Hi, pros,
Whichis the best DAW in your hopinion for:

Sonic quality

User interface (simplicity, hergonomic, logical, complete)

Features (n. tracks, bit depth, PLUGINS, applications)

Thanks for your comments! ;)

Opus, has this same forum in DAWworld, it makes no sense having two (dups of threads) so we're going to shut computing down in Pro Talk and direct everyone over to DAWworld.
http://recording.org/forums/dawworld.21/

hey, i am thinking of using a 1ghz amd duron based computer to set up a DAW. this is the basic system: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2014867783 . are there any conflicts inherent in this idea?

Hi there,

I am looking at purchasing something along the lines of a used Yamaha AW4416 and would like some input as to what is out there that would be comparable. Are the other 16 track units in the same league, or does the AW4416 stand alone because of the automated mixdown capabilities, etc.

Hey...ya know we have a bunch of LA people hanging out in these forums and I think it would be really cool to get together and possibly create an RO song. .
It would have to be in a couple of weeks as I need to go to NYC next week for family reasons...
any takers? What ya think?
Opus

Here's one I can share to start the ball rolling, it's how I get a separate 'normal drums' mix AND a 'compressed drum mix' - in Pro Tools, I imagine it would translate to any DAW software

Tip:

Use "duplicate track' on the drums and the aux bus they are routed too.

I am considering purchasing an analog reel-reel 8 track recorder and using it along with my DAW which consists of a Gadget Labs 824 soundcard and N-track. I would like to record bass and drums on the reel-reel and the rest on the DAW, can these two machines be accurately synced together? How does one go about doing this?

I heard a lot of things about signal degradation when doing internal mixdowns in DAWs. Up until now, it's what I have always done, but I started getting really interested in finding out what other options I have.

Is this really the best group of components to make a great DAW? I decided to take a stab at putting it all together in one place for everyone to criticize!

Taking into account cost, performance and stability, the basic Foundation is a reasonable case that allows good cooling, with a special emphasis on power supply, noise (where possible) & memory quality.