Any MIDI-DAW you can recommend?

[JoFi]

Hello,
glad to be here - finally. I need YOUR professional supply and opinion in terms of research for a MIDI only or MIDI/Audio DAW. Could be Windows or Macintosh.
I know this ain't no simple question. The web is fully packed with (personal) opinions and frustrations BUT wholly inconsistent, because today's decisions are not only restricted to a DAW itself but also to the OS (specific Version needed etc.) it is running.

What I need is a solid and reliable platform that handles sample libraries and external VIs.
I'm also not interested in lukewarm programmed and fully-featured 42GB monster apps.
BTW. I gave Reaper a try ... but I could't deal with their idea of ... let's say "workflow".

I hope you'll give this threat a try and a pragmatical and practical-oriented touch.
We are all professionals in the business. Thanks for your time and energy.

[phaseboy]

Unfortunately this is really not the best place to ask this sort of question and pyramix is definitely not an option for midi. If you haven't looked at it yet I would take a look at Steinberg's Cubase which can run on OsX and/or Windows.

Good Luck

[JoFi]

Hi Phaseboy,
first of all ... thanks for your answer. I know that Pyramix is Audio-only. I'm working with it every single day.
As I wrote I'm very aware asking this question on THIS board. I neither want another Mac vs. Windows debate for the purpose of accommodations etc. nor am I interested in any matters of taste. There is a reason why we all have concluded Pyramix to be the best in terms of its reliability and complexity. There must be a (hard to find) pendant for the MIDI side somewhere out there.

And anyway - do we have any Mac users here?

[allemano bernard@neuf.fr]

Hi,

I work every day with Samplitude (via MT asio bridge).
Good audio engine, good phase correlation, midi functions, etc... and it works very well with Pyramix. IMO : better than Cu.... sound. you can try a cheaper version: samplitude music studio.
other good daw : FL (fruity loops) good audio engine too, good phase correlation too.

It's Only my opinion ! ! !


best regards

Bernard