Originally Posted by B.D.Thomas
I guess I'm the odd one (again) because I've only been using Cubase (since Cubase SX3 circa 2006).

I also have a license for Reaper because I want to support the developer, but I don't use it.

Well... some of us have been doing this since long before digital was a thing. In my case, Dad worked at AMPEX from the mid '60s–mid '70s — I got to tag along, hang out & learn. I was able to borrow equipment, too,

When digital came along, there were many hardware and software "solutions" out there. It took a long time till anything was reliable enough to trust. Not going to describe my first DAW setup other than to say that I was running an AMPEX or TASCAM half-track, TASCAM 4 or 8 track analog backup simultaneously for a couple of years until I became confident that I could fly without a net around 2001 or so.

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