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.
Of those three I think Bitwig is the best choice if you create electronic music. It’s very slick and can do some truly unique stuff. It also has a good non-linear workflow and it has everything you need included.
REAPER is very flexible, very powerful and unbeatable on price. It’s not for the faint of heart though and requires you to put in a lot of effort as a user to get going. Once you’ve done that it’s great though.
Cubase is also very feature rich and possibly the best DAW there is for songwriting and composition. I know lots of people use it for EDM but to me it seems its strength is in recording and arranging more traditional music.
You can make any kind of music in any DAW and I believe one will have most success sticking to one and really learn it as opposed to switching around because some specific feature catches your fancy.
In the end it comes down to which you feel more comfortable with and you should really try them out to see. But all those three are top drawer tools in their own specific ways.