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Leanord, as you can see, there is no answer to your question. The title of your thread ends with "...makes workflow easy".
Nothing makes workflow easy until you learn it. Look at your own occupation. Can some rookie walk in off the street and learn your job easily?
People who are serious take college courses in these DAW's. I'll echo what was said earlier. You already have a pretty good DAW, Real Band. All the principles of DAW use are there. Learn RB first then decide if it's enough for you or not.
Bob
Biab/RB latest build, Win 11 Pro, Ryzen 5 5600 G, 512 Gig SSD, 16 Gigs Ram, Steinberg UR22 MkII, Roland Sonic Cell, Kurzweil PC3, Hammond SK1, Korg PA3XPro, Garritan JABB, Hypercanvas, Sampletank 3, more.
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Reaper. It has a learning curve, but it will do anything you need and the price is right.
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I mostly use FLStudio these days. I have Sonar X3 producer as well but I mostly use it for mastering than music production, since I had to give up the guitar. I can use most of my Sonar vst's in flstudio so that's where I mostly work. Reason is an excellent product as well, but its a bit too costly for me these days. I am curious about Cakewalk free version with Bandlab just cause I want to see what ya get. I don't even want to let you know how much Sonar cost me, now they are giving it away...….
Biab 2019 ultra pack
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Midi keyboard
Roland BR600 8 track recorder
Sonar X3 producer
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I mostly use FLStudio these days. I have Sonar X3 producer as well but I mostly use it for mastering than music production, since I had to give up the guitar. I can use most of my Sonar vst's in flstudio so that's where I mostly work. Reason is an excellent product as well, but its a bit too costly for me these days. I am curious about Cakewalk free version with Bandlab just cause I want to see what ya get. I don't even want to let you know how much Sonar cost me, now they are giving it away...….
What you basically get with the Cakewalk by BandLab is an upgrade to your Sonar X3. Most if not all of your plugins should still work. Really it is the addons that created the huge cost of the X3. Go for it I doubt you’ll be any worse off for the experience. My thoughts Tony
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lingyai, thanks for that Acoustica link. I just d/l'd and installed the Mixcraft demo and I gotta say that it is a pretty cool DAW. I was disappointed to see that it didn't have any sort of built-in notation capability, but as I was digging around, I noticed it had picked up a couple of rewire programs, one of which is Notion, which I own a license for, and it set itself up automatically to load Notion as a rewire device. So that takes care of my needs for musical notation. This package definitely deserves a closer look. Best of all, it is surprisingly affordable, even the most expensive version.
I loaded one of my midi compositions, and it loaded up just fine, no hickups, and I was able to figure out how to select from a good variety of instruments, which in itself is noteworthy. Yep, I'm gonna have to spend some more time with this DAW. I suspect I'll continue to need Sonar for some things though. Pardon my late reply, for some reason I'm not getting email alerts when there is a reply to this thread. I'm glad you're liking your intro to Mixcraft. Three things ... -- There is a score editor; see this video (it's re Mixcraft 7, but will also apply to Mixcraft 8) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQyO_k24LhA--Now that you've gotten your feet wet, I suggest you do what I did at that stage, which was just to browse these single-screenshot tips and tricks. I found them an easily-digestible way to both ease up the learning curve quickly, and to take in some of the many cool features which lie beneath the rather unassuming GUI. For Mixcraft 7 (maybe a good place to start) http://forums.acoustica.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=16646For Mixcraft 8 http://forums.acoustica.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=20467They also have very good, short and to-the-point video tutorials, but I find these written tips faster --Be sure to investigate the "Performance Panel," which gives you basic Ableton Live-like clip launching / loopy song construction capability, if you're into that kind of thing. Works with both audio and midi clips. Acoustica should be marketing it a bit more loudly IMHO! If you have any questions about Mixcraft, feel free to PM me and /or check their forum or their FB page, kinda like here, smaller crew but helpful folks abound.
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Ask sales and support questions about Band-in-a-Box using natural language.
ChatPG's knowledge base includes the full Band-in-a-Box User Manual and sales information from the website.
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User Video: Band-in-a-Box® + ChatGPT = Impressed the BOSS!
Band-in-a-Box User Video Tutorials!
If you've reviewed our Support page, you've probably noticed the Videos page, which separates our Band-in-a-Box® tutorial videos by category: Overview, VST DAW Plugin, Setup, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and there's even an Archive category to go down memory lane... (You'll also find these videos on our YouTube Channel.)
It's always great to hear how other Band-in-a-Box® users create their songs, especially when they explain in detail what they're doing. Like Henry Clarke's YouTube Channel, Henry Clarke - Senior Musicians Unite! There you'll find his ALL Band-in-a-Box Tutorials playlist with over 50 videos! His top-three most watched videos include "How to Get Started with Band-in-a-Box," "How I use the Audio Chord Wizard in Band-in-a-Box," and "How to Create An Effective Solo Using Band-in-a-Box" - however he touches on many other topics and also demonstrates his own Band-in-a-Box® songs in the Band-in-a-Box Created Songs playlist!
You're guaranteed to find some helpful videos when you visit Henry Clarke's channel!
Band-in-a-Box® 2024 Italian for Windows is Here!
Ci siamo dati da fare e abbiamo aggiunto oltre 50 nuove funzionalità e una straordinaria raccolta di nuovi contenuti, tra cui 222 RealTracks, nuovi RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, "Songs with Vocals" Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 3, Playable RealDrums Set 2, due nuovi set di "RealDrums Stems", XPro Styles PAK 6, Xtra Styles PAK 17 e altro ancora!
Tutti Pacchetti | Nuove Caratteristiche
Band-in-a-Box® 2024 French for Windows is Here!
Band-in-a-Box® 2024 apporte plus de 50 fonctions nouvelles ainsi qu'une importante de contenus nouveaux à savoir : 222 RealTracks, des RealStyles nouveaux, des SuperTracks MIDI, des Etudes d'Instruments, des Prestations d'Artistes, des "Morceaux avec Choeurs", un Set 3 de Tracks Jouables, un Set 2 de RealDrums Jouables, deux nouveaux Sets de "RealDrums Stems", des Styles XPro PAK 6, des Xtra Styles PAK 17 et bien plus encore!
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Video: Making a Song with Band-in-a-Box®, ChatGPT, and Synth V
Take your Band-in-a-Box® project to a whole new level when you incorporate ChatGPT and Synth V to add lyrics and vocals to your song!
We wanted to demonstrate how this is done with our video, where we show you how to go from nothing to a finished "radio ready" modern pop song by combining the features of Band-in-a-Box®, ChatGPT, and Synth V!
Listen to the finished song, so you get a listen to the finished product: https://demos.pgmusic.com/misc/behindthefame.m4a
If you like it, watch the video. Either way, let's hear your comments!
Henry Clarke: Revolutionize Your Band-in-Box® Tracks with Regenerating Function
User Video: Convert MIDI Chords into AI Vocal Harmonies with ACE Studio and Band-in-a-Box®
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