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DAW Software Guide: A Digital Audio Workstation Round-up

June 10, 2009

With all the different DAW (short for Digital Audio Workstation) software packages out there, it’s hard to know where to start when thinking about recording music on a computer. While the technical aspects of computer recording are beyond the scope of this article, a quick presentation of the top software packages available should help you in choosing a DAW for your studio.

I’ve broken up the list below into a few sections: Mac-only, PC-only, cross-platform and misc. The misc. section contains DAWs that are used primarily as songwriting tools or that are less full-featured than their pro counterparts.

It’s also interesting to note that most DAWs hover roughly around the same price. You get their entry level offering (usually a limited version of the pro package) for a couple hundred dollars while the premium package is about $500-$1,000 or more.

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