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n-Track Recordings

Aria
Traditional Celtic not available
  Morning has broken | wma (1.0 MB) | Ye Banks an Braes | wma (n/a)
The songs are traditional Celtic.
The instruments used are Harp and Harpsichord...recorded together on one track with a set of pick up microphones attached to Harp and one to the Harpsichord soundboard..the mics ran through a mixer and then into the LINE IN on the computer....( the four-track tape recorder that came with the mixer was abandoned in favor of n-Track). I don't have a web page as of yet but I should make one...we have other songs recorded with N-Track using recorders (the instruments) and multiple tracks...
AXE YU
Jam Solo China
  Peace-OV | mp3 (n/a) | Peace-CV | mp3 (n/a)
I'm a chinese young man who like music very much. Ive got your software, n-Track Studio recently, and recordered my jam solo with it. I would like to share it with all friends who use or will use this software.
BoB
Rock Progressive Instrumental not available
  Not Available | n/a Homepage
BoB are:
Reuben Luke = Guitars
Noelle Lynn = Drums and Keyboards

Equipment:
Guitars = Ibanez Universe (UV777BK) 7 string , Gibson Les Paul Classic Premium Plus, Ibanez Performance Accoustic.
Amps = Carvin Legacy 100 watt head and Cab, Marshall Jtm 30, Crate Gx-15R
Effects = Alesis nanocompressor, Boss stomp boxes, Tech21 Sansamp GT2, Ibanez Tube King pedal, Jim Dunlop Crybaby wah-wah.
Drums = Roland TD-7 6 piece electronic kit.

Computer and peripherals = Compaq pentium 200mhz, 32mb ram, Soundblaster AWE 64.

Recording process = I use the cabinet voiced output of my Carvin Legacy, into the nanocompressor and straight into my soundcard. All recordings done completely with N-Track. Drums are recorded straight into the soundcard and ever percussion sound is from the Roland TD-7..Cool huh.
Chaos Choir
Techno Rock Staten Island, NY, USA
  Not Available | n/a
I have since sold my Fostex 4 track and use n-Track Studio exclusively.
I have two song excerpts posted on MP3.com.

My setup is as follows:
Windows 98SE, Intel Celeron 466MHz; 128MB RAM; Western Digital 8.4GB & Maxtor 10GB hard drives; Soundblaster AWE64.
I record directly into the Soundblaster.
Equipment is as follows: n-Track Studio, Sonic Foundry Sound Forge 4.5 (for editing), Digitech RP12 guitar processor which has speaker cabinet emulation for direct recording; Roland GR30 guitar synth mounted on an Ibanez mid-'80s Roadstar guitar; Ibanez S series guitar and an Ibanez RG470 guitar; ZOOM RhythmTrak RT-123 drum machine (with bass patches); Fatar MIDI controller.
I use the GR30 and the RT-123 for bass and the GR30 via MIDI for any synth sounds I might want.
As for the songs, Juror No.11 was composed and recorded entirely in n-Track.
Wrap it up was arranged in Sonic Foundry's ACID with the rhythm and lead guitar parts as well as EQ and effects added in n-Track.
Chuck Glider
Rock Toms river, NJ, USA
  Not Available | n/a
Equipment Used:

Les Paul Custom
Some Cheap Bass
Marshall JCM 2000 head run direct out into SBLive
Roland XP50
Boss 660 Drum Machine
Shure SM58
Pentium III @600 MHZ with 384 MG Ram and 27 Gig 7200RPM harddrive
And of course n-Track. All efects were n-Track and BlueLine plugins.
No mixer or any outboard efects were used,everything right in to the SBLives' line ins.
D.L. Miller
Jazz Blues South Korea
  Not Available | n/a Homepage
A bit difficult to describe, let's just say eclectic jazz and blues with an occasional Chopin piece or two, and some psuedo Celtic meandering thrown in.

