Which is your favourite DAW & why?

[terious]

There are a few different DAW I have used and wondered which would be peoples preffered engine? like what do you use it for and what genre of music do you create with it?

[rhythmtech]

for composition - cubase cause the midi is superb.

for mixing it has to be pro tools cause its just pro. routing, rtas plugins, audio editing etc.

i admit the engine could be a bit more optimised but with audio editing like that i can forgive a few minor grumbles.

also McDSP plugins.. nuff said.

[The_Laughing_Man]

Has to be Ableton really.
It has such versatility and depth now, all rolled up with a fast flow work ethic and some lovely tricks.
I make all sorts with it. Dubstep, Darkstep, Techno, House, Drum and Bass, soundtrack stuff.

Wavelab for mastering.
And tape of course.

[morbid]

I use Ableton.

When is a DAW not a DAW?

when its ajar

[herman]

Ableton for me as well for my work flow nothing even comes close to providing what it does.

[BloodStar]

ableton live, cause i simply love it.

[Jake Conlon]

Ableton, It simply lets me do the things that my head conjures up.

[tonyc2002]

Ableton because, like me, its quite simple :cheese:

[force]

Ableton, for all the reasons stated above.

[Honeey]

Love love love Ableton!!!! everyone finds their own way to use it :)

[SlavikSvensk]

ableton. it's designed for this type of music, and it shows.

[vinvanman]

ableton can free your mind

[Barely Human]

FL Studio because it suits my workflow. I also use ableton now and again for certain things but mostly FL. I find i can get things done quickly and easily within FL's environment which is an important factor for me.

[tonyc2002]

FL Studio because it suits my workflow. I also use ableton now and again for certain things but mostly FL. I find i can get things done quickly and easily within FL's environment which is an important factor for me.

You know what mate, good shout! I know two people who are masters at FL Studio and they make awesome tracks.

[Barely Human]

You know what mate, good shout! I know two people who are masters at FL Studio and they make awesome tracks.

Love FL, been using it since version 1 so I know the thing inside out.

[terious]

Fl is vastly improving all the time..

[Jay Pace]

Am trying to replace cubase with ableton. Its a painful annoying process, but ultimately there seems to be more mileage in ableton for what I want to do.

[A.P.]

Cubase for me, have been using it for years now.
I have been using Ableton for things too.

[don_flintoni]

FL studio v9 prod edition.

so simple and intuitive and when running it barely troubles the cpu.

can knock together a few ideas in a matter of minutes.

[stjohn]

abletons compressor is great for righting music

[Elvio Neto]

since 1998 to now i used almoust all DAW and audio apps in the market for PC

for PC Sonar was the best i used

now im on MAC and i must confess Logic pro 9.1 is the best thing i ever saw beautiful easy and powerful

[acidsaturation]

I've been getting into Reaper recently. Most of what I do comes from my hardware, so I record into that either as whole tracks, or sometimes shorter loops (sometimes use Acid to pull these into time if something's not quite right). I much prefer spending money on boxes rather than software.

Am thinking I may have to bite the Ableton bullet some point to strip down for when I can't take all the kit out, 'cos that does hold me back live in terms of transport, even though it looks much better with lots of colourful cables and flashing lights.

I did try a version of Sonar... it played havoc with my machine and left bits of DX plugins scattered all over everywhere which I still cannot stop from cropping up in menus on other programs, even though there I am pretty sure I have blitzed them all...

[ORIS]

FL Studio + Live 8 = FUN TIMES!

[curly]

Has to be ableton live for me.

Recently upgraded from version 5 which i owned on day of release, to version 8. On the top all appeared to me much the same, but after experimenting and watching tutorial vids I am totally blown away with how powerful and flexiable it has become.

The intrument and effects racks with there macro controls, and there abilty to be nested, with multipul chains in each rack has really opened my eyes to expermenting.

The new groove tool is getting a good work out aswell.

[judas_beast]

Cubase in ''the studio'', Ableton for live gigs.

[Bionic_Eye]

ableton without a doubt

[Athar]

ableton because i dont get a mac yet :P

[-LETHAL-ONE-]

Most of what I do comes from my hardware, so I record into that either as whole tracks, or sometimes shorter loops (sometimes use Acid to pull these into time if something's not quite right). I much prefer spending money on boxes rather than software.



Yea, me too.... You took the words right out of my mouth.... :yup: