What's Your Go- To DAW?

[Mrnobody]

I mostly use fl studio for producing but always mix in either pro tools or reaper. I've recently started to find work arounds to be able to have the same mix process i do in pro tools in fl studio so hopefully within the next couple of months i can say Fl studio for everything!

[matthiasgfesser]

My Go-To DAW is Ableton, used to produce in Logic but somehow I find Ableton much more intuitive !

[holty]

I started out using C-Lab Creator on an Atari ST (showing my age).  It didn't have the timeline arrange page like Cubase (v2 at the time) and all DAWs now have.  Which seemed like a real PITA at the time, but looking back now I think it helped with making the arrangement sound right and not just look right on the screen.

So I switched to Cubase on the Atari (cracked of course!) and then eventually switched PC when VSTs came in.  Stuck with Cubase and also started using Sonic Foundry Acid for the time stretching, but found it too limited as a DAW compared to Cubase.

Bought a controller which came bundled with a Lite version of Ableton.  Think it was version 7 or 8, but I loved the Session view as it reminded me of the way C-Lab Creator worked.

Upgraded to full version of Ableton and haven't looked back. Never used the later versions of Creator which became Logic (and now has more Ableton style features I believe) but for me Ableton hits the perfect balance of simple to use but with no limitations.  And it's so customisable it can work anyway you want it.

Max for live is the cherry on top and can't see myself ever switching DAWs again (unless Apple buy Ableton!)

[maxm8]

Im Currently using fruity loops and just picked up the FL Keys 37 by Novation. It's super intuitive and finally FL studio has a dedicated MIDI controller that makes music production so much more simple and fast tracked.

[JmG]

FL over the years, been looking into using different software though to see how things are, Cubase is on the list I think.

[Mrnadsky]

I use Audacity. I found it the easiest for me to track vocals. I am not an engineer and find many others to be overwhelming.

[Administrator]

I use Audacity. I found it the easiest for me to track vocals. I am not an engineer and find many others to be overwhelming.

each to their own buddy.. as long as it does what you need it to do. Al good!

[pauldaniels]

My go to DAW has always been FL Studio...
I know that a lot of people love ableton and pro tools, as they're the most used in the industry of music production, but FL studio has been so easy to learn and super organized. FL, protools, and ableton are also the most similar making them the easiest to switch between.
I would say logic is the LEAST like any other.
It really is all preference though.

[Administrator]

Totally agree... I've tried FL and I just find it cluttered... But like you said it's all personal preference... As long as it does what you need it to do.