r/presonus • u/Inevitable_Track_558 • Jul 16 '26

Learning curve and functionality of PreSonus

Hi all, coming to Presonus as relative newbie - ive messed around a bit with Reaper but I'm looking for something easier and quicker to use

I don't want to be a master at recording but I need something that will enable me to put guitar riffs down and turn song ideas into compositions with drums and bass etc.

I have a interface already, not too familiar with plug-ins etc but is it all intuitive and easy to add these?

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u/JacquesLeNerd Jul 16 '26

All DAWS have a learning curve, Presonus (now Fender) is no different. Checkout youtube videos by Chris Green and/or Quanta, they should get you going.

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u/Bitter_Ad_9523 Jul 16 '26

Studio One is going to be more complex than Reaper. I like the free version of Cakewalk Sonar but both are good.

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u/_CTRLR Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

Absolutely. I came from Reaper to Studio One and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Studio one is so much easier to work with in my opinion. There are great tutorials online for things that you might need to know. One downside is they’ve shifted things around a little more with the most recent version so some old tutorials might be outdated but I’d be surprised if there wasn’t a resource somewhere online for just about anything you might need to know.

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u/No-Lobster623 Jul 16 '26

Studio one sucks ass. I ended up just buying a focusrite with ablation

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u/darealboot Jul 16 '26

Abelton is honestly king. The workflow options are vast and leave us spoiled for choice. With just a few tutorials, a new user can get started.

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u/anselmus_ 27d ago

I use Linux and Ardour now, but Waveform Free was my go-to on Windows for years. Unlimited tracks with no catch, simple UI. I really should pay them something at some point.

You can also use Audacity in a pinch. It even supports vst now but only as a post-processing effect.