Would anyone be willing to lay out their experiences with DAWs? Preferably free ones? I tried waveform, but I’m thinking I’m going to use Cakewalk. A lot of people say Reaper, but the UI seems lackluster. What do yo think?

  • canMEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Like connecting an electronic kit or pads on a controller? Or just triggering hits on your timeline? Either way yes there are several VSTs but your DAW probably comes with a drum machine or sampler that can do a lot. Plenty of free drums samples out there. Could you elaborate more on what you want to achieve?

    • NineMileTower@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      I would compose the drum tracks on the timeline for now. I may get a MIDI keyboard in the future though. I think VST is the term I needed to learn there

      • canMEnglish
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        3 days ago

        What DAW are you using? Most should be able to accomplish what you’re after without any plugins. Is there a sampler? Like a virtual instrument that lets you play different audio files? You could trigger them via midi on the piano roll (timeline).

        Edit: the only VST for drums I find useful is XO but that’s just to manage a large sample library. You don’t need that now.