Best DAW

[ParkerB123]

I'm wondering what DAW I should purchase. I'm new to recording, and all I have used so far is Garageband lol. My goal in recording is to make high-quality demos for my band. I want a program that has a good sequencer for drum programming and works well with plug-ins. Thanks a lot for any tips.

 

[HandsOfDespair]

There is no DAW better than another one. Just download the demos and find which one works the best for you.

 

[Ol'Dirty Bastard]

Reaper is the daw for you /thread.

 

[kaomao]

Protools HD3, it is really cheap and that's what beginners use

 

[Ol'Dirty Bastard]

Protools HD3, it is really cheap and that's what beginners use

Don't forget to pick up a dodeca-core MacPro, the affordable and indispensable foundation to ANY beginners HD3 rig.

 

[JamesNorman]

everyone being like that because recentley there has been lot of noob questions do some reading use the search bar, thats what it is there for.

Choosing a DAW is what you feel works best for you, try demo's then try the LE version of the demo you like the most.

 

[jeid]

Try Reaper first mate. It's good and a lot of guys around here are using it for that reason... plus, it's cheap/almost free!

 

[ahjteam]

if you have no experience with anything, I would choose from either Reaper, Cubase or Logic

 

[mot666]

anyone had any experience with reason?

 

[Trevoire520]

Reason is not really designed for this at all, it's a synthesizer/drum machine thing.

 

[Seth Munson]

everyone being like that because recentley there has been lot of noob questions do some reading use the search bar, thats what it is there for.

I seriously think half the posts on this forum are telling people to use the search

they still dont get it.

 

[arv_foh]

fruity loops works best for my workflow

 

[pipaguapique]

Cool Edit Pro 2.0 all the way!!

 

[DanLights]

so uh... sequencer and works good with plugins eh? Man that's a hard one, pretty much ALL OF THEM do that.

Demo some stuff, try Reaper first, then Cubase

 

[guitarded88]

Dont you know all those bells and whistles just get in the way?

If you want to be a real pro then all you need is Windows Sound Recorder.

 

[narcossintese]

Reaper.

 

[Kazrog]

Logic will be the most familiar transition from GarageBand, it's the best choice if you already like GarageBand and it can import your GarageBand projects.

Cubase is my personal favorite, but Logic is a very close second, it's equally good really, just depends on how you like your workflow set up.

 

[drew_drummer]

Try Presonus Studio One. I'm quite liking it lately.

 

[Stones]

I'm a huge Cubase fan myself, but I wouldn't recommend it to someone just starting out unless you have a lot of time to spend figuring out how to do certain things. From what I've seen, Reaper looks very good.

 

[Crunch Master]

Try Presonus Studio One. I'm quite liking it lately.

Just like the OP I'm new to recording and DAW software. After a lot of research I've decided to go with Studio One to try first. I just downloaded the demo, but haven't done more than launch it so far.