Hey I’m new to music production and can’t decide on a Daw to commit to. I’ve only used logic but want to get set on one that I can use both on Mac and Windows so I’m not locked down to buying only Mac Books. I’ve been looking around a researching some and think Reaper, Cubase, and Bitwig all look nice. All I’m trying to do in them is simply make beats but don’t have all the gear such as a keyboard so most of my work will be done drawing in the notes into the piano roll and add in effects as you would with making beats. Just wanted to get some input or other suggestions of which DAW would be considered the best for this.
If you want to make just beats and want to use the piano roll while doing so, might I suggest you take a look at FL Studio? It’s one of the easiest DAW to use and a lot of EDM producers & beatmakers use it, to work in a style similar to yours (drawing notes in the piano roll). That’s how I started. I still use FL Studio to this day. Although, I’ve grown into using traditional DAWs like Cubase, I still sometimes enjoy using FL Studio. It’s very very quick and gets you to the point quickly, as compared to something like Cubase. Cubase is a beast and can be super powerful if you know how to use it. But the learning curve is quite steep as compared to FL Studio. As for the tutorials, both of them have good resources available online on YouTube etc. Try the demo and see what you like.