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I use sonar, I can't say I have ever warmed to it. Kind of in the same way I use eclipse to write java code and generally think it is pretty crap.
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Originally posted by rob s View PostHeard good things about Reaper actually
Doesn't come with any VST's but all the commercial ones I have work fine with it (Sylenth, Nexus, Massive etc.)
Comes bundled with reasonable effects like reverbs and stuff and the home use licence is only £60 or something.
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Originally posted by Cliphead View PostI use Linux exclusively these days on the desktop at home but want to get back to some serious music production without going back to Windows. A friend suggested a Mac Mini mid range model would do the job and seems a good choice at first glance but never used one.
Anybody use one for that purpose? Your choice of DAW? A lot of the software I currently have comes with Mac versions so not a big deal to move and not much expense other than a good DAW.
Go back to windows Clipster and give Reaper a try. Or build a box as a temp to give Reaper a try. Took me ages to move to it, mainly because it's so cheap and was always looking for the catch, but works with all the plugins/vstis etc that I've always used with Sonar
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Used older versions of Reason (4, 5 and 6) on a 2012 era Mini and worked ok.
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Originally posted by Cliphead View PostI use Linux exclusively these days on the desktop at home but want to get back to some serious music production without going back to Windows. A friend suggested a Mac Mini mid range model would do the job and seems a good choice at first glance but never used one.
Anybody use one for that purpose? Your choice of DAW? A lot of the software I currently have comes with Mac versions so not a big deal to move and not much expense other than a good DAW.
Garageband is free and is really Logic X for noobs, Logic is like 129 quid, MainStage 40 quid or something....
Fill yer boots! that piece I sent u is my lad on Logic X for strings, real guitar and bass, superior drummer for drums...
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Mac Mini for music production?
I use Linux exclusively these days on the desktop at home but want to get back to some serious music production without going back to Windows. A friend suggested a Mac Mini mid range model would do the job and seems a good choice at first glance but never used one.
Anybody use one for that purpose? Your choice of DAW? A lot of the software I currently have comes with Mac versions so not a big deal to move and not much expense other than a good DAW.Tags: None
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