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I really think mini keys or two octaves is a compromise too far - and there aren't so many 3 octave k/b around.
I've heard of issues with MAudio controllers but no idea how accurate that is.
I don't have a smart phone either!
DAW's and plugins are not hard - just have to get over that first big learning hill to be up and running.
(another Reaper user here)
as to the focusrite, will try it since i bought it. was my chrissy pressie to myself 2015, been dreading getting into this ever since (15 months & counting).
i am a nice person until a computer won't do what i want it to do & then... i get very unattractive.
seriously, if someone else had the tantrums i let myself get into with tech, i would tell them to get help. it's shameful, really.
i may well take you up on that offer since reaper seems to be the people's favourite. i am guessing you tried the ableton freeware that came with it & prefer reaper? or were you using reaper anyway & added to scarlett to it when it arrived?
& thankq.for offer re giving you a shout on scarlett/reaper issues, i may well take you up. once i have calmed down enough to type, which may be weeks! (see my above post about tech red mist).
didn't know about registering. i thought i would do that once i was in a position to use it, so it's been in its box on my shelf for over a year.
my thinking was that if i registered it & didn't use it, whatever registering is might expire by the time i got to use it. like putting credits on a mobile that expire if you don't use within the month.
but looks like this might be the other way around & i have missed out on a year's worth of useful freebies, dammit.
& good luck to you with you projects too!
stick with windows or Mac for DAW, really
Bizarrely, Logic is very cheap for what it is, but you need to buy into apple world first
Be aware the first generation scarlett 2i2 had problems with electric guitar overdriving the DI input, messing up clean sounds: e.g. this review
"“avoid Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, the headroom is not high enough for DI guitars. Even the 2i4 with pad cuts it fine but just about has enough headroom for most applications, I've never clipped it but have been close (IIRC I was getting peaks at -3 with pad engaged and gain on zero). I have 2i4 for mobile and 18i20, but to be honest I only record DIs at home and have found better results using a Palmer Active DI box. For mic preamps the Scarletts are fine.”
Somewhat tellingly, the focusrite website has this on the page for every secondn generation scarlett IO:
"Designed for Guitarists
No matter how loud you play, or how hot your pick-ups, the newly-designed instrument inputs can handle it. You'll be free to play without the worry of unwanted distortion."
I haven't tried the newest generation Scarletts but I've since got the Orchid Classic DI box which is fantastic for £36 and would solve issues if you are getting clipping with interface DIs. I needed a second DI, the active Palmer is around £50. There's not much in it but I slightly prefer the Orchid, it seems to sound a bit nicer with my bass guitar. Even if the tone difference is tiny the only reason to buy the Palmer over the Orchid IMO would be the Palmer is slightly smaller.
& for the heads up on the clipping thing. i had read mixed reviews when i chose it. some people say it affect them & others not at all (what do you recommend for a budget interface btw?)
but scarlett seemed best all around option on my budget if it works with everything. & (as @guitarfishbay mentions) some have said the issue can be effectively got around with a DI box. so will try that.
i've got a behringer D120 which is pretty basic but gets decent reviews so will see what happens & go from there.
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checking, yet- it's your post I took it from. Cheers for the advice back then, a quick search now shows that hundreds of people have this problem
For a (not-as) cheap IO, I bought a Komplete Audio 6
Much more flexible, and some nice freebies: Komplete Elements, which contains one of the 2 best PC amp-sim plugins that I have found, and various sample players and other pro-level tools
Ask us loads of questions! There's often a deceptively easy answer to any issues you're having. Don't beat yourself, or your computer, either; this is a learning curve, so take your time
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i'm actually kind of overwhelmed by how much came out of my original request. i thought maybe a couple of replies with names of peoples' controllers, but a whole crash course 'the fretboard introduction to daw' suddenly appeared from nowhere.
very impressive & very confidence inspiring too. & hopefully future members with the same question can find it using search so it will have a value beyond my immediate curiosity.
will get a computer & start asap. can't kid myself i don't know enough to make a start now.