I got a free copy of Studio One as well. Great DAW. So many to choose from. But I only have time in my life to master one. ASIO4ALL compatibility was at the top of my requirement list.I'm using Presonus 'Studio One' and love it. But I did win a free copy at a NAMM show a few of years ago and my needs a pretty simple.
Reaper.
Lean and efficient coding (no copy protection bloat), lightning fast response, full featured, works on Mac and PC (projects can be created and opened/edited on either/both during their development), focus is on stability, new features added all the time, flexible interface, VERY inexpensive, company has excellent work ethic and business model, clips can be placed over other clips without destroying the clip boundaries of the bottom clips (can't be done in Sonar and some other DAWs), thorough documentation, and it works flawlessly with ASIO4ALL (many DAWs don't) so you can use several audio interfaces along with your Axe's audio interface simultaneously on PC.
Almost any good DAW will suit almost any user. But for me, Reaper is by far the biggest bank for the buck.
Same here. Converted from Sonar to Reaper. Great thing was that when I installed Reaper, it automatically "found" all the plugins that were already installed from Sonar and made them available within Reaper.Sonar user for a long time but I have not updated since Sonar X. (A while for sure)
I like Sonar although expensive (that first time around) it is a full suite with pretty much everything to get you going. if it is your first DAW.
That being said I had tried Reaper last year and like others have said, it is stable as hell! I do like Sonar and like I said there is there is the appeal of a full suite with great plugins. But I can't see myself going back.
Just as a goof I had a laptop which would not run Sonar in a way that is productive, ran Reaper with no problem! Sold!
There are things I miss with Sonar: but I'll get over it!
John
Yeah! That was a pleasant surprise.Same here. Converted from Sonar to Reaper. Great thing was that when I installed Reaper, it automatically "found" all the plugins that were already installed from Sonar and made them available within Reaper.