Looking for a DAW that is EASIER, NOT HARDER than Audacity

[plautus egal]

So basically, i've tested several DAWs, and they have made the workflow slower.

Now this DAW might be my last try! 
I want an intuitive, fast, easily accesable work flow. Like plug and play. 

I use the recording software mainly for recording my voice (trying to do some voice acting)

I want that the clips all snap together, SPACES between the clips make zero sense to me! U obviously want  the audio to be together and n ot have silent spaces inbetween. I cut out parts that i messed up in the audio clips, but DAWs make it veryu hard for me to edit the audio easily as it was in THE OLD VERSIONS of Audacity (the new version is also messed up).

Also EXPORTING the file should bring me instandly into the folder  version where i can overwrite my old file and dont have to make 10 clicks to get there! For exporting I want a simple menu as 'save as'. Simple folder opening - then select old file to overwrite.

The point for me to get a DAW is to make the workflow EASIER than Audacity!

I hope u guys can tell me how to make cakewalk simple to me

Edited April 30 by plautus egal

[Glenn Stanton]

so, best bet - install the free (while it lasts) Cakewalk by Bandlab and try it out. record, edit, export. in theory, you could even just use Bandlab directly via your browser. 

[Starship Krupa]

On 4/29/2024 at 5:58 PM, plautus egal said:

So basically, i've tested several DAWs, and they have made the workflow slower.

With any complex software such as a DAW, it will take at least a few hours of familiarization. There is often a tradeoff between ease of use and versatility.

There are plenty of them that are free to try. When I set about learning to use a modern DAW, I chose Mixcraft, whose motto is "software should be easy to use."

[plautus egal]

i already gave up on DAWs  thei're horrible!

On 5/2/2024 at 3:58 PM, Starship Krupa said:

There is often a tradeoff between ease of use and versatility.

Yes, there is a tradeoff,  if ur a developer with no brains.

[InstrEd]

Go watch  video tutorials on acoustica website. 

https://acoustica.com/videos

Seriously worth your time if you want to learn how to use a DAW.  

Peace and don't give up as it is worth the effort ?

[JoeGBradford]

2 hours ago, plautus egal said:

i already gave up on DAWs  thei're horrible!

Yes, there is a tradeoff,  if ur a developer with no brains.

I don't think insulting developers is the way to go. Most people manage to produce music using the various DAWs that are available. Take a breath and start again - otherwise use offline hardware methods but that will come at a cost and limited flexibility

[Starship Krupa]

1 hour ago, plautus egal said:

i already gave up on DAWs  thei're horrible!

Yes, there is a tradeoff,  if ur a developer with no brains.

So I guess in your opinion, no DAW developer has brains.

It's not you, it's every DAW ever created.

[bats brew]

for you, the best thing to do is to hire a proper pro studio, and do all your work there.

 

otherwise, you have to invest time in learning a digital audio workstation.

it's that simple.

[OutrageProductions]

28 minutes ago, bats brew said:

for you, the best thing to do is to hire a proper pro studio, and do all your work there.

 

otherwise, you have to invest time in learning a digital audio workstation.

it's that simple.

Or take up a vocation that requires less stressful effort, like basketweaving or fingerpainting.

Audio Engineering & Production may not be in your wheelhouse because of the required skill set.

[Glenn Stanton]

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So I guess in your opinion, no DAW developer has brains.
It's not you, it's every DAW ever created.

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for you, the best thing to do is to hire a proper pro studio, and do all your work there.

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Or take up a vocation that requires less stressful effort, like basketweaving or fingerpainting.
Audio Engineering & Production may not be in your wheelhouse because of the required skill set.

see! this is the kind of mean responses that prevent a one-time poster from coming back and seeking more guidance!

LOL ?

 

[bats brew]

30 minutes ago, Glenn Stanton said:

see! this is the kind of mean responses that prevent a one-time poster from coming back and seeking more guidance!

LOL ?

 

i wasn't being mean.

i was being helpful.

 

there are only a few obvious answers here,  and i offered a very realistic, and probably correct answer/opinion.

 

[JoeGBradford]

I think Glenn may have been joking! ?

[Glenn Stanton]

you'll note: the OP has not returned. commonly known as a "one-hit trolling" post... then they go to social media and complain and refer to the post as proof the product is bad since no one deleted the post, so it must be true... we live in a world of basement dwelling <insert derogatory name call here>

that's the optimistic view, there's also a dark side as well...

Edited May 11 by Glenn Stanton

[John Vere]

Yep a 2 post wonder. 
But for just recording narration a wave editor like audacity is all you need A DAW is totally overkill. 
There’s lots of choices with Wave Lab being the best overall for easy workflow. But it’s also 100 bucks for the Element version which I bought in 2008 and I am still using even though Steinberg said I can’t.I outsmarted the system. 

I also have used Gold Wave a lot which is almost free as you can use it forever free but nag screen. I bought a lifetime license for $30 10 years ago. It’s seen a lot of updates since. It is better than Audacity because it uses ASIO. 
I also have Sound forge which is very powerful but I prefer Wave Lab workflow.. I have never read the manual for any of them. That’s probably what the OP was looking for. One day I will read the manual for Wave lab and probably learn about how many things I’m doing ***** backwards 

[PhonoBrainer]

I was going to recommend Tracktion aka Waveform, I always thought that DAW was dead simple, I liked the workflow.

But even though the car is easy to drive, you still have to learn how to drive a car.

[Kayru]

Impossible not to think Ableton Live is easy and intuitive. It was love at first sight. Built for the rookie within you. You that had issues at school, that do not deal well with complex problems. You that have memory and concentration issues and slow reasoning.

If not, there's training almost for free on some Udemy near you.

Edited June 6 by Kayru

[Starship Krupa]

On 5/12/2024 at 8:11 PM, John Vere said:

I also have used Gold Wave a lot which is almost free as you can use it forever free but nag screen.

So there's free, which means that you're legally entitled to use it without paying a license fee, and then there's "almost free" which means that you're not legally entitled to use it without paying a license fee but you can use it without paying if you're willing to ignore a prominent notice reminding you that you're not legally entitled to use it without paying.

For instance, Cakewalk by BandLab and Audacity and Ubuntu are free, REAPER and GoldWave and Windows 10 are almost free.