[muso] Looking for mixing software - recommendations?

[alan nagsworth]

My stepdad is looking for some basic software to record guitar and bass and mix them together - y'know, something like Cubase only not as extensive and complex. He says he wants something that would enable recording, for example, a bassline, and then playing it back and recording on top of it in a seperate track. I assume all mixing software allows this function though.

Could anyone be so kind as to make a suggestion? A custom avatar and a peck on the cheek for whoever has the best suggestion. Thanks in advance, lovelies!

[V]

Reaper

[Lord Mandrake]

Computer music mag is a fiver and comes with full software & trials of things like Ableton 7 but that reaper looks cool

[Pseudopath]

Even something as basic as Audacity will allow you to record multiple tracks and mix them together. However, Reaper is excellent, even though it's not free (although the trial version never times out).

[El Unicornio, mang]

Acid Pro. Very simple to pick up, and if you decide to get more complex it's as useful as any of the other mixing softwares.