If you're making song demos for your band or whatever, and not ultra-important recordings the future of you & your band depend on, you probably don't need it, at least not from a cost effectiveness standpoint.
Pro Tools in the industry standard as far as I know, which means it's probably the most desirable(notice I didn't say 'best') if you are making any sort of professional recording. You pick the one whose user interface & operating approach you can relate to best, & that means doing a bunch of research & trying out demo versions. Check the button on the transport window with a picture of a metronome on it. I can remember in Pro Tools 6 having to connect. Pro-tools is what you may want to go with if you have a professional studio with dedicated machines. Generally all the major DAWs are capable of fully professional record production abilities.īoy, don't you wish you stopped here first. Digital Performer & Logic are the main Mac alternatives to ProTools, while Audacity is another freeware. There are other Mac based alternatives, which, unlike ProTools are not tied to specific hardware.
Because i have a Mac that came with Garageband and would like to know if that is good or if protools is good? Garageband is free & ProTools not only isn't free, it also requires the use of proprietary Avid or M-Audio hardware.