Best Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) for Windows of 2024

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    Reaper Reviews
    REAPER's flexible features and renowned stability have found a home everywhere digital audio is used.
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    SAWStudio Reviews

    SAWStudio

    RM Labs

    $200 one-time payment
    2 Ratings
    Software Audio Workshop is also known as SAW. SAWStudio is a powerful application that combines high-tech virtual mixing with hard disk editing technologies. This product is a highly intuitive choice for serious audio professionals because it combines the look and feel a fully-controllable console with a high-powered 24-bit hard drive engine. The SAWStudio interface combines a fully developed mixing console interface with a newly designed MultiTrack editing/recording interface. This interface is designed to replicate the feel of working in a traditional hardware-based studio environment. It replaces the outboard rack-effects gear, multitrack recorder, and mixing console. This product is a revolutionary new way to mix and edit audio in a virtual environment. It can replace hundreds of thousands of dollars of hardware gear that performs the same functions.
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    PreSonus Studio One Reviews

    PreSonus Studio One

    PreSonus Audio Electronics

    2 Ratings
    One intuitive application allows you to record, mix, master and perform everything from one place. Studio One®, 5 is your creative partner, from studio to stage. The Start Page contains everything you need to start your creative process. It includes a dashboard that lists all your songs, projects and shows. You can also create a personalized user profile to add custom metadata to your creations.
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    Hindenburg PRO Reviews

    Hindenburg PRO

    Hindenburg Systems

    $8.25/month
    1 Rating
    Hindenburg PRO is a multitrack audio editor designed specifically for producing podcasts, radio and other spoken-word productions. Our easy-to-learn audio editor helps you work smarter and faster. Innovative features solve common podcasting & radio challenges: uneven levels, noisy recordings, inconsistent voice sounds, bleeding microphones, distribution to hosts and more. Hindenburg records and edits uncompressed sound to give you the best audio quality. Intuitive user interface design allows you to record and edit fast. The Clipboard and Favourites features allow you to organise your recordings and speed up your production. With video tutorials, live webinars, a vast knowledge base and fast customer support, we’re here when you need us. But more than just support, we offer a thriving community of users who share your love for audio storytelling. Hindenburg’s focus is storytelling. Plug in your microphone and begin telling your story.
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    WavePad Reviews

    WavePad

    NCH Software

    $39.95/one-time
    1 Rating
    This audio editing software can be used to edit audio on both Windows and Mac. Record and edit audio, voice, and other recordings. You can edit audio files by cutting, copying and pasting parts. Then you can add effects such as echo, amplification, and noise reduction. WavePad can be used as an MP3 or WAV editor. However, it also supports VOX, GSM and WMA file formats.
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    Waveform Reviews

    Waveform

    Tracktion Corporation

    1 Rating
    Waveform is an app that is constantly evolving and specifically designed to meet the needs of modern music producers. The app is a creative and inspiring workflows-focused application that avoids features that are not necessary to make it fun and intuitive. While many apps aim to appeal to a broad audience, such as film score, live sound, and performance, we are laser-focused on music production. Waveform Pro introduces Waveform Pro's Arranger Track. This is a powerful yet simple tool that allows you to manipulate specific areas of your arrangement. To control your entire arrangement, simply create an arrange clip within the arranger track. Modern features like magnetic movement, which is common in video editors, allow you to automatically open and close areas of your arrangement based upon your selections. It's easier than ever to experiment with your arrangement and song structure.
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    Reason Reviews
    Reason is a powerful collection that includes amazing instruments, synthesizers, and effects to help you create incredible sounds and music. You can use it as a plugin for your favorite DAW, or you can create music in Reason alone.
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    Cubase Reviews

    Cubase

    Steinberg Media Technologies

    1 Rating
    Are you looking to create your own music? Or do you need to improve your production skills and streamline your workflow to meet tight deadlines? Cubase can help you reach your creative potential, no matter what it is that you need.
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    Digital Performer Reviews
    Clips window is a powerful tool for live performance, combining clip triggering, linear, track-based playback, and live mixing. DP is your one-stop shop for creative studio production as well as live performance.
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    Cakewalk Reviews
    Cakewalk by BandLab is the new standard in modern recording studio technology. It was born out of over 30 years of relentless pursuit for innovation.
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    DJ.Studio Reviews
    Top Pick
    Our DAW for DJ mix can help you to improve your workflow. Our timeline-based editor and unique, intuitive tools will help you create flawless DJ mixes in record time on your laptop. To improve your mix, experiment with effects and customize your transitions. Connect to your music collection, automix your play list, and focus on your transitions. Voila! You are ready to export your mix to your favorite platform. Automix uses millions of calculations to order your playlist based on tempo and harmonic matching inspired by the Camelot Wheel. Save time and make sure your DJ mixes sound perfect. You can choose your tracks by integrating with Mixed In Key or other software such as rekordbox Serato, VirtualDJ Engine DJ, TRAKTOR iTunes, VirtualDJ Engine DJ, VirtualDJ VirtualDJ, VirtualDJ VirtualDJ, VirtualDJ VirtualDJ, VirtualDJ VirtualDJ, VirtualDJ VirtualDJ, or your computer's library. Export mixes to Ableton Live. Soon: Add samples, use third-party VSTs and overlay vocal recordings. You can do anything you want: mix, produce, podcasts, and video.
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    FL STUDIO Reviews

