Looking for a Free DAW

[jimjimjim]

Hi,
Reason user so ive never used VST plugins.
I keep hearing about how cool they are - so i guess i need a DAW to open them.
Any ideas for a free DAW that i can check out all these VST plugins with?
thanks

 

[MrWoggles]

Dunno how easy it would be to find a decent one completely free but i'd personally suggest either FL or Reaper. FL is cheap and you get free life-time updates (awesome). Reaper is just cheap and i've heard very good things about it.

 

[opcode11011]

There's Renoise too if you can handle composing with a tracker as opposed to a sequencer.

You could rewire renoise to reason and use the vsts that way.

The only limitations are you cannot bounce audio.

Renoise

Reaper gets my thumbs up too

 

[jimjimjim]

thanks for that -

 

[dj-dusty]

Reaper ftw.

 

[jimjimjim]

yeah its sounding good to me - can trial it for 30 days and its only $60.
shweet.

 

[Delinquent]

Get a demo version of something that doesn't run out; like the new FL8?

 

[luzil]

google for "vsthost", afaik its freeware. There u can insert a vsti synth for example and look how it sounds. U dont have to buy a hole DAW.

 

[jimjimjim]

i only want to be able to check out VST plugin's - can i do that with vsthost?
thanks

 

[luzil]

u can load vsti = vst instrument (synth) into it and play it, if u want to try a vst fx, there is a winamp DSP plugin vsthost that u could test.

 

[T Leaf]

get jeskola buzz www.buzzmachines.com its awesome...

 

[sook]

Reaper is just cheap and i've heard very good things about it.

its quite a good DAW...

with a bit of work in the coming years
it could develope into a really amazing
DAW on par with CUbase Logic or Protools...

 

[jimjimjim]

oh LOLs - someone gave me a copy of ableton live and could i get this VST plugin to load.... no.

will download reaper tonight - dont like the look of ableton

 

[luzil]

ableton is only DAW u can change the whole GUI color in settings u have to set up the vst file path to tell abl where ur .dll r, then u can load it from plugin browser.

 

[jimjimjim]

Hi Luzil,
yeah im pretty sure i did that - pointed to this plugin folder but it didnt come up with anything.
Maybe its the plugin itself? I got it off computer music magazine - it was a drum sequencer that sounded cool.
will have another go tonight - dont forget ive only been using Live for like an hour
- me smashing my computer !