I started on Studio one and am still going with it, it's very intuitive in the end, it's cool

The one thing I think many beginner audio workers don't understand is: you should try to be proficient in MANY applications, not just the one DAW you choose to use personally. Eventually you'll have to work on a DAW you aren't familiar with, but if you understand the feature set that is shared across most DAWs, you'll still be able to get the job done.

I create in Ableton. Mix and edit in Studio One. I have also been dipping my toes in Reason lately. Their instruments are really good.

Great video man, first time I've checked your channel and went ahead and subscribed! I am a seasoned musician but new to doing my own production so I'm always looking for places to learn from and your personality and vibe is cool so ya man, keep those videos coming!

Fl studio has alot of not so obvious learning curve stuff... but once you figure some of that stuff out the editing for guitars vocals and drums is actually really easy.

Great presentation. Great video presence. Helpful info - thanks!

The latest FL Studio update just made recording and tracking realllyy simple and similar to other daws . Great video btw

I use Pro tools (since 2008) for editing, mixing and film scoring. For me it has the unbeatable editing. For everything else I use Ableton Live Suite (since 2006). Never had a situation where I'd need to check out other DAW's.

I'm a Studio One guy. For the way I like to work, I do love it. Mostly I love being able to put plugins in the input chain and record "to tape" through them like you would through analog gear. Although I'm not saying other DAWs can't do that. I honestly have no idea.

With LPX Colorizer I have Logic Pro looking gorgeous. The built-in Drummer instrument makes sketching ideas a breeze and it’s beat mapping of audio files leaves everyone else in the dust. I work strictly solo for what that’s worth (been involved in music for 60 years and own most of the DAWs but prefer Logic. I recently went PC for 3 years and am now back home on the Mac Studio, so I can rightly go back to saying, "Every time I touch a computer running Windows I have to go and wash my hands."

things you might not know about studio one is that the pro version has a project page which allows you to do professional mastering. it includes all the tools such as vectorscope/correlation meter. other metering such as peak, true peak, rms, K metering system, LUFS metering system. recent additions include automation on the project page and target LUFS for online platforms. it had already had features that including adding ID3s and ISRC codes even make DDP. But im a studio one fanboy lol i cant help it. If you are a sphere member has all kinds of collaboration tools. just throwing that out there.

I really like Logic but the reason I converted to Reaper was for multiple reasons: customization, editing, and freezing/rendering. I'm able to freeze my tracks 95% faster on Reaper than in Logic.

I have to learn Protools for the studio I work at, and from being a REAPER user for a long time. I can say it's pretty much the same, with a couple extra hotkeys, and not that stable unfortunatley. I just think of it as another thing I need to conqour. More experience under my belt! I want to be able to use them all. REAPER paved the way.

I bought Reaper because it was not expensive. I sticked with it after recording school and learning Pro Tools, FL and Logic. Yeez I love this DAW :D

Studio One Fan-boy here! I started on Cakewalk and I was going to try Reaper when a friend showed me Studio One and I haven´t been able to try another one since then 😬 Nice video Miami!

Excellent presentation, well done. What do you think about Mixcraft 9?

Studio One is so good, moved from Cubase a few years ago and never looked back

I use FL and I gotta say, you are right about editing guitars and vocals, it can be a nightmare. Drums not so much, I think I've gotten used to it. However, always wanted to switch to Reaper but the UI seems quite confusing and thought of learning stuff from scratch makes me question this decision. As they say, beginnings are always difficult. Cool video as always Miami! 💖

I use reaper and totally happy with it. Many guys i follow on YT all seem to use Logic, George Lever, Nolly, Rebea and so on this makes me real interested in trying it, however going to the trouble and cost of buying a Mac + 200 euros for logic pro x.... Im very happy to just continue to learn about reaper. Not to mention the great engineers using reaper, Miami, Joey, Glenn Fricker, Adam Steel... i think im in good enough company.

is record vocals and instruments in Logic bad? or should i go with Reaper or Studio one for that

Great overview and summary. Many thanks.

I am a Reaper user. I tried Adobe Audition (way too over complicated for simple jobs), Sonor/Cakewalk (Nice but when Gibson dumped it, I went to Reaper) and I had a brief fling with Cubase (No, just no. Never felt comfortable for me.). I tell friends the best DAW is the one you take the time to learn from top to bottom and the one your computer loves to work with without crashing. For me, that's Reaper. I briefly tried a stripped down version of Pro Tools but I never worked with it long enough to be get comfortable. I'm sure it's fine. Expensive but fine. That is what I enjoy about working in Reaper. I can just work faster with better results. Reaper also updates the software (for free) almost monthly (often even sooner). They don't hold back any updates for the "next version".

*khm khm* been using Cubase 3.11 and then 5.2 for years ;) But once Cubase 9 came out I have been on the Cubase up-to-date train (9, 9.5, 10, 10.5 and now 11). Love it for midi and drums - it just perfect and I never looked to change the DAW ever since.

Personally I've been on Logic for decades, but I feel that the focus has changed more to the EDM crowd with loops and such. In the last few updates, nothing got adressed that I thought important, instead we got more loops and colors. So I decided to transfer. On my list were ProTools, Studio One and Reaper. ProTools exited quite fast, I don't like subscriptions. And the perpetual license was too steep. I made a list of things I do, and check out on YT on how to do that in Studio One and Reaper. DOwnladoed Reaper and decided to give Studio One the first try as it supports AU. I liked what I saw, and how everything worked, so stuck there. In my opinion there is no ultimate DAW. Everything has their pros and cons. One of the things I find lacking in Studio One for example is the MIDI editing which is better in Cubase. Oh well... I'm happy

I'm a hobbyist/amateur hard dance producer who uses FL Studio. I enjoy using FL but part of me does want to switch to a different DAW. The feature I use the most in FL is actually a very simple one, the piano roll scale highlighting. Also the fact that FL includes its own version of an ASIO driver, along with providing ASIO4ALL, is great for those that don't have audio interface hardware.

I have all daws available and my take on this topic is more towards which daw can let me do everything i need to do without needing another tool outside of it. That being said, the one that gives me everything I need right now is Studio One.

Okay, I just discovered your channel from a link in a Spectre Digital e-mail. I'll take that as an endorsement from Glenn Fricker, then. I don't think he'd endorse a crappy channel, and this was a gem of a video. I liked and subscribed, and look forward to binge-watching your channel!🙂

Very helpful. Just switched from Ableton to Reaper for edrum midi recording through Superior Drummer 3 VST because cymbal chokes don’t work in Ableton due to lack of support for Polyphonic Aftertouch. Reaper everything works fine.

Recently switched from Mac to windows. And thus switching from logic. I was planning to switch to studio one but I might have to check out reaper lol, considering I’m a student and it’s only 60 bucks

I started on Cubase, recorded and edited an EP on Studio One, tried Reaper and ended up on Logic. To me it's the easiest one to use and the one with most features of the shelf that are not hidden to the point I have to go on a forum to look them up (also has pitch correction for instance). For my workflow it's what I need, I never use windows unless someone points a gun at me, I never share projects, only tracks, and I love the fact that everything related to a project is condensed in a single file. Studio One is a close second for me.

Nicely done with a well ballance pros and negative list.

I love Studio one tbh. Its just perfect for work flow.

I own FL Studio for years and including Reaper. You can [rewire] Fl studio inside of Reaper together which makes it untouchable. I'm buying STUDIO ONE 5 now just to learn it.