All songs on it were recorded using n-Track along with various DirectX plugins.
Englishman in Madrid
House Dance Eletronic not available
  Waiting for Ela | mp3 (n/a)
There's only me, Rick Shepherd.
No sampled loops in this song although there are some sampled Juno and MiniMoog sounds.

Hardware used:
PC Clone based on AMD K6 333 running Win 95
SB Live! soundcard

Instruments:
Korg X5D
Vaz. 1.6 shareware synth
KeyPhax Phat Boy realtime Midi controller
Vienna (SBLive! onboard synth and sampler)

Recording and mastering: n-Track Studio and Direct X plugins
Ernest Lewis
Rock not available
  Not Available | n/a Homepage
Thus far, every song on the site was recorded using Sound Blaster Live (Value), n-Track Studio, and a twelve dollar Labtech mic. In sum, any individual who is on a limited budget can record music . I do.
Etheracide
College Indi Progressive Rock Lansdale Pennsylvania, USA
  Not Available | n/a Homepage
These are just suggested tips that we have lived by when recording on N-Track, but obviously you should just go trial and error and try different ways until you find the best combination for you. But for us, these 'tips' usually work:
1) We usually record every single instrument track one at a time. We do what it takes to get the best possible sound and usually we will lay down the guitar tracks one at a time, then any keyboard or percussion if there is any, and then vocals. This allows for the most manipulation of EACH instrument. And of course it's terrible when two people are recording two guitar parts in one shot...if one of you messes up, then both guitar parts are ruined even if the other's part was perfect. Record them seperately and if there is a mistake in one of the tracks, just delete the errored track.
2) Instrument track recording volumes. We tend to find that if you leave the volume up on previous tracks while you are recording a new instrument track, you get a fuller, richer sound. Of course in some songs it sounds best not to do this. But for 85% of our songs we keep the volume up. Obviously you do not want the speaker volume up too loud or the mic will only pick up only the previous tracks coming from your speakers. Keep it low enough so that the new instrument can be heard, but loud enough so that it is also picked up by the mic. This method creates a thicker, richer sound by having previous tracks playing behind the newer tracks.
3) Vocal track recording volume. We almost always record vocal tracks dead last. We unplug the speakers and run a pair of headphones instead. We usually need to hear the music to be sure that we are singing at the correct times, but if you keep the volume up through the speakers, then the sound can drown out vocals. We used to just run it throught the speakers, but eventually our vocals began to get drowned out in the music. After changing our method to the headphones, we get clearer vocal tracks. As I said, this is how we do it and it works for us. It may or may not work for you. Or maybe one of the methods works and the other doesn't. But I wanted to list possiblities so maybe there will be something here you haven't thought of.
Jeff Keister
Guitar Jam not available
  Slow guitars | wma (500 KB) | Collaboration track | wma (300 KB)
The song was made by direct recording to an ESS card, pentium/MMX/233 MHz. I applied FASoft parametric eq (shareware version) and n-Track echo. wma encoding was done with v2.0b4 of n-Track.
Collaboration track made using the forthcoming n-Trackers CD collaboration stuff and the n-Track example MIDI drum track.
Jeff Keister: drums
Alex Lauro: guitar
Killin Kane
Metal Progressive not available
  Eternal Misery | wma (2.5 MB)
The band...

Writers...Shawn Kelly,Jeff Pietz .
Copyright (C) 1999 
The gear...

Celeron 333, Motu 1224 pci 324,
Mackie 24-8 console, JBL 4208 monitors, 
Hafler power, AKG D112 kick drum mic., 
AKG CE1 overheads on drums,
dynamics on snare, toms, guitars, bass line in, 
Alesis 3630 comp., CAD E 100 on vocals through a kit tube preamp.

