Every DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) Explained In 5 Minutes

[@lrisirl]

artists like skillrex and mau5dead

[@TrizziEhgan]

Imagine if a TTS voice said Skrillex

[@LowQualityShitposts]

@@TrizziEhganskorlez

[@THRESHOLDln]

Bro said mau5dead instead of deadmau5.

[@someoneoutofthisworld]

@@THRESHOLDlnOH MY GOD REALLLLLLLL!!!!1!1!1!1!1!1!

[@THRESHOLDln]

@@someoneoutofthisworld Bro has a NCS visualizer as a profile picture.

[@CeanreMusic]

my left ear really enjoyed this music

[@cwircwircwir]

mine hated it, cause right one was envious

[@CeanreMusic]

@@cwircwircwir 😭

[@shalev550prod]

People who use reaper are the type of people to wake up in new york at 6 am and instantly get sunlight, drink a cup of coffee and start working on their business

[@shalev550prod]

They also probably wear turtle necks with blazers

[@ranajoyshil]

well the creator of reaper lives in new york so you got that right.

[@skylerwiltshire1967]

Reaper user here. My life is all over the place lol

[@KilobitePandaMusic]

I'm getting started with Reaper, so...

[@michaelhaydenbell]

Ok

[@JanxDigital]

When you have no idea what you’re talking about but you keep on yapping.

[@roembol]

For real tho feels like bro is just reading the first few sentences from the wikipedia pages

[@meriwoo7382]

...good choice for films and game scores

[@giddycadet]

it's like he's reading straight off the marketing copy every time. i can't even imagine what this video is supposed to do - clearly it's not meant to be a balanced view of a range of products for people who are undecided on which to use, because he didn't even mention that garageband is mac only which i think is crucial information. i'd call it journalistic malpractice if it mattered literally at all

[@crownjewel555]

@@roembol ah yes, pro tools, the worlds most beloved daw

[@AjaxStraaf]

Cakewalk actually started in 1987 was rebranded as Sonar around 2003 or 4 i think not sure, then acquired by Bandlab in 2018 and rebranded back to Cakewalk.

[@jeremevr6]

But this guy says it was released in 2018-I’m gonna go w the conspiracy theory here and believe the OP. /s

[@alexjbrenchleymusic]

Followed by turning into Cakewalk Sonar

[@skycracksopen]

Yeah I could have sworn I used this in the late 90s. Hearing him say that it started recently confused me.

[@justachisel922]

for a video about music, you REALLY need to learn how to pan music in the background

[@TrizziEhgan]

I don't think he found the same issue of panning like what was found in a video about MP3 players over Spotify

[@FakeMan1331]

reaper is also used by camellia (one of the biggest j-core edm artists), which shows its versatility in many genres such as hardcore edm, dubstep, 200step, drum n bass, breakcore, electro swing and more

[@asaniel]

Literally what I was about to say lol

[@13days13]

had no idea who camellia was prior to reading this so i checked and the beats are super tight and impressive 👍 also,,, artwork on the songs is sick

[@missgraziella]

Fuck electroswing.

[@stereokuuji]

​@@13days13 yay, I love seeing people discover camellia for the first time You won't regret it

[@asaniel]

@@stereokuuji reall and especially for ppl like me who make alot of his style music

[@dzodigital]

Audacity snubbed

[@aheendwhz1]

And Ardour! Everyone forgets about Ardour

[@ToZik]

@@aheendwhz1 and Audition

[@Savert616]

and LMMS

[@tyklassen2027]

the audacity

[@DSZI.ShyHunterBB]

Audacity isn’t a true DAW if it can’t edit midi or use VSTi plugins!

[@hirkdeknirk1]

Tried almost all of them and ended up with Reaper.

[@lawrenceohrya]

Haa ha same

[@lemoanfr]

I've tried 5 from this list and ended up with Reaper. The most customizable and most flexible DAW in my opinion.

[@mynameisPEEHS]

i went from bandlab to cakewalk to logic to fl studio

[@stopshutdev]

ended on a banger

[@DarkTrapStudio]

wow, youll either end it all on Ableton, Studio One or Reaper.