I started with Reason 4 with Pro Tools for audio, switched to Logic when I got Mac money, checked out Studio One, back to Logic and I’m currently on Ableton. I’ve used Reason throughout and being able to use it as a rack extension has been great. As a rack extension it’s probably the best vst bundle out there. As a DAW, Reason can do everything and it gets it done much faster and far easier than most, but if you want to dive deep you’ll need an in depths knowledge of audio engineering. The console, mastering suite, midi/audio editing, automation, etc is great. You don’t need to buy any 3rd party plugins.There is a device for everything. If you understand synthesis, sound design and hardware routing the possibilities are endless. I just got over the knobs, cables and manual everything. It’s options overload and it’s always staring you right in the face all the time. And good luck trying to find an answer on KZfaq. Pro Tools is great for recording/editing audio, mixing and mastering. It’s also good with outboard gear. If you’re just mixing/mastering or recording audio this is great. I wouldn’t really consider it to be the best all in one solution though (especially not at that price). Logic was easy to use, although navigating was a pain sometimes. It was great with audio, but midi editing was lacking. However, some of my best work has been done in Logic. Sometimes less is more. Studio One has everything I ever wanted… on paper. However, the workflow just didn’t work for me. I really thought it would be the ultimate DAW and maybe it is, but I just couldn’t get into it. I wish I tried Ableton a lot sooner. Everyone talked about the session view and with the style of music I was doing it really didn’t work for me. What I didn’t realize was even if you never use session view, Ableton is a very detailed and feature rich program. There is no end to great tutorials on every aspect of the DAW and people are finding new and amazing ways to work with audio, midi and automation everyday. It’s pricey but for me it works. The biggest bonus is the content creators out there. If you have a question about anything, there are likely multiple videos to help you out.

i like how his mood suddenly boosts when he start explaining reaper

Great video. Do I have to buy the $200 version in order to move a session from x daw to reaper?

Good video! Part 2 should include Reason 12, Samplitude, Mixcraft, Bitwig and any DAW thats been around for years could be thrown in there. cheers!

Awesome video bro! May I request a video on how to make a guitar solo blend to the backing track, my solo is sounding so out of place, thanks alot!

Cubase / Nuendo are one of the best DAW I been using for well over 20 yrs. Even in audio recording school we used PT but of the teachers put us onto Nuendo and I didn't look back...both of these DAws are truly a beast with Recording but as of late been having issues using older plugins 🤓🙆‍♂️🤔 Update, figured out i need Jbridge to remedy using older plugins yay

Started with Cubase many years ago, tried to learn ProTools as the studio’s I was recording in used it. Tried Reaper early on, but could never jive with all the options. I landed on Studio One 4 and finally felt like I meshed well with it. A couple years later I tried ableton live and fell in love with it. Ableton is my main DAW, I sometimes pull tracks into studio one to mix and I still tinker with Reaper. By the way, you should make a video on a fast and efficient midi editing workflow in Reaper, that would be awesome! 🤟🏻

The one big ommission here is Cakewalk (now by Bandlab). I was a long time user of Sonar and had just paid out for the new X3 Edition when it went under and was no longer supported. Now it's a completely free D/L and comes as the full Suite!!

Hey Dude. Cool video thank you. I’m on Reaper now and I love it especially after Logic my God so many problem I have with Logic. What do you think about Bitwig ?

Phew… I thought you were going to rip studio one apart. I’ve been using it for about 12 years so I kinda know the ins and outs. Although I have purchased reaper and have been learning it to further expand my options. Awesome video!

Reaper Gaaaaaang 🐐🐐

I'm definitely a big fan of Logic. Of course, I am a Mac user... and I definitely acknowledge the flaws that the program does have. However, one of the things that stands out the most to me is the quality of their stock plugins! I have tinkered with most DAWs at this point, and Logic's stock plugins have always been my favorite. Additionally, flex pitch has always been really good for vocal tuning and transposing in my opinion! Nevertheless, the main point of this video stands: the best DAW out there is the one for YOU. Mine is Logic and yours is Reaper. Just another factor that makes all of us engineers unique in our own right!

Well-made and presented video and it sounds like you were very objective.

I am a studio one user and have been hoping for Reaper add some must have features for almost a decade they haven't added. I really just need better drum editing and better track comping/playlists.... I really don't like the way reaper current handles the take systems but other than that I would happily use it as my main DAW. Until then Studio One is next best and Cubase always lives on my computer because it is also the first DAW I used and still love it for specific sessions.

So what’s the main difference between Reaper and Studio One and how intuitive it is to add automation and perform mixing and mastering? I plan on learning both FL Studio and Ableton since I like to produce different genres of music whenever I’m in the mood.