Recorded, mixed, processed in n-Track and cool edit 96. Rock On!
Michael Erwin
Alternative Rock Anniston, AL, USA
  Fire | wma (1.0 MB)

Tools Used = N-Track Studio 2.02-2.05, Soundforge 4.5
Computer = e-machines 466i ( Celeron 466mhz, 64 MB ram)
Sound Card = Crystal Audio
Equipment = Line 6 Ax212 (direct out to sound card), HotStepper wave sample patter sequencer for drums, acoustic bass thru Line6, Sure SM57 for vocals w/pop filter.
Plugins = FAsoft Para-EQ & reverb, DB Tempo Delay, Timeworks Mastering EQ, AIPL Warntone (tube emulator).

Remarks = section cut from song to decrease size (4.7MB to 929kb).
Listen to other songs at Michael Erwin's homepage
M.T. Schlipper
Eletronic Instrumental not available
  Not Available | n/a

My label/studio home page:
http://members.xoom.com/transients
"all the transients" is a label i set up to release my and my friends music as well as live recordings of bands who have played the concert series i promoted for a while, it started as an extension of my recording studio...we deal primarily in music of the avant garde, experimental vein, but enjoy anything out of the ordinary. three of the four artists that make up our primary roster use n-track.

My solo material (under the name model 563)
http://model563.da.ru
I do a broad range of material under this moniker, some of it completely electronic, some acoustic, and some a combination of antique electrical devices, that more than likely werent created for musical use, and acoustic instruments...ive got 2 solo eps coming out, one of string instruments, one of percussion, that will be recorded using n-track along with a variety of mics including an old beyer ribbon mic, and some new octava condensors, typically through my small behringer mixer.

My band burzy ming:
http://burzyming.da.ru
burzy ming is a blend of modern jazz, etherial melancholy pop, and ethnic instrumentation...as a trio, its impossible to play live what we can do in the studio, we use n-track to record all our backing tracks and master them to cd to back us up...our soon to be finished second album was recorded almost entirely, instrument by instrument on n-track.
Thanks for the lovely software, ive used cakewalk, cooledit pro, vegas pro, and though im still a die hard, hardware multi-tracker (i love my adats, and open reels), ive yet to find a better software recorder. with a couple of good mic-pre's plugged into my sound card, this is the best for all my small projects.
Nam June Robot
Experimental/New Wave Port Ludlow, WA, USA
 Nam June Robot website

Nam June Robot uses n-Track. It's an essential tool to bridge the gap between concept and completion.
It's an amazing value for any struggling musician because it's an extremely empowering recording program.

Nola
House Ambient NJ, USA
  Not Available | n/a Homepage
The recording was done in one week using 2 Shure SM57s, 2 Shure SM58s, a rented Shure condenser mic, and a rented Behringer 16 Channel mixer.
We used a Roland Bluescube Guitar amp, and didn't finish the bass before we had to bring back the mixer, so the bass was plugged straight into the sound card with an adapter.
At the time I was running a 400 Mhz AMD K6-2 Processor, 128 MB RAM, and had a SB Live. I have a much better setup now, and will have new recordings soon hopefully.

Email the band at nolaband@yahoo.com
Opie and the Pontiacs 
Rock Blues Huntsville, Alabama, USA
  Little Bit | mp3 (3.0 MB)
The song was recorded by Tim O'Brien using the following hardware:
Mackie 1202VLZ mixer | Alesis Nanocompressor | Shure SM57 and SM58 microphones
P200MMX PC with 64M of RAM, Samsung 3.2G UDMA hdd, SB64, and an Addonics SV550. Software used was n-Track Studio 1.1.3, FAsoft Compressor, and FAsoft parametric.
The drums were mic'd with only 2 mics (one in kick drum, the other overhead), the guitar had one SM57 dangling in front of it from the amp's handle, bass was direct from an Ampeg SVT head, harmonica using an SM58 dangling in front of the player's amplifier. All vocals were done with an SM58.
Paul Sevy
Rock Blues Agnes, Texas, USA
  Troubles | wma (1.0 MB)
I am a singer and songwriter in Agnes Texas. This is a song I wrote and recorded myself on N-Track...
I did the guitar with a 60 Strat and bass on a customized vintage Kent (precision style) bass... I used pc druns for the basic drum track and embellished it with aYamaha RX7.... I used the n-Track compressor, and the effects already on the app for rev. and flanging.......
I have a slow 75hz cpu w/32 ram I added, and 2gig Hd I added also, and a Soundblaster 64...Which proves you can have fun and results recording on a low budget.
Plane Jane
Classic Rock Tipp City. OH, USA
  Not Available | n/a Homepage
Recording hardware:
Cpu: Celeron 333a
Hdd: 4.3gb ultra dma 33 ide
Video: s3 4mb pci svga
Sound:1 ensoniq pci 1370 soundcard
1 Creative ensoniq 1371 soundcard

