Pros say: THIS is the best DAW for music production 2023
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- What is the best DAW for music production according to 2246 music producers?
But what music making software works for others, might not be the best daw for beginners, in this video you'll find out.
Music production software is an essential piece of kit for every music producer.
Best software for music production is the software that you can work the most comfortable with.
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• Cakewalk by Bandlab
• Apple Logic Pro X
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Does cakewalk sound Labs work on Mac osx?
@@mikedubz5576 no it doesn't
As soon as i saw Live on no.2 i knew it was FL on first spot.
I love FL.
Haven’t finished the video yet, still watching.
Commenting in the middle of the video
REAPER. 😎
Don’t know how it didn’t make this list…
@@DexxterClarkMusic What do you think of Bitwig??
The best DAW is the DAW you make great music with. I've used them almost all, and it doesn't really matter. Just make great music, with whatever you have!
Exactly. The other day I found a track that I made like 12 years ago with Audacity and I was pretty impressed with my 22 year old self. How well you know the DAW plus how well you know music is going to determine 60% of the quality of the result you get, 38% determined by how good your samples are, 2% what DAW you are using.
@@lamontmcleod2 That's the downside of all the possibilities, and constant internet within reach. I once made it to Future Music's CD with only a Yamaha CS1x and Cubase with no audio. The listener doesn't care what you use, as long as it sounds good 👍
@@RutgerSteenbergen Haha, awesome.
Can I ask you something that it seems like you might know the answer to?
I literally just picked up music again like this week, after studying composition at university almost 15 years ago. I saw another TH-camr say that if you're a composer rather than a producer, Logic might suit you... Well, I am a composer, I've grown up with Sibelius, but I'm not a Mac user. Does you know what the most "composer-ish" DAW for Windows is? I guess I'm looking for the one best suited for people entering their own music rather than using lots of samples and beats etc., and that is the most "music" oriented in that you look at things in terms of notes rather than just "sounds"?
Any advice would be appreciated, bedankt!
@@lamontmcleod2 I'm a big fan of Studio One. It's rock solid, has an advanced scoring feature, and there are plenty of videos of composers using the software. That would be my pick for Windows. And it's even better when you combine it with a FaderPort, for control without a mouse 👍
@@RutgerSteenbergen Ooh, it does look nice. Only the subscription model comes with Notion (which I haven't used, but I assume it's similar to Sibelius) - but I'm assuming there's still some kind of scoring feature even in the Artist and Professional version? (The ones you buy rather than subscribe to?)
Having asked that... I have to say the subscription is pretty affordable compared to a lot of things.
Wow, thanks for the tip... *closes Cubase and Cubase videos*
I'm giving the trial version a go now, thanks very much for the tip!
I have been using studio one for a year now. I have never experienced any crash or sluggish performance. It is an amazing daw. Once you learn it the workflow is second to none.
I run Studio One and have for a while. Built a new machine and installed it all again from scratch, no crashing.
I am in this boat.
I believe the workflow of the DAW is just what you get used to and getting used to hotkeys etc will dramatically improve your skill. Getting an Ableton Push will dramatically increase the workflow within Ableton. So i'm curious if there is something like that for other daw's as well
Been on Studio One Pro for years now - since version 2. Not a single crash EVER, and not all that sluggish running on a 10 year old mac with 32GB Ram. I think the issue is ram and less about GPU or cores. I've done rock songs to orchestral mixes without any issues. That said, any DAW running many plugins - especially Waves or Kontakt will eventually slow down any rig. The suggestion there is to convert a midi track into audio as Studio One allows to preserve the midi in the background freeing up CPU/RAM power. For many tracks with Waves or other VST plugins, I would suggest using more bus features when possible and print the tracks with the effects and doing similar as with Midi (preserve original tracks in background). Or you can also integrate outboard gear freeing up CPU/RAM for those plugins that don't exist in hardware.
I have S1 and constant issues with crashing. Not a single crash in Ableton. Same plugins with both. So yea stability is an issue with S1, still the best.
