What do you hate about GARAGEBAND?

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I've been using garageband, and want to start using protools.

What are all the things I'll be able to do that I haven't been able to do with garageband?

What frustrates you most about garageband if you've used it.

Generally I think it is very limited.
 
You'll be able to do everything you can't with GarageBand? For a start, GarageBand isn't even a serious DAW. It's on a level that anyone can just record down quick ideas and play around. I'm not saying you can't make amazing sound with it, but you really are limited. Any of the serious DAWs are going to give you a lot more. Pro Tools, of course, being one of the favourites at the moment in serious studios especially. But don't knock the more affordable and easier to use stuff. Reaper gets a lot of love here for its ability to do pretty much everything. It's apparently quite easy to get your head around too. I use Studio One. Just started really. I've been a lover of both Cubase and Logic in the past.
Try demos of them all. See which ones you like best. Which one would give you the most of what you need for the money you're willing to spend?
 
somegeezer said:
You'll be able to do everything you can't with GarageBand? For a start, GarageBand isn't even a serious DAW. It's on a level that anyone can just r
Try demos of them all. See which ones you like best. Which one would give you the most of what you need for the money you're willing to spend?
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thanks man!
 
Most DAWs are capable of great results. There are differences, of course. The two main differences are their features and their workflows.

I started with Logic and ended up with Reaper. I daresay Logic has changed since I used it, but I find Reaper highly intuitive . . . not necessarily because it is intuitive, but more because it works in the way I like to think about things. I have difficulties with Adobe products, not because there is anything intrinsically wrong with them, but because they operate in way that my mind doesn't latch to.
 
Most DAWs are capable of great results. There are differences, of course. The two main differences are their features and their workflows.

I started with Logic and ended up with Reaper. I daresay Logic has changed since I used it, but I find Reaper highly intuitive . . . not necessarily because it is intuitive, but more because it works in the way I like to think about things. I have difficulties with Adobe products, not because there is anything intrinsically wrong with them, but because they operate in way that my mind doesn't latch to.
 
I've only dabbled with garageband, but it's an entry-level DAW at best. It's designed to get any mongo into DIY recording without much hassle or equipment. Sure it will allow you to whip out some mediocre tracks and get your ideas on permanent digital record, but if you're seriously trying to make a good recording using all the bells and whistles of a pro or near-pro level of flexibility, garageband is a joke and almost any other DAW will do better. Comparitively speaking, Garageband is a Toyota Corolla and something like Pro-Tools or Reaper is a Ferrari.
 
Jeremy Clarkson said:
What are all the things I'll be able to do that I haven't been able to do with garageband?
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The biggest thing is audio export (ugh, garageband's export options are pretty much a joke) and midi export (doesn't exsist in gb).

The second biggest thing is editing, pro tools is SO MUCH MORE intuitive and quick than garageband, be it for chopping up audio, quantising midi/audio, moving things around, editing midi velocity or the like. GB is painfully slow at this.


Your comparing a consumer level recording program with a professional one though. :laughings:
 
Reaper=$40


why doesn't everyone already have it?!
 
theD1CKENS said:
Reaper=$40


why doesn't everyone already have it?!
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Because I hate having to do everything with a menu, I hate not having mouse tools, and I hate the idea of customizing a daw to work right for me. Shit should just work right as soon as I fire it up and get it going.

I've checked it out, I didn't like it.
 
Guitargodgt said:
Because I hate having to do everything with a menu, I hate not having mouse tools, and I hate the idea of customizing a daw to work right for me. Shit should just work right as soon as I fire it up and get it going.

I've checked it out, I didn't like it.
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I've been using Reaper for like 5 years now and haven't customized anything. I use it just as it comes. :o
 
Guitargodgt said:
Because I hate having to do everything with a menu, I hate not having mouse tools, and I hate the idea of customizing a daw to work right for me. Shit should just work right as soon as I fire it up and get it going.

I've checked it out, I didn't like it.
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This is puzzling. Are you sure you are talking about Reaper? It is not dependent on a menu, it has a full complement of mouse tools and requires no customizing.
 
Greg_L said:
I've been using Reaper for like 5 years now and haven't customized anything. I use it just as it comes. :o
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Yeah I downloaded it and gave it a solid 2 hours. I don't get it, the workflow just seems slow.
 
Guitargodgt said:
Yeah I downloaded it and gave it a solid 2 hours. I don't get it, the workflow just seems slow.
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This coming from a Cubase guy? :D

To each his own, but I think Cubase is designed by retarded monkeys compared to Reaper.
 
Greg_L said:
This coming from a Cubase guy? :D

To each his own, but I think Cubase is designed by retarded monkeys compared to Reaper.
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Strangely, I enjoy Cubase. =P But I've never used Reaper to compare the two. I have to say the workflow of Logic has been my favourite so far, but I don't own a Mac. Just getting my head around Studio One now. Seems pretty straight forward. Wish I had a bigger monitor to space a lot of it out better though. >.<
 
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