The enteral question: what is the best DAW? The answer is incredibly subjective and depends on what you want to get out of your software. Luckily, I have had a long indecisive relationship with a lot of Digital Audio Workstations. If you’re a songwriter, a music producer, or just plain curious, I think I can help find the perfect DAW for you.

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20 Replies to “Best DAW For Songwriters | What Is The Best Software For Music Production in 2021?”

  1. I see this video is two years old so I'm not sure if it has changed since then because I've only been using Ableton Live starting this year but I was a little confused because you can build whole drum parts with the drum rack in Ableton Live as well.

  2. As a garbageband iphone prod the limitations do spawn creativity. Ive been goofing around with garbageband for 4 years now and tbh, if uou know it well enough you can make some serious fire with it. I think that goes for all DAWs. Youre only limited by yourself (and garbagebands absolutely stupid eq)

  3. I wholeheartedly agree with the statement, "Limitations spawn creativity." That's something Stravinsky used to emphasize. However, I found another principle is even more important for me: "Anger kills creativity." That's why I'm looking to get off Logic Pro. In my experience, Logic Pro doesn't have creativity-spurring limitations; for my work flow; it has bizarre design decisions, endless bugs that pop up unpredictably, and weirdness generally that can knock me out of the zone instantly.

    Countless times I've had an inspiration but when I try to get it recorded in Logic, I run into some unexpected weirdness. I try not to allow my frustration to kill the creative flow, but that's easier said than done.

    Also, my training is in math and computer programming, so I have a special reverence for logic (with a lower case l). It really offends me that they chose that name for an application that is so ineptly architected underpowered, and aesthetically grotesque. It would really richly deserve to be called "Illogic". If I had only one wish for the future of Logic, it would be that they change the name to something more appropriate.

    Probably because of its low quality, Apple had to reduce Logic to a rather low price, but even at $200, I'd be very cautious recommending Logic Pro to anyone.

    Sadly, my favorite DAW was Cakewalk Sonar back when I used Windows, but it never made it to Mac, and the company eventually went kaput.

    Ableton is another German company, so I'm wary of it, I suppose my next stops are FL Studio, Pro Tools, and Ardour.

  4. I use Samplitude and I wonder why in these 'best daws' videos nobody ever mentions it. I used Cubase VST for 10 years from 1998 and it is still my favourite, I've demoed the new Cubase and most Daws( not Apple ones) but just don't like them as much so will stick with Samplitude. However, I wish there was a way of making my old Cubase VST work on windows 11!! I mainly record guitars and vocals with some midi drums, so don't need many VSTi's though s Samplitude seems to have plenty.

  5. honestly I feel like FL is probably the best software I've actually used, as you can literally just change the framework for the entire DAW to suit your own liking, as long as you have python, pip, and the fl module installed, you can pretty much turn FL into the perfect daw, of course that requires a certain degree of coding experience

  6. Does anyone PAY for Ableton Live Lite? LOL. Don't.

    Either get an interface where it comes for free, or wait for a freebie offer. I got mine totally gratis from Splice ages ago (with Lite you can just keep upgrading for free!), but recently Computer Music magazine gave a copy of Live Lite away for free for the price of a magazine (few pounds/bucks digitally) – look into the back issues. When got free, it's an amazing tool.

    You do miss a few things from Standard – Follow feature, max 8 tracks in Arrangement, many of the great plugins – but you can quite often fill those gaps with almost as good or better third party ones.

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