Really it boils down to how you record. If you start in Band in a Box, and move that track bed to a DAW then record vocals and a couple guitar tracks it doesn’t matter which DAW they all do that. The easiest to use with BiaB is Realband because it opens BiaB files if you just add to that it is fine and you own it. It will handle midi and mix just fine despite some here who beat it up.

If you want to experiment with a little bit better mixer setup where you can do sub groups and buss FX Cakewalk is a good choice due to it being free. I spent years with cakewalk from music creator version 1 thru 5 then sonar X1 then bandlab. I find like Mario that Studio One from Presonus has a more streamlined workflow and more productive comping features. Plus the pro version has really great Effects and instruments.

If you like a more old school approach like the days of tape type recording give Multitrackstudios a spin I used that for about three years and will say it was one of the most productive DAWs I ever used. Just the way it allows both midi and audio to be handled the same way it crazy simple

Last edited by Rob Helms; 01/14/20 04:10 AM.
HP Win 11 12 gig ram, Mac mini Sonoma with 16 gig of ram, BiaB 2025, Realband, Reaper 7, Harrison Mixbus 9 32c , Melodyne 5 editor, Presonus Audiobox 1818VSL, Presonus control app.