Protools smotools. FL Studio is for kids. All the cool kids have FourTrack in their pocket. Details after the jump.

FourTrack (iTunes link) is the work of Sonoma Wire Works, makers of the desktop recording software RiffWorks, and The Retronyms, makers of Recorder, the top-selling (single-track) recording software in the App Store….

…Recording and mixing are a snap thanks to intuitive controls and a record switch that requires a sliding motion to prevent you from accidentally recording over a previous track. While there’s no way to see waveforms, the app’s live monitoring function lets you listen along to the one-to-three tracks you’ve already laid down, which gives enough of an indication of where you need to be within a given song. There’s no gain control either, but at least you can monitor recording levels to check for clipping.

I don’t understand any of that, but The Wired Blog covers it pretty well. I had to give a spin on my own. I composed this little ditty in about 10 minutes on the couch¹, using only the stock iPhone headphones. Also keep in my that I’m an artist and I’m sensitive about my sh*t (c) Erykah. Enjoy a snippet off of the first track of my self-titled album. I call it “Cool Kidding”. Warning: Converting to MP3 ruined my otherwise perfect quantizing and I went a little crazy with the cowbell.

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1. we on the couch! (c)Asher [↩]