Introducing
The Slant team built an AI & it’s awesome
Find the best product instantly
Add to Chrome
Add to Edge
Add to Firefox
Add to Opera
Add to Brave
Add to Safari
Try it now
4.7 star rating
0
Music & Audio
Music Production
DAW
What are the best free DAW for Windows 10 (64-bit)?
3
Options
Considered
22
User
Recs.
Oct 25, 2023
Last
Updated
Related Questions
Activity
Have feedback or ideas?
Join our community
on Discord
Ad
3
Options
Considered
Best free DAW for Windows 10 (64-bit)
Price
Compatibility
Included plugins
--
Cakewalk by Bandlab
Free
Windows
Yes
--
LMMS
Free
-
-
--
Caustic
Free
-
-
See Full List
--
Cakewalk by Bandlab
My Rec
ommendation
for
Cakewalk by Bandlab
My Recommendation for
Cakewalk by Bandlab
All
21
Pros
19
Cons
1
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Best plugins
There are a variety of tools available, including the fantastic reverb plugin from Overloud, Breverb2.
See More
Top
Con
•••
Windows only
Cakewalk by BandLab is currently available exclusively for 64 bit versions of Windows 7, 8, and 10. There are no current plans for availability on other operating systems.
See More
Specs
Compatibility:
Windows
Included plugins:
Yes
VST2:
Yes (32 and 64 bit)
VST3:
Yes
See All Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Basic set of instruments
Cakewalk comes with a basic set of VST instruments: A general MIDI synth, drums, e-piano, bass and a string section.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Intuitive workflow
Cakewalk comes with friendly defaults and it has a similar workflow to analog studio gear.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Much improved stability of late, especially recent releases such as 2019.07
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Laptop-friendly interface
Good for people with a small-screened laptop.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
VST3 Support
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Edit MIDI Automation on Instrument Tracks
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Export to Standard MIDI File
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Unlimited tracks
No track and busses limitation.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Articulation Maps
Cakewalk by Bandlab recently added Articulation Maps If you work with sample libraries and virtual instruments, articulation maps are sure to improve your MIDI and articulation / keyswitch workflow Articulation maps provide a much easier way to change articulation, without having to manually edit events MIDI on the track.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Step Sequencer
The Step Sequencer makes it easy to compose patterns using a grid, where each cell (step) represents a note. You create patterns by clicking the cells in the grid to turn notes on or off, or by using step recording.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Advanced comping workflow with Audio and MIDI Take Lanes and Automation Lanes
Easily create a final comp of all your recorded takes with simple drag and select gestures using the smart tool.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
In-app updater
You can now download and install future updates directly from Cakewalk instead of using BandLab Assistant.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Highly customizable user interface
The Cakewalk By Bandlab DAW comes with a new and improved user interface with an additional focus on being customizable.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
ProChannel
It has an integrated Channel Strip on every track/bus with excellent and easy to use Audio FX: EQ, Comp, Reverbs, Saturation, Console Emulators etc.In addition to saving presets of the entire ProChannel chain (all modules), you can also save and load presets of individual modules. The per module preset controls are located on the left side of each module header bar.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Updated frequently
See More
Top
Pro
•••
32/64 bits plugin
The program itself is only 64 bits but it runs 32 and 64 bits plugin. If you still have a great plugin that never got to 64 bits this comes in handy.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
SONAR Platinum without the 3rd parties like Melodyne, etc
It is basically SONAR for free after they shut down.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Runs smooth with lots of tracks and VSTs in a project
Without stuttering even without ASIO hardware because of recent overhaul of the audio engine.
See More
Hide
See All
Free
Recommend
10
1
--
LMMS
My Rec
ommendation
for
LMMS
My Recommendation for
LMMS
All
2
Pros
1
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
FOSS
LMMS is free to use and completely open source.
See More
Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
Hide
Free
Recommend
2
3
--
Caustic
My Rec
ommendation
for
Caustic
My Recommendation for
Caustic
All
6
Experiences
1
Pros
3
Cons
1
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Powerful
Although lightweight it still packs a lot of power.
See More
Top
Con
•••
Lacks professional features
Lacks professional features like VSTs etc.
See More
RickZeeland's Experience
Music creation tool inspired by rack-mounted synthesizers, create your rack by adding up to 14 machines like BeatBox, Organ, VoCoder etc.
See More
Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Mac, Android, iOS
Top
Pro
•••
Portable version
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Free
See More
Hide
See All
Free
Recommend
3
3
Don't see your favorite option? Add it.
Built By the Slant team
Find the best product instantly.
4.7 star rating
Add to Chrome
Add to Edge
Add to Firefox
Add to Opera
Add to Brave
Add to Safari
Try it now - it's free
One sec!
Are you sure that you want to abandon your hard work?
Delete Work
Continue working
{}
undefined
url next
price drop