I am looking at DAW and interface options and put my name down for ProTools First but haven't heard back yet.

I have various pieces of equipment all hooked up but am only recording to 2-Track. In which case is Pro Tools Express (bundled with some equipment) a good bet? I don't really want that right now, but might one day want to do the inevitable YouTube clips. It's more limited than the full version (which I can't justify even on the new annual plan), but I don't think I'd encounter those limits - see here. But with some cloud-related storage subscription, I think. Mixcraft looked not at all bad - will spend a bit more time with that.īut now I've seen that Avid is doing Pro Tools First. Also tried Reaper - seems very powerful, but also not so easy to get to grips with quickly. I get a free Tacktion licence with the XR12, but I tried that and the interface didn't really gel. I'll be recording guitar, bass, vocals, connecting an external MIDI synth, with some virtual instruments. I'm not doing 96-track symphonic compositions, but I like the flexibility that modern DAWs offer. The next step is deciding how to record (PC laptop). Monitoring is sorted and the XR12 does all physical mixing and interface. So, I continue to take my make-do lashed-together studio and update it with more compact and better quality stuff.

Reaper vs mixcraft