"I'm not friends with GAS...I AM GAS..."...cclarry


 
I thank you for that.  But a spark is not a fire.

Apart from sonar my favourite is ableton because of the superior drag and drop. Would like to try digital performer one day.

I used to have a vst gas problem but I solved it by buying the complete plugin suites (these are nearly always at serious discount ) of magix, sonnox, psp, fabfilter, sonalksis, izotope. What I don't need Or doubles up I have paid fowArd to people who may want/need.

Now I'm onto hardware!

I've only ever used Sonar, all the way back to Cakewalk Professional 3. The only other DAW I've installed is Reaper - and I only use that for one specific thing. It has that cool tempo/pitch slider control which is great for figuring out licks and so on from an audio file. Being able to slow things down and retain the pitch with just a simple adjustment is a very handy tool.
 
I still use Adobe Audition/Soundforge for deep editing....I've made a lot of multi-samples over the years, so I use them for that, but I've never considered switching DAWS. Sonar does everything I need to do as far as recording midi and audio is concerned, and it's been a very stable platform for me.
 
Now buying lots of hardware...Well, ya I'm guilty of that, but you NEED toys man!...and I like hardware. Hands on baby! I like it that way. You just don't get the same feeling from buying software.

MachineClaw
Sonar X1 Pro, Sonar X2 Pro, Sonar X3 Pro, Ableton 8, Ableton 9 Suite, ProTools 10, ProTools 11, Cubase 7.5, Reason 7, FL Studio Signature Bundle.
 
I DON'T HAVE A DAW PROBLEM!!!!!!
 
okay, maybe I do.  But....but one of them HAS to have a "Make Music" button!  I just know it!
 
<<bangs head on desk>> okay, I admit it, I have a problem.  <<get's idea>>HEY maybe there  is a plugin or app to solve this problem!!!!  <<runs off to shop>>

 Join the club. Take out Pro Tools, Cubase and substitute Traktion, Reaper and I'm there.  I find most of them are like apples and oranges.  Some inspire certain genres.  People treat DAWs like religions and declare jihad when someone dares criticize their DAW. "Fanboyism" really ruins forums.

dubdisciple

wizard71
How else do we justify the huge amount of money we have wasted on plugins? :)

The answer lies in the question. No need to actually justify. There is nothing inherently wrong with getting something just becaus you wanted it. If dealing with pissed spouse, by all means quote all the marketing hype and include nebulous numerical figures that will bore her/him into dropping the subject. :)

Hmmm apart from the need to justify it to yourself after buying your 17th compressor because you forced yourself to buy into the hype. I don't even tell the wife anymore, I've used up all of my reasoning to the public. I actually find myself pointlessly scouring the software forum hoping to find something to waste my money on that I can't even afford. I do make myself feel better by encouraging hher to 'treat herself' to that new handbag, so everyone's a winner!

Sweetwater is a dangerous place, I go there more often than Facebook.