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Yo,

Longtime musician here but never got into recording. What do ppl recommend for a free or relatively inexpensive DAW on MacOS?

I mainly want to record stereo synth, guitar & bass guitar (both direct from preamp), and sequenced drum machine. Possibly would check out MIDI with a global clock, but I’d be much more interested in scoring actual notation (IE Sibelius) than some grid based system.

I’d also like to upgrade my audio interface from 2 to 8+ inputs. Any decent models that I might find used?

Cheers. #asknostr #wavlake

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CitizenPleb 1y ago

I like Logic Pro.

nobody 1y ago

Logic Pro has a score editor, along with the other features you listed, and imo is good (subjective) but I’m not sure what is inexpensive to you.

MF_HODL 1y ago

Yeah a couple hundred USD is ok. Logic was high on my list to try, I used it a bit close to 10 years ago 😂

nobody 1y ago

Minus the score editor, I would’ve said LMMS - which is FOSS - but it has limitations. Might still be useful in conjunction with Logic. A lot of good open source synths in that one.

MF_HODL 1y ago

I could always use Sibelius for the score editor and export, but surely it’s easier if it’s all build into the same tool

nobody 1y ago

One would hope. Please share your experience if you pull the trigger on Logic. I haven’t done any scoring in years, but it’d be fun to dabble again.

Ava 1y ago

focusrite for the interface. depends on what you want to do. ableton is great for sample based composing and arrangement. reason is awesome for beat creation, sound crafting, and modular synth chaining. for daw, i recommend studio one pro (you can pay monthly for the whole suite) or ardour + bitwig if you want fully open source.

Ava 1y ago

studio one pro is like logic pro meets pro tools

MF_HODL 1y ago

Wow I forgot about Reason! Didn’t know it was still around.

I used it a bit around 10 years ago, along with Logic. Never learned either deeply.

Seems like Logic or Ableton is probably what I’m looking for

Ava 1y ago

awesome. do check out studio one pro full suite (there's a free trial) if you like logic, you'll love studio one pro imo.

MF_HODL 1y ago

Thanks! Will do.

Tbh I don’t really know what I’m doing wrt the DAW stuff. Used them many years ago, and have watched some videos recently.

I have tons of experience with scoring software like Sibelius, but obvs that’s a different can of worms.

kidwarp 1y ago

Torrent a newer version of ableton live

₿itcoin Creative 1y ago

If you're looking for something free to get rolling on MacOS just go with GarageBand. It's basically Logic light, works great, and easy to use. If you have the budget Logic Pro is excellent. Lots of good interfaces out there these days as well and a lot of digital mixers (and some analog with USB) will also work as an interface. If you want quality and affordability check out Focusrite interfaces. I personally haven't used one but have some friends that love them and their Scarlett OctoPre looks pretty nice and isn't too pricey. Probably available used as well.

Rafa ⚡🌿🌴𓆏 1y ago

Logic is dope AF 💯.

Koala sampler is free in the AppStore. Underrated IMHO.

Jeff 1y ago

free Garageband id great on macOS

⚡₿it₿y₿it⚡ 1y ago

What kind of music are you into?

MF_HODL 1y ago

All kinds of stuff… but probably would start by making some synth-forward beats, jazz and hip hop inspired

Bogi 1y ago