KVR Audio

humanboeing · Post by **humanboeing** » Mon Jul 03, 2023 9:20 am

I'd like to try something barebones, which still has all the functions one expects from a DAW. Which DAW is the least featureful?

ras.s · Post by **ras.s** » Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:17 am

https://www.multitrackstudio.com/

mothra · Post by **mothra** » Mon Jul 03, 2023 3:51 pm

You want the LEAST capable DAW, that "still has all the functions one expects from a DAW"?

I haven't smoked enough to be on KvR today apparently.

humanboeing · Post by **humanboeing** » Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:28 pm

mothra wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 3:51 pm You want the LEAST capable DAW, that "still has all the functions one expects from a DAW"?

I haven't smoked enough to be on KvR today apparently.

I wanted a soft that isn't bloated with stuff that I never use. The above recommendation from ras.s is just what I was looking for. Maybe the smoking bit is why you didn't get it?

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:35 pm

I think it really depends what one considers "all the functions one expects from a DAW".

lobanov · Post by **lobanov** » Mon Jul 03, 2023 5:56 pm

Energy XT? Now beta 64 bits.
https://www.xtsware.com/?page_id=6

musicproducerdee · Post by **musicproducerdee** » Mon Jul 03, 2023 9:39 pm

Reaper.

Quickest to download and install. Almost completely barebones. You can also do a portable installation.

rod_zero · Post by **rod_zero** » Mon Jul 03, 2023 11:00 pm

Ableton Live wihout a doubt has the most minimalist GUI and if you stick to it's devices you have the most minimalist experience

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Mon Jul 03, 2023 11:51 pm

rod_zero wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 11:00 pm Ableton Live wihout a doubt has the most minimalist GUI and if you stick to it's devices you have the most minimalist experience

+1
I also think of Ableton Live as a minimalist. I also suggest Reason, Bitwig and FL Studio.

sbj · Post by **sbj** » Mon Jul 03, 2023 11:57 pm

Have a look at: https://www.mutools.com/mulab-app-downloads.html

Can be as simple or complex as you like

neverbefore · Post by **neverbefore** » Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:24 am

there used to be a daw that only showed one track at a time - a bit like those minimalist typing programs. I think it was German - cannot seem to find it but was unique in its approach

EDIT aah it is this one https://www.multitrackstudio.com/ which others have mentioned and is Dutch not German

syntonica · Post by **syntonica** » Tue Jul 04, 2023 6:40 am

neverbefore wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:24 am there used to be a daw that only showed one track at a time - a bit like those minimalist typing programs. I think it was German - cannot seem to find it but was unique in its approach

EDIT aah it is this one https://www.multitrackstudio.com/ which others have mentioned and is Dutch not German

Dang! I thought he was German too.

MTS has everything, but it's too closed and tape-machine oriented for my taste. I feel like I'm poking a bear when I try to use it.

I use Mulab, which is extremely full featured, but everything is well tucked away. It featured a fully-modular backend, like the Grid in Bitwig, only betterer.

It just works like you'd think a DAW should.

pough · Post by **pough** » Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:26 pm

humanboeing wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:28 pm I wanted a soft that isn't bloated with stuff that I never use.

mothra can't read minds. However, I can read minds and I know what you want is Babya Logic.

osiris · Post by **osiris** » Fri Jul 07, 2023 8:38 pm

MuLab and Podium are very minimalist.

Looking for a minimalist DAW software