Hei man I'm using cubase 5 since a lot of years and I would like to try something new, do you have any recommendations? nice video

Pro Tools user for a while here. Started with Logic before that and now I'm learning Reaper. It's very hard not to default to PT after years of working with it, the efficiency is ridiculous. I can work a 80 something track song, organize, edit, mix and master within a day. Something I stumble way too much on Logic or Reaper (for now). The real MVP in PT has to be the smart tool. Never seen it implemented as intuitively simple (yet.)

I use pro tools for everything. Beat making, metal, film scores, weird sound design stuff. I agree with the closing sentiment, it doesn’t matter which daw you use, as long as you’re making music. I started with acid pro… so there’s that.

I Completely agree with you're input on FL Studio! So Glad I made the switch to REAPER!! wait who said that?

I am really interested in Reaper. But is there any workaround to more easily use MPE? It doesn't seem set up to use it well at all unless I am missing something (ie no way to configure bend range, no grid or snapping to edit the pitch bends--which are super fiddly when using the standard 48 bend range--other daws let you edit pitch right on the piano roll, etc)

Studio one is amazing ! I do feel sorry for the slow tools people haha

FL Studio is not able to set a negative offset on the sounds. Would be helpful when having orchestral sounds like horns which has a startup time. Does any of the orher daws have negative delay?

I’m starting to learn Reaper even if I love Studio One because it’s so heavy on the CPU and Reaper is not.

Great video, I am a filmmaker and I was wondering what is the best DAW for sound design with easy to learn interface and great SFX librairy? Thx ^^

Thank you so much for this video. It is very helpful for many of us. My current situation, using mostly s1 and sometimes logic. Logic’s new update requires new mac for me. Soon, but maybe not right now. S1 added stuff that is only available for subscribers, that’s my cue to leave. Now looking into cubase 13 pro and reaper. Never seen anything quite as customizable as reaper. On the other hand, it does seem like quite a bit of faffing about. I’ll probably lean more towards cubase. 🎹♥️

I want to make hard trap / jungle terror type music .. using reaper currently , most of the KZfaq tutorials are specific to fl or live ... Should I switch ?

Started with CakeWalk, but recently I bought a Mac, which CakeWalk doesn’t work with. So… I got Reaper, since I had a rough idea on how to use it from using it on Windows, and it’s perfect for me, especially since I do mostly live recording, but if it wasn’t Reaper, it would be Studio One.

Price was surely the major drawing point for me to Reaper, but after using it for awhile and really making it my own, I've come to really love it. Also, JS plugins are too good

Damn, I'm on a Mac and I was considering buying Logic Pro X, but now you got me thinking. Reaper does sound good but studio one sounds the best when you described it.

I'll rep the Cubase and Reaper gang! Honestly so torn between the two at the moment. I've used Cubase for the past decade and I love it, it isn't always the most flexible, but it's efficient and fast ... But I recently started learning Reaper and have grown to love it as well.... It's very snappy, far more flexible, really refreshing... It's a lover's quarrel! P.s. I hear Cubase 12 comes out next month- No more USB dongle! :D

What would you recommend for me editing my own rap vocals? Not really trying to make beats

I think Studio One started from a couple of Steinburg employees, including a developer of the original Cubase. I really tried liking Ableton, but it felt like if you don’t want to write songs by playing loops in different combos, it just didn’t work for me. I haven’t learned Studio One very well, yet, I must confess, but what I have learned, I like. It seems like the developers are super responsive to feature requests. Since I spoke of Cubase, you may note that with its new version, it no longer requires a dongle. A few years late, but at least it’s something.

Idk if you have any copy of Studio one but if you could figure out adding swing to midi notes using their note FX plugin I would appreciate it, it's kind hard just moving around the timeline and hoping

I literally clicked because of the studio one logo was shown. So underrated

There’s one arguable con for Studio One which is that some of their best goodies are available only with the subscription version. Which also makes me wonder when they might drop everything else and go pure subscription. Actually even Cubase has a similar issue with their Steinberg Absolute. But that’s a one time purchase. Great overview thanks.

