KVR Audio

toonertik · Post by **toonertik** » Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:44 pm

Yes... I could not resist the joke..

mgw38 · Post by **mgw38** » Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:48 pm

Calling Ableton, FL Studio or Reason non traditional DAWs is quite a stretch. And calling Reaper a non traditional DAW is outright ludicrous.

Renoise is a non traditional DAW these days.

And I would throw Usine Hollyhock or Plogue Bidule into the mix. They have completely different workflows.

Tj Shredder · Post by **Tj Shredder** » Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:24 pm

Until now only traditonal DAWs have been mentioned.
I would acount Max/MSP, Pd, Bidule and alike to be non traditional. If thats too far from traditional, have a look at Usine or something more aimed at film like DaVinci Resolve, which has a Fairlight built in and has an impressive free version...
But even the OP considers Live to be non traditional, I couldn‘t disagree more...; - )

Topcheese · Post by **Topcheese** » Tue Dec 25, 2018 8:34 pm

aMUSEd wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:41 pm
Topcheese wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:35 pm Well some people say Maschine is not a DAW, but you can use it like one.
Only in a limited sense - there's no free recording of tracks for example, you are limited to a maximum number of bars at a time due to its highly beats based focus. There isn't even support for certain expressive features of instruments such as aftertouch because everything is geared towards entering beats via the pads. It really isn't designed to be a complete recording host,

True enough it's limited and should be used with a full featured DAW, and I'll admit there's something a little clunky about "song" arrangement in it. Nonetheless you can record AND master tracks on it just like any other DAW.
I just got mine so I'm not an expert on it, but there is free recording of tracks. I see most of the videos on the Internet don't show you how, but there are some that show you how to do it. I know because that's the way I'm using it now to do my tracks. Perhaps I'm not understanding the problem? The patterns are limited, but you just have account for that,but yes you work only in 4/4 signature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgg6GaPyAOo

PTV · Post by **PTV** » Tue Dec 25, 2018 8:37 pm

AudioMulch

egbert101 · Post by **egbert101** » Wed Dec 26, 2018 12:05 pm

mgw38 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:48 pm Calling Ableton, FL Studio or Reason non traditional DAWs is quite a stretch. And calling Reaper a non traditional DAW is outright ludicrous.

Someone call the non traditional DAW police for such outrageous crimes.

mgw38 · Post by **mgw38** » Wed Dec 26, 2018 12:24 pm

Already did. They are currently establishing a task force.

SparkySpark · Post by **SparkySpark** » Fri Dec 28, 2018 7:04 pm

I'd try MuLab 8. Before someone sends me off to Gulag or something

: I use it as a traditional sequencer but the interesting thing is the modular framework, including the MUX DIY synth and fx. MuLab 8 is super cool when handling audio.

A great thing with MuLab for you is that it doesn't need installation - it's just a selfcontaining download. Thus it won't mess up your computer when you try it.

c_voltage · Post by **c_voltage** » Fri Jan 04, 2019 11:00 am

Bidule very good variant. The only thing, this is lack of convenirnt transport\playback engine. If would not this detailm Bidule could been used for whole projects from scratch.

zzz00m · Post by **zzz00m** » Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:12 pm

Traditional DAW = Pro Tools, or one of the other tape recorder clones based primarily around linear multi-track recording along a timeline.

The more emphasis placed on emulating a pro recording studio, the more "traditional" points.

Anything else falls along a spectrum away from traditional audio recording towards non-traditional recording. You know, like loops and stuff ...

PieBerger · Post by **PieBerger** » Fri Jan 04, 2019 7:45 pm

There isn't one, they all have demos, just try them and find out for yourself. Ableton Live is no the best non-traditional DAW, for you, if you can't stand the interface. If you don't want to pay 140e for software updates every year then Bitwig isn't the best for you. If you don't like the workflow in FL, then it's not the best for you.

Delta Sign · Post by **Delta Sign** » Fri Jan 04, 2019 9:28 pm

I'll just throw Loomer Architect into the mix.

It's still in beta, but it's very promising and could be called non-traditional, I suppose.

SHULMAN · Post by **SHULMAN** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:16 pm

Maschine audio by NI work very fine with Maschine hardeware

Bhan · Post by **Bhan** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:22 pm

Cakewalk by Bandlab. It's non-traditional because it's one the the best - and it's free.

Kalamata Kid · Post by **Kalamata Kid** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:38 pm

mgw38 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:48 pm Calling Ableton, FL Studio or Reason non traditional DAWs is quite a stretch. And calling Reaper a non traditional DAW is outright ludicrous.

Renoise is a non traditional DAW these days.

And I would throw Usine Hollyhock or Plogue Bidule into the mix. They have completely different workflows.

Agree.

How about Soundbridge and it is free
https://soundbridge.io/
Or maybe not!

Best non traditional daw?