I used Cake Walk for years but switched to Studio One Pro after trying the artist version that came with one of the interfaces I bought. I find it to be very intuitive and stable. They also have great tutorials online.
Was honestly surprised -- quite pleasantly so! -- to hear Cakewalk is still around. I was using it in the very early days in DOS then Windows; even used to call the software creator himself when I had questions about certain things. Cakewalk was always slightly ahead of its time, so I'm pleased to hear "kids today" still speak its name with reverence.
Dude same here!
Honestly I never have problems with it to this day
Reaper! It takes a minute to get going but once you get a basic understanding of how it works you can easily customize it to fit your work flow. It runs stable AF all day long! The stock plugin's are great and $60 bucks for a licensed version is amazing. And did I mention all the great Kenny G tutorials.
Kenny G is a great reason to start using Reaper honestly, blows so many tutorials out of the water with his simple, quick, no-nonsense delivery
Reaper for sure and Kenny G is the man
I thought I was the only reaper user here , REAPER GANG lol
@@locutz there are dozen of us
Agreed! That Reaper is not even on the list totally discredits the poll.
I have been using FL as my primary DAW for about 25+ years now and it has only gotten better and better. Absolutely incredible program
I switched to Ableton 13 years ago but I still miss it dearly 😢
"better and better" is code for slowly was catching up with other DAWs. lol
@@etyrnal actually it just means better and better.
I really enjoyed this video. It was interesting, informative, and entertaining.
I particularly liked how you had something substantial to say on each DAW; you didn't just read a bullet list off a website, you related personal experiences and/or opinions and in an engaging way too!
Keep up the great work. ♥
thanks, much appreciated!
The absolute BEST DAW is the DAW that gives YOU the best user workflow experience so you can start and finish your project AND be very proud of your finished product. The End.
I totally agree sir.
Great, but I don't have time to get proficient with 10 daws
Thank you for saving my 10 minutes 😌♥️✨
Been using studio one for 3 years. Never had the issues you mentioned. I think it’s awesome. Love Nuendo too. But S1 is amazing.
You are my all time favorite for the humor and clarity of your presentations. I think your personality would improve virtually every presentation I have ever seen. You are efficient - very easy to understand - engaging (you continually maintain viewer interest) - sincere and truthful - and above all else - you have not a single hint of any negative attitude about any element you present - you are amazing! Great Job!
Thank you so much 😊
The big thing with FL Studio for me is that compared to other DAWs a lot of features and functions are self-explanatory and/or preconfigured in a senseful way which makes it very beginner-friendly imo. I'm currently trying out Bitwig for the experience, I like it so far but I already can't count how often I had to look up how to do Basic stuff which I never had to in FL.
I agree i think FL Studio is very beginner friendly and definetly compared to other DAWs like Reaper and Ableton which made every step so much more complicated, the only thing that i don't like about FL Studio is that when i import a MIDI i notice that it doesn't care about modwheel information which means that if i used the modwheel for dynamics on a plugin the dynamics would just stay the same throughout with no shifts, i've tried to fix this but haven't been able to do so
so how is bitwig ? now in July :o
Reaper.
