Computer-based Recording
The first software-based digital multi-track recorder, called Deck, was released in 1990. The core engine technology and much of the user interface was programmed and designed by Josh Rosen, Mats Myrberg and John Dalton from a small San Francisco based company. They formed the platform upon which Pro Tools was built in 1991. The same technology lay behind the 1992 release of Cubase Audio, the first version to offer audio support in addition to MIDI sequencing capabilities.
While hardware costs have fallen the power of the personal computer have increased, so that today, an average home computer is sufficiently powerful to serve as a complete multitrack recorder, using inexpensive hardware and software. In 2012 the multitracking software GarageBand is included in all of Apple's new computers. This is a far cry from the days when multitrack recorders cost thousands of dollars and few people could afford them.
Read more about this topic: History Of Multitrack Recording
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