| DAW less complicated than Reaper? [message #90149] |
Wed, 24 April 2019 18:27  |
Augustus
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Registered: April 2019
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My trial subscription to Reaper is about to run out and unfortunately I didn't get a good feel for it. It's sold at a fantastic price, but it's complicated to learn and not at all intuitive in my opinion. In the past I've used Garage Band, but I'd like to find a DAW with more features. Logically, the next step up is to move into Logic Pro X, but it comes with a hefty price tag and there's no demo option to see if I like it. Have you found a DAW that's simple to use - meaning that a person can quickly get started without reading a novel long manual or watching multiple YouTube videos? If you use Logic Pro X do you believe it's worth the money? I can't believe they don't offer a free trial.
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| Re: DAW less complicated than Reaper? [message #90161 is a reply to message #90149] |
Fri, 26 April 2019 07:14  |
Madison
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Registered: June 2017
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I use Logic Pro, but in my opinion, all of the well-known DAWs are fairly equally good. I'm not sure what you're trying to do with a DAW, but really, if you already use GarageBand and you like it, then moving up to Logic Pro will be the easiest thing to do. Like with most Mac software, the UI is clean and intuitive. I think you already knew that though. I agree that they should offer a demo version and I bet their failure to do so leads to more pirating of this software then they'd experience otherwise. Do you qualify for an education discount? If so, you can get the whole pro apps bundle for education, including Logic Pro and Mainstage, for the same $199 price as just buying the Logic Pro DAW.
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| Re: DAW less complicated than Reaper? [message #90217 is a reply to message #90188] |
Thu, 02 May 2019 17:45 |
Madison
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Registered: June 2017
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I believe Apple considers GarageBand to be the lite version of Logic Pro X. Both have the same UI in the beginning and GarageBand files seamlessly convert into Logic files. It still isn't the same as offering a free trial in my opinion because you can't test all the loops or all the audio plug-ins. You can't play around with the MIDI collection or the sample-manipulating synthesizer. Those features, and how they work, are make or break to some artists. GarageBand is still a great DAW, you just don't get as many options.
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