I presently use Audacity but I hear there are unholy goings-on after its transfer of ownership and am looking into Cakewalk to see if it does what I need. Audacity works for me owing it its simplicity as I use it for recording far more than any editing or mixing. I record on one mono track and add comments on a second one.
I start the recording at 3am on Saturday night and it records until 2am Sunday morning. I then replay the track as I find time to listen to it during the week. When I replay it, I use a second track to take notes or make comments. Audacity has an option for "timer record" that can be set to start and stop so that I don't have to be awake at those times. The source for this recording is an automated selection of hour-long URLs/Website productions/podcasts.
One thing that Audacity did not have is feature to automatically adjust the volume for when podcasts are not broadcast and constant levels relative to each other.
As you can see, I do not need any of the sophistication or versatility available in Cakewalk. It looks as if I can simplify the screen by having only the controls I need for this project. Maybe a much simpler recorder may be in order.
Here is an example of my present set up. Can this be done in Cakewalk?
