Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Where to find free track sheets to use in your recording projects

I suppose you could argue that the days of pencil-and-paper track sheets in project studios are gone, given that many people rely on their recording software itself to tell them what's going on in each track, etc. I'll accept that I might be a bit old-school on this one, but I still like to use track sheets. If you do, too, read on.

What follows is a list of places where you can download free track sheets of various types, typically in PDF format, and print your own track sheets when you need them. Some of these sheets are platform-specific (e.g., customized for use with Roland, Mackie or Tascam gear, etc.), but even if you don't find exactly what you're looking for, maybe one of these sheets will inspire you to create a track sheet design of your own. If you do, and if you're willing to share it, please let me know.

Roland VS-880 track sheets, PDF
Roland VS-880 track sheets, MS-Excel
Mackie track sheet, PDF
Mixing track sheet, PDF
Tascam track sheet, PDF
Simple track sheet, PDF
Elaborate track sheet with pull-down menus, PDF
Studio track sheet, PDF

Just in case you prefer to pay for a product (on the premise that you get what you pay for), here are a a few other resources that aren't free:

Silent Way's Ultimate Track Sheet for MS-Excel, $1.00 download
AnyTrac 8, Windows track sheet software, $49.90 download

If this has been helpful to you, I'd appreciate any Diggs and/or Stumbles; your comments are also welcome!

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