Pros
Everything mentioned in the video. And folders, fx per clip, monitor fx, phase button, spectral editing (life changer), spectral peaks, integrated playback speed and pitching per clip or master, unrivalled warp algorithm and stretch workflow, more flexible automatic split and quantize, media agnostic tracks (multichannel, mono, stereo, audio, midi, aux, multiple takes can all exist in the same track), playhead moves when clicking timeline, time select auto punch, unrivalled stability and weight, obvious hot keys like ctrl m for mixer. M for marker. S for split. Great mouse modifiers for everything. Ctrl drag middle for copy. Shift drag middle for slip. Alt drag edge for stretch, ctrl drag on automation for pencil, ctrl shift pull on automation to bring a whole section. Ctrl shift drag in midi velocity window to automate velocity changes. Shift clicking inserts to bypass, alt clicking to delete, Automatic sheet music generator. Countless top tier plugins with no latency and no hit to cpu, your mums toaster can run more instances of reaeq than you've used in your entire career. Crazy routing system with hardware and software, remote controllable by a Web interface on the lan, musicians can control their own headphone mixes this way too, video editing and rendering, stem renders with automatic sorting and naming by region, ARA support, real-time resampling while mixing and editing, can record to and edit any type of audio file, subprojects, project tabs, templates for anything you could imagine, routing matrix, region matrix, the way the metronome functions, the way to create a programmed click track, tempo mapping including gradients, the automatic fades, selectable fade shapes, parameter modulation, side chain any plugin, wet/dry any plugin, mid side any plugin, band split any plugin, audio to midi, inbuilt auto tune, 64 bit float point for virtually unlimited headroom, customisable skin, themes and scripts, THE ACTION LIST, undo anything including plugin adjustments, unlimited undo history, option to save undo history to project, compatibility with Linux, can run vst 1 2 3 32 64 js and au all on one track, lasooing, tidy interface where everything unimportant is in a right click menu and everything important is on the basic and sparse interface, detachable and dock able Windows like the mixer and piano roll, unlimited sends returns and fx per track, unlimited tracks, most optimisation of any daw, more flexible grouping, not only just folders but vca, bussing, auxing and grouping all with their own pile of options, the customisability overall, the low price, and the crazy community of tutors and scripters.
Cons:
People think you're an amateur.
Is that all it can do? Lol. I was really expecting Reaper to show up in the list, then was very surprised when it didn't. I switched from Cubase to Reaper a while ago, and won't go back. Reaper is fantastic, with great community support.
Thank you. Handy list.
Maybe the so called music production community might think you are inferior. But a music listener, a consumer does not care what daw was used when a song is great. So much discussions about best daws, best gear, best plugins, but where is the good music?
@@duncaninglis3806 Afaik only about 3.5% use Reaper, so not worth being mentioned. And I think this channel could not present Reaper, cuz Reaper can do too many things and could make all the other daws look pretty bad :D
I also use Reaper. It is fantastic. It is everything you said. When you think about it. It's the quality of your VSTs & plug-ins that make the difference. So an inexpensive, light on your system DAW is perfect IMHO. No freezes or glitches. No lost tracks. It awesome. And for $60 I can record & release as many albums as I can churn out. Wonderful.
Studio One is a great DAW. Presonus have done a great job of quickly fixing V5 bugs and have done a lot of improvements to stability and CPU usage. Chances are you don't have enough RAM if you get regular PC issues. There is a reason why Studio One is rapidly becoming one of the best DAWs on the market.
You know I just downloaded Studio One last night for a goof. A friend at work has it but hasn’t used it yet but it is one of the only DAWs left that allows you to fully try it out before buying. One thing I really like about this DAW is inside its randomization features, deep within one of the menus, you can actually get a pretty good randomization algorithm on a drum beat and lessen number of notes, drill down to specific note sizes, etc. This is great for track variation on music variability in the end. This is not a feature I have seen (specifically) in Reason, my go-to DAW.
I love Studio one as well ! It's what I use But , I agree that it's really expensive to upgrade or get features like the mastering suite if you have "Artist" like me.
I produce in studio one and love the fact that it syncs automatically with my Komplete control without me even having to go into the menus to add it
studio one user here. i like it. i think the stability "issue" comment in the video is a little harsh. I'm running it on a pc i built in 2011 and it's ok. if you have project with lots of virtual instruments, you can convert the midi to audio to improve performance, and easily convert back to midi to make edits. used to use ableton before - much prefer S1.
@@areality40 FL does that too. They have unlimited trial
I’ve used Cakewalk for about 20 years. It’s fantastic, and it absolutely deserves to be on this list. Probably higher.
Totally agree
I had that years ago as my first DAW and lost it.
what you do for living?
Bravo. Although Gibson did it's best to ruin it. It came out the other side better than ever.
