I’m currently using Pro Tools but started in Logic. For my needs and workflow, Pro Tools just has everything I need and I’m used to it. Curious what everyone on here is using?
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Migrated from ProTools to Reaper. The feature set is fantastic, also the price. The UI is a mess, but you get used to it. I also couldn’t stand AVIDs whole licensing process anymore.
Am I really wierd for quite liking the reaper UI?
Yea I like it too
Reaper gang! I was using PreSonus Studio One for a while, but I was doing some pretty heavy MIDI I/O and it kept bugging out. Switched to Reaper and worked like a charm the first time; been using it ever since.
I use Reaper as its a cheap one time purchase (unlimited free trial too) and I find its workflow the most intuitive of any daw I have tried so far. Great online community of you get stuck too.
Reaper! It’s a lovely DAW. Switched from Logic a few years ago and I do not miss it.
REAPER
I use LMMS because i’m too broke to buy a more “professional” DAW…
But honestly, when you really learn to use it, it’s not as bad as some people would say. Getting a really good sound on this DAW is really tedious.
I think, most people consider Ardour a step up from LMMS and it’s also free. It’s also a step up in terms of learning curve, though, so for my hobby usage, I’m quite fine with LMMS…
Have you tried ardour? I remember it being a little better than LMMS, but I don’t use either very much
It’s a pain to install it on windows. I’ll try it when i’ll take the time to set a dual boot or a VM on my PC.
I guess I’m out of the loop, what is LMMS?
LMMS is a free and open source DAW, often seen as the poor man’s FL Studio
Ardour (on a Mac). Lots of control and it’s open source. It continues to get better as well.
Pro Tools here, been using it since college because it was the biggest best option. Has everything I want to do in a way that makes sense for my needs. Especially as someone who doesn’t do much with electronic type music. Haven’t wanted to do anything that I can’t or find inconvenient so haven’t bothered seriously exploring other options.
Reaper. Cheap. Constantly updated. Stable. Flexible. Capable of more than you’ll ever need to do.
Reaper user here - its cheap, minimalist, customizable and has some of the best stock plugins of any DAW I’ve ever tried. Plus, you can seamlessly use electronic music tools whilst also throwing in real world recordings (useful for one of my projects where theres both synths and live guitars, bass and vocals).
I don’t have deep experience with alternatives to inform comparisons, but I’ve enjoyed working with http://reaper.fm/ for the last few years for hobby projects swapping between linux, windows, and macos with a generic Behringer usb audio interface. The flexibility of track folders and arbitrary routing means that you can approach things from several different mental models and still translate an idea into sound. The bundled plugins and jsfx focus on foundations, so that they can naturally achieve equivalent sounds of many (most?) paid plugins with prettier but less-capable interfaces.
Kenny Gioa’s tutorials http://www.kennymania.com/reaper-videos/ are a deep catalog of examples demonstrating how to make interesting music. There are often many ways to translate concepts to audio, and reaper provides you the tools to make it happen with out imposing strong opinions on how you get there.
Reaper.
I started with Cool Edit Pro in the late 90s. Moved to Cubase a few years later for a class I was taking. Then Ableton out of curiosity around 2010 until minor issues with how it handled MIDI files drove me to Reaper three or four years ago.
Barring drastic changes, I don’t see myself switching again. Reaper works. The price is right. It’s a tiny download. It’s eminently customizable.
Awesome! I’ve only used Reaper for quick tasks here and there, but I really wish I knew it better. I love how accessible and lightweight it is. I don’t think I could ever replace Pro Tools at this point, but Reaper would be the one I try first if I needed to.
I bought FL Studio a long time ago and it is cool but was total overkill for basic recording I was trying to do.
I never got past the initial learning curve. Curious what people suggest these days for newbs like me!
Pro Tools for most stuff but I built an IEM rig mainly for practice that uses Reaper. It was my first time getting into Reaper and I’m really enjoying it. Things are in slightly different places but it makes sense so I’ve got few complaints.
