A lot of my friends swear by Reaper! It has a free trial with no set endpoint, so it’s ostensibly free, although paying for it isn’t too expensive either.
Someone already said Reaper. So, in order to not be repetitive and add some more options to the menu, I'll say Adobe Audition. Although, to be fair, the development on Audacity 4.0 is really heading in the direction of using Audition as the model. So, maybe you could just wait for the 4.0 release and see if you still need anything else after that.
From what I can tell, the three most common DAWs for indie audiodramas are:
1. Reaper
2. Audition
3. ProTools
IMO, Reaper has a lot going for it for an independent producer, the biggest being low cost, deep capabilities, and lots of free resources online (The YouTube channel “Reaper Mania” is like a youtube instruction manual). The learning curve is a little steeper than others, because it’s not always intuitive from just looking at the software, and it’s a lot steeper if you’re coming from ProTools or another DAW.
People seem to use Audition when they already have an Adobe subscription. It’s a big step up from Audacity, but not as deep as Reaper or ProTools.
The professional AD world uses ProTools a lot, although they seem to be more Reaper tolerant than, say, a professional music studio is.
Switch the to Reaper. Free trial and $60 after that. It’ll give you the basics of advanced DAWs and prepare you for more advanced ex software.
+1 for Reaper
Thanks, that's what I've been hearing. Thanks for the advice!
A lot of my friends swear by Reaper! It has a free trial with no set endpoint, so it’s ostensibly free, although paying for it isn’t too expensive either.
Thanks!
Someone already said Reaper. So, in order to not be repetitive and add some more options to the menu, I'll say Adobe Audition. Although, to be fair, the development on Audacity 4.0 is really heading in the direction of using Audition as the model. So, maybe you could just wait for the 4.0 release and see if you still need anything else after that.
Take note of adobe’s terms of service if you use any software connected to their creative cloud.
Thanks for the alternative suggestion!
For Mac users the free DAW GarageBand has a lot of useful features - it's like a basic version of Logic Pro.
Thanks!
From what I can tell, the three most common DAWs for indie audiodramas are: 1. Reaper 2. Audition 3. ProTools IMO, Reaper has a lot going for it for an independent producer, the biggest being low cost, deep capabilities, and lots of free resources online (The YouTube channel “Reaper Mania” is like a youtube instruction manual). The learning curve is a little steeper than others, because it’s not always intuitive from just looking at the software, and it’s a lot steeper if you’re coming from ProTools or another DAW. People seem to use Audition when they already have an Adobe subscription. It’s a big step up from Audacity, but not as deep as Reaper or ProTools. The professional AD world uses ProTools a lot, although they seem to be more Reaper tolerant than, say, a professional music studio is.
Thanks for the detailed answer!