new modules: notetable, notetoggle, noteexpression.added tooltips for spanish, german, and russian.many thanks to and for this massive effort! bespoke is now MUCH easier to build from source.python is now packaged in with bespoke: no need to install a specific version.all new VST scanner/manager, and better support for large VST collections.As I said, I totally fell in love with it. I recommend testing it a bit, you can get the full version to try with all the devices, instruments, Grid, and so on, and see if it’s for you. There are built-in calibration tools and latency compensation tools, and again, routing is made very easy. I also tested it with hardware, but the way, and it works pretty well. I guess that you’re on Mac? So maybe it will work without any issues. I’m not so sure how it will work with 2 interfaces though. It’s very much an instrument rather than a DAW, a modular instrument even. There are modulators everywhere, all sorts of routing capabilities, interesting devices for adding movement, great sequencing options that allow you to compose live, and it sounds just amazing. It feels very much like a modular environment, even if you don’t use the Grid. The other week I decided to check out Bitwig, and I have to be honest, I’m totally in love… Yes, it’s a DAW, but it doesn’t feel like one. I used Reaper just for recording and mixing, but not for composing or arranging of any kind. Hi Lars! I stayed away from DAWs for a long long time because I just don’t feel inspired working in one. I do retain an installation of Reaper for pure audio recording and editing, which it excels at, though it doesn’t get used much these days, and certainly not for music making. Sounds somewhat like VCV Rack, no? Infact I would say that VCV and Bitwig go together like hand and glove… Where it comes into its own is interconnectivity and control - the way that you can tap into the signal/datastream at any point in any chain, and make that available anywhere else, as a signal, as a modulator, just redefines what it means to work in a DAW for me - absolute freedom! Working in Bitwig is less like arranging blocks in a timeline, rather it is more like wiring up a giant machine any way you want, that spits out production-ready pieces of music, and in which you can choose how much you want to interact with and control what happens… Of course you can still arrange your blocks on a timeline and do all that stuff, but it’s much less fun and I would say it is becoming a very old fashioned way to do music these days. Piano roll editing is not the slickest out there (but it does have a fabulous implementation of MPE editing which works very well in Rack) It has a certain paradigm that may not be to some people’s taste or needs, and it is not perfect in every facet - it’s not spectacularly well-equipped for traditional old-school recording studio duties, though it will do most of those jobs, at least the basics. Reaper’s trial is even more permissive, IIRCīitwig is the clear winner, by miles, all day every day, for me. TLDR: I would recommend trying some for yourself - Bitwig has a non-expiring save-disabled trial with all functionality. So dear wizzards and gentle Rack folks, what would be your suggestion? Appreciate your time! Also using the odd VST for mixing and mastering, and checking out a couple of nice VST synths and effects. Needs to have some automation to orchestrate those pieces. My needs of a DAW is to record multitrack pieces combined from Rack-VST, my eurorack through the ES-9 and my Roland Juno-Di keyboard through my Focusrite 2i2. I’m on macOS Sierra although I anticipate upgrading to Catalina by necessity in the near future. I value stability, reliability, good UX and a UI that’s not more cluttered than it needs to be. I’ve never been a DAW user, outside of the occasional, casual use of Audacity, but I feel fairly proficient with Rack, MIDI and audio. Or should I try the free and Open Source Ardour, or is that hopelessly behind in necessary features? Ableton is out because of the silly MIDI shortcomings that people mention here. People say very nice things about these around these parts. I’m aware that you’ll now list every DAW known to man, but it seems to me like the major contenders are Reaper or Bitwig. So, what should be my first DAW to go with VCV Rack Pro?
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