Producing on a PC....

[ponyboy]

I suppose it happens to us all, you mix for a while, you want to make some re-edits, maybe a remix, maybe a full on new tune all of your own, which DAW do you go for..........

Cubase?
Reason?
Sonar?
FL Studio?

Without buying them all and trying them, how can you know what is the best?

Can someone recommend one?

[jprime]

Ableton has a great workflow and supports numerous FREE VST plugins.

[ponyboy]

Ableton has a great workflow and supports numerous FREE VST plugins.

Thanks.

[Konig16]

I have been wondering the same thing myself. I have been using Reason and understand that the best so far. I may try Ableton soon tho it seems to be easier to understand coming from mixing.

[Nephew]

There's really no need to jump ship, if you have a solid understanding of Reason and are comfortable with it then by all means run with it.

And knowing how to DJ has no influence on learning Ableton I'd say, as DJing with Ableton is as far away as you can get from actual mixing I'd say (technique wise that is)

[Kaek]

I'm learning to use ableton... cause the colours are pretty, unlike other daws...

What I am finding way more confusing than choosing a daw... choosing plugins...

[mattcheau]

are there any other DAWs besides Ableton that can be used for live sets? and if that's a stupid question as in the answer is an obvious yes, what are other people using?

[ctrld]

which DAW do you go for..........

Cubase?
Reason?
Sonar?
FL Studio?

ableton live. try it - they give you a fully functional 30-day demo.

[padi_04]

I rocked abe a few years before switching sides. I say try the demos and stay with the one that fits your workflow better. I jam in session view for a few days before starting "normal" producing in the arrangement/timeline view, that's the main reason I failed when I tried to covert myself to Logic.

If you are fluent in Reason but feel like changing, you can always rewire it to another DAW.

PS: I love Ableton's minimalistic design.

[DJew]

Hey dude.

I work for London School Of Sound ( a music production school in London) so hopefully my advice will help :-)

Like most of the people below have said try some demo's and see which one you like best.

Also ask yourself what you want to do...each software has its strengths...Pro Tools is good for recording instruments live etc so is good for bands. Logic is a nice all rounder and Ableton....well...Ableton is a mesh of a regular Step Sequencer (what Pro Tools and Logic are) and a tool for live performance. Its known for being a big favourite with DJ's now (Ableton told us they actually get annoyed at being widely used with DJ's as they want to be see as a company who design Production software FIRST)

I currently use Ableton....its an amazing piece of Software and will make your mind light up when you see how good it is for doing things like recording DJ mixes. It is also extremely good for production...the limits are endless with it.

Anyway try out the 3 i mentioned above...Ableton, Logic and Pro Tools, see which one feels best. I got friends who are signed to labels like Ministry Of Sound and Defected and they all use different softwares, so its really down to you.

At the end of the day it is really about understanding things like Music Theory and knowing your software inside out, all of them use alot of the same principles :-)

Anyway hope i have helped, any questions you have feel free to inbox me :-)

Sam