Top 10 Additional Uses for Recording Studio Software

There’s so much more you can do with recording studio software than simply mess around and/or make your own music. Recording studio software can be like a complete audio studio in a box, ripe for all sorts of hobbyist tinkering. There are hundreds of useful applications for recording studio software aside from the traditional, and isn’t that what the software is for; getting non-traditional results? Here’s a list of some of our favorite alternatives:

10. Vinyl to Final-

Easily convert your vast collection of 33s and 45s to a variety of digital formats

9. Create your own podcasts-

Who knows, people might listen to them

8. File to file in style-

Convert to and from a myriad of file types, including mp3, WAV, WMV, QuickTime, mp4, and more

7. Learn a new instrument-

Pick up the guitar or try your hands at the piano

6. Help your kids learn a new instrument-

They’re more likely to learn from Sting (or Sarah McLahan, Ben Folds, or even John Fogerty) than from the hired piano instructor

5. Upload your songs to the web-

Because chances are there are people out there looking for the ’88 Oldsmobile Jingle that only you have on tape

4. Trim unwanted sections or loop extra-special parts-

Suggestions (you decide which approach) include: Kokomo sax solo, Jet Airliner into, Hotel California instrumental, anything from Phil Collins

3. Remove vocals-

Some songs are simply better without lyrics

2. Make your own karaoke tracks-

Even Sonny and Cher get old after a while

1. Add fun sound effects-

Honestly, what song couldn’t use a little more cowbell?