Daw Suggestions...

[SiWatts69]

If it's not too stupid a question, or innapropriate for a Line6 forum, does anyone have any suggestions for a starter level DAW. Something I can easily import the channel WAV's into and get a reasonable mixing environment without busting the bank?

 

Personally, I'm a windows user, not mac. Our guitarist has produced some pretty good results using GarageBand on his mac, so I'm looking for something similar for windows.

[kmachman]

You could have a look at reaper. Fairly inexpensive and fairly good entry level daw.

 

Used to be free. But I think they charge a little for it now.

http://www.reaper.fm/download.php

[TheRealZap]

if you want simple, and good... i suggest mixcraft.

it's known as garageband for windows, pretty much keeping pace and feel with apple's garageband.

http://acoustica.com/mixcraft/

 

free trial as well... 

[nickinfrance]

Some of the eny level pro tools bundles are very good. I'm not sure what they are currently offering but I got an audio interface and pro tools mp for about £150. The mp versions have everything you'll need and more unless you want upwards of 30 or so tracks.

[actdmusic]

I get a feeling that any DAW that supports VSTs will do a good job.

 

I use Cakewalk since before the Sonar series. Started using with "Cakewalk Pro-Audio 9" just because it was available at the time. 

Never changed DAW. Just kept upgrading. I'm using Sonar x2 now. 

I really think their all the same and I don't really want to spend the time learning a new interface. 

 

So, just get the more available/sheap and go from there. 

 

By the way:

I don't believe DAWs affect the actual sound at all. That's all on the mics/interface/plugins.

DAWs are just about work flow. 

[SiWatts69]

Thanks. I've downloaded the mixcraft trial and will give it a try

[jaminjimlp]

I use Pro Tools 10 and I like it................

 

a free DAW you can use is "audacity" 

it works pretty good and is open source software, so they are making it better all the time.