Re: OT: New MBP... or not? (Firewire still necessary?)

[Louie Angulo <louie.angulo@googlemail.com>]

thanx guys Buzap great tip i was not even aware of Reaper!

ive looked at garage band yes though i havent had much time to try it,a friend of mine is in fact currently having problems combining the USB Allen and Health ZED series and garage band,for some reason asinging the input s and outputs has not been as easy as he thought;-)

reaper certainly look nice,though i suppose is not full production ready like logic with drum loops etc.which would be nice in doing quick demos for other people.

on the other hand i dont have much time to learn complicated software if thats the case with logic,however this seems more attractive,specially the fact that they allow you to try it out and offcourse you cannot beat the price compared.
Also to try out cubase you also have to order the software DVD from a music store and get an activation code and pay for this as i was told which is too much of a hassle.

cheers

Luis

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010/4/19 Dennis Moser <sinsofmachaut@gmail.com>

I'd like to cast a vote for Reaper, too...

Everything that Buzap Buzap said, PLUS, for those of you with older
gear, IT RUNS ON OLDER HARDWARE!

I started using it, initially out of desperation, when I was mixing
this (http://soundcloud.com/usrsbin/duomo-whispers-florentine-shadows)
and Garage Band started crapping out on me, Logic was too much for the
machine I had, and I needed something that didn't have to big a
learning curve. I run Reaper on a "October Surprise" 2.0 Ghz Mac G5
w/8 Gb of RAM (that's a 4 year old machine!) and I'm pleased to say
that it barely breaks a sweat with Reaper. I can use all of my VSTs
that I've been using for performance, only now I can use them for
studio processing.

As has been mentioned, their demo policy is VERY flexible as it is NOT
"cripple ware" ... I've been using it since November (which reminds
me, I need to pay for it next month!).

Definitely worth a download and a test drive!

Best,

Dennis

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 1:56 AM, George Ludwig
<georgeludwigmusic@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 11:43 PM, Buzap Buzap <buzap@gmx.net> wrote:
>>
>> If you want to try a new thing, I'd recommend taking a closer look at
>> Reaper (http://www.reaper.fm). It's pure DAW. Costs 60$ / 225$ and you can
>> test it for free. Don't be fooled by the price. This is probably the most
>> stable/customizable/flexible DAW you can find on the market.
>>
>> best regards
>> Buzap
>>
>
> Interesting...I'd vaguely heard about Reaper but didn't know anything about
> it. They have a very nice licensing policy, plus it run on both Windows and
> OSX. I may need to try this out since I hate Sonar for various reasons, and
> also hate ProTools for other reasons. Live is the only DAW I use right now,
> and it's not much of a real DAW. ANd Logic is kinda pricey. :(
>
> --
> -George
>
> http://www.myspace.com/georgeludwigmusic
>

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