Exactly!

 

This isn't Reddit or a thread even created by some novice asking for a DAW version of My Little Pony. It's multiple pages of Reaper users trying to explain why their DAW is <whatever to them>. Most coming across as waterboys like the commenter who is so impressed with themself about the fact they finally learned a single DAW. It's not any heated argument because dealing with someone making those sorts of comments barely qualifies itself as lightwork. I see no confusion about the matter at all.

If someone cannot figure out what is meant by the words "similarity", "open-source", "customizable"; maybe Reaper is not the DAW for them. That's almost as impressive as letting your DAW turn you into an unpaid hobbyist programmer.

To the DAW agnostic, this "argument" as you call it, is about as exciting as watching a OpenOffice Libre vs. MS Excel brawl develop between some accountants.

 

Don't forget "The reaper Stash"

 

why participate in it then if you don't care? especially if you feel like you're above the fray such participation resembles incitement instead of trying to get to the truth

 

don't forget Presonus Exchange or the same user exchange of Bitwig https://bitwig.community/presets or https://bitwiggers.com/

 

... or Max4Live or Reasen Rack Extensions...

 

R2R is your friend , do a little dip here nad there and you get a slight idea acording to your approach in needs for a DAW

perception my friend ..perception
for me it sounds like a compliment.that linux bashing from certain people is always just showing their lack in knowledge of IT,coding,OS scripting,shortpath thru command line and what not.
...and im just a mouse and application user myself but i know very well that bashing is stupid.
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S1 and FL imo have terrible gui workflow/cluttering in different ways

...but it should be equal to you cause im not you .


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the real interssting point which could someone point out pls is ,what someone said in a anoher have DAW different audio sound thread .
its bout harrison mixbus and that the dev coded some analog circuit imperfections or so into the DAW output/audio engine or however .
??

 

i aint no scientist like them bitwig ableton fruityloops or cubase sx programmers , them folk are scientists , Reaper and Presonus Studio Pro is decent fo any guitarist or bassist or vocals recorder recordind them business on some shure mic , logic pro is a beast , good fo anyting, beyond that fo traxx like

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u need quickrolls beats summer sambas n , i aint noone , but i recognize tha truth ,so , long wordz short like ma ex told me , all presonus or reaper needs , is more automation arpeggiator and cuttoff accesibilities , so goes fo

 

Ah but access is forbidden to the Presonus Exchange unless you have a legit copy of Studio one.

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/audioengin...4/the_harrison_mixbus_sound_does_it_have_one/

 

while yes there's no perfect DAW i found that FL studio is the one with less hassle. For composing is the fastest yet most complete one imho

 

It is really good that you added 'imho". Because reading this post makes clear that there is no best DAW in the world. There is however a DAW that fits best to a person's need to make music in that person's most convenient way.
Everybody involved in making music has to find the tools that fit their needs best. I found, the tools don't matter. It's just about your feeling to make music.
Oh, and BTW, imho.........

 

1- That doesn't make it look better - it is just an explanation.
2. So every other application in MacOS supports that it automatically uses the prefered color scheme of the OS but Reaper - the one that uses generic UI elements of the OS, to make it more performant (and ugly) - does not support it and i have to manually adjust the setting. Alright...

I do not care that programming and routing parameters have been an integral production in the past, nor do I want to write a few single lines of code every time I come across an annoyance. I code for work, not to make music.

I am sorry, but the price is an argument that is so often brought up its kinda strange. Reaper is 225$. Logic is 200$ (and I paid it once a decade ago), that comes with a plethora of effects instruments etc (not one upgrade price). FL Studio All Plugins Edition is around 380$ at a sale (with always updates). Now it is cheaper than Cubase, Ableton, but these also come with a plethora of more effects and instruments - and if you need any of those you would need to buy them seperately. Now I can already see the argument of that you can use that saved money to buy what you need. But if it is already better and more CPU friendly implemented in the DAW, why not use that.

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I am not sure about the developers. Yes for two people they are incredible, but if you compare it to the updates of Logic, Ableton and Cubase - they quite often pale in comparison.

The thing is we all use the DAW we most enjoy and are most comfortable with. Reaper is an incredible DAW with by far the best philosophy. But it does have it weaknesses - just like other DAWs do too.

 

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