[@mynameisPEEHS]

@@DarkTrapStudio i think ill end on fl bc i really like it and i dont think ill need to upgrade also im 14 so i cant really spend much on another daw

[@DarkTrapStudio]

@@mynameisPEEHS That exactly what Im saying, you got much much years to end on another DAW. Your awesome doing this at 14 :)

[@Prod.flxtroopa]

@@mynameisPEEHS Im still on fl 20. Cuz iz cracked

[@FromJosh]

Skillrex

[@kxdsh]

cube base

[@gb.510]

suit instead of suite

[@yannisgk]

@@gb.510 city instead of shitty (lol)

[@itsrasalhague]

Squirrel Wax

[@someoneoutofthisworld]

@@FromJosh fyi studio

[@BirbIrl]

not mentioning LMMS is a crime smh

[@YoshiyaMakina]

RIGHT, even renoise isn't mentioned

[@aheendwhz1]

Also Ardour is really great of everything audio related (though it also can do midi, but the workflow is less refined)

[@modables]

​WHO???

[@modables]

​WHO????

[@modables]

​WHO?

[@audiogus2651]

The 'is it famous for making a hit?' angle seems odd.

[@SuperRedstoneman]

Because actually explaining in depth the features of each daw is too difficult versus saying "if you use this 400 dollars tool you will sound just like this artist" is way better for youtube audiences who can't tell apart eq from compression

[@jeremevr6]

@@SuperRedstonemanyeah…. not much meat and potatoes here w the info.

[@jeremevr6]

The difference here between all daws… and this is a HUGE difference: according to the content creator, the only DAW that is used for scoring is all of them. 🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻

[@jeremevr6]

@@SuperRedstonemanand why do we need to know the year it came out? Most of these ended up getting scooped up by bigger software companies anyways.

[@illford]

​@@SuperRedstonemanyoutube audiences fan definitely tell those two apart. I think those are two really obvious examples because people know what compression and equipment sound like

[@neofox2526]

Bandlab has actually had alot of hits in the underground rap scene where artists have recorded their songs on there. Notably Lazer Dim 700 - asian rock and Nettspend - we dont like you

[@kingstonelectronics3167]

Bro turn off that annoying music😭😭😭 Its only one the legt side and it burns

[@DarkTrapStudio]

It's burned*

[@DarkTrapStudio]

switch to right at 1:19 Its a marketing technique. (aka trolling for comments)

[@DarkTrapStudio]

then stereo

[@modables]

​@@DarkTrapStudio learn english better

[@DarkTrapStudio]

@@modables Both apply actually, and your english syntax is shit I won't take advice from you.

[@The-Dreamtaker]

No way bro forgot audacity

[@prdarlin]

Erm… actually…

[@DanielRiendeau]

The greatest daw

[@itsrasalhague]

He also forgot the OG - MS Paint😆

[@noahshighlightreel]

Wow… the audacity…

[@Skrenja]

Audacity isn't really a DAW.

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

Missing from the list: Audacity Luna Harrison mix bus Ardour (Linux) LMMS (Linux)

[@braimahbeatzofficial]

Never heard of those. Maybe he’ll make a part 2

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

@@braimahbeatzofficial i'm surprised! Luna is UAD's platform. Harrison mix bus is an analog emulation of one of their consoles and some engineers swear by it. Ardour i've heard about foreverbut since i'm not a linux user i never tried it out. and LMMS i heard about recently but also not a linux user soo... oh and one more that i forgot about but own: Digital Performer. it's MOTU's platform that used to be huge. it has some pretty cool features and was very innovative early on, so much so that cubase and other DAWs implemented some of their ideas.

[@illford]

​@@CreativeMindsAudioin fairness I've never seen anyone talk about LUNA until it went free I know people who use UAD stuff and they've never mentioned it

[@illford]

​@@CreativeMindsAudioalso Ardour and LMMS are on Windows they aren't Linux only and I'm pretty sure LMMS' largest userbase is probably Windows

[@robinHobin]

LMMS is windows too

[@ORUMusic]

I use Acoustica Mixcraft Pro Studio 10, been using Mixcraft since v5. Whenever people ask what DAW I use, they always go "oh huh never heard of that one" lol.

