How Many Different DAWs Do You Use?

[trimph1]

Not a Reason user , but what is wrong with Reasons sequencer ? Other than no VST instruments , I thought the main thing about Reason was its midi sequencer ? Kind of odd of the users complaints about it really ?

I use Reason to throw some ideas together and see whether that idea works. Everything is right there.

Me?

a whole bunch of different ones....learning curves...learning curves....

[dredd i knight]

Only one, Cubase 7, and I still don't fully understand it, would not even bother getting another...it does everything I need it to do so far.

Once again typical bad question which leaves room for missunderstandings:
using just one sequencer brand, doesn't mean same thing than to use just one DAW.
DAW means the digital audio workstation, you can use several workstations although you used just one sequencer brand. Therefore this voting has no value.

That theory would be fine except for the inalienable fact that the term 'DAW', in the specific context of software, is a synonym for what you're calling a 'sequencer'.

Once again an ***** who can't tolerate the most justified remark and finds out
some artificial sophistry to present his private rebellion/stupidity - and thinks he's clever. H.

Thanks for that very neat description of your own behaviour.

Well played

[djanthonyw]

I just use one. No point in using more when you can do it in one.

[The_Hidden_Goose]

I partly agree with that, djanthonyw, but also I have in the past picked up a new tool which ostensibly does the same thing as a tool I already have, and it has opened up a new level of learning or ability or feature-set that I hadn't previously imagined or thought about. So there are possible positives to at least having a nosey at some other tool sometimes. But not for everyone, perhaps as it it does usually mean time spent on fiddling with newness, and for a lot of folks time is money!

[BERFAB]

Cubase is way more than I need. I come from old school 4 track tape. All I want to do is play, record, overdub. Cubase gets me there in style.

I own the full FLS, and I also own most of IL's plugs in vsti format. Haven't used any of it in 2 years now since I went 64 bit. Looking forward to the official 64 bit release, but I still probably won't use FLS as a DAW. It is not intuitive to me. Last time I tried to use it, getting FX into the mixer was like doing calculus in your head. No thanks.

Cheers
-B

[robogone]

Mostly Ableton Live and Reason, but I have a few others.

Given up completely on EnergyXT (which I used to use with the hope it might not be abandonware) as I now have VSTForx which more than adequately fills the modular gap left by not using it.

Going to get a copy of AudioGL at some point, as I can see that getting into my workflow.

Maybe others in the future. Who knows?

[thecontrolcentre]

Ableton Live is enough for me.

[noiseprovesnothing]

The main thing about Reason is the rack, and that killer mixing console. The sequencer needs work.

[Gymnopedies]

I use both Male & Female hosts....

[ObsoleteAcc99]

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[rp314]

Anyone who might have once fallen in love with Opcode Vision's MIDI capabilities, or gotten too attached to Logic on their PCs could provide ample testimony on the benefits of hedging.

That said, having Logic on a relatively old PB Pro and Sonar on the PC (which doesn't get much use these days) is enough around here. And so many DAWs seem to have evolved and attained similar features that at this point having to switch probably wouldn't be as onerous.

Being a DAWg has its benefits...

[Arglebargle]

One.

[SWallace]

Wow almost perfect split between the three. I use Studio One and Reason.

[hibidy]

Only one, Cubase 7, and I still don't fully understand it, would not even bother getting another...it does everything I need it to do so far.

Once again typical bad question which leaves room for missunderstandings:
using just one sequencer brand, doesn't mean same thing than to use just one DAW.
DAW means the digital audio workstation, you can use several workstations although you used just one sequencer brand. Therefore this voting has no value.

That theory would be fine except for the inalienable fact that the term 'DAW', in the specific context of software, is a synonym for what you're calling a 'sequencer'.

Once again an ***** who can't tolerate the most justified remark and finds out
some artificial sophistry to present his private rebellion/stupidity - and thinks he's clever. H.

Thanks for that very neat description of your own behaviour.

Well played

[filkertom]

While I usually compose in Acid Pro 7, I'm trying to divorce myself from it. It does a few things better than any DAW out there but is an utter mess for the rest.

For final mixing I use Reaper, which I've also been using for a number of years. It's my transitional DAW while I figure out Sonar X2 Pro.

I also use Band In A Box and Air Ignite extensively, mostly to create the things that I put into Acid Pro 7, but they're hardly full DAWs.