low cost DAW for mainly recording HW w/some vst use too

cgren72 · Post by **cgren72** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:23 pm

I generally use fl studio, but I am putting together a second "studio" and need a good low cost DAW. Plug-in support is a must, although good multitrack recording, editing, and ease of use are the most important features.

Reaper looks good, but I am open to other suggestions too.

Pros and cons are welcome

I run windows 7, can run xp, and linux

Also, a license that would allow use on more than computer would be cool. I would like to pay less than $100

Post by **Ashe37** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:09 pm

REAPER is the answer.

Post by **silikon** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:56 pm

+1 for Reaper.

stephen · Post by **stephen** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:29 pm

Yep REAPER all the way. It's officially supported under wine too, so you could mess around in linux with it too.

Post by **madtheory** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:57 pm

Another vote for Reaper. It's better than almost anything else too.

Post by **Stab Frenzy** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:24 am

Live Lite is a great choice too.

tekkentool · Post by **tekkentool** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:47 pm

Stab Frenzy wrote:Live Lite is a great choice too.

hey, he didn't say reaper! get 'im boys!

cgren72 · Post by **cgren72** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:11 pm

I forgot about live lite. I use fl like i said, but it has limitations when recording. I actually have a live lite disk that came with my interface.

The reason I wanted the ability to use the license on multiple computers is that I have my computer at home that I use, but I also wanted to use my girlfriends computer at her house to record because we have a few instruments that we play there. And i will just carry my interface with me. Not that thats an important detail lol.

Which of the two have better layouts and ease of use?

Post by **blavatsky** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:14 pm

another Reaper fan

Post by **madtheory** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:39 pm

cgren72 wrote:Which of the two have better layouts and ease of use?

That's a personal choice. Nice that you can get both and try them out. I like Live for trying out ideas, but ultimately the bulk of the work gets done in a "proper" DAW.

cgren72 · Post by **cgren72** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:07 pm

Yeah i will try them both out. I tried an old version of live lite once, but didn't really like it, and thats why I didn't consider live lite an option until it was brought up again. I will most likely put live lite on my computer and Reaper on the other computer.
unless anyone has any better ideas.
thanks all

Hugo76 · Post by **Hugo76** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:49 pm

I found Cubase Elements very easy to use and competent when I did some recordings at my friends studio. Don't know if it meets all your demands, though, but maybe iy could be what you're looking for

Hair · Post by **Hair** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 3:46 am

I've heard Presonus Studio One is nice too, but I haven't used it. I use Reaper as an editor all the time though (for the things it's a pain to do in Ableton Live - where I do most of my work), it's sick.

Post by **meatballfulton** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:36 pm

Presonus just announced a free version of Studio One.

More info here.

cgren72 · Post by **cgren72** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:37 pm

that looked interesting, but I saw on this chart that mp3 export is not an option. I use wav too, but I doubt it has wav
http://studioone.presonus.com/what-are-the-versions/

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