[@PollyPunani]

This but I switched from Pro 9 to Cubase cause it was a mess when rendering tracks 😭

[@Evilgrapez]

the life of us mixcraft users is never getting acknowledged ever lol

[@tempekrpk]

oh huh never heard of that one

[@MichaelSheaAudio]

I used Mixcraft from like version 5-8, and then switched to Studio One. I like Mixcraft, but it was really buggy near the end there and time to move on, since I had a free version of Studio One Artist with an interface I bought. Now that Studio One is switching to a singular version next month for a lower price than before, I think it was a good decision.

[@LuckeySev]

Mixcraft 10 Pro is fire. 💯

[@davixnmusicaoficial]

At the end of the day it doesn't matter which DAW u use, if u are a good producer/musician, u can do everything on any DAW

[@orishimusic]

Traction Waveform is super underrated

[@Roccowschiptune]

Love Reaper for editing audio for podcasts and Ableton's Live for everything related to music production. The keyboard controlled piano roll is my one true love for sequencing. Shout out to Renoise, a modern tracker DAW

[@brianbergmusic5288]

Trackers are probably not considered DAWs by some in spite of the fact that many of the video games tunes that I grew up with (and enjoyed) were created in trackers.

[@DSZI.ShyHunterBB]

@@brianbergmusic5288Technically you can still use Fast Tracker II. Just saying…

[@DaneCotar]

Cakewalk was a sequencer first developed by Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. (the company later known as Cakewalk, Inc.). Originally for DOS, starting with version Cakewalk 1.0 in 1987

[@jeremevr6]

Yeah. I was quite mystified about it being initially released in 2018!!!!!! How do I get off living in this alternate timeline?

[@DaneCotar]

@@jeremevr6 try halucinogens :)

[@brianbergmusic5288]

Sometimes these are word salads, but I get it: you cannot explain every DAW's strengths and weaknesses without a table-grid.I recently switched from FL Studio to Bitwig (ONLY because I switched OS's to Linux, NOT because I was unsatisfied with FL Studio). Bitwig seems to be designed for modular sound design while FL Studio CAN do modular setups, it just requires a few more clicks and workarounds per step. Bitwig is pretty much for those that like Reaktor, but faster and a bit easier. I'm really liking Bitwig in Penguin-land and for those of you thinking about cutting ties with Microsoft, Bitwig is a fantastic option.

[@illford]

Bitwig isn't really like reaktor I find a better comparison is that its a weird hybrid of the energy and workflow of Ableton with the care fir ease and simplicity from FL. Having the grid doesn't make it reaktor because by that logic so is Ableton

[@brianbergmusic5288]

@@illford I've never used Ableton, so I'm glad to hear from someone who has. Yes, Reaktor does not have the omni-connective logic of Poly Grid (Reaktor separates the signals categorically by default), but you are still developing DSP but at a higher level (hence: easier). I can also see parallels to FL Studio's Patcher. However, what you say makes sense due to the fact that some ex-Ableton developers went on to form Bitwig.

[@giddycadet]

i really should learn bitwig. it's kind of a shame i like reaper so much because it makes me not want to try anything else

[@Savert616]

Cubase is never remembered for its popular songs, like The Weeknd, Ava Max, Zedd, Dua Lipa... 😔

[@MoLauer]

I think it is because their user base is very heavily concentrated in Europe. Of course there are Americans using Cubase, but here in Germany it is basically the standard for many genres

[@Savert616]

@@MoLauer ahh, I understand, this gave me clarity about... here in Brazil it is more common to use FL and Ableton, only the big studios here that I see using Pro Tools, but for mtg funk, phonk and music of that type, it is just FL lol, what genres are most common to do there, I know there's a lot of "EDM" right? what others?

[@jeremevr6]

And “Blinding Lights” absolutely didn’t have the longest streak in the history of Billboard… nope. All that was just something the media imagined up.

[@e-1074]

@@jeremevr6 but it did...

[@illford]

​@jeremevr6 he's right A. It's the longest charting song within the top 10 B. If you go by the Billboard metric it IS the best song of all time as they factor in weeks at number one, weeks in top 10 and weeks in the top 100 Furthermore it was the first song to ever hit 4 billion streams on Spotify making it the most streamed song

[@TrizziEhgan]

REAPER is what I use and good lord, its customization is huge. I love colorful stuff and REAPER has some cool themes out there.

