Best DAW for film scoring on Windows?

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evancoley wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 1:16 pm I have been using Ableton for the last 7 years but I want to start to score some videos, enter competitions, etc. I also do a lot of YouTube videos, etc and write a lot of metal, etc. what DAW would really cover all my bases?
Ableton gets used for film (and game) scores. What specifically does Live not have that you think you need?
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whyterabbyt wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 12:24 pm
evancoley wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 1:16 pm I have been using Ableton for the last 7 years but I want to start to score some videos, enter competitions, etc. I also do a lot of YouTube videos, etc and write a lot of metal, etc. what DAW would really cover all my bases?
Ableton gets used for film (and game) scores. What specifically does Live not have that you think you need?
No score editor, clunky linear arrange mode, annoying cc implementation....the list is actually quite long.

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tehlord wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 12:57 pm
whyterabbyt wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 12:24 pm
evancoley wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 1:16 pm I have been using Ableton for the last 7 years but I want to start to score some videos, enter competitions, etc. I also do a lot of YouTube videos, etc and write a lot of metal, etc. what DAW would really cover all my bases?
Ableton gets used for film (and game) scores. What specifically does Live not have that you think you need?
No score editor, clunky linear arrange mode, annoying cc implementation....the list is actually quite long.
im sure the OP appreciates you speaking for him.
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."

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whyterabbyt wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 1:00 pm
tehlord wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 12:57 pm
whyterabbyt wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 12:24 pm
evancoley wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 1:16 pm I have been using Ableton for the last 7 years but I want to start to score some videos, enter competitions, etc. I also do a lot of YouTube videos, etc and write a lot of metal, etc. what DAW would really cover all my bases?
Ableton gets used for film (and game) scores. What specifically does Live not have that you think you need?
No score editor, clunky linear arrange mode, annoying cc implementation....the list is actually quite long.
im sure the OP appreciates you speaking for him.
Try not to be that guy in EVERY post.

It's a public forum, we can all have an opinion and/or pitch in with information, right? :neutral:
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tehlord wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 1:07 pm Try not to be that guy in EVERY post.

It's a public forum, we can all have an opinion, right? :neutral:
No, you try not to be that guy, making the thread about you instead of the OP's question. I was very specifically asking the OP, not you. I dont need your opinion, nor do I want it. I want to understand what the OP was asking for.
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."

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Cubase and Digital Performer. FWIW, I have both, and perform all of my short film scores with Digital Performer.

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I agree that Reaper is more than adequate. It's fine for scoring. I tend to use Vegas. Fast and intuitive with fine audio editing capabilities.

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Live works for me. I've scored 3 short films with it ...

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Hans Zimmer uses Cubase.
Danny Elfman uses Digital Performer.
John Williams uses paper.
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