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Did you ever give Tracktion Waveform Free a try? It won't cost a penny to give it a whirl.
Converting to Apple From PC. Need DAW recommendations.
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happyrat1
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My suggestion is to try GarageBand first. It's free, comes with a LOT of free VSTs and the workflow is very similar to Logic Pro. This will server two purposes:
a) Check if you can get confortable with GarageBand/Logic Pro workflow
b) Check if you actually need more than what GarageBand offers.
Victor Espina
a) Check if you can get confortable with GarageBand/Logic Pro workflow
b) Check if you actually need more than what GarageBand offers.
Victor Espina
happyrat1
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Garageband CANNOT output to MIDI
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Yep, so you already know you need more than just what it provides.
I'm not clear on whether you've actually got a Mac yet, or are still just working things out on paper before you pull the trigger?
happyrat1
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I have the mac. I've been working with it on alternating days to get everything going that I expect from a computer.
Still trying to perform a successful MIDI recording with Logic Pro.
Have not even begun to map the control surfaces of 4 synths and 3 drum machines into a template yet.
Have been dealing with basic functions like virus protection and simple file management and media playback and manipulation while trying to master the stupid interface.
It's just too much to deal with daily.
I'm working at my own pace and my objectives are now pretty clear.
Gary
Still trying to perform a successful MIDI recording with Logic Pro.
Have not even begun to map the control surfaces of 4 synths and 3 drum machines into a template yet.
Have been dealing with basic functions like virus protection and simple file management and media playback and manipulation while trying to master the stupid interface.
It's just too much to deal with daily.
I'm working at my own pace and my objectives are now pretty clear.
Gary
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I have the mac. I've been working with it on alternating days to get everything going that I expect from a computer.
Still trying to perform a successful MIDI recording with Logic Pro.
Have not even begun to map the control surfaces of 4 synths and 3 drum machines into a template yet.
Have been dealing with basic functions like virus protection and simple file management and media playback and manipulation while trying to master the stupid interface.
It's just too much to deal with daily.
I'm working at my own pace and my objectives are now pretty clear.
Gary
For MIDI recording just add an External MIDI track, choose your MIDI controller and MIDI zone and press RECORD.
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happyrat1
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I've done all that.
I'm stuck somewhere between recording a loop and recording a MIDI track.
Still inconsistent results.
I'm stuck somewhere between recording a loop and recording a MIDI track.
Still inconsistent results.
That Mac mini is a great price for some great hardware .I switched from building PC’s for gaming to an iMac in 2011, never looked back. EnjoyAfter getting hacked last year and spending a year trying to save my Linux install I finally bit the bullet and bought a mac mini today.
It's an m2 model with 8 gigs of shared RAM and a 512 gig SDD.
I need recommendations on a decent but not overkill DAW, that supports multiple MIDI hardware instruments as well as VSTis. (But mainly hardware friendly.)
I'm migrating from Cakewalk on the PC so something with a similar workflow might be nice.
If it can import cakewalk music files it would blow my mind but I'm just wishing out loud there.
Tried most of the free options on Linux and none of seemed useful or stable.
Looking to spend $200 or less with free updates for eternity if possible.
And I'd rather not clutter up the virgin machine with a boatload of trial installations either.
If you use a particular Apple DAW, please tell us which one and why you consider it to be the best choice.
Also any tips on what other software I may not be able to live without would be very welcome as well.
Now I'm off to youtube to see what there is to see in videoland.
Thanks for listening,
Gary
Bxxgxxr.
My steam powered laptop was loading software earlier and was frozen when I went back to it.
Left it a while and went back later to try and wake it up and sparks flew when I touched it.
I swear if I had hair it would have stood up.
Unplugged it and lid the closed.
Tomorrows another day.
Meanwhile the Apple website becons just in case
My steam powered laptop was loading software earlier and was frozen when I went back to it.
Left it a while and went back later to try and wake it up and sparks flew when I touched it.
I swear if I had hair it would have stood up.
Unplugged it and lid the closed.
Tomorrows another day.
Meanwhile the Apple website becons just in case
happyrat1
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If you need it to do music and video, then by all means go apple.
If all you need it for is email and browsing save yourself a bundle and get a chromebook.
Gary
If all you need it for is email and browsing save yourself a bundle and get a chromebook.
Gary
Cheers Gary
I need a machine capable of editing 4k video, running Photoshop and my Genealogy programmes.
Stuck with either Apple or Windows.
As I use my iPad for most tasks, including editing phone footage & we already have the software on my Wife’s iMac, so we save a few hundred £’s there.
Yeah, its a weak and feeble set of excuses but I do not like Windows and Chrome, well my Android phone and tablet experiences were not good.
Fingers crossed the Laptop boots I do not really want to shell out £2000, which seems a hell of a shedload of cash but a similar performance Windows laptop is only a few hundred £’s behind the Macbook
I need a machine capable of editing 4k video, running Photoshop and my Genealogy programmes.
Stuck with either Apple or Windows.
As I use my iPad for most tasks, including editing phone footage & we already have the software on my Wife’s iMac, so we save a few hundred £’s there.
Yeah, its a weak and feeble set of excuses but I do not like Windows and Chrome, well my Android phone and tablet experiences were not good.
Fingers crossed the Laptop boots I do not really want to shell out £2000, which seems a hell of a shedload of cash but a similar performance Windows laptop is only a few hundred £’s behind the Macbook
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If you need it to do music and video, then by all means go apple.
If all you need it for is email and browsing save yourself a bundle and get a chromebook.
Gary
I am super fan of Chromebooks. I got one for my daughter and another for my girlfriend and not only are they really happy with their laptops, but I am the happiest one since I haven't to provide any more tech support ever since ! LOL
everybody can install Cakewalk just register first on Bandlab then download Cakewalk from Bandlab website and install.
happyrat1
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DOES NOT RUN ON A MAC!
happyrat1
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You're preaching to the heathens here. I've already committed 100% to LPX and no longer require alternatives.
Frankly, bandlab may be free for now, but their shareholders aren't going to keep it that way forever either.
Nothin ain't free and I don't need no weirdassed adware/spyware or whatever their business model is supposed to be.
I can't see them operating more than a few years without monetizing somehow.
Gary
Frankly, bandlab may be free for now, but their shareholders aren't going to keep it that way forever either.
Nothin ain't free and I don't need no weirdassed adware/spyware or whatever their business model is supposed to be.
I can't see them operating more than a few years without monetizing somehow.
Gary