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BONES · Post by **BONES** » Tue Dec 03, 2024 8:26 pm

Do you think anyone would have seen that as "distortion""? I don't, they 'd have just heard a new, different sound.

I still don't see what ARA offers that I can't do without it. Would Melodyne not work if ARA wasn't there? Because Melodyne was around before ARA, so I imagine it would.

_leras · Post by **_leras** » Tue Dec 03, 2024 11:48 pm

enroe wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2024 10:32 pm
prismatic wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2024 9:44 am It's all about workflow.
Absolutely true!

Therefore... Bitwig.

Jac459 · Post by **Jac459** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:30 am

_leras wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 11:48 pm
enroe wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2024 10:32 pm
prismatic wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2024 9:44 am It's all about workflow.
Absolutely true!
Therefore... Bitwig.

100%

_leras · Post by **_leras** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 2:05 am

Basseldon wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2024 1:28 pm I like Cubase and Ableton but the thing is there is a learning curve.

I like life, but the thing is there is a learning curve.

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 4:13 am

BONES wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 8:26 pm Do you think anyone would have seen that as "distortion""? I don't, they 'd have just heard a new, different sound.

Oh hell yes.

There is this anecdote of a very famous guitar player (don't recall which and google won't tell me) around 1960 (+/- 5 years) that got into the studio for a recording session. The engineer (they probably still had white or beige lab coats on then) had miked up his amp and asked for sound check. And after the player touched the strings he said something like "You must turn that amp down, boy!! Not because it's too loud but because you're overdriving it. In my career I've never got distortion into my recordings, and it's bloody not happening today as well."

BONES wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 8:26 pm I still don't see what ARA offers that I can't do without it.

If you have nothing nice to say, then saying nothing is often a very good choice.

BONES · Post by **BONES** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 2:07 pm

That's not been my experience at all.

tommyzai · Post by **tommyzai** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:03 pm

chk071 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 10:27 am Picking a DAW isn't hard at all.

machinesworking · Post by **machinesworking** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:59 pm

BONES wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 8:26 pm I still don't see what ARA offers that I can't do without it. Would Melodyne not work if ARA wasn't there? Because Melodyne was around before ARA, so I imagine it would.

ARA makes it work without importing into Melodyne, it essentially runs as a separate sequencer VSTi that you import your audio file into without ARA and runs as if it was a native plugin to your DAW with ARA. A timesaver really, that's all. Unless you're doing modern pop music or running a recording studio I would say it's really not a deal breaker if a DAW doesn't have it, but if you do either of those things often it makes total sense to want it in your DAW.

I use Melodyne more like a special effect and having ARA does make that more possible.

BONES · Post by **BONES** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 6:07 pm

OK. Melodyne is built-into Studio One. I've never used it but I've watched a few videos and it seems to just work, so maybe ARA is enabling that?

ArtBlue_100 · Post by **ArtBlue_100** » Fri Dec 27, 2024 11:43 am

I also find it difficult to pick a DAW. This is what would work for me:
The stock plugins & instruments of Logic Pro combined with the design, speed, and simplicity of Ableton's UI. Maybe I can add some of the customization features of Reaper, but asking for the price as well would not be realistic!

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Fri Dec 27, 2024 1:02 pm

And where are those neural implants that connect to my brain and allow orgainized thoughts to emerge that ai wistfully generates code from abstract collective unconscious then magically transforms it all into a stereo signal so I can brag about how easy it was and I did it all myself.

TheDeviatorAlbum · Post by **TheDeviatorAlbum** » Sat Dec 28, 2024 1:49 am

FL Studio is the best.

duanosforde · Post by **duanosforde** » Sat Dec 28, 2024 8:44 am

BONES wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 6:07 pm OK. Melodyne is built-into Studio One. I've never used it but I've watched a few videos and it seems to just work, so maybe ARA is enabling that?

Yes, the integration is seamless and a timesaver. You can import audio into melodyne without having to transfer the audio in realtime, you right click the "send to melodyne" option, or drag and drop the melodyne plugin on a piece of audio, and it takes seconds depending on your CPU and length of the audio. Traditionally, in DAWs without ARA, Melodyne needs to scan the audio as you play it back, which could take loads of time if you have a lot of stems.

Kalamata Kid · Post by **Kalamata Kid** » Sat Dec 28, 2024 9:41 am

For me Studio One is no longer a contender.
Now it is down to Reaper and FL Studio.
FL Studio has a future ARA integration but somehow I doubt it will ever happen.
So I got Reaper and had some install issues and progress has been slow.
But then I saw S1 upgrade for $85
https://www.thomannmusic.com/presonus_s ... pgrade.htm
So now SI is again a contender.
Wow I am having a hard time choosing.

I really like Cubase, S1, Reaper, FL Studio, Mulab and Hollyhock.
All of them rate above 90 using my score keeping.
The absence of ARA is not a deal breaker, well almost a deal breaker for me.

Kalamata Kid · Post by **Kalamata Kid** » Sat Dec 28, 2024 10:02 pm

"One year of new feature releases included (all yours to keep)."
Does this mean that if I buy the Studio One upgrade to version 7, I will only get the updates for only one year. I was very close to pulling the trigger but something told me to stick with Reaper.

Picking a DAW is hard…