[@prodthedirtybunny]

i went from waveform to fl studio to ableton to wavform, and 3 years later im still on waveform, truly my most favorite DAW

[@alanlee9943]

Agreed, it's like abelton but without the price. Tho, there are some limitations with the sampler

[@illford]

​@@alanlee9943u tried Waveform but it doesn't really feel like Ableton to me

[@thelondoncuber5829]

3:40 I'm sure soooo many hits have been made with Reaper, we just don't know it. Sooooo many people use Reaper. I know some professional mastering engineers that prefer reaper over anything. I'm one year away from my production degree, I own Logic and FL but Reaper will never ever leave my workflow

[@LeChapeauMusic]

Yeah. REAPER has actually been used in many major records. To be totally honest and fair, there's a bunch of platinum records to cover every DAW.

[@jeremevr6]

Not that it matters! You can make a hit on every DAW that is listed here and every daw that is not listed here. The hit angle in this video is useless and inaccurate information. Likely the OP has his favorite DAW and its in this video

[@LeChapeauMusic]

@@jeremevr6 i know, the only reason i didn't comment on the misinfo was cause i read his description and i really liked it... also you redditor?!?!?! 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeremevr6]

@@LeChapeauMusic sorry what?

[@LeChapeauMusic]

​@@jeremevr6 you said "OP" which is not really a KZbin thing hahah

[@chocolatebar6785]

rip lmms ✊

[@id81js89jw0qq]

WHO?

[@imaginationtrenton]

I agree.

[@nihiqallam5616]

The audacity of this man to not mention audacity is seriously piss me off 😢

[@ashley_noveyplush]

Nice to see an overview of all major daws without mocking them

[@emptyroomOSC]

skillrex 💀

[@Rochus_Turris]

Reaper Gang!!

[@ranajoyshil]

Reaper is the industry standard in game audio. It has been used to make sounds for pretty much 90% of all big games in the last decade. But when it comes to songs, there are a lot of big time producers, composers etc. who use Reaper like - Tori Letzler, Tj Lindgren, Wilbert Roget (who composed all cod ww2 soundtracks, mk11 soundtrack, helldivers 2 soundtracks and more in reaper), Steve Davis, Camellia, Tycho etc.

[@allworksnew]

I'm in the trap area of music and everyone uses FL studio. Crazy because no one uses Reaper and trying to find current videos is like a needle in a haystack

[@ranajoyshil]

@@allworksnew in the beatmaking scene, there aren't many people using reaper, but you can still find some. Learning Reaper on YT is a big one.

[@nickmonks9563]

For sound design, yes, but Pro Tools still reigns supreme for voiceover and soundtracks, though other DAWs are gaining ground fast.

[@ranajoyshil]

@@nickmonks9563 lol

[@nickmonks9563]

@@ranajoyshil Laugh all you want, man, but I've got checks from Sony, Activision, Ubisoft, and EA that say it's true.

[@HeAintNoJoke]

Bandlab has a few hit songs romantic homicide is one

[@Mrslideways]

FL GANGGGG

[@rigz_vr]

meee

[@smilekazu]

here

[@virtualnuke-bl5ym]

Yoooo acid pro was actually mentioned! Me and all 9 other users are elated to be included!

[@gudgub]

it's sad that Renoise is often forgotten about :/

[@Newtined]

well its technically not even a daw its a tracker

[@illford]

​@@Newtinedclose enough it's not like there's a hard definition

[@illford]

I mean Renoise isn't that common nowadays at least. If you got 100 producers together it is unlikely that you'd fine someone who uses Renoise as their main driver.

[@ajserok7687]

The renoise disrespect is real. Been rolling with it since 2020.

[@deluzh]

"reaper hasn't been used for major commercial hits" Lorna shore, Tallah, The Plot In You, etc lol

[@nullfinite_music]

I remember when i started using Tracktion waveform, i instantly loved it. Now it is my go to daw. Just something random I want to put out

[@_MS9_]

2:09 no way bro said "skillrex"

[@_P_M_]

Acid and Samplitude are still going? I learned something new today.

