OEM software

[faza]

My son is looking at buying music recording software logic for his Mac its $500 in the shops eBay is $300 but you can get electronic download OEM versions for $63 .
Is this just pirated software or legit its a big saving for a kid in school.

[mildflame]

I have seen free recording studio software for windows and works ok, it dosn't have as many features as a program like Adobe Audition which probably would cost around $400 direct from Adobe. it depends how far and how often he wants to use the program. If he wants to record and make albums for his band or whatever than a free one might work but if he intends on editing it because he stuffs up alot than maybe a better one... what programs has he been looking at?

[mildflame]

Being a mac he should be able to use a program from the app store called Garage Band and i belive is under $15
I have an outdated (free) version of Cool Edit Pro 2.0 i could give him but it wont work with mac 

[faza]

Thanks for the offer he is currently using reaper and needs to upgrade to have access to more effects , he is after a professional software package as he may have a career in music one day .
He was tossing up protools or logic and decided on logic.

[Cow Corner]

Get Pro tools.

[Olivia_jason]

i use ACID Music Studio 8.0
From US$64.95
bargain and bloody great product
but i use this along with a zoom recorder

but i have seen a mate and his band create a very very good qaulity tracks with free audacity lol. he did a very good job with such a tool

[faza]

Thanks for the advice guys my son is in year 12 and has recorded his own and quite a few other bands with great results, like most kids his age he is still unsure of what career direction he will take butsound engineering seems to be one option for him.
Protools and logic he tells me are what seem to be the norm in professional recording studios.
There has to be a catch $63 OEM compared to $300 boxed I don't feel confident paying with my credit card if it is not legit 

[Olivia_jason]

check to make sure its not a how to use guide, ive seen sometimes website use fine print to say its not actually the software they are selling but infact the a training package which just shows you how to use the program, to be honest most of the time the downloads are not much cheaper than buying the disks from the stores. they know they offer convenience to download it there and then over having to go into a shop and buy a disk. yer pro-tools is the regular software people use esp for those going to tafe or uni. they have also a student versions of those learning at tafe or uni that is a couple of hundred dollars,the commercial version of pro-tools is like over $1000 if i remember correctly,same program just the rights in which the way you can use the student version is limited, i think protools is a shit interface to be honest, but if he is wanting to get into the trade he has to use what they are teaching so good chance pro-tools is what they are using. id be very suss on $60 for pro-tools mate as like programs like adobe photoshop they know their product protools is needed esp when learning for trade and so the crazy amount of money on them. if he is just wanting to do home recording there are plenty of other programs out there that can do the job

[faza]

Yep he has tried pro tools and is not really keen on it I have looked into the fine print and the OEM programs that are cheap are not upgradable from the manufacturer but the seller will send you updates so yes its pirated.
May be a good for him to trial a few different programs and then buy the real deal.
I know that cubase had a student package will look into pro tools thanks.

[Olivia_jason]

steinberg cubase sucks the big one to use, protools is much easier to use imo. however again it is an industry tool and would be a program that is tought at uni or tafe. wel lit was a few years ago when a mate of mine was studding @ tafe, it is dear as poison,  but you can as you said get a student version and they also give you a trial version, to be honest before buying any of these he is better off ringing a tafe or uni that is doing these courses and find out which they are teaching you, as some of my info might be outdated, as it was a few years ago since one of my mates was doing this at tafe, at the time i was contemplating getting into this industry and it was cubase and prootools that they were teaching, but these things change, personally for home use ive always messed around with the sony products, which is sound forge and acid. bit cheaper and very good interfaces also pretty easy to use. but again its best to ring up the tafe and uni say he is considering doing this course and you are wanting to get the program that he would need the most. here is a free trial of cubase http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/cubase/trial_version.html
cubase could be allot better these days, 4 -5 years ago it was very 1 dimensional and you had to click allot of buttons and do allot of work to make it do simple tasks that other programs could allow you to do in one click, it was very over complicated for no reason, so it could be allot better as the company has been around for a long time, but i do know it was used allot, so its still most likely is a tool he will need to learn.
to be honest one of the reason i didnt study this was because i had to use cubase, and i hated it with a passion, unfortunately when studying these things you have to use what they want you to use not what you want too use. i should down load the trial my self and see if it's a better interface than it was. the pictures on the site make it look better than it did before,last time i used it the program was so over complicated you needed two monitors to have everything on hand with cubase. i'd be interested to see how it is now.

[faza]

Thanks for the link he trialled cubase and like you he hated it , I will get him to ask the tafe what industry uses thanks for the advice.

[Olivia_jason]

sorry i edited my post above,