Which MTR software has the easiest, most intuitive and straighforward User Interface?

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I have never had a problem figuring out software...but some software has too many menus and bells and whistles that are meant for someone else, not me, and for me they just get in the way when I'm trying to get my ideas down quickly...this is the main reason I use an MPC for making music, because it's very simple to use and can control extra gear with no latency, again very simple user interface.



what is your recommendation for the Multi-Track Recording software with the most intutive (or whatever you wanna call it) user interface?

Acid is really easy, but it might actually be too limited for me even...

what about Traktion, Reaper, or Cubase which has the most straightforward user interface? or any others...
 
REAPER's UI has a lot in common with the most inutive interface - Vegas
 
Tracktion's single screen interface has been very easy to learn, and so far powerful enough to greatly exceed my basement studio needs.
 
I haven't tried them all.

Adobe Audition was the easiest for me.

There is nothing hard about Reaper's UI to me. Might take some getting used to with all the buttons, but once you know what they do it's real easy.
 
pipelineaudio said:
REAPER's UI has a lot in common with the most inutive interface - Vegas
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oh so vegas is pretty straightforward too, thanks I didn't know that...


What about Traktion...I hear it's very easy to use but ive also heard bad things, anybody with extensive experience with Traktion...


I heard cubase is considered somewhat of a cluttered interface?
 
Samplitude is more complex, correct??


I'm just tempted to try it because they tout the superior "sound neutrality" or something on their website..


for christ's sake, listen to me, I'm all over the place...i need to stop asking questions and just try something.
 
soundchaser59 said:
Tracktion's single screen interface has been very easy to learn, and so far powerful enough to greatly exceed my basement studio needs.
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single screen sounds pretty straightforward...anyone got any negatives they want to add regarding Traktion?
 
pacman9000 said:
Samplitude is more complex, correct??


I'm just tempted to try it because they tout the superior "sound neutrality" or something on their website..


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Dont buy this crap claim...not that I know sam made it...this is daily one of the issues that causes flame wars all over the internet

Lynn Fuston's DAW Summing CD put an end to it for once and for all...If you still are unconvinced theres a test setup you can download from the reaper forum to end all doubt

Any daw that doesnt null with the others is BROKEN
 
pipelineaudio said:
Dont buy this crap claim...not that I know sam made it...this is daily one of the issues that causes flame wars all over the internet

Lynn Fuston's DAW Summing CD put an end to it for once and for all...If you still are unconvinced theres a test setup you can download from the reaper forum to end all doubt

Any daw that doesnt null with the others is BROKEN
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thanks, could you expand a bit on how Lynn Fuston's DAW summing CD put an end to the debate? when you have a chance...

I have heard that certain programs utilize more cpu, if this is true, couldn't that account for difference in sound?

for instance sonar apparenty uses more then traktion (or so I've heard)


I have no idea what the truth is, but I would like to be here the arguments on both sides.
 
honestly, they are all the same shit.

they do the same things, maybe a lil differently.

i've used sonar, pro tools and cubase. cubase is weird IMO. i liked sonar alot, but im using mac's in my own setup so that's out of the question. pro tools is not bad. RTFM and they will all make sense and you will smack your head and say "duh!!"
 
If you are used to an analog setup, cubase is really easy to use. Then again since you are just going to download them and steal the programs anyways, what does it matter which is better? Unless you just want us to help you get a smaller download time...
 
oh if you are stealing it, i suggest sonar 6 producer, because you are like 99.98% definitely going to download a nice virus :)
 
xstatic said:
If you are used to an analog setup, cubase is really easy to use. Then again since you are just going to download them and steal the programs anyways, what does it matter which is better? Unless you just want us to help you get a smaller download time...
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Honestly, coming from the analog world I think cubase is the second least intuitive, slowest and hard to setup app.

If I were coming from the sequencer world however, I would say cubase is pretty bad ass and has tons and tons of cool features for composition.

I am betting that a fresh install of vegas will take at LEAST 100 less mouse clicks and keystrokes to set up a 24 track transfer than a fresh install of cubase would...no doubt someone will take this challenge lol

But if you wanted to record midi in vegas? ooops, screwed
 
pacman9000 said:
thanks, could you expand a bit on how Lynn Fuston's DAW summing CD put an end to the debate? when you have a chance...
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Because it confirmed 1+1=2

If in your app 1+1 does NOT = 2 the app is broken

At the end of the day, thats all there really is to it. Of all the things we can fight about regarding sound quality, analog modelling, filter types, etc.. etc.. etc... the actual summing process is PAINFULLY simple

I have heard that certain programs utilize more cpu, if this is true, couldn't that account for difference in sound?
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Only if an error occurs thru lack of resources (which can and does happen)

for instance sonar apparenty uses more then traktion (or so I've heard)
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Different apps use CPU in different ways and in different amounts. One plug may eat cpu like popcorn in one app and not in another, but a different plug may be less hungry in the app that seemed munchier.

Hardware matters here too

Luckily you can try reaper, and other apps for free and see how they do with your workflow and system...reaper will take maybe 30 seconds to download and install..I cant say that about most apps, but there are a few other small footprints coming out lately too...such as EXT which I HIGHLY reccomend if you are doing midi mostly

Also, Traktion and Podium break the whole paradigm and have a whole new way to look at DAW's...very exciting there
 
once you get used to the pro tools multi tool you can't go back. that's all i have to say on the matter.
 
When I made the switch form analog to digital, I tried what was out at the time... Cool Edit, Sonar, Pro Tools, Logic (when it was still available for PC), Vegas, and Cubase. By far Cubase was the easiest for me to get a project done in, but Vegas was definately easier to get a recording started in. Cool Edit was also pretty easy but at the time lacked real time functionality and Vegas was just way to limited. Sonar and Logic were also comprehensive, but far more complicated for me to learn. They seemed like they were written for people who had never actually run a recording before. The features were all there, but the flow was weird. Pro Tools was also easy in a traditional sense, but I did not want to do the whole proprietary charge you more for less thing with limitations.
 
xstatic said:
Pro Tools was also easy in a traditional sense, but I did not want to do the whole proprietary charge you more for less thing with limitations.
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That's what turned me off with PT...... proprietary anything is always a bad idea, especially in computers and software. :mad:

Every company that does proprietary stuff with software and hardware ends up struggling to stay alive.
 
cool edit pro was the shit !!

i still use it to make my ringtones for my cell phone, just cause its so easy and quick to setup and get done with.
 
I have the first version of Tracktion (they had a free release through a magazine) and it is good. I also have tried Cubase and I hated it's UI. Reaper is one of the easiest I know of to get started in, although there are lots of things it can do that aren't readily apparent at first. Check it out.

I currently use Pro Tools M-powered most of the time. It has everything that I need right now and I know how to use it. Once Reaper comes out with a full mac version, I may never look back to Pro Tools.
 
sonnylarsen said:
I have the first version of Tracktion (they had a free release through a magazine) and it is good. I also have tried Cubase and I hated it's UI. Reaper is one of the easiest I know of to get started in, although there are lots of things it can do that aren't readily apparent at first. Check it out.

I currently use Pro Tools M-powered most of the time. It has everything that I need right now and I know how to use it. Once Reaper comes out with a full mac version, I may never look back to Pro Tools.
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I'm definetly going to check out reaper cos alot of you on this forum have been recommending it, so thanks, when I get up and running I will report back and let you all know how I feel about it, I think I'm going to buy Reaper and pirate Samplitude and compare the two programs, see which is more intuitive and if one has a better "sound", lol.
 
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