Best DAW and video editor?

[Dragonslayer]

Ok so recently I got a PC, and it doesn’t have a daw or a video editor program on it. I had previously been using my family’s apple computer, and just used garageband and imovie. (Both kinda meh)
But now I can get whichever one, and I’m wondering what’s the best free DAW and video programs for windows PC?
Any help helps thanks

[Archie]

Hi Gunnar. I use OBS Studio (open source software) to create my videos for YouTube I don’t do a lot of post production but when I do I use AVS Video Editor which again was free. If I was going to do some serious video production and I had a wad of cash I would definitely look at Adobe software tools. There are other options out there which I have not fully explored. I look forward to hearing what others suggest. I really like OBS it’s been around for a few years, I use an older version but I do believe there are some additional tools on newer versions. There are some good tutorial vids on YouTube. A word of caution be sure you have Firewall, Antivirus and AntiMalware installed. PCs are more likely to be targeted by viruses and malware. I use Windows Defender but it has it’s critics. I have to say though that it works for me.

[xmark]

Gunnar, this link below is from a couple of years ago on this forum, but it’s got a lot of interesting info on this topic. I’ve tinkered around with a couple of DAWs and I’m wanting to put more effort into Reaper. It’s free to use and after a trial period, it pops up a reminder/request to register, but still allows use. It only cost $60 or so to register, and the pop ups will disappear at login. It is not intuitive for me, but very powerful. If you have some experience with a DAW, then it might be more so for you.

Best Applications

I use many of the same software tools as above including: MuseScore for notation FREE Reaper for Multitrack audio Recording Band in a Box for quick backing tracks for lessons Tabledit for tablatures https://www.guitarbackingtrack.com/ for pre-made backing tracks of popular guitar tunes (Mostly rock and pop) FREE musictheory.net for teaching basic music theory skills and lessons (I got middle schoolers writing their own tunes with this program and a few extra lessons from me on melody writing…

[sharlenebennet]

HI, some time ago, when I shifted from mac to pc, I had the same problem, but now for free DAW I use the garageband windows version because I like to work on it. For editing video I used capcut because it is Ease of use: Simple graphical user interface and well-defined menu.

[Mark_Rocka]

I’ll have to check those out. Thanks Sharlene!