Yeah, having a control surface makes using a DAW so much more natural. You can make a poor man’s MIDI controller with your phone or keyboard, but if you spend any time “producing” (which could just be tracking your instrument) I highly suggest spending 50-100€ for a basic controller that suits your needs. I play some bass so I got a little two-octave keyboard with some pads and knobs so I can put down some basic melody or drum pattern while practicing
Ardour and REAPER are free DAWs that you can use to both do that and record your performance
Yeah, Ardour with some MIDI transport controls for me so I can change playback speed, toggle metronome, and seek with one of these.
I understand that must appear like I’m shooting at gnats with nukes, but you set everything up once and then just drag the file into your project.
I like Ardour.
Yeah, having a control surface makes using a DAW so much more natural. You can make a poor man’s MIDI controller with your phone or keyboard, but if you spend any time “producing” (which could just be tracking your instrument) I highly suggest spending 50-100€ for a basic controller that suits your needs. I play some bass so I got a little two-octave keyboard with some pads and knobs so I can put down some basic melody or drum pattern while practicing