I really need a new DAW. I used magix music maker mx for a while but not anymore. Then i tried using pro tools se and it was waaaayyyyy too heavyweight and pretty much all around useless (except for the loops those were awesome) So i need a really powerful lightweight daw and here are some of my NESSESITIES!!!!!

-Vst support
-Vst effect support
-Mixer window
-vst sequencer (FL users may know it as piano roll)
-track sequencer
-at least an ok looking gui (if not then user skins readily avalabile
-has to be able to run on win 7 64-bit (in other words on either vista 32 or 64 bit or win 7 32 or 64 bit)



Also some more loops would be nice or some more instruments

Cubase is great - I use it and much prefer it to PT, but it is a weighty host - if you have limited resources then you can run REAPER. Those are my go to hosts these years.

Try some demos and see what feels right for you.
Studio One has a nice clean workflow which I personally like.Mulab is also worth checking out.
I'm sure people will suggest others.Try a few out,it's the only way

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Um i don't remeber starting any threads about daws before

MuLab and Studio One are just amazing...
But you can also wait for energyXT v3.0 or Bitwig......

Samplitude is great.
30-day demo available.

Not sure what is considered a 'heavy' DAW, but Samplitude IS 'deep'.
(and it comes with lots of loops and 'soundpools').

Greg

Synapse Orion,I think it have all you need
http://www.synapse-audio.com/orion.html

im gonna go completely against the flow here but have you tried reason 6,i consider it the best all round music program,its not a daw but imo once you get into a daw you get into the never ending world of buying plug ins....i used to buy tons of plug ins and all that time i was still using reason,actually making music!!...there are some amazing plug ins out there,seriuosly omnisphere is a prime example just how powerful a modern soft synth can sound...there a tons of reason haters here and it also might not be for you but i cant reccomend it enough with version 6

A nice thing about Cubase is it can be super accessible or super deep, it just depends on how you choose to use it.

FL Studio is great, too. I don't see any reason to avoid it, particularly since you can use it as a VSTi if you ever outgrow it.

I've used the entry level Cubase for years and it does all I need, recording, vsts, piano roll, etc. Not LE version you get with audio cards and such, it's called Elements now (used to be SE and Essentials in 5). It's only $70-80 and you can move up to the full program when you need more and you'll already know the software (my next step if I get some money someday).

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Didn't like Renoise?

michi mak will LOVE this!

Try reaper.

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