I had used bandlab for a couple of years, occasionally Cakewalk. I had no idea CW had been around so long. That's cool.
Thank you so much for this video. I had same exact feeling and you confirmed it
I’ve used many different DAWs, my favorite is Studio One, I love how easy it is to use, it has everything you need and then some.
Thank you! That is just the plain truth.
more like harder DAW ever
@@FantasyFlix777 every daw has a learning curve if you wanna learn it is entirely up to you
the best DAW is the one you know best, everyone learns differently after all! i personally dislike it when people try to battle when it comes to what the superior daw that everyone should use should be
I totally agree
Arguing about DAW's is what happens when you're not a productive musician. If you're a composer the best DAW is the one you're most productive in. That DAW may not be the absolute best overall, all things considered (paradoxically, not even for you), but it has reduced the friction for unleashing your creativity in all the right places to get out of your way when production picks up pace and you know what you are doing.
You can be happy banging two cans together if you don't know any different, but workflow is everything, and if the one you know doesn't grow and improve, then it's time to move on to greener pastures. I am personally searching for the best Midi/Note editor, and when I find a DAW that has better workflow than FL, then I'll jump ship. I really want to get off this ship. Not because FL is bad, but because of the ridicule it faces makes me believe there must be better, but every other DAW I try always manages to slip in a spanner pretty quickly. Forcing me to crawl back to FL with my tail between my legs. Image-Line really deserves more credit. Forever looked down upon, simply because they chose to name it Fruityloops. None of the people who degrade it can tell you why.
What most people misunderstand with FL is that it has no "workflow" per se.
You literally do what you want, in whatever way you want. That is both the strongest and weakest point of it.
It takes a lot of time to learn it but once you do, the possibilities are endless. With time it starts to "fit you", not the other way around.
Agreed. I used FL since version 4 and my workflow is quite different from others.
I'm not nearly as ancient (started either v10 or v11) but yes. Nearly everyone i know personally that uses fl has some workflow quirks, and around half of them do really bizzare stuff.
Second set includes me - i keep all instruments using piano roll in one pattern (quicker than splitting and allows ghost notes), use step sequencer for percussion but insert bass drums crashes and fx into the playlist. Theres probably more but that would need an outside perspective.
Also checked your channel and wow theres some good stuff there. The intro really blew me away, its way too good.
Takes a lot of time to learn it? I thought it was the quickest to learn.
@@ImpedanceEurobeat oh yeah that works too! And thanks. That intro was also made in FL. Friuity Slicer for days!
I moved away from FL because it forces you to some procedures that make your workflow useless… like if you start off a song from the step sequencer you got to split the tracks and drag them all the time… or when you want to edit audio you have to make it unique and open the window then the other window and so on…
I now use Cubase 12, and after an update, it is number 1 for me, a very powerful DAW, but I must say most daws are pretty good. You have to find the one that fits your workflow
Cubase is easy to use
Cubase 12 is the best!
Do I abandon Beatmaker3? I love it but, they refuse to patch it. I just wanna be able to use all my Fabfilter mixing tool’s and, if cubase allows it- I’m doing it. I basically make everything on the 303 still… lol
Digital Performer used to be very good but the newest version is kind of buggy depending on which sound card or interface you use with it. It handles plug-ins extremely well and the UI is very well laid out. It seems optimized for TV/film composers and has excellent synchronization tools.
I personally have been using logic since 4+ years now and have produced over 500 songs (mine and others) on it. I also started working on FL a year ago, but still prefer logic. I personally haven’t had any issues with the time stretch - it’s a pretty amazing DAW.
it gets frustrating when you wanna do something and you don't know how tho. Even when you search on Google if the problem is very specific you don't find anything.
@@mlplnz which daw are u referring to
@@annakaroly I use Logic but it can be applied to any daw or any program for that matter
I was surpised that REAPER wasn't revealed up until the no. 1 pick, because I didn't expect it to be ranked that high up even tho it's actually one of the best pieces of software I've ever seen. Then the real no. 1 was revealed and I spat out my coffee almost dying of laughter.
