The 20 best DAW software apps in the world today (2015)

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  1. Mr_Amine

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    The 20 best DAW software apps in the world today (2015)

    Updated for 2015, the best music production software you can buy


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    1. Image-Line FL Studio
    2. Ableton Live
    3. Apple Logic Pro
    4. PreSonus Studio One
    5. Cockos Reaper
    6. Steinberg Cubase Pro
    7. Cakewalk Sonar
    8. Avid Pro Tools
    9. Propellerhead Software Reason
    10. Acoustica Mixcraft Pro Studio
    11. Bitwig Studio
    12. Magix Samplitude Pro
    13. MuTools MuLab
    14. MOTU Digital Performer
    15. Renoise
    16. Steinberg Nuendo
    17. Apple GarageBand
    18. Tracktion Software Corporation Tracktion
    19. Sony Creative Software Acid
    20. Ardour


    Source : http://www.musicradar.com/tuition/tech/the-20-best-daw-software-apps-in-the-world-today-238905
     
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    I am a FL Studio user but I think Bitwig will be a "must have" DAW :drummer::chilling:
     
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    Awesome! FL Studio here for all programmed stuff & REAPER for recording, mixing & mastering! :phunk:
     
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    fl studio number one ? really ?
    this shit daw destroy my live and workflow
    and then i move to ableton its by far better
    ABleton for number one

    Fl studio for little kids
     
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    FL Studio :rofl:?????!!!!!! WTF :woot:
     
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    I'm a little surprised there is no place for 'Sequoia' in the top 20 (Also from Magix)

    However, +1 for Ableton Live. :like:
     
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    Popularity contest dressed in a "best of" clothes. Like saying Kim Kardashian has the best ass in the world.
     
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    i cany imagine FL would be ranked first. i am a big fan of FL tho!
     
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    As expected, quite glad Reaper is among popular gang :thumbsup:
     
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    Personally I use Cubase Pro 8 for film/scoring type of music and use Cubase, FL Studio 12 and Ableton 9 for for electro stuff, though am slowly trying to migrate over to solely using Cubase.

    I am surprised about Studio One and Reaper topping Cubase though. Bitwig topping Samplitude and Digital Performer already is a pretty good achievement for the Bitwig crew too!

    However, these are severely distorted I am thinking. Not surprising that the most prevalent DAWs in the cracking community are amongst the top. Cubase does pretty well considering that, I guess.
     
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    Funny you say that, because that two DAW's are what people who dump Cubase actually go with, among other things which makes both stand out, quite deserved, Steinberg is known on forums/internet for bugs and lousy customer support, many got sick from it, prices of updating and etc, new times :like:
     
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    what makes cubase good for film? im curious to know
     
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    Acid is still my work horse here...for me it will be awesome if Sony works and releases an update for these days =)
     
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    When people will know that economic and politics are what really moves the só called especialists?
    This partners always get some profit from bullshits like that!
     
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    I don't look at musicradar's poll as the "best daw available". I look at it as the daw the "most people are using" (aka popular). Also, whether people want to admit it or not, FL is a VERY good daw. Especially for specific genres, such as hip hop, edm, rnb..or anything associated to these. It just not designed with the idea of full recording.

    With that said I'm a Logic user. I see it came in third in the list, but in my eyes, it came in first :bleh:. By first, I mean that it is the "BEST" daw for ME. I'm on mac and Fl is windows only, so that rules it out. Live is both platforms, but for the moment I do nothing live and no sound designing, which is what this daw seems to be directed towards. That leaves the next best: Logic. The one I use. Easy, fast, and "pro" enough for me. Don't get caught in the hype. Use what best fits your workflow.
     
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    *Best = for MusicRadar readers + survey participation.

    I think many pros do not vote, and many more do not know wtf MusicRadar magazine is or care of results either.

    If you go to all major studios in world and force engineers and artists to vote + add to online random ppl vote, maybe this thing mean something. I do not mean that pro ppl opinion is better, but at least these people devote life to music.

    I would like to know how many ppl vote for this that have spent less than 500 hours in they life making music and how many more will not be making music in 500 days. Also important is to know how many DAW these ppl who vote have tried.


    I like chocolate, i dont ever tried white chocolate, clearly chocolate is best.

    Any way. If your DAW is top bottom or not on list dont worry! Sound quality is still the same tomorrow :wink:
     
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    Even if they did, that wouldn't change the results that much (maybe PT could go one up) of what most of the internet folks and magazine readers prefer, pro's are minority, on 1 pro you got 10 more hobbyist's, majority of hobbyist's are artists/producers kind of deal too, if that was different there would be noticeable difference in results :yes:
     
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    Renoise ) my precious )
     
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    Best Daw for what ?

    For doing audio recording ?

    For doing midi and vsti ?

    For mixing ?

    These polls are a stupid waste of time.
     
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