    FL STUDIO

    Image-Line Software

    $99
    2 Ratings
    FL STUDIO: The DAW that powers the best music in the world. For over 20 years, you can enjoy lifetime updates. FL Studio is the fastest way to connect your brain and your speakers. FL Studio is the result over 20 years worth of continuous development. It has evolved to be the fastest way to connect your brain to your speakers. FL Studio was used by many of the top DJs and producers around the world to create their first beats in a bedroom studio. Our trial allows you to save and export projects to audio formats such as MP3 or WAV. You can then share them with the world. What can FL Studio do for you? FL Studio allows you to mix and master music to professional standards. All the features you need for creating complex productions such as effects chains, audio sends and sidechain control. No matter which version you purchase, you will receive all future updates for free. There's nothing more you have to pay. Never.
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    Ableton Live Reviews
    Live organizes multiple audio or MIDI performances into individual takes. Take the best parts of each performance and combine them into your perfect take. You can also take a different approach to sound design by mixing random samples from your collection. To edit multiple tracks simultaneously, link them. This allows you to edit multi-tracked performances or instruments with multiple musicians quickly and efficiently, while keeping everything in sync across tracks. This feature is also available for MIDI tracks. Plug in your MPE-capable control and instantly add pressure, bends, and slides for each note in a chord. You can create subtle expression variations, morph between chords, and create evolving sonic textures. MPE stands for MIDI Polyphonic Express. MPE-capable devices can control multiple parameters for each note in real time, allowing them to create more expressive instrumental performances.
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    Audacity Reviews
    Open-source, cross-platform audio software that is free and available for free. Audacity is an easy to use, multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS and other operating systems. Open source, developed by volunteers. Audacity can record audio using a microphone or mixer or digitize recordings from another media. You can import, edit, and combine sound file. You can export your recordings in multiple file formats, including multiple files at a time. Supports 16-bit (16-bit), 24-bit (32-bit) and 32-bit. Sample rates and formats can be converted using high-quality sampling and dithering. Support for Nyquist, LV2, Nyquist and VST effect plug-ins. You can modify Nyquist effects in a text editor or create your own plug-in. Easy editing is possible with Cut, Copy and Paste, as well as Delete. You can also undo or redo any number of steps in the session. Live preview of LADSPA and LV2 VST effects. Plug-in Manager handles plug-in installation.
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    Adobe Audition Reviews

