What is your favourite recording Digital audio workstation?

[Robert****]

There's lots to choose from...
* Audacity
* Ableton Live
* Adobe Audition
* Cakewalk Sonar
* Cubase
* Digital Performer
* energyXT
* FL Studio
* GarageBand
* Logic Pro
* Nuendo
* Orion
* Pro Tools
* REAPER
* Reason
* Renoise
* Samplitude
* Sony ACID
* Tracktion
* Zynewave Podium

etc... Feel free to add to the list.

My #1 tool is GarageBand. Why? Because it is so easy to use! I get something happening with it REALLY fast. I don't get stuck with menus and commands I can't figure. Plus, it sounds great. At this point, I don't need anything better. If were I full time musician, I might look into Logic or something, but for my needs, GarageBand is THE best thing since sliced bread.

[sunvalleylaw]

Easy, Garageband. I use it with my Gearbox software and Toneport. I have Audacity, but because I already had Garageband, and knew how to use it, I never use it. I suppose I could get Logic or LogicPro someday, but I don't think I need it. GB is free with my machines, and does what I need.

EDIT: I wrote mine before I finished reading your answer Robert. I didn't really mean to copy yours.

[sumitomo]

ARG! You guys piss me off cause I'm still trying to remember how to post photos.But give me some time I'll learn.I like the sound of that garageband easy is what I need but I only have PC's.Sumi Thanks for postin all of them,this way I can check them out.

[Robert****]

Sumi, hell is over once you get a Mac. A new world opens...

[Blaze]

Audacity for quick simple recording..

Nuendo for multi tracks pro projects..

M _Audio Fast Track --USB Audio Interface

[marnold***]

All I've used is Audacity. Straightforward and free (in every sense of that word). Unfortunately I have yet to locate the "suck filter".

[Suhnton]

Sony Music Studio/Acid. It's very easy to use. I hear it's the same s/w team that developed Garageband.

[Jimi75]

In the studio:
Logic Pro

At home:
Magix Music Maker & Samplitude

[SuperSwede]

Garageband! I love it, especially the new version with awesome guitar amp models (ilife 09)

[Blaze]

All I've used is Audacity. Straightforward and free (in every sense of that word). Unfortunately I have yet to locate the "suck filter".

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[t_ross33]

Samson G-trak Condenser Mic/USB interface - pretty cool. Came bundled with Sonar, but I haven't been real happy with the software, maybe I have to use it/learn it more.

REAPER works pretty good for multi-track stuff. I'd recommend it for the non-Mac crowd. And it's free

[duhvoodooman***]

Audacity. Easy to use. Many features. FREE!! : :

[mrmudcat]

Well i was going to buy pro tools port and set-up but my macbook pro is coming tommorow so im on G.B. like .........................well ya know.................... fast!!!

[Suhnton]

Samson G-trak Condenser Mic/USB interface - pretty cool. Came bundled with Sonar, but I haven't been real happy with the software, maybe I have to use it/learn it more.

REAPER works pretty good for multi-track stuff. I'd recommend it for the non-Mac crowd. And it's free

Free? Really? I thought it cost $50. Free sounds a lot better.
I d/loaded a trial copy of v2.58 to test out. Not too keen on the interface colours though.

[tunghaichuan***]

Free? Really? I thought it cost $50. Free sounds a lot better.
I d/loaded a trial copy of v2.58 to test out. Not too keen on the interface colours though.

It's free to use for 30 days. After that, you're supposed to pay for it. However, it doesn't expire so you can use it as long as you want. Payment is on the honor system.

I believe there are lots of alternative skins available on the Reaper forum. I remember seeing one that was posted using Klingon symbols.

[Suhnton]

I believe there are lots of alternative skins available on the Reaper forum. I remember seeing one that was posted using Klingon symbols.

I'll check it out, thanks for the info. One good thing I've noticed about REAPER so far is that I don't get the same latency issues that I do with Acid. I'm forever having to manually adjust recorded tracks in Acid to get everything to sync. Could be my pc or soundcard (3.2G Pentium4/1GB/70GB fee disk space).

[tunghaichuan***]

I'll check it out, thanks for the info. One good thing I've noticed about REAPER so far is that I don't get the same latency issues that I do with Acid. I'm forever having to manually adjust recorded tracks in Acid to get everything to sync. Could be my pc or soundcard (3.2G Pentium4/1GB/70GB fee disk space).

I use one of these plugged into my USB port. The driver is low latency, and the Behringer bypasses the soundcard altogether.

tung

[sumitomo]

Audacity. Easy to use. Many features. FREE!! : :

Ok I am game but I went to download and it gives me about 8 different types of downloads which ones do I want to use,I have a tone port ux2 and just want to record so I can get use to correcting my playing and post a few here and there.Any help I can get thanks a million,cause I dont want to load the computer with a bunch of stuff I dont need.Sumi

[Suhnton]

Ok I am game but I went to download and it gives me about 8 different types of downloads which ones do I want to use,I have a tone port ux2 and just want to record so I can get use to correcting my playing and post a few here and there.Any help I can get thanks a million,cause I dont want to load the computer with a bunch of stuff I dont need.Sumi

I'm assuming you have a Windows pc. The version I d/loaded was the latest beta version. I uninstalled it since I couldn't find where to load VSTs. From what I understand you need a VST patch to get it to work.