If you had to stick to one DAW, which one would it be?

[pixel85]

Nah I have internet and social media. That's enough
And about Reaper... cmon it's ugly as f***. Ugly stuff is never popular.

Yeah you couldn't be more wrong. It's cheaper, to free even if you can deal with the nagware pop up, which is nothing. It's not popular among maybe the electronic music crowd, but most people who do other forms of music just need something that can record audio and let them mix tracks.

Of course, even ugly af DAW can be asked to dance at a prom party

[Hink]

Nah I have internet and social media. That's enough
And about Reaper... cmon it's ugly as f***. Ugly stuff is never popular.

Yeah you couldn't be more wrong. It's cheaper, to free even if you can deal with the nagware pop up, which is nothing. It's not popular among maybe the electronic music crowd, but most people who do other forms of music just need something that can record audio and let them mix tracks.

Of course, even ugly af DAW can be asked to dance at a prom party

[machinesworking]

I hate Logic. Can't get anything done with it. I dunno why....
The day Cubase goes dongle-less is the day I'll demo it and decide if it's something for me or if I'll switch over to Renoise only.

It's a learning curve thing, oddly enough I have that problem with ReNoise, never could establish a workflow with it.

[oqion]

The day Cubase goes dongle-less is the day I'll demo it

And?

[sQeetz]

The day Cubase goes dongle-less is the day I'll demo it

And?

Still on the fence. Not sure I really need/want a new DAW. Logic actually has everything I need. Guess I'm just blaming the tools for the lack of creativity I'm experiencing lately.

[jancivil]

REAPER is only free if you're so self-centered you're comfortable to ignore that it isn't.
and how does any individual know from "most people who do other forms of music" like that?
assumption trumps ok! Wow. But it does follow a thread that assumes those who stick to one must be forced to, isn't it. It's a consumer world, everybody be distracted by the shiny new thing over there.

If I had to *guess* I would think the number of people here that use a sequencer to write outweigh that significantly; the rest of the world I wouldn't know about. One of my favorite composers I'm friends with uses Reason. My old musical partner-in-crime uses Pro Tools and afaict simply records his Yamaha Motif. And I really had to mix his piano on our projects. and correct some out-of-tune business. I have those tools, he has chosen a live music life as like an ethos and doesn't have other software like that. He is not orchestrating; I am.

[billcarroll]

If I had to rely on one to get everything done, it’s hands down Cubase.

Other DAWs do some things increasingly well. Cubase covers almost everything well. Nothing you can’t accomplish in this DAW.

[EnochLight]

REAPER is only free if you're so self-centered you're comfortable to ignore that it isn't.

[oqion]

Still on the fence. Not sure I really need/want a new DAW. Logic actually has everything I need. Guess I'm just blaming the tools for the lack of creativity I'm experiencing lately.

That's understandable. I'm in a funk myself. I've been focusing on coding scripts for Cubase Midi Remote, hoping that I get creative again soon.

I have Logic too, just, no Mac at the moment. I really like the way they did Non-linear. It's the best of all the options. I like their scripting environment as well. One thing is for certain, new gear does NOT get you out of writers block. If anything it has the opposite effect.

[barroco87]

Only Fl Studio

[chk071]

The day Cubase goes dongle-less is the day I'll demo it

And?

Still on the fence. Not sure I really need/want a new DAW. Logic actually has everything I need. Guess I'm just blaming the tools for the lack of creativity I'm experiencing lately.

Every time I demo Cubase, I realize how much more comfortable I am with Studio One, and how much I actually prefer its GUI to the Mickey Mouse look and the bloat of the more recent Cubase versions.

[chk071]

REAPER is only free if you're so self-centered you're comfortable to ignore that it isn't.

I try to read the brand name on that cup, but, my old eyes are getting too slow...

Even taking a screenshot didn't work.

[DJ Warmonger]

If I had to start all over again, I'd try Bitwig. Cool modular architecture that's always handy. Built-in plugins and libraries are not important anymore.

But I've got too much stuff set up and mastered to just abandon it.

[sQeetz]

Since I've switched to MacOS I'm kinda sensitive to such things. One thing that drives me away from an app is the lack of MacOS menu support. If an app only has edit - help menus if any, then it's a pass.
FL Studio, Tracktion Waveform, Bitwig...
If you port your apps, please try to also adapt to the way the OS works instead of doing your own thing

[Artie Fichelle]

Reaper, because it keeps you busy so much ...