I'd really like to hear your opinion on Cakewalk. Not quite as solid as Reaper (also a Reaper fanboy, lol) but still a pretty solid DAW for being free.

very good video!

I play blues & country songs. So if I only want to record; vocal guitar piano trumpet bass & drum with 0 sound effects(but ofcourse with some final polishing & tracks arrangements) and want to export/produce it, which DAW best suits me??

In the end its just down to personal preference, what DAW one does consider "the best". For me as a hobbyist, the best is Logic as it is reasonably affordable with a lot of bulit in, usable, plugins. Tried to use Reaper for a few months but I never quite gotten to grips with it - granted I only used the default GUI and didn't tinker with customizing keyboard shortcuts.

Had you considered "Digital Performer?" Who even uses it besides Ray Parker Jr? Actually its a great DAW, very intuitive, definitely over priced but I had it before switching to Logic Pro 9. Thoughts? Feedback Joey? Thanks.

I have just switched from studio one to reaper, best switch I ever made! But I will say, Logic is top class also

Big cubase user, tho I wish we had some of the crazy customization features of Ableton (racks, sequencing, sampler, etc.) And the fl studio easy midi note bend... well atleast there is always ReWire 😏

Reason!!! I’ve been using it for about 20 years and it’s still amazes me what I get out of it

I'm still waiting on that editing midi guitars video Miami, I'm also interested in which sample libraries you recommend ie Shreddage, Cabal, Ample Sound ...etc

Hi Miami! How was your transition to Reaper? Did you download any custom settings or had a friend helping you started out with it or did you set up everything for yourself? Did you find the default settings of Reaper usable or logical in any form? I'm curious about this aspect of a former Reaper user, because I only hear the positive stuff about it, but my experience is very biased: I'm a S1 kid. When I was trying out Reaper coming from Pro Tools, I was very hyped, every video said only good about it, but after 2 weeks of trying to get used to it I literally wanted throw my mac out the window. Spent days customising the DAW and when I was at the point writing the script for being able to zoom into the waveform vertically with a mouse wheel than defining what the DAW needs to do when selecting the bottom and top half of the clip, I decided to never touch reaper again. The default settings does not make sense, later I found an hour long video explaining every single settings to change for just getting started with Reaper. It literally felt like an unfinished DAW that I have to complete and customise forever which doesn't even have AAF support. The GUI was very unintuitive, nothing felt intentional when using it. I just couldn't figure out where to find what and what should do what without watching another 30min tutorial. I'll probably never leave S1, it makes so much sense for me to work in it, but can't get out of my head why using reaper felt like rocket science. I know pretty much every DAW inside out, PT, LPX, Cubase, Live, S1, FL, I never had issues and getting used to each of them only took about 1-2 days. So what was your first impression?

Using Samplitude pro X for sooo many years. Tried a lot of others but the workflow is amazing in Samplitude.

Question for you: would you consider doing a video on the pros and cons of Serato Studio?

Thanks for the video. Been on cubase for around 30 years I think. Biggest drawback for me is the bugs you'll experience. The dongle goes away this year :)

Started in Reaper, spent some time with studio one, landed on Logic - now I might be going back to one of the others

I personally use Studio One. I switched from Logic over 3 years ago. I still use Pro Tools and Ableton.

I personally use FL and Cubase Pro 11. I can honestly say that beginner producers should totally go with FL because of how much you can do and how versatile it is for the price. Yes, I know, recording in FL isn't the "best", but I've done it in the past multiple times and bottom line is...it works. Honestly, for $200, I would say that's pretty damn good. Overall, I think it's more user friendly than other DAW's out there -- or at least easier to pick up for a newbie. Cubase, on the other hand, is definitely an amazing DAW to use once you get your feet wet with recording, mixing, mastering, producing, etc. because there are certain terminologies that are likely unfamiliar with newer users that can be more easily grasped in something like FL. That way, instead of paying like $400+ for a DAW that's going to confuse you more than the pythagorean theorem, you can get a DAW like FL to get accustomed to tools and terminology so that when you do decide to go all in on a more powerful DAW, you can go in with confidence instead of hesitation.