Agreed! That Reaper is not even on the list totally discredits the poll.
@@lastdaysguitar not really. the poll was legit. it just didnt get the votes.
@@gracepierce1024 Impossible - the comments in the thread prove it.
Why? You don't know how to use FL effectively?
For the record, I don't consider myself a professional, but for what it's worth, here's my input.
Being older (60+ when I first started and now closing in on 70, in June) and having no experience in DAWs, I started with a copy of FL and thought it seemed rather elementary, I realize that it's not but, at that time, it just screamed like it was less than...
Moving on and taking on the challenge of providing front of house sound for a local rock band and then setting up a home studio, I downloaded REAPER.
Was it difficult to wrap my head around? YES
Do I regret making that choice? NO
However with that being said, I am thankful for all of the exquisite Kenny G tutorials, they prove to be very exacting, easy to follow and understand. (New tutorials show up at a rate that doesn't leave me thinking, "is that all there is?")
To me, having somewhat of a technical background, I find that REAPER, although difficult to step into blind, is a very powerful, customizable and efficient platform to use. With frequent updates that not only provide fixes, but frequently have great enhancements.
Conclusion, REAPER is my DAW of choice.
I have been using various incarnations of Cubase VST since 2000. The new version is unreal. Drag and drop algorithmically generated drum patterns from Groove Agent direct to MIDI tracks, Chord Pads with a full library of chord styles that can be played live, and a Chord track that auto generates voice leading when dragged to a MIDI track. Plus free and discounted cross grades from a ton of legacy hardware. Plus Arranger track.
I love Cubase 11 pro
Cubase is freaking amazing. Glad SB is abandoning that usb dongle.
Cubase is, and has been the best DAW I have ever used. All of them have pros and cons, but Cubase has stayed ahead of the curve. And yes, I look forward to the dongle going away, but I have no issues with a company trying to protect their software.
Yhis guy's review of cubase was pathetic....he hasnt used the software.....it is incredibly dynamic and user friendly
Huge Cubase fan since VST.
As someone who is just beginning to learn about music production, my two cents is I went with whatever was free (or had a forgiving trial) and still seemed full featured. REAPER is cool, might learn it later, but I ended up going with Cakewalk. From what I've been told its a powerful DAW with a lot of history and is now completely free, that made me feel comfortable as a beginner.
I tried Cakewalk for 8 months exclusively when searching for a new daw it was solid but the 2 reasons why I chose Reaper over Cakewalk was the old antiquated workflow due to the interface being outdated and it did a horrible job of handling swapping between and working with multiple projects being open.. it really slowed me down
Thank you, thank you, thank you for not taking whole segments of the video trying to be entertaining- stopping delivery of the info I need- and in just being entertaining while giving us the info. You do this right.
Been using Studio One 3 Artist for a while now, and I can honestly say it has never crashed on me. Literally not once. The biggest issue I found was the steepness of the learning curve, as someone who'd only ever used tape-based setups before and never recorded on a PC; once you get used to it, though, I find it to be excellent.
Been using studio one 5 for the past year to make my first album, sadly for me, it crashes too often 😭
Studio One 3 you say? They're up to version 6 now. Version 4 was very good for me and reliable but I've found a lot more stability issues and crashes since Version 5.
Amazing DAW but it seems to be getting worse in some ways unfortunately.
@@YuuYunomi That's weird, I have been using Studio One for about 2 years and it has never crashed on me, not even once.
@@YuuYunomi using studio one 5 for more than a year now, never had a single crash..
@@groenevinger3893 same! Ive used studio one 5 artist since 2020 and it’s never crashed on me either.
Been with Logic since it started as Creator / Notator on an Atari ST in the 80s. Never found it buggy and I find it incredibly easy to use. I've used it for music, MIDI is awesome, and also mixing theatrical videos with over 30 dialogue / singing tracks. It never breaks a sweat. I personally would rank it much higher than #5, but I was glad to see it beat out pro tools.
