but thats his fault... he could buy a mac
Best DAW for beginner
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Re: Best DAW for beginner
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Re: Best DAW for beginner
Never heard of him, but a quick gander at his channel suggests yes!Capt. Black wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:44 pmBendy, is Reaper the DAW that Dan Worrall works in?bender wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:12 pmThis cannot be overstated. There is a huge amount of community support for Reaper, so it's a great one for a noobie.
That being said, Reaper users seem to be like Vegans or Cross-Fit trainers. Hard to get them to shut up about it.*
*(Tongue planted firmly in cheek here)
If it is, his YouTube channel is a great resource!
Even if it isn’t, his YouTube channel is a great resource!
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Re: Best DAW for beginner
reapermania on YT is a great resource, even to get an idea of how it all works.
cool edit pro/ audition / reaper was my trajectory. Tried a few along the way, but the workflow was never right.
cool edit pro/ audition / reaper was my trajectory. Tried a few along the way, but the workflow was never right.
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I find him informative and entertaining in a dryly cut through the humbug call a spade a spade in an objectively bitchy but in the nicest possible way gem of a character.bender wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:29 pmNever heard of him, but a quick gander at his channel suggests yes!Capt. Black wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:44 pmBendy, is Reaper the DAW that Dan Worrall works in?bender wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:12 pm
This cannot be overstated. There is a huge amount of community support for Reaper, so it's a great one for a noobie.
That being said, Reaper users seem to be like Vegans or Cross-Fit trainers. Hard to get them to shut up about it.*
*(Tongue planted firmly in cheek here)
If it is, his YouTube channel is a great resource!
Even if it isn’t, his YouTube channel is a great resource!
Re: Best DAW for beginner
I've been learning the basics of Ableton Live for the past month and this rings true, but I really like the basic workflow as a beginner. I struggled to get any traction with Reaper, but Ableton session view encourages you to get an idea down and build on it, especially anything MIDI based. It's all doable in any DAW I'm sure, I just didn't find Reaper as intuitive.
Of course now I'm making chill lo-fi beats with no guitar tracks so it sort of defeated my original intent for learning a DAW, but it's been fun and has kept the momentum up.
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Re: Best DAW for beginner
For PC Reaper is the way to go, unless you have specific needs and are prepared to jump on the learning curve of one of the paid DAWs like Cubase etc.
One thing I like about Reaper is it fires up quickly. Quite a bit faster than other DAWs I have. It also seems to be very efficient with CPU usage.
If you are the type who pays the Apple tax, then there's Garage Band which leads most to Logic. Apple has advantages for audio, e.g., Core Audio rather than dealing with the ASIO BS in Windows, but that's about the only advantage.
One thing I like about Reaper is it fires up quickly. Quite a bit faster than other DAWs I have. It also seems to be very efficient with CPU usage.
If you are the type who pays the Apple tax, then there's Garage Band which leads most to Logic. Apple has advantages for audio, e.g., Core Audio rather than dealing with the ASIO BS in Windows, but that's about the only advantage.
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Re: Best DAW for beginner
I think if you are on Mac, it doesn't get any easier than Logic Pro and tbh it's top-level professional if you dig it. Especially if you like composing or producing, not just recording.
I personally use Cubase and used to use Protools
I would say they all follow the same sort of architecture, so whatever you choose, if you learn it you will be ok. Then would be what's fit for purpose for you. For example, if you are someone who intends to share projects with studios or other musos a lot maybe ProTools is the way as it is the industry standard, if it is just for your own ego and amusement then any would do, and Reaper is free and heavily supported!
I think always start with fit for purpose - then go market to shop with whatever budget you have. cant go wrong that way.
Hope this helps.
I personally use Cubase and used to use Protools
I would say they all follow the same sort of architecture, so whatever you choose, if you learn it you will be ok. Then would be what's fit for purpose for you. For example, if you are someone who intends to share projects with studios or other musos a lot maybe ProTools is the way as it is the industry standard, if it is just for your own ego and amusement then any would do, and Reaper is free and heavily supported!
I think always start with fit for purpose - then go market to shop with whatever budget you have. cant go wrong that way.
Hope this helps.
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