I record/edit through Reaper 6 DAW for a few time, especially to record my projects (f*ck CoViD, unable to rehearse with the band, nor recording). I tried Cubase, Pro Tools, but the prices are really crippling as I don't make money with my productions. (Reaper 6 is around 50 for a lifetime subscription).
* I usually play metal (death, thrash, hardcore, stoner, rapcore, and black), stoner rock, old Seattle grunge... But I also do some old school rap and trap. *
As VST/VSTi and hardware I use :
- EZ Drummer for the drum (controlled by my Alesis Nitro Mesh drum kit, and usually the extension "drumkit from hell") - Edirol HQ Orchestral for all the traditional instruments (violin, cello, etc.), controlled by a M-Audio Oxygen 49 Mk4 keyboard. - Guitar Rig 6 for guitar and bass (I got toooo much guitars, but my mains are BC Rich ProX2 tuned in B or C standard, Epiphone Goth G400 tuned in D or drop D , and an old Strat tuned in E standard. I use a cheap bass, a Dean Metalman Z, under 200). I cannot record my guitar with my amp, as my Randall GR100 100W is, well, too loud to play at home. - JCM800 Preamp and Hot Preamp for the voices, the input is made with a condensator microphone (Tonor TC 20)
Guitars, bass and microphone are plugged via a M-Audio M-Track Duo external sound card, the drum and the keyboard are in USB.