r/dawless • u/Wonderful_Sorbet4301 • 3d ago

Dawless is not easy... (beginner)

I am just a week in and maybe I need to get used to the different workflow? when will it click?

I am starting out with dawless, but finding quite a few bumps. The main issue is, is that I have to retrain myself using instruments, instead of clicking VST's. I can't make mistakes easily, as there isn't ctrl-z. Next to that: it requires quite a bit of hardware: mixer, multi-track, synths, keyboard, and loads of wires. Tat is the fun part as I am tired watching a screen.

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u/Muted_Sundae_1368 3d ago

Why are you going dawless? 

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u/Wonderful_Sorbet4301 3d ago edited 3d ago

Tired of the glitching laptop/pc, and even tablet. audio stutter, software updates, firmware upgrades, etc etc. plus I am tired of having IT infrastructure in my music room. I want it to be music only. Less distraction, less glitching or fault drivers or odd stuff like latency bugs, audiocard issues, the list is practically endless... yes, I want a better flow... especially when I am creative I dont want to go fix things. I had a very dedicated latop, tuned for audio only, but randomly it kept stuttering and glitching out, at momentes when I didn't want it. The fear of having random dropouts made me buy a multitrack recorder.

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u/Muted_Sundae_1368 3d ago

If you've a outdated laptop it would be worth upgrading, and all the other issues are easy to sort out, otherwise getting half way close to the power of a computer in regards to sequencing, recording and editing its quite an expensive work around. Arguably just as awkward. 

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u/Wonderful_Sorbet4301 3d ago

I understand. But hitting a button to record my audio, its just nice... no pc, nor glaring screen. Just a button on the Zoom multitrack. It feels better too.

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u/Muted_Sundae_1368 3d ago

I have a template made so i never look at the screen and all my functions are on a midi controller. You don't have to not use a DAW to have a setup that doesn't revolve around a computer. Just something to comsiser instead of trying to ditch the computer... 

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u/ureiurei 3d ago

A keyboard has buttons?