[@Mr.Goldbar]

I'd also say Reaper is very popular among bedroom metal musicians! I use FL Studio for anything that involves midi programming and Reaper for mixing stems and testing out guitar plugins

[@ProducerJames91]

1:31 but bandlab did feature Bring Me The Horizon in a conference....they played "Can You Feel My Heart"

[@variancewithin]

I'm surprised and impressed someone actually mentioned samplitude/sequoia

[@HisXLNC]

I don’t think you got Cakewalk right. I remember using Cakewalk in the 90s, before Sonar was a thing.

[@StefaanHimpe]

You're missing ardour

[@TrizziEhgan]

Open-Source gang🗣️🗣️🔥

[@jydp]

I think artist and their creativity is more important than any DAW.

[@Incredible_sinix]

Bandlab mentioned🗣️💯🔥

[@ianbee1959]

Can’t believe u didn’t include Studio One. That’s a big one

[@garsrandom4358]

fun fact: garageband is also developped by apple alongside logic pro, so in a way, logic pro is garage band professioanl edition (there is also a similar thing with iMovie and Final Cut Pro)

[@ch.6229]

Fun Fact. Cubase a really popular DAW in Japan and is used by most home producers and is used in studios along with Pro Tools and Ableton! It got really popular in Japan in the late 2000s due to its compatibility with Vocal Synth software around the time of the rise of Hatsune Miku

[@Bryce-gi3iq]

i 1000% thought this was gonna be way more of a joke as a ableton user trashing on other daws is my bread and butter just because all producers trash each other as a joke whenever they be using different daws , Good looks giving the peoples actually quality info keep it up my dude u should do this for digital synths

[@ITRNHWithoutThisGlazer]

0:32 next time say Porter Robinson

[@silverstar1266]

Traction waveform mentioned

[@hiperego]

Guys, remember, the DAW doesnt matter. You have to work hard to achieve something in music (and life in general). Find the DAW that's comfortable for you and work there. Nobody care what tool you use, the final results only matters

[@mrm1dn1ght53]

Reaper is the best thing for metal

[@jeremevr6]

Help me w this! I need to know why. I’m about to do a metal gig and I feel like metal is never mentioned w any DAW… I keep imagining that metal is still an analog thing-which is totally delusional of me.

[@mrm1dn1ght53]

@@jeremevr6 metal is not that different from any other genre, really. I would recommend watching nail the mix youtube videos or siging up for nail the mix. I think the things you have to master for metal is how gating and saturation works. Plus how to make everything in a mix works so you're able to hear everything and how to queue certain parts so they stick out, because if you're not careful about mixing and emgineering then some things can get buried in it. This stuff is like a puzzle. Like i said though, metal isn't that much different from learning to mix and engineer other genres. I have no clue how to do live gigs though. I'm just a bedroom musician lol. I would also recommend hanging around people that are in this feild too. Careful how much you spend too because a lot can get pricy despite the fact that there's a lot of great free stuff out there. Hopefully something in this wall of text helps. Best of luck on your journey.

[@justinc_9623]

I use LMMS and Audacity

[@Testgeraeusch]

FINALLY a normal human being! :D

[@lemoanfr]

No ASIO support for LMMS though 😔

[@PeanutTerror]

2:24 cube base

[@DrearySounds]

Fire vid bro ❤ fl studio and ableton live on top

[@TY.RO_Official]

I've been using FL Studio since 2009 and I've loved it ever since

[@19Link86]

No way bro forgot the GOAT online sequencer

[@kimyona9746]

As someone that used caustic 3 for 6 years. I miss you homie

[@esmooth919]

One thing I absolutely cannot stand about pro tools is that it's not user friendly. It takes far too many steps to accomplish simple tasks that, in other DAWs such as ACID, would only take one or two steps.

[@GastorAlmonte]

Acid is the easiest to use imo but it feels like Magix isn’t working on it anymore

[@nimmy56]

lazerdim makes all his music on bandlab ion wanna hear no major hits this mf got 11 million streams on a song with no vocal mixing 😭

[@flickeringscreens]

I've literally never heard of samplitude in my life

[@DEVSCBA]

He forgot Caustic and LMMS 😔

[@THER-zf8lb]

Reaper dubstep producer here :)

[@rachidow2125]

I´m a nerd for this. Ty for the video.

