz) latest album was done entirely using Renoise and I for one think it's rather effing good...

http://hunz.bandcamp.com/album/thoughts-that-move

:worship:

Re: Trackers for the PC

Posted: 26/10/2009 - 20:25
by tomsk
This guys (Hunz) latest album was done entirely using Renoise and I for one think it's rather effing good...
I agree - very good. But did anyone notice the person attributed to mastering >?? A certain Mathew Gray.....? Could it be ? Probably not! But I'm sure someone will put me right.:)

Re: Trackers for the PC

Posted: 27/10/2009 - 10:48
by Tonka
tomsk wrote:
This guys (Hunz) latest album was done entirely using Renoise and I for one think it's rather effing good...
I agree - very good. But did anyone notice the person attributed to mastering >?? A certain Mathew Gray.....? Could it be ? Probably not! But I'm sure someone will put me right.:)
Nah - No piss-poor girl bands in his client list, so it can't be OUR Matt Gray...

http://matthewgraymastering.com/clients.html