what's a good, affordable DAW?

[hillkill]

i bought guitar rig 5, now i need to buy a DAW so i can mix properly and stuff. suggestions?

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[SUSHI]

REAPER

[VerticalHorizon]

REAPER

seconded. i have been using Reaper for years and it's easily my favorite

[Vigil]

REAPER

Basically free. Runs like WinRAR

[/dev/sr0]

Here I am to shove an open source alternative into this thread.
https://lmms.io/
Completely free, and comes with zynaddsubfx integrated into it.
It's pretty good.

[VerticalHorizon]

Basically free. Runs like WinRAR

buy it tho. they do excellent work, update it constantly, and it's very inexpensive

[hillkill]

Basically free. Runs like WinRAR

Whenever I start it up, it tells me I need to buy it in 60 days. Is it like winrar in the way it still works?

What are the advantages of buying it?

[Vigil]

Whenever I start it up, it tells me I need to buy it in 60 days. Is it like winrar in the way it still works?

What are the advantages of buying it?

Yes it still works after 60 days, you’ll always get the prompt, you just wait for the timer. Reaper is fully functioning as a trial. The only benefit to buying it is removing the prompt, being able to legally distribute the sales of things you make from it, and supporting the developers. Buying a lisence lasts you a year of updates (so if you have the last update before your lisence “expires”, and you want to continue having a licensed REAPER, you basically have to stop updating or buy another year).

[hillkill]

i don't think i'm going to be selling things, i just wanted to start a new hobby. if i like it enough though, i will support the devs.

[/dev/sr0]

Or you could use the one that doesn't beg you for money and lets you do whatever you want with the music you create.
Always an option you can try before paying for something.

[Vigil]

Or you could use the one that doesn't beg you for money and lets you do whatever you want with the music you create.
Always an option you can try before paying for something.

"forget people who want to make money, nevertheless the fact the devs lets you use the entire program for free anyway!"

[/dev/sr0]

"forget people who want to make money, nevertheless the fact the devs lets you use the entire program for free anyway!"

At no point did I imply the devs of Reaper are doing anything wrong.
I'm just pointing out that if you're going to pay for something, you might as well see if you can find a similar tool that does what you want for free.

And I've always been annoyed when programs give you popups asking you to pay for something or to rate it on whatever store it came from, etc.
I usually try to avoid programs that do that, and it's usually super easy, because there's almost always an open source alternative.
Like, the example you gave is WinRAR. Who would use WinRAR when 7-Zip exists?

[Vigil]

At no point did I imply the devs of Reaper are doing anything wrong.

Use a better word than "beg" then.

Who would use WinRAR when 7-Zip exists?

Everyone


Having looked at LMMS, the entire focus seems to be on beat making, synthesis, and MIDI. OP is asking for an entirely different purpose. REAPER will cover everything he needs.

[hillkill]

REAPER will cover everything he needs.

that would be guitar and drum mixing, right?

[Vigil]

that would be guitar and drum mixing, right?

Absolutely. I've used REAPER for at least 3 years now, use it to mix all my music. Same with VH.