[@crayz12]

missed the opportunity to talk about trackers, make a part 2 now

[@minebrandon95264]

yes

[@nagesharas5136]

Excellent video! But DAWs like LMMS and Zrythm are missing here. Can you please make another one only for the free DAWs? Include Zrythm also, please! (It's a new DAW, currently in beta. Available for windows, Linux, and MacOS.) Thanks in advance!

[@davidengeland5247]

Fireflies by Owl City was produced in Reason.

[@AlphaLynx_RL]

0:48 as a GarageBand producer, I appreciate that you didn't roast GarageBand

[@DSZI.ShyHunterBB]

Oh you mean a watered down Logic Pro, right?

[@AlphaLynx_RL]

@@DSZI.ShyHunterBB you could say that, but we find ways to turn a piece of junk into a working machine

[@nickmonks9563]

These are my favorite workstation suits.

[@mrremus3862]

No Renoise :C

[@HChun-wd6mz]

For real hahaha

[@kalowealt]

First song used is Smashing Windshields from FNAF Pizzeria Simulator, for anyone wondering

[@anamitra_saha]

Skillrex 🥵, awesome video tho

[@AndrewPRoberts]

Cubase isn't just for scoring, it's also used by a lot of big electronic artists too

[@m4lw4re]

skyll wrecks

[@A-Z-U-R-E]

Awsome video! Also Logic Pro Gang 🤙🏻

[@jeremevr6]

Loving, 11.01

[@FrankieTheCollie]

i use the free version of waveform , ¿there's smoebody else using waveform or it's just me ?

[@palaciokaesar]

🖐

[@moleperson999]

Just recently got my first job and bought FL studio with the money, before I was using Soundation and FL is so much better it's amazing. Reason looks awesome ngl but $500 is way too much.

[@mesebasterisk]

No lmms damn 😢

[@josephbacus9281]

Walk Band, Serato Studio, G-Stomper Producer, Adobe Audition & Remixlive Dipped

[@CrysisVN]

u got straight to the point it scared me 😭😭😭

[@srb2er]

my left ears loved this video alot ...right ear was jealous tho idk why also renoise fans in shambles (not included)

[@sabianroberts]

Another DAW which could be mentioned is Steinberg Nuendo, which has exactly the same features as Cubase but a few more and is targeted mainly for film & videogame sound post-production.

[@powieymusic]

i've seen a lot of metalheads use reaper for recording their stuff i think

[@No0ne._.]

It makes sense Fairlight in Davinci Resolve isn't in this video because if you knew about it, you would've changed the stereo audio track to mono and lowered the audio to a level that doesn't over power your voice. You know, like someone who actually knows enough about DAWs to make this video.

[@amynagtegaal6941]

I mainly use bitwig, mainly in my home studio.. since i use linux... And aside from that.. deoending on where i am other than at home.. i mainly use ableton, also work a lot In FL, but waveform by tracktion is also really nice i have used it in the past.. and just like bitwig and reaper.. it's linux compatible

[@reinbew62]

remember, most daws can do anything you'd need for music production. If not, third party plugins are always there

[@kenbeat]

D4d used bandlab to record his biggest single that broke him into the mainstream

[@DJRickDawson]

cakewalk started long before bandlab started.

[@BizarreStorm]

Where’s Audacity?

[@trialbystone2532]

Reaper is also widely used in the metal scene because we're all broke

[@Urrelles]

The focus isnt on the features of the DAWS enough. Famous artist can still make iconic albums on any of these programs. You have to mention a specific feature the artist was looking for. For example. Mick Gordon created the signiture Doom guitar and digital vass using Harmor in FLStudio. Harmor is a unique VST (instrument) in the program that has insane options that most other DAWS listed dont have. He literally added chainsaw sounds and turned pictures of holy symbols into sounds for the OST using Harmor. That example shows the unique reason why an artist used a specific DAW. The description of Ableton being used by Skrillex for live performance features was a good example.

[@noahbodhi4349]

I assume people have pointed out that it's not EVERY DAW....missing LMMS, Ardour, etc.

[@muleboy3537]

Meanwhile Jeskola Buzz has been around almost 30 years and is open source and free ✨🤷‍♀️✨

[@PalomaArroyoFernandez]

you chapter 5 elicopte

[@mappeep]

went from fl mobile (2018-2020) to fl studio (few months) to abelton and I dont think I'll be changing anytime soon cuz I dont see any reason to do so