I haven’t used it but have heard good things in the past year or two.

My mistake might also have been to bite off a bit more than I could chew from the get-go, and that I should start by following some tutorials to get to know the software better before I start interfacing everything.

That could be it. Don’t forget limitations lead to creativity.

I went with Bitwig because it’s natively Linux compatible, supports 32-bit and 64-bit VST2, VST3, and CLAP plugins with multiple sandboxing options making a plugin crash a nonissue.

A DAW may be the one thing I am willing to go for proprietary. It’s the most expensive software I have purchased for hobbyist use and it’s rewarding every time I open it. I went with the simplicity of having things “just work” for once.

But that said with all the options I do get lost in rabbit holes and would probably finish more tracks with fewer choices.

Which DAW(s) have you explored?

I went from Reason to Bitwig Studio. It’s laid out similarly to Ableton Live but with some great QoL features and design paradigms like their open modulation system.

It was Time Magazine actually. . Still funny though.

Did you buy bread products in the twenty year period from Loblaws? That should be easier to answer. It’s not like they’re asking for you to have kept paperwork.

If you bought groceries from any of their stores there’s a good chance you did.

There was, but you’re still eligible to claim:

Canada is run by oligopolies and all the major grocery stores colluded for years.

While the price-fixing allegations targeted other major grocers, including Sobeys, Walmart, Giant Tiger and Metro, only Loblaw and its parent company have agreed to a settlement. The others have denied the allegations.

Edit: I’m sure they still do, but they’ll be more careful with bread.

I don’t have something to recommend unfortunately. I’m most comfortable in the DAW. I’ll be following this thread however.

Edit: the DAW I know my way around doesn’t have a good solution.

I assume you prefer/need to go DAWless?

This is awesome news.

Looking back I think this was just a bad joke and not a statement

I was just thinking about this!

I don’t think I like where this is going…

Why do you think you frame it as a competition?

Have you checked there lately? It’s gotten even worse.

They haven’t really left us a choice.

Even now - it’s distinct from what I’d call social media.

Despite the admins best effort.

Is Fark social media?

I wouldn’t think so, but reddit feels closer. But not the strictict definition. Similar to the YouTube debate tbh.

It was a forum, not a hellsite.

What time frame are you referring to?

I’m trying not to be pessimistic but all I can think is that or they’re going to take a greater portion of royalties from the artists who already have a very small percentage.

And then they’ll go and train their AI models on it for free and without permission either way.

Despite going through being acquired a couple times themself, for now I still have to recommend Bandcamp. But I’d love to learn about freer alternatives that also support artists.