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What are the best DAWs for beginners?

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SebslanBoySebslanBoy
SebslanBoy (3.3K karma) recommends
Bitwig Studio
Is of the best beginners friendly daw
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 You can write your own controller support in Java
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 Plugin crash protection
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 Very efficient preset browser
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 Create custom Synths/FX in the Grid
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 Supports sf2 samples out of the box
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 Very intuitive/user-friendly
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 Supports multiple midi instruments on one track
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 Very good integration with Eurorack
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 Many high quality free sound packs
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 Cross platform and highly compatible
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 Open multiple projects
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 Powerful devices/presets/sample browser
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 State of the art time stretching
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 Very powerful voice stacking mechanism
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 Very active development
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 Highly modular
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 Easy automation
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 Touch screen support
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 Ableton link support
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 Supports expressive MIDI - MPE
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 Great modulation system
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 Dual sequencer
Con
 No Dolby Atmos / surround
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 No ARA (audio communication e.g. with Melodyne / VocAlign)
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 UI gets frozen, VSTs crash all the time
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 Very bad marketing team
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 Unpredictable behaviour when stacking many building blocks (e.g. selectors, layers)
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 No LV2
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 Not open source
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 Very bad performance when working with several tracks
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 Pricey
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 Unreliable for professional production
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 No native video playback monitoring
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What are the best DAWs?

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DedicatedFangfengDedicatedFangfeng
DedicatedFangfeng recommends
Reaper
Home studio
Pro
 Excellent license model
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 Potential to be the most beautiful DAW
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 Tabbing multiple projects
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 The software advances with you
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 Universal tracks
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 Application is extendable
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 Portable
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 Huge community support
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 Supports unlimited number of tracks with unlimited number of effects
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 Constantly updated
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 Extremely stable, rarely crashes
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 Highly customizable
Con
 Overwhelming amount of features available
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What are the best DAWs for Linux?

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AmbitiousLabbuAmbitiousLabbu
AmbitiousLabbu recommends
Waveform
Some Cons here are outdated.
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 No option to easily cut a file
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 Not suited for live performance
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 Crashes a lot
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Which DAW has the best stock plugins?

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Luis Arturo RodriguezLuis Arturo Rodriguez
Luis (230 karma) recommends
Studio One
The pro version has pretty good stock plugins.
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What are the best free music making software tools?

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RickZeelandRickZeeland
RickZeeland (337.4K karma) recommends
Soundation
Online advanced DAW with support for midi, synths and samples, a free version is available.
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 Performance
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 Share music
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 Sound library
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 Free version
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What are the best free DAWs?

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NobleSthenoNobleStheno
NobleStheno (95 karma) recommends
LMMS
been using it for a year, The blender of music production, Only complaint is no vst3 support and effect plugins (eg: Cymatics Diablo) don't work, Other than that, BEST THING
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 Preloaded with basic VST instrument plugins and modifiers
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 Has the possibility to become a great open-source alternative to FL Studio
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 Portable
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 Very Versatile
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What are the best free DAW for Windows 10 (64-bit)?

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RickZeelandRickZeeland
RickZeeland (337.4K karma) recommends
Caustic
Music creation tool inspired by rack-mounted synthesizers, create your rack by adding up to 14 machines like BeatBox, Organ, VoCoder etc.
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 Free
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 Portable version
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 Powerful
Con
 Lacks professional features
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