I haven't had any issues, it's great. I'm a novice and just getting started. I use a Zoom MRS-8 to record with and then do mixing offline on Tracktion. So I don't use it for audio capture, just mixing and mastering. But I HAVE used it with an audio interface (TASCAM US-122) and it works great. It's a VST host so there's ton's of synths and effects you can add to it if you're not happy with the prepackaged ones.

Has mixer parameter automation, which I think I will use later as I get better at this. It's a VST host so there's ton's of synths and effects you can add to it if you're not happy with the prepackaged ones. Comes with a lot of plug-ins already, you shouldn't need anything else.

As easy as a DAW software can get! Great for a newbie like me, who HASN'T used a standard mixer console model with all the sends, returns, bussing etc. This treats every track as a signal chain that you can see from input to output. It's very "big picture" so novices like me don't get trapped in some submenu somewhere.

Seems very polished. The GUI is clean and functional, you won't get a virtual knob graphic with knurls here :-)

Comes with a lot of good VST plugins, including mastering. Altho there are pretty good free/cheap sequencers around (Kristal, n-track), they have some limitations. Tracktion is worth the money for the interface alone (for me).

Great forums online.

Hobbyist

Progressive metal, some blues, acoustic rock.

I am a student at SUNY Fredonia in the sound recording major. I have used PT, Logic, Nuendo, Cubase. This software with my Mackie 1640 Consol sounds better than PT by far and I would compare Logic and Tracktion without hesitation.

Tracktion has everything you would need in most cases. It lacks some of the "nitty gritty" details that can be accomplished in other DAW's but if you are a good engineer it won't matter.

Extremely easy...period.

Fast Install....Great documentation..(wich is more important than people realize) it's software...i mean..it works!

Totally worth it

I have never needed it for the software. However I own the 1640 and i emailed them for schematics wich where sent to me the next day...They are awesome!

It's like this...I can record 16 tracks in and monitor out through one firewire cable....into a MacBook Pro...uh....on location recording anyone? Then there are the times when I have a full cd worth of audio to edit...i walk to starbucks drink coffee and smoke outside while editing...fantastic...just great.

recording engineer

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the sound is as good as my pro tools. period!

i used the box pack with all the plug ins. you dony need anymore than what is offered there. you can make a top quality radio ready c.d.

i used tracktion after it was already installed. i would however reccomend you have a really powerful fast computer.

please! my pro tools cost 5 times as much and i had to buy drum, and prossesor plug ins. and it is no better than tracktion

cant imagine needing it

i am on the computer right now to buy one!

professional musician and recording artist

blues rock

Perfect and near Nirvana..better than protools

What value you want, Mackie delivers it to you.

Perfect.

Yes I got it...

Rec. Engineer

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