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Nathanananan · Post by **Nathanananan** » Sun Dec 29, 2024 8:57 am

Ableton Live 8
Reason 3
And Pro Tools light theme

keyman_sam · Post by **keyman_sam** » Thu Jan 02, 2025 9:23 pm

Cubase 7.5 for me. The fonts on windows were so good. The newer version changed the fonts and they look very times new Roman-ish.

Monsum · Post by **Monsum** » Sat Jan 04, 2025 10:50 am

Studio One ver.2

xbitz · Post by **xbitz** » Sun Jan 05, 2025 11:05 am

By the way, the UI I like the most is from that Bitwig for which I made the theme, question closed,

the 50 shades of black

Awats · Post by **Awats** » Thu Jan 09, 2025 1:45 am

I use Reaper since it’s not rental only but I really like Cakewalk (it’s going away) and the newer Sonar but it’s rental only. So Reaper it is.

harddaysnight · Post by **harddaysnight** » Tue Jan 14, 2025 12:11 pm

I'm torn on this.
I think Logic is the most aesthetically pleasing, and I tend to want other DAWs to look like Logic when I use them.

But UI goes beyond aesthetics, and I don't think Logic has the most intuitive UI for navigation, coming from other DAWs (Studio One, Reaper, Bitwig, Ableton Live) prior to having a Mac and getting Logic, Logic felt backwards with a lot of UI aspects. There's so many things that aren't where I'd intuitively look.

..and I think an intuitive experience is critical when considering what the best UI is, at any point in time.

I think Studio One comes out on top overall.. it leans quite strongly into Logic-esque aesthetics, whilst providing a more intuitive and user-friendly experience. imo.

Bitwig looks fantastic too, and nails the user-experience side of things, but my personal tastes prefer the Logic aesthetic, so I wanted to choose an option that was along those lines.. if I didn't have this bias, then I think I'd have selected Bitwig in its current form for the best UI.

xbitz · Post by **xbitz** » Tue Jan 14, 2025 12:51 pm

^^^ Bitwig already has a theme inspired by Logic, and you might find the Frost one likable depending on your taste. https://github.com/Berikai/awesome-bitwig-themes

macmuse · Post by **macmuse** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 10:10 pm

syntonica wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 5:24 pm
EnGee wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 12:08 am - Logic 4 and 5 (PC) and Logic 9 (Mac). Logic 11 is ok but not a top favourite. (using now v11)
I loved Logic 5. Not for it's overall workflow, per se, but for it's ability to stuff a crap ton of GUI onto a 1024x768 screen. Once Apple took over mid-6, it's been downhill ever since.

I liked Emagic’s Logic look too, especially 5.

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 1:19 am

macmuse wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2025 10:10 pm
syntonica wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 5:24 pm
EnGee wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 12:08 am - Logic 4 and 5 (PC) and Logic 9 (Mac). Logic 11 is ok but not a top favourite. (using now v11)
I loved Logic 5. Not for it's overall workflow, per se, but for it's ability to stuff a crap ton of GUI onto a 1024x768 screen. Once Apple took over mid-6, it's been downhill ever since.
I liked Emagic’s Logic look too, especially 5.

Version 4/5 was really nice. I liked the futuristic 'space' theme all over the design. S1 and S2 were (and still somehow) masterpiece synths.

I also liked v9. I had a hackintosh setup back then and I enjoyed v9 style. The workflow haven't changed so much from v9 and I think I got used now to the look of v11. The features are many and the quality of effects are second to none (of the other DAWs). The best value for money DAW IMO (on Mac). If Apple releases it to the Windows crowd with this price, I think it would take some of the other's DAWs market share!

osiris · Post by **osiris** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 10:38 pm

FL 1.0
(Select your note)

Which version of your favourite DAW nailed the UI?