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In the end, are all daws the same? I know that all of them do different things, are different difficulties, some are cheaper, etc. But when all is said and done is there some magical professional sound that you have to have a fancy daw to achieve? I have acid pro which is fairly cheap and simple. Is there something that I could never do unless I upgrade to pro tools or logic or something?


I record guitar with guitar rig. After I've recorded, if I'm unhappy with the guitar sound can I eq it in my daw or do I have to mess with the knobs in guitar rig?

Thanks.
 
Over at another forum (starts with G and ends with Z), there is seemingly endless debate about this. Some claim to hear a difference in sound from different DAWs, others are completely dismissive of that notion.

Seems to me that the key ingredients for great sound happen before the audio ever hits the DAW: excellent performance in a great sounding or well-controlled acoustic environment, captured with decent microphones using expert technique under the guidance of attentive ears.

The DAW provides a convenient means to capture, manipulate, and assemble the audio into a final mix. You'd probably want software that supports the audio plugin architecture for your given system (eg VST for Windows). I would just use what you have, and if your needs outgrow the software then upgrade.

Just my 2c.

Paul
 
Automation and routing flexibility, supported VSTs, MIDI capability are all things that are done better (or at all) by the better DAWs. Choose based upon what you want to do with it - or what you will want to do in 5 years.
 
Alright thanks. Anyone got an answer for the 2nd question?
 
For your guitar rig question, Its better to get the sound you want before you record. Using eq to fix issues usually ends up with bad sounding tracks.
 
If your using guitar rig as a plugin, there is no reason you can't mess with the eq in guitar rig. There is also no reason you do or do not have to eq it after the fact.

Actually with software I find more post eq is needed in almost all cases.
 
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