Looking for a beginner friendly DAW

[beaubrummels]

Hey, thank you for your reply, is this same thing that you have shared? Will it works? Have you ever tried it yourself?

That's the idea. I haven't used Oracle's VM. You just need some virtual machine for your version of Windows that can install MacOS.

 

[uOpt]

macOS as a VM guest on x86 is pretty much dead. Next version will drop x86 support.

 

[playas]

This is very true. I came from the days of cassette based four track recording. Cubase made a lot of sense to me. But I certainly had several times when nothing worked and I needed to go to the forums to ask for help.

I recorded this album on Cubase —

I found cubase very confusing as a beginner.

Audacity is easy to something recorded, but it's pretty basic.

Although I don't have much experience with it, Reaper seems a better option as it should allow you to learn and continue on the same platform... Waveform sounds like it has potential too.

 

[Chistopher]

Learn on Audacity so you will be able to appreciate a real DAW more. It's similar to the idea of learning hand tools so you can appreciate and understand power tools

 

[Securb]

As you can see DAW software is a crowded space with a lot of competition. For this reason, most of them have a 7-day free trial. Download some and play around with them. See what you are most comfortable with. There is no wrong or right choice; it is about what you can navigate with the least friction.

 

[Standalone]

Still it gets the job done? Nice! I think basic tools same in all the DAWs, final output is depends on the producer's creativity, isn't it?

Yes. It was an upgrade from my old “LE” — better reverbs, compressors, and a lot of nice keyboard sounds etc. that o don’t really use. I added Ozone for mastering (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) and that’s about it.

 

[Standalone]

I found cubase very confusing as a beginner.

Audacity is easy to something recorded, but it's pretty basic.

Although I don't have much experience with it, Reaper seems a better option as it should allow you to learn and continue on the same platform... Waveform sounds like it has potential too.

Reaper and my old Cubase LE seemed very similar to me back in 2008 or 2009 when I downloaded reaper and tried it. They may have developed in different directions.

I think DAW recommendations are always so individualized, as our own initial experiences color our perceptions so much