Recommendation needed for DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software

[Joe H]

Apparently XGW was made by a third party and not by Yamaha. Do not know if this information is correct.

Babette

That's correct.  There was a version 4 produced but only in Japanese. I think I read somewhere that there were folks trying to translate to English. XGW v4 is very difficult to find.

Joe H

[ckobu]

XGW is the same as 3.07. The look is slightly changed, but everything else is the same.

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[Joe H]

XGW is the same as 3.07. The look is slightly changed, but everything else is the same.

So what was the point of version 4 if there are no new features?

Joe H

[beykock]

This version 4 was made for the Japanese market only, one said to me approx. 10 years ago.

Apparently this version seems not to be a successor of
" our " XGW.

It looks like there is not a big arranger keyboard market in Japan.
Most ( 90%?) of Yamaha's arrangers are made for export and not for their local market though.

Maybe the XGW 4 is made for other applications ?
I know it has been translated ( partly) by a private user and is available in the USA and Europe but not for sale.

I received this information from a European pro piano player who is living in Japan.

Again, I do not know if all this information is correct.

Babette

[ckobu]

On my version it says 4.0. If it was "original", I wouldn't know. The XGW 3.0Pro has many more features and is stable. With 4.0, this is not always the case.

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[Joe H]

I have v3.0.7E... with all the plug-in editors... which is the last version.  I found a link to v4.0, but the download file is v3.0.7.

Thanks for the info.

Joe H

[JohnS (Ugawoga)]

He asks for freesoftware?

Is there a fully operational free version of it?

hi
Mixcraft is great for Vst, but not so compatible with midi recording from the Genos. Not great for Sys Ex.
A Basic Cubase would do the trick.
Band lab is free , but a full Pro daw.
all the best
john