Right, i used Creator/Notator then by C-LAB back in the 80s too, MIDI only of course. I remember no bugs or crashes at all, what a great Machine the Atari was anyway. After a long pause i got hooked again by ACID on PC, which i still like, the workflow appeals to me, got the latest Sony version. So now i am ruminating about either getting Reaper or FL ,staying with ACID or going back to standalone hardware. Cheers
I wonder what machine you've been running it on or whether you used any external plugins as my experience with Logic is much closer to the one described in the video
@@thegoalistheplan3868 I use lots of plugins and found no such issues. Not even sure the guy in the video knows what he's talking about, the presentation of all DAWs he covered is superficial
@@foljs5858 you can judge the uploader but I have spent about 3 to 4 years using Logic and it’s been a buggy mess
At the very least, it should be #3.
FL Studio will always take #1 due to Hip Hop being that #1 genre of producers at the moment (For the last 5-10 years actually). However, this is more a customer favorite rating system over what the actual best DAW is.
Also, to have Logic "con" being errors due to your own system hardware...
My favorite is Logic. Pros: great interface, iPad Logic remote controller, ANA integration, Cons: working with video clips isn't the best, creative experimental workflow isn't the best, flex pitch/time isn't that great. My second is Live: Pros: the best with video clips, easy to experiment and do things you wouldn't try on other DAWs, the controller and app sync integration for live performance is great. Cons: I don't produce anywhere close to as many final tracks as I do with Logic, updates for the suite cost more than Logic itself (unless it Black Friday week), the instruments and FX could use more inspiring graphics. That being said I love using both and feel I should spend more time using Ableton.
I do a lot of experimental work with Logic all the time it's all about really learning the inner workings of ther program. The flex and pitch stuff isn't horrible but can't compare to ableton in that aspect since they have such a detail time shifter
Great video Dexxter, very entertaining and informative. Thanks for making it!
you are welcome :)
Hey Dexxter, how you doing!, is really nice to meet you. Wonderful video. Thanks!
I can’t believe reaper didn’t make the list.
I tried all that were on your list. Each took to long to learn. I was up & running in reaper in less than 15 minutes.
Easy routing.
Decent midi editor
$60
Decent plugins
Supports Mac/Win/Linux
Supports VST/VST3/AU
Open multiple Project Tabs simultaneously
It has been great for all my workflows:
- mixing & mix down
- editing & chopping
- tracking
- backing tracks
- live performance
- VSTi host
- learning songs
Agreed! That Reaper is not even on the list totally discredits the poll.
Cubase Pro 11 , Why 1: Because of comprehensive midi editing . 2: Chord Track. 3: Other daws can only dream about all the features Cubase has.
And Steinberg invented vsts. Everyone else should be down on their knees praising the Gods that are Steinberg and brought bedroom production to the masses !!!
True that! The musical and audio editing features of Cubase are hands down superior.
studio one does those things too
Idk about you, I can't say I've used all daws. But cubase seems to mostly appeal to the instrumentalists for it's audio/midi editing features.
It seems to me like most people in rock/metal production tend to move this way.
The only thing that annoys me is the inability to change the audio grid to triplets/tupluts. And the fact that there's no way to randomize midi position on the grid itself.
I understand I can use the randomize feature in the midi fxs section but I need it done visually.
There are points in which I need the beat to fall exactly on place and other points in which I need to be humanized. In addition I don't want to randomisation to be different everytime I play it back.
@@sleepyd1231 Logical Editor allows you to selectively randomize MIDI properties.
I have been recording on Cakewalk but am considering upgrading to a better DAW like Pro Tools or Ableton. Would I actually expect an increase in audio quality by transferring the projects over to a new DAW? Or is the main difference between those programs the usability and access to features for each? Basically, is it worth it to upgrade when I have already recorded most of my project on Cakewalk already?
