A digital audio workstation (DAW) is an electronic device or program used for recording, editing and producing audio files, most commonly music. Most DAWs use a piano roll set up, support VSTs and/or Audio Units, and have sampling options built in. Below are a list of free (as well as priced) DAWs. '[t[b3] List of well known DAWs '[/t] '[b]Free:'[/b] - '[l[https://www.audacityteam.org/[Audacity]: Very rudimentary DAW typically used for audio editing. - '[l[https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk[Cakewalk]: Internet-integrated DAW requiring an account to use. - '[l[https://www.apple.com/mac/garageband/[Garageband]: Stripped down version of Logic Pro for Apple Mac users. Made for personal use. - '[l[https://lmms.io/[LMMS]: Free DAW compatible with Linux, Mac and Windows. Comes with a 32bit VST bridge and 16 built-in synthesizer plugins. - '[l[https://www.warmplace.ru/soft/sunvox/[Sunvox]: Free Tracker-esque modular DAW, where you link nodes together like on a modular/eurorack synth. Compatible with Linux, Mac, Windows and Android. - '[l[https://musescore.org/[MuseScore]: Free DAW, where you may compose through MIDI in score view. Quite limited in sound design. Compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. '[b]Paid:'[/b] - '[l[https://www.ableton.com/en/live/[Ableton Live]: Ableton's extensive, highly compatible, and powerful flagship program. It doesn't support 32 bit VSTs, however. - '[l[https://new.steinberg.net/cubase/[Cubase]: Steinberg's DAW. Advertised as the 'reference standard' for DAWs. - '[l[https://www.image-line.com/[FL Studio]: '[o]The'[/o] mainstream DAW. A good majority of musicians use or recommend this. - '[l[https://www.apple.com/fr/logic-pro/[Logic Pro]: Garageband's buffer brother. Has the full feature set and is meant for more professional use. - '[l[https://www.reaper.fm/[Reaper]: One of, if not the cheapest fully featured DAW on this entire list. Updates frequently and has great options for sampling live instrumentals. - '[l[https://www.reasonstudios.com/shop/product/reason-11/[Reason]: Modular synth-inspired DAW slightly similar to Sunvox, with instruments and samplers being represented as modules to be put on the virtual rack before being linked to an audio output source. - '[l[https://www.renoise.com/[Renoise]: Tracker inspired DAW, using a tracker grid setup to insert notes rather than using the piano roll setup many others do today. '[#[See also] '[[renoise (format)] '[[sunvox (format)] '[[List of Trackers] '[[VST list]
