Which is better mixcraft or garageband

Lately though I came to realization that two qualities that matter to me most when it comes to recording software are simplicity and intuitive design. Now I'm not saying that functionality and features are not important, however, the market offers a vast variety of DAWs these days and most of them provide enough functionality give or take to do what musicians do: record, edit and mix. That's what it ultimately comes down to - well, to me anyway.

Record, Edit and Mix. I understand that being able to being able to publish your podcast directly on the net may present a valid benefit for someone who does lots of podcasts but it is not a necessity to me.

Which is why I am going to look at these two lovely little packages from my standpoint. In my opinion, these two are the most lightweight and most popular nephews out of the entire DAW family, representing both sides of the clan - Mac and PC.

Sure, there are heavyweights like ProTools and Logic - both of which boast some fancy and advanced features - but frankly I rarely use either one and only when I face a specific challenge outside of my normal recording activities like fix timing on a track with Time-stretching. Browsing through intricate webs of elaborated and undoubtedly useful features hidden deep in the jungle of ProTools 7. What is my idea of fun? Being able to follow my creative flow as soon as it hits me without having to read the manual.

To do what? Well, again, Record, Edit and Mix! It expects what you are going to do next! With 20 years of software development background I know full well that this is what sets apart applications written from developer's perspective from those written with user in mind. So let's start Look and feel GB is cool! No question about it. I like the slick look of that famous Apple interface. I love that you can pick an instrument flavour from the library and it will assign appropriate effects to the track automatically!

Way too cool! It's pretty easy to use when it comes to basic operations: recording, moving regions, resizing them, etc. However, no right-click menus!!

Give me a break! Cubase Pro takes the first spot in our list because it has been refined by more than 3 decades of experience and development. Currently in version 10, it comes with all the necessary features and tools that you may want to have in any digital audio workstation DAW such as an audio alignment tool, a channel strip, chord pads, drum editor, etc.

Its Control Room is so powerful that you can think of it as a full-fledged GarageBand tailor-made for Windows. The best thing about it is that it looks very cool when you work at it LOL. But jokes apart, besides its cool looks it has also got all those necessary and powerful features which make any DAW program a complete package for music lovers. Currently in version 8 it has got a fast sound engine, a big library of loops, a performance panel for automatically synced audio clip grooves, ability to add new plugins for enhancing the functionality, and even a video editor!

The library of instruments, effects and presets is also a large one. After BandLab acquired the rights to Sonar from Roland, they rebranded the product as Cakewalk and started offering it for free. Other plugins include advanced equalizers, compressors, reverb effects, and much more. LMMS is an open-source, cross-platform music production suite. It works across macOS, Windows, and Linux and provides a flexible and powerful interface for editing audio.

LMMS comes with plenty of samples and effects pre-loaded, with an easy to understand interface. LMMS also has a visual mapping tool for drum sequencing. LMMS supports importing external samples and has an active community for any audio questions you may have. First released in as a free software bundle for aspiring DJs, music producers, and independent garage bands, MusicMaker has gone through several iterations over the past few decades.

Magix, the company behind MusicMaker, has a well-deserved reputation for making quality media editing software. Although MusicMaker is free to download, Soundpools does have a small subscription fee.

However, you can use save on your Soundpools subscription by purchasing a month plan. The Independence plugin gives you access to over 50 GB of effects and has a live performance mode for you to practice your spinning skills. Image-Line FL Studio. A unique DAW that's kickstarted many electronic music producers' careers. System requirements PC : Windows 8. Reasons to avoid - GUI can feel a little cluttered. Apple Logic Pro. Versions: Standard. Reasons to avoid - Mac only.

Steinberg Cubase. A grand old DAW that can still keep pace with the bright young things. Versions: Elements, Artist, Pro. Reasons to avoid - 'Traditional' design. PreSonus Studio One.

Versions: Prime free , Artist, Professional. Reasons to avoid - Relentlessly busy interface can be overwhelming. Cockos Reaper 6. System requirements Mac : bit: OS X Reasons to avoid - Doesn't come with loads of plugins. Reason Studios Reason. Additionally, program may use up to 20 GB scratch disk space. Reasons to avoid - Hardware-esque design won't be for everybody. Bitwig Studio. Versions: track, Standard.

System requirements Linux : Ubuntu Reasons to avoid - Ableton Live still casts a shadow Apple GarageBand. Specifications Launch price: Free. System requirements: macOS