Console: Peavy XR 1200 d 12 ch powered
Mics: drum Kick AKG d112
Snare Sure sm-57
Overhead 2 ev 757
Guitar Fender stage 112 se Amp
Crown c 311 mic
Sm 57
Bass guitar: Direct to console
Vocals: Crown c 311 Mic
Rhys Turner
Remix not available
  Kanu Biz | wma
The song was recorded using n-Track and a minidisc portable recorder. I've also taken advantage of n-track's excellent new .wma encoding.
Rich Hagan
Rock Fusion New Canaan, Connecticut, USA
  Not Available | n/a Homepage
Software:
All Pieces were written using NoteWorthy Composer, imported into n-Track and guitar tracks recorded

Hardware:
Ensoniqs AudioPCI card, Fender Strat, Peavey Backstage chorus & various stomp boxes. Near $0 budget!!!!
Rob Shuss
Easy listening Soft Rock Cleveland, OH, USA
  Not Available | n/a Homepage

Here is my mp3 sites created using N-Track along with a Mackie 1604, dbx 262 limiter-compressor and AKG mics along with your EQ add-on.. One of the easiest studios I have worked with!

Rob Shuss-Now & Then
http://mp3.com/elmstreet
http://mp3.com/aprilely

Tom Crooks
Rock Fusion not available
  The weekend Cometh | wma (1.3 MB)
This is a remake of a tune I did way back in college. It's my attempt to come up with a pseuo-Santana type of sound. The quality may not be that great, as I sacrificed sampling rate for a smaller file size.
Tom Crooks: Writer/Musician/Audio Engineer
Hardware: Dell P133
Squire Strat (into a distortion pedal)
Yamaha Psr-85 keyboard (backing track)
Software used: n-Track v2.02, Cool edit pro.
Venturi
Instrumental Christchurch, New Zealand
  One way | wma (700 KB)
This song began as an instrumental (and still is in this version) that we played at our first decent sized gig along side other local bands in a local Holiday Park's "Fun Day". We live in Christchurch, New Zealand so any gig we get is important. I recorded this song without the rest of the band but later we will re-record it fully when we record our CD!! The drums we're done using "The Drumz Wizard", a shareware drum sequencing program and Yamaha's excellent SoftSynthesizer.
The bass was done using a Roland Intelligent Arranger keyboard (until I can borrow a Bass Guitar).
The guitar was Direct Injected into a Peavey powered mixer and VST effects were added through the VST-DX Wrapper (SpinAudio.com). If you like what you hear check out my homepage in 2000 to download the songs off our upcoming CD.
Wreckage
Rock Spartanburg, SC, USA
  What Ever | mp3 (n/a) | Down | mp3 (n/a) | Is Eyes | mp3 (n/a)
Equipment: Studio Master Trilogy 16 ch mixer
Hardware: PIII 450 w/ win98, Gadget Labs 824, HP CDR Hooked to a Crate SPA 200 Blasting some Alesis Moniter Ones

Software: n-Track Studio, Goldwave, Cool Edit 96
Plugins: Blue, Waves, and all the nTrack p-ins
Wudzie
House Pop Indie not available
  Sleeping | mp3 (1.7 MB)
Recorded using n-Track Studio and a Sound blaster card, a demo version of T.C electronics plug ins, and some cakewalk plug ins.



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