    Adobe Audition

    Adobe

    $20.99 per month
    5 Ratings
    Professional audio workstation. The industry's most powerful digital audio editing software allows you to create, mix, and modify sound effects. Audition is a powerful tool that allows you to create, mix, edit, and restore audio content. It includes multitrack, waveform and spectral display. This powerful audio workstation was designed to speed up video production workflows and audio editing. It also delivers a polished mix with pristine audio. The industry's most powerful audio cleanup, restoration, editing, and precision tool for sound effect design, video, podcasting, or video. This tutorial walks you through Adobe Audition's robust audio toolkit, which includes its seamless workflow with Adobe Premiere Pro. Even if you are not a professional, the Essential Sound panel can help you achieve professional-quality sound. Learn how to record, mix, export, and export audio content for a podcast or other audio project.
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    Magix Music Maker Reviews
    You can fulfill your dream of becoming a music producer without any prior experience. Music Maker lets you get started right away. You can choose from a huge selection of beats, tunes, and vocals at chart-quality level. You can drag and drop sounds and loops, use a variety of software instruments, and apply professional effects. You can choose sounds and loops from your favourite genre and combine them on your timeline with virtual instruments. You can apply analog synthesizers, real drums or elegant strings with just one click. Forge a whole band! You can start recording your own vocals and melodies right away. Simply connect your MIDI keyboard or drum pad controller to the microphone. That's it! You want to record a solo live guitar performance? It's possible. You can customize every element to fit your groove. You can create a track that is unique. Drag and drop to apply professional effects on your sounds, loops or instruments.
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    Mixcraft Reviews
    Mixcraft was created by musicians for musicians. It is unrivaled in industry for its ease of use and raw power. Mixcraft's intuitive interface, lightning fast sound engine, reality-defying pitch shifting and time-stretching technology and almost universal support for third-party plugs, audio interfaces and hardware controllers make it easy to record and mix your tracks in record time.
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    Performer Lite Reviews
    Performer Lite allows you to quickly record, edit, mix and process your own music tracks. Plug in your guitar, microphone, and MIDI keyboard to start recording with over 100 virtual instruments, dozens effect plug-ins, and guitar FX processing. Performer Lite replaces AudioDesk, and offers more features and compatibility for today's most modern computer systems.
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    Pro Tools Reviews
    Your creativity and talent are limitless. Software and hardware that allow you to focus on what you love most will help you take your sound to the next level. Meet Pro Tools.
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    Pyramix Reviews
    Pyramix is a digital sound workstation that professional engineers and studios use for music production, mastering and post-production. Pyramix is the only solution that allows you to create music digitally using an audio format that sounds analog to people. We allow music producers to make no compromises to their music throughout the entire production chain and give them all the tools they need to reach a wide audience, including the latest streaming formats like Dolby Atmos®. Merging Technologies worked with Flux Audio to bring Pyramix amazing plugins at any resolution and in near zero latency. Pyramix is an analog-like DAW that provides transparent editing tools. It also offers cutting-edge editing tools such as the source/destination mode, which allows you to edit multitrack recordings at the speed light.
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    AudioDirector Reviews

    AudioDirector

    Cyberlink

    $96.99
    Sound design is an essential part of any production. AudioDirector is intuitive and has all the tools and effects you need to master your production. It can be used for multi-tracking and mixing, as well as sound restoration. AudioDirector allows you to export your entire audio project directly to PowerDirector, and vice versa. The two apps seamlessly sync your audio and video project edits. Use powerful AI tools to create the ideal recording environment. So that dialogue and ambient sounds can be clearly heard, AI tools intelligently remove wind gusts, echo, and reverb from audio clips. Use professional tone filters or create your own. Instantly correct pitch issues and achieve perfect intonation You don't need to hear the annoying vocals when you listen to music. You can extract the best instrumental tracks from your favorite songs. You can get the most out your mix by allowing complete track control and comparison. You can combine and apply multiple effects simultaneously.
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    ACID Music Studio Reviews

    ACID Music Studio

    MAGIX

    $19.99 one-time payment
    ACID Music Studio allows you to quickly start music production. You can develop your own style and make progress within the ACID Music Studio family to become a legend on the music scene. You have total creative freedom. Start with ACIDized loops and then edit them to make them yours. You can choose from more than 2,500 loops in different genres, including hip hop and house. You can add instruments, from the classic MPC-style beats all the way to an electric piano. You can choose from many sounds, and even record your singing. You can add professional effects to your music and mix the levels. It's easy! Your first song is now ready for the world! Now you're in the ACID zone and your inspiration is taking control! You can remix your songs or import your favourite tracks and add your own flavor. Mix music to your liking!
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    Nuendo Reviews

    Nuendo

    Steinberg Media Technologies

    Nuendo has been an integral tool in the creation of the soundtrack for many high-profile products, installations, and productions since its release. Nuendo is constantly updated with new features, workflow improvements, and additional functions that users request. This means that Nuendo exceeds all expectations for an audio workstation that's dedicated to audio post. It has high-end capabilities that are often unmatched and continues to be a revolution in audio and media production software.
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    Bitwig Studio Reviews
    Bitwig Studio empowers you to have greater control over your music and gives you full access to all aspects of your production. You can streamline your creative process and quickly transform your ideas into songs, tracks, or compositions. You can record and arrange, improvise, and perform all at once. Design sounds. Make instruments. Make music.
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    PreSonus Sphere Reviews

    PreSonus Sphere

    PreSonus Audio Electronics

    $14.95 per month
    You also get a library with master class videos, collaboration tools and monthly live streams. We also have exclusive Studio One features, industry veterans-authored presets and tons of loop content. And we keep adding more, month after months. No hidden fees. No additional upgrade fees. All in PreSonus Sphere PreSonus Sphere memberships include a license for Studio One Professional, the award-winning DAW that allows you to record, mix, master and perform all from one application. Studio One allows you to go from creative idea to final mastered album. You can even use stems from your songs for backing tracks during live performances. PreSonusSphere is the ultimate toolkit to the modern composer. You can quickly create polished scores with the award-winning Notion®, software.
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