Learning Reaper. Can already flow in the others except FL. I am a musician/instrumentalist first. Some Daws are engineer - centered, some midi keyboardist centered, some drag&dropalist centered. They all have crossed into each other’s lanes. But $60 though. How long will that exist?

Cubase Gang! Heard that Cubase 12 will no longer need the dongle though. I’m personally not complaining either way but it’s nice.

After you get a good understanding of how to use the parametric EQ2 mixing is a breeze in FL studio

Another thing that I don't think you mentioned about Reaper is how often it's updated. You pretty much get monthly builds. Bugs get squashed and features get added very rapidly. Last I checked, it's still being worked on by the same 2/3 people from its inception so they really know the code.

Personally I am using Bitwig Studio and I would never switch again! Basically, it’s like ableton, but more stabil, has a nicer UI, works on all operating systems, and overall feels more modern

if you’re a Mac user Logic is super for Pop R&B Hip Hop, also it’s fantastic for some organic EDM like Trance, Tech House, Progressive House or Deep House, Ableton Live its a Game changer especially for Dubstep bass House Drum & Bass Future Bass, Trap, FL its awesome for Hip Hop, at the end they are just tools, it’s all about workflow, what’s hard is producing and finishing tracks

Very happy with Studio One!

Back then when I’m still cracking everything, I tried FL studio, it was good but recording seemed a little bit a hassle in FL, then switched to Reaper coz it’s a lot easier there. Then I was curious about Ableton coz I like the UI and then tried cracking it and it didn’t worked for me, plugin management is worst and yea cpu heavy, you could notice latency when you load more instances of amp sims. Then I go back to reaper. I started buying and owning plugins but I get a lot of crashes when I load up heavy plugins which made me trialed Studio One, And here’s a weird story, I’m a guitar player and I noticed that my tones are a little bit warmer and sweeter when I play on S1, A/Bd it with reaper(same settings) and it really surprised me coz I believe that DAW doesn’t affect sounds of the track, right? But I heard that subtle difference really, so I purchased the artist version and now using it as my main daw while reaper is a backup when I’m gonna do a much bigger project coz reaper’s cpu management is still 2nd to none I think. I tried comparing and see how many tracks with waves SSL EV2(which is a pretty unusable plugin bcoz of it is a cpu hungry plugin) on every chain and how will each DAW handles, and reaper is unbeatable.. but I just love A lot of features in S1.

Been using Protools for 20 years and I just switched to Studio One last week. Holy shit I've been missing out. PT is so far behind. I'm in love with S1

Tbh: at the end of the day, the DAW doesn't matter you work in or know how to use, the results you accomplish is that what makes YOU a good producer, even if you work for yourself, without any record deal or label behind it. So here's my advice: go for whatever you feel like. :D Cheers

I'm a studio one kid and I must say, if you're thinking about trying it. Get Presonus Sphere. You get the professional version of studio one plus every plug-in and instrument they make for $15 a month. It's worth a shot. 🤷 Great video.

I've been a long time Cakewalk user, but with about ten years away using Cubasis on the iPad. I came back to PC a couple of years ago and picked up again with Cakewalk, but the fiddlyness of it is driving me nuts! So, I tried out some others and settled on Reaper, not only because it's cheap, has a great community and is customizable, but because I think of all the companies I've seen making DAWs I trust Cockos more than any other to keep true to their vision. Everyone else seems to be posturing to grab money from musicians.

Great video, Miami. What's wrong with Cakewalk? I used it back in the day and it was pretty good.

no-one ever talks about mixcraft, which I like b/c it is cheap and super intuitive to use. my only gripe with it is that it is (impossible?) to import projects from other daws and have the tracks be in order

Would be great if you could make some Logic Pro tutorials!

you can time and pitch stretch in a good deal of daws from what i know. logic has flex time which lets you control time and pitch in a bunch of different ways. my friend uses ableton and has the same, i think my friend who has fl can do the same thing