Which DAW do you wish you started on?

[mumpcake]

what are you talking about.
i am referring to software and 'not people'.
if you make a statement dismissing software as "garbage", justify it.

Trash by iZotope is Garbage.

No, Garbage is by Nomad factory.

[ATN69]

None really.

Same. I think i started with Fruity Loops, then used Reason occasionally, and then, at some point, bought a mag with Cubase LE on it, updated that to Elements, got Artist at some point, and now i mainly use Studio One 3 Pro, which i upgraded to from a used copy of Studio One 2 Producer. I'm planning to sell Cubase Artist, and focus completely on Studio One 3. I just like some things better than in Cubase (e.g. setting up MIDI surfaces, managing insert and send effects, managing virtual instruments, less windows etc.), and it also needs less mouse clicks for me.

I know this nice and quite famous producer who work a lot in Cubase but last time I met him he was saying a lot of nice things about Studio One. He is a professional while I am a hobby producer. If you compare Cubase with Studio One would you say that you felt somewhat at home moving from Cubase to Studio One or was it really like a start from scratch?

I used Cubase ages ago and for many years I didn't work with any DAW, until I picked up FL Studio. Still I am more and more curious about Studio One. I have a license for Bitwig but I didn't really feel at home with Bitwig so I never upgraded it. Doesn't mean Bitwig is bad or anything, just that it didn't really suit my way of working. When I get my new computer I might get a demo version of Studio One and try it.

[Kalamata Kid]

In my opinion all DAW's should do a Swan.
(S1 emulation)

[fese]

I wish I started with That Perfect DAW instead of Cubase so that i wouldn't have to keep struggling with all those stupid UI /UX design f-ups...

[xbitz]

None really.

Same. I think i started with Fruity Loops, then used Reason occasionally, and then, at some point, bought a mag with Cubase LE on it, updated that to Elements, got Artist at some point, and now i mainly use Studio One 3 Pro, which i upgraded to from a used copy of Studio One 2 Producer. I'm planning to sell Cubase Artist, and focus completely on Studio One 3. I just like some things better than in Cubase (e.g. setting up MIDI surfaces, managing insert and send effects, managing virtual instruments, less windows etc.), and it also needs less mouse clicks for me.

I know this nice and quite famous producer who work a lot in Cubase but last time I met him he was saying a lot of nice things about Studio One. He is a professional while I am a hobby producer. If you compare Cubase with Studio One would you say that you felt somewhat at home moving from Cubase to Studio One or was it really like a start from scratch?

I used Cubase ages ago and for many years I didn't work with any DAW, until I picked up FL Studio. Still I am more and more curious about Studio One. I have a license for Bitwig but I didn't really feel at home with Bitwig so I never upgraded it. Doesn't mean Bitwig is bad or anything, just that it didn't really suit my way of working. When I get my new computer I might get a demo version of Studio One and try it.

my biggest problem with FL not its sound but its unprofessional look, hope the new FL gonna get some theme tweaking support, because the unofficial FL Studio Adobe mod looks astonishingly beautiful

[Mathematics]

To answer your question, I wish Ableton existed when I first started but I started. Now for something to read, I started with Cakewalk Apprentice back in the day. When I got determined to try electronic music whe tech became much more affordable, I started with FL Studio for about 2 days, then went to Ableton and stayed there for 2 years. Then I added Digital Performer to my DAWs for about 1 year, and lastly added Pro Tools. So there you go.

[soulone82]

REAPER of course.

[Aloysius]

what are you talking about.
i am referring to software and 'not people'.
if you make a statement dismissing software as "garbage", justify it.

Trash by iZotope is Garbage.

No, Garbage is by Nomad factory.

[chiefwuhog]

I ve spent so much time on fl and ableton,now for college i have to start learning reaper and learn a whole new interface.so maybe REAPER

[incubus]

This would require either sacrificing the current features or cheating by saying what I use now. (which I'm going to do anyways.

Unfortunately, despite the tiresome attempts at people to believe that all hosts are the same, there have been significant setbacks with many hosts that have kept me keeping up with the Joneses.

Currently I like two: Cubase 9 pro and bitwig. Bitwig is stable, fun and really very flexible for a new host (relatively) Cubase is a mad-man. But it's still pretty easy to learn and will do basically anything.

I used to love reason as well, but in nearly 3 years of using it, workflow enhancements are virtually non-existent. But it's still a good host.

I'd say today that cubase is as good a starting point as there is as you really don't need anything but the program itself. But there are things about cubase that I have had issues with in the past, so this is my second time around.

[Googly Smythe]

When I started using computers for making music, (1992) there weren't many choices. Cubase (and Cubeat, I think) or Notator on the Atari, Bars And Pipes on the Amiga and Pro Tools. Logic, perhaps, before Apple got it's mitts on it.
I went with Cubase, and, apart from a 10 year break when I made no music at all, I'm still using it.

[Zexila]

DubTurbo

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