My workhorse (or better my main toy) is a Yamaha MODX6. I also have a Roland JD-08 and then I have some software synthesizers on my Linux laptop. Specifically, I use Ardour as a DAW, where I finish everything that comes out of my MODX6, and use mostly Vital, which I have learned a little bit. I also use SurgeXT but mostly starting from a preset as this is a very strong synth that feels overwhelming to a newbie like me.
I like it a lot. It may not have all the bells and whistles of something like bitwig but when combined with plugins like carla, vital, surgeXT, etc, it becomes quite impressive.
I don’t have experience with other DAWs (people praise Reaper a lot) but it’s “my DAW” and I love it.
(Perhaps not the objective opinion you were hoping for!)
My workhorse (or better my main toy) is a Yamaha MODX6. I also have a Roland JD-08 and then I have some software synthesizers on my Linux laptop. Specifically, I use Ardour as a DAW, where I finish everything that comes out of my MODX6, and use mostly Vital, which I have learned a little bit. I also use SurgeXT but mostly starting from a preset as this is a very strong synth that feels overwhelming to a newbie like me.
How do you like Ardour?
I like it a lot. It may not have all the bells and whistles of something like bitwig but when combined with plugins like carla, vital, surgeXT, etc, it becomes quite impressive. I don’t have experience with other DAWs (people praise Reaper a lot) but it’s “my DAW” and I love it. (Perhaps not the objective opinion you were hoping for!)