DAW Propaganda.....is it really a psychological affliction?

[CTStump]

I've been perusing the Sonar forum since the announcement of it's demise and have come to the conclusion that the mind matters way more than facts about which DAW will replace their beloved and well featured Sonar.

I mean statements like "This doesn't sound the same" or "GUI is a mess" or the famous " it's a cnvoluted mess" or my favorite "it's just not mature enough". Although some of it may merit that subjective of opinion it mainly just that, subjective opinion.

My question is how can anyone come up with a rational solution when emotion is more important than the facts when it comes to DAW's in an envoirment created by the loss of their favorite platform.

I guess this kinda stupid to ask but is it more an sports analogy like my team is better than your team even if my team has lost mentality more than what works for me may not work for you but it may be worth a try to find out.

Will the KVR Mentalist's please chime in or spank me for my ignorance

[xbitz]

solved ?

[Jace-BeOS]

This is an inherent problem with the way the brain works, not just "DAW fans". Preferred ideas obstruct intake of facts.

https://www.alternet.org/media/most-dep ... brain-ever

[kb420]

I've been perusing the Sonar forum since the announcement of it's demise

I really couldn't read any further than this. This is where you went wrong.

[elassi]

xbitz/Jace:

Interesting vid/link

[JJ_Jettflow]

Ideally a DAW should not be thought of as anything more than a tool to capture and manipulate your music ideas. Demo than all and pick which one works best for you. Don't ask others. Choose for yourself.

[ShawnG]

These are tools used to make art, used by artists. Rationality is a fine thing, but very few people are truly rational, and even they are only rational for short spans of time. Instinctual behavior and biases form the vast majority of human behavior. Specifically when it comes to things like what tool to use to create art, I'm not sure that "facts" are or should be the determining factor of what you use or want. Feel, and familiarity are usually more important.

[VariKusBrainZ]

There is no perfect DAW, thats why many of us here own several.
Each has its merits, features and way of doing things.
I still cant stand Reaper though.......

[CTStump]

There is no perfect DAW, thats why many of us here own several.
Each has its merits, features and way of doing things.
I still cant stand Reaper though.......

Smartest answer yet.

Keep em coming people. I guess you could call me a tool....some of the time.

All funning aside about some of the arguments that I read sometimes don't give me the impression that they even have used the DAW they complain about.

If there was only one DAW we would all be using that. Thank goodness there are some great choices out there.

[jancivil]

I haven't used REAPER because I can't stand it.

[Zombie Queen]

I haven't used REAPER because I don't like the idea of a system operating a cock. Especially if it's mine.

[CTStump]

The mcgurk effect works everytime. I guess it's the same as if you tell a lie enough it becomes believable to closed minds of the same opinion.

Great video though....

[kelldammit]

"tweak the eq knob till it sounds perfect, only to realize the eq wasn't enabled". McGurk effect in action.
Being used to doing something one way, then trying a different piece of software, where that thing is called something else, and is not where you might expect to see it...can be pretty frustrating when you're starting out. So there's that aspect, as well.

Subjectivity is an odd (and doubtless individual) thing. I used Reaper for a couple of years, and loved a lot about it. The thing that bugged me was that it just never seemed to look "right", no matter what i did. So after a while, i tried the newfangled Studio One (v1), and despite being relatively feature-poor by comparison, it looked "right" to me, and so felt "better". Nonsensical by any pragmatic measure, but...there it is. We're strange animals like that sometimes.

[Michael L]

An interesting experiment in that Alternet article is how people depend on a belief (in a DAW, politician, etc) to improve their low self-worth. If they have high self-worth they are less dependent.

[CTStump]

An interesting experiment in that Alternet article is how people depend on a belief (in a DAW, politician, etc) to improve their low self-worth. If they have high self-worth they are less dependent.

Also makes them fall for the latest trend to be part of the popular crowd. Like group think. I'm starting to display an elitist complex with this reply though, it's not like sometime in my life I may have been guilty of trendyness.

My selective memory has blotted out any of that as I remember it.