Favourite DAW with NI

Milos

Cakewalk all the way!!!

iNate

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/111057#Comment_111057

Ehhh... If I had to choose a Windows-only DAW, I would pick Samplitude Pro X. It's pretty much better in almost every way.

But I did make a habit of recommending Cakewalk to all Windows users who wanted a recommendation. It's always smart to start at Free ;-)

But Samplitude is a superior option in terms of workflow and feature set - especially with the improvements they have made to the UI/UX.

I just hate that both these DAWs don't have a usable one-shot sampler. Can't really make drill beats without Glide/Portamento for 808s, and Battery 4 doesn't have that. I do have Reason 12, so I can always "Rack In" Mimic or NN19, but for someone picking up a Free DAW due to monetary constraints, that is not an option.

I find most free samplers to be... extremely underwhelming.

I suppose you can use Independence for this in Samplitude (and I think there is a free Library-less version that Cakewalk could use), but that's a horrible workflow. It's not "really" made for that kinda work.

Would be nice if NI could add this to Battery 4, though.

Milos

Cakewalk has pitch shift automation, which is a good alternative to a glide option, but I respect you!