Rumor mill: John Mayer plugin coming soon?

[paisleywookiee]

Skin it like winamp
You can also customise everything. I’d pretty much be lost on a stock reaper setup because of every mouse click, middle click and everything I’ve setup to work the way I want it to

Folders, audio tracks, bus tracks and midi tracks all being interchangeable without the need to define them is all super handy as well.
Not getting extorted with upgrade pricing is also the cherry on top.

All daws have some kind of pro imo but if you don’t know why you’re about to shell out for Cubase pro and you’re just doing it cause you feel the need to, reaper is the better path at that point. I’d only use a premium tier daw if there was a burning reason to (industry standard, advanced composition features etc etc)

I’ll never use Reaper, and you can’t make me.

 

[ian_dissonance]

I’ll never use Reaper, and you can’t make me.

Reaper is like Logic if Logic actually applied its own name to its functionality. And if you don’t like how an action is initiated you can just make it whatever you want without having to program a keyboard translation layer. I definitely get the “whatever workflow works for you”, but with every other piece of DAW software it was always more “whatever works best for this programmer and now you learn the dumb shit”. Is it really just the visual aesthetic?

Anyways, back on topic, has anyone graphed out the amps to make sure they’re accurate?

 

[Ipkz]

I’ll never use Reaper, and you can’t make me.

I always get frustrated with menu diving in Reaper. As Nathan and others have said, you can customize everything to make your workflow extremely fast and optimized.

But every time I test-drive it, I’m instantly reminded of why it’s not a DAW I’d personally choose. Windows popping up everywhere, the constant need to search for actions and remappings, SWS extensions, theming… it’s a long road, and honestly not one I enjoy. Which is a shame, because it’s one of the most feature-rich DAWs out there, especially at its price point.

I recently started using Bitwig 6 Beta and completely fell in love with its navigation and zoom system. The UI is easier on the eyes. The plugin/fx strip makes everything tidy and accessible. That said, I already miss Reaper’s video support and some of its arrangement features (like regions), not to mention the playback rate control, which is perfect for studying songs.

My dream DAW would be a mashup of Bitwig’s interface and workflow, Reaper’s video support, regions, arrangement tools and playback rate, plus Ableton’s MIDI comping system.

But in the end, no DAW is perfect. You just have to pick the one that best fits your preferences and needs...

 

[holoholo]

 

[Dom Mcsweeney]

That John Mayer post on Facebook is gold.
Probably the first time a guitarist has ever posted about a plugin and received such comments:

 

[Whizzinby]

Update: I turned the gain on my interface down to zero.

What a difference. Now it sounds like what I expected.