Just curious - what DAW do you use? ...and why do you like it for guitar recording, mixing, etc?

Bitwig, which some people call Live 2.0 (its ex Ableton people) got my attention.
Looks very creative. Going to try a demo over break.
 
I am a Logic user currently but have thought about switching to Pro Tools. The subscription/perpetual license has always deterred me though. Anyone here ever switch from Logic to Pro Tools? Any regrets? Anyone ever used both? How do they compare?
 
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Sonar/Cakewalk here as well. I'll probably just purchase whatever they come out with when they finally hit the brakes on the free Bandlab route. I figure I owe 'em something after all these years.
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And that’s EXACTLY where my heart is especially after Gibson shit the bed.

The paid version is outstanding and Noel updates it almost monthly.
 
Pro tools for me
I’m locked at Pro tools 10 HD on my main recording computer
But it does everything I need
And love the work flow
Avid sucks and I’ll never do the script
I’ve tried all of the others
And come back to Pro tools every time
 
If you are doing production/mixing for labels/publishers that require you to send them cuts, stems, stings, alternate versions and all, which can be hundreds of files to deliver for “1” SONG!…good luck with any DAW without a batch export function and doing separate exports…You would loose days on a 10 track album.

Googling “batch export” will also reveal that very few has this function.

The interface/graphics are not the best, I agree on that but for my day to day work, I can’t replace Cubase 14 Pro. Own and use other DAWs such as Ableton Live, Luna but there is work simply can’t be done without sacrificing insane amount of time on those.

And this is not only true for Batch Export but also some for other functions.
 
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I started on Performer, then Studio Vision and Digital Performer, (all in conjunction with tape and analog consoles etc), plus sometimes Studer Dyaxis for post to picture early on, then Pro Tools from Pro Edit 1.0 and Pro Mix 1.0 through TDM and HTDM, and finally when computers got strong enough I switched to Pro Tools native with UA DSP cards and I/O.

I was a pro for thirty years, so Pro Tools was the industry standard we all used for decades, and it's true it seems that you can't teach this ole' dawg any new tricks LOL!

I do use Ableton LIVE in show computers, but it's a PITA and I would recommend Digital Performer over it for stage use.
 
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I use a combo of three, Pro tools for tracking, Reaper/FL for mixing. Pro tools is simply put, my preferred way to track. Mainly because of playlist layers and how its workflow integrates with hardware pretty much seamlessly even without HDX. I have a home studio setup with an old 40 channel allen and heath console and just using all my AD/DA ins and outs and setting up routing in other DAWS feels like a fools errand, especially if you have a personal monitoring system running. FL and Reaper are great because both of them have some really neat capability that just gel's with the stuff I like to make. I will end up mixing in one of the two almost always, and i just go with whatever gets the job done best for the given project.
I will say Logic seems neat too, but I am yet to take the plunge...
 
Reaper, Cubase Pro, Studio One, Ableton Live, Bitwig Studio on occasion as well. Depends on the kind of music I'm making.
 
FPFL said:
Just curious what people use for audio editing, mixing, etc and why they prefer it.
No agenda. I am a DAW slut and bounce around a bit. Always curious what might spark creativity.
So many good choices these days, even shareware / free stuff.

I often use Reaper for audio, Reason for beats and synths and dabble with Logic Pro but never gelled with it.
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I use Ableton 12 live suite. Because i like the workflow. I think the most DAW programs are good. It's just what you prefer or like.
 
I use Digital Performer. I've used Performer, the midi sequencer version, since 1985 I think. Version 1.2. I know it very now that it's on version 11. I also HAVE Logic, Pro Tools and Ableton Live. But I only use those when I hve to. Logic is great because it has a lot of built in VIs. I don't need those because I have a ton of great 3rd party VIs. But Logic isn't set up for the way I work and seems a bit illogical to me. PT is more similar to DP so we can get along, but I rarely use it. And lately I just record my band live in the studio so I rarely use them anyway. So when I use Live it's only to augment what the band plays live.
 
Pro tools. I’m only a hobbiest musician, so I’d rather just learn the industry standard as opposed to trying to bounce around between different daws. This lets me remove the whole aspect of having to pick a daw and just removes DAW selection that as something that I could get bogged down in so I can focus on more creative things instead.

In somewhat of a contradiction to that previous statement (lol), I’m looking to maybe get Ableton just to use for song composition due to the loop based system. But any tracking/mixing would still be done in pro tools, this would purely be to help the writing process.
 
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