Would anyone be willing to lay out their experiences with DAWs? Preferably free ones? I tried waveform, but I’m thinking I’m going to use Cakewalk. A lot of people say Reaper, but the UI seems lackluster. What do yo think?

  • NineMileTower@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I’m trying to use MIDI drums and I have no idea how. I’ve inserted a MIDI synth track, so I should be able to do drums. Is there some sort of virtual instrument plugins I can download?

    • trashcan@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Like connecting an electronic kit or pads on a controller? Or just triggering hits on your timeline? Either way yes there are several VSTs but your DAW probably comes with a drum machine or sampler that can do a lot. Plenty of free drums samples out there. Could you elaborate more on what you want to achieve?

      • NineMileTower@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        6 months ago

        I would compose the drum tracks on the timeline for now. I may get a MIDI keyboard in the future though. I think VST is the term I needed to learn there

        • trashcan@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
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          6 months ago

          What DAW are you using? Most should be able to accomplish what you’re after without any plugins. Is there a sampler? Like a virtual instrument that lets you play different audio files? You could trigger them via midi on the piano roll (timeline).

          Edit: the only VST for drums I find useful is XO but that’s just to manage a large sample library. You don’t need that now.