Digital Performer by MOTU. I have used Logic, Cubase & Cakewalk and DP is by far my favorite. It’s also probably because I’ve been using it for 25 years and I’m so used to it. One really cool ‘pro’ is ‘chunks’ - a feature that allows you to have multiple files (songs or cues) _within_ a single DP file. Working in collections of songs or separate cues of a movie, this is invaluable to me as opposed to having lots of separate files. Another ‘pro’ is overlaying midi piano roll data in the same window and color coding the tracks. Great for viewing voicings and just drag things up and down to taste. A ‘con’ is DP can be a bit sluggish - I’m hoping this won’t be as much of an issue when I get my Max Studio next month! :)
Been using Cubase for 6 years, never had a problem. Great Daw
I have only tried a few of these, but once I got familiar with Ableton live I can't imagine changing DAWs. The updates are huge and features are solid. They keep knocking it out of the park! If you pair it with hardware that takes full advantage of the features, ex: Push, Novation Launchkey etc... you can't beat it.
Great Video Thank you 👍
I use mixcraft and have used other DAW’s and think it works really well
Worth checking out as well
For ex cubase and pro tools user studio one is the definite new choice.. For beat making and stocks nothing can beat FL studios.. But it's really a pain to switch from one platform to other.. So choosing your frist daw is real important cause it's 90% sure that people will stick to their most comfortable daw.
And then for ppl who want to take music seriourslyand still have creative freedom: Ableton and Logic
@@samuelivascu7633 You misspelled "Fl Studio". There's a reason most professionals use it.
I've never had problems with studio one either. I love this DAW, I switched from cubase to FL and then from FL to studio one and I won't move anymore.
I have used some of the DAWs mentioned here. But my favorites are N-track and especially Mixcraft 9 for ease of use, extensive list of synths and fx plug ins, for easy interface and good price.
I used N-track for *years*. Using Reaper these days.
@@williamphillips24 I’ve heard bout Reaper, maybe I’ll give it a try. But N-track’s interface is so easy to use. That keeps me from learning other DAWs since I can lay my tracks and edit midi with ease.
As someone who only dabbles in music production, KORG Gadget is enough for my needs. Very intuitive and good fun and actually gives you a huge amount of options, particularly when you buy extra gadgets. I’d advise beginners to start there and learn the basics, then move on to something more advanced.
Honestly coming from Cakewalk i would probably want to turn back to it when purchasing Live by Ableton because Live's UI would suck the creativity out of me with its only-functional design. I can say that Cakewalk works really well for synth production, Midi integration for both hardware and software instruments is really seamless and every VST i ever installed worked fine instantly. Piano roll and sheet music notation work pretty well, altough there were some minor inaccuracies in the latter one. That could maybe be patched by now though. Cons: No good preinstalled instruments (its free, eh) and the other VSTs are also subpar, even though the eq is still usable and really easy to use.
I use Reason. It's my favorite and I used to use FL, back when it was called Fruity Loops. Reason is not only great for creating songs, it is an incredible sound designing tool as well. Another awesome Reason feature is the ability to use other vsts with it and you can use Reason as a vst in other daws. Personally, I see Reason as several daws in one, as not only the sound designing aspect and the vst feature set more than surpasses, I can also record, mix and master, all in Reason. I admit, I skimmed through the video, so maybe I missed it; but I'm surprised Reason didn't make the list.
Same. I’ve been using Reason for 8 years. I love that the workflow is easy to understand from an analog perspective.
yep. I was expecting Reason on this list also. Would be interesting who made the top ten but I myself have been using it for 20yrs
I must agree, Reason actually looks the part of working in a real studio. The SSL, the rack you can flip around.. I often complain about all those little changes they never seem to make and the ridiculously priced upgrade that come every 18 months like clockwork, but I can’t see myself using the DAWs listed here.
I switched back to reason a couple years ago, once they added VST support. I'm never looking back. It is an amazing tool with amazing built-in instruments. Being able to also add in VSTs like Arturia's V-Collection, Korg's analog legacy Collection, G media IMPoscar, Oddity, meletron and string machine as well as other plugins makes Reason go next level.
FL is short for fruity loops
I really enjoy FL Studio as a hobbyist, especially considering all the instruments, effects, and filters you get for a relatively low cost. Add in some popular third-party VSTs and it does everything I need. I haven't spent any time in Studio One yet though. I may have to check it out.
I started a hands on course in a studio very recently that uses Pro Tools, it seems to work well so far, the one benefit it has is that its intuitive for long time producers and is great for recording to tape or remastering older audio. The downsides are the price tag, and that there isn’t many compatible plugins, which would likely hamper intermediate users from wholeheartedly adopting it, unless you like patching audio from a different software in.
I have Ableton, my band recorded a song and I was wondering about what DAW to use. It is true that most likely people stick to the first they use, and after watching several videos including this one I think I will stick with Ableton.
If its working for you stick by it. That's what's most important as most programs have interchanges to send to other programs if you're going to send it to a professional studio
Don't bother with cu base if u are used to Ableton. Because everything what is looking at you in Ableton is all hidden and seriously over complicated in cu base
When I was using FL Studio 6 years ago, lots of people treated FL Studio as a kid and always said Cubase and Logic are the best. Now I see FL Studio in #1 place in this video. Wow I love where the FL Studio is now
It seems more of a video for entertainment than anything else.
@@Art-zs6sl I know it's doubtable that FL Studio is actually the #1, and this video doesn't represent the music industry's favor either. But I can surely tell the way people treating FL Studio now and back then is definitly different. At least in this video, it's in #1 place as well. If this video came out 6 years ago, it would have been already a joke that the FL Studio was even in the list
Tbh FL is definitely not the #1 DAW in the professional world. A lot of people start on FL but most people that make a living from music will switch to a different DAW at some point. FL's workflow is too janky and inefficient for any kind of music other than hip-hop and EDM but even then, many of those guys switch as well.
FL Studio is great but I wouldn't say it was first choice for producers. Ableton, FL, Cubase and Logic are the top 4 without doubt and are all equally capable and all widely used. I don't know anyone that uses 'cakewalk' anymore though. Lots of producers have more than one DAW, there's something different in all of them.
@@zibbezabba2491 I hated cakewalk lol but I was young when i was exposed to it
Abelton’s roots as a live performance tool and their dedication to make the UI incredibly intuitive if you take the time to learn the basic principals of it make it basically a musical instrument with a built in DAW.
I honestly consider it 1/3rd modular synth, 1/3rd an actual instrument, and 1/3rd DAW.
Saying you need to take time to learn something is literally the opposite of it being intuitive.
@@theanthill1001 the opposite of intuitive is counterintuitive. It has to do with the idea of “does this follow the rules based on the principals I’ve accepted”.
modular? lol! were going to talk about modular, and not mention Reason? bahhahaha
Always ran Logic on a capable machine. Never experienced any performance issues. The stock plugins in the latest pro x are absolutely fantastic.
From having Steinberg Pro24 in 1988, using a four track mixer and a 10-second sampler, people these days have no idea how good they've got it. Me I still use Cubase, I'm on Pr0 10.5 and to be totally honest, it suits me down to the ground.
I did that Rig too, bit also a decade before that....
No problem with Studio One either, and to me it's the most innovative and full featured DAW.
it has pretty great features. it is my daily driver after all
I really like studio one, but the crashing problem with big tracks like cinematic makes me 🤬🤬🤬
@@ajiyahya oh really?
@@shango7942 yes and this is sad, i still love it, and i am looking for upgrading my mac to M1Pro or Max, maybe will fix the problem
@@ajiyahya Hopefully
I've been using Reaper for the past 4 years, awesome program! I have written several albums on it under the name "27 Goats".
My biggest pet peeve with it is the short faders. You would have greater volume control with longer faders.
Can you not drag the faders higher? I can, you find a spot above the fader that you can click and drag to increase the fader sections hight
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Is it worth to buy the cheapest version