Tracktion 7 vs Zynewave Podium

Everything that is needed is within easy reach, no deep diving in menus or pop up windows.

Tracktion 5 is now compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Self contained modular environment for hooking up processing chains of plugins or instruments in any way you want.

Melodyne is a pitch correction software that now comes free with Tracktion 5. At $60, Tracktion 5 with Melodyne costs about half as much as the standalone version of Melodyne.

Multiple MIDI instruments can be recorded in different tracks at the same time.

Traktion 5 now has a MIDI to audio function so users can quickly freeze MIDI notes and manipulate them as audio clips.

Most DAWs suffer from software bloat, with constant updates adding unnecessary features. Not Podium. This makes it easier to focus on making music.

The piano roll is excellent.

Using the navigator at the top of the screen, Podium users can click and zoom, adjust the edges of the viewed area, or click a programmable button to the left of the navigator that jumps to a selected view.

Mice with 4-way scroll wheels are compatible with Podium.

Zynewave plugins use custom editors that are built in to the inspector's rack panel, allowing users to adjust settings without having to open a new window.