I've never used Reaper, so I looked for the manual online. The 'total cost of ownership (TCO)' would be higher though (Mac mini price + $0 vs Windows 10 mini-PC price + $50 for Reaper), although it would solve some other compatibility issues for me. If I do change to a Mac mini, then I could use Garage Band. That said, I am thinking of upgrading my piano-computer for Pianoteq, and although I was thinking of upgrading it to a faster mini-PC running Windows 10, there is nothing stopping me upgrading it to a Mac mini instead, although it's about twice as expensive as the comparable Windows configuration, as usual for Apple. Yeah, I've used a MacBook for 10+ years, and am in an Apple family where with the only computer, tablet, phone, and watch devices we own that are not Apple-made are one Fitbit on my wrist, and two computers - one for my media server, and the other is my piano-computer.īut my piano computer running Pianoteq is a Windows 10 machine though. Plus the design of Garage Band is very similar to Logic, which I love compared to Cubase. Reaper is feature-heavy for what you want to do, I think. At some future point, I might want to have a couple of VST pianos and other classical instruments to mix together though.īecause I am running Pianoteq and have a computer dedicated to this I call my 'piano computer', I would like the DAW to run on Windows 10 and not Mac or tablets, though. This is a rather simple use-case actually.

Also, while I am interested in live music, it is more just myself playing the digital piano, either with or without accompaniment, in my home, and I won't be using the DAW to support real live performances, other than for friends and family (assuming I get over my stage fright at some point).

So I've never used a DAW at all before, so I am not biased towards one interface style vs. When I did so, I found Reaper, which looks nicer than Cantabile. I was thinking about 'upgrading' myself to Cantabile, but decided I should poke my head out of the ground and peer around. I currently using the free, single-VST VSTHost program. What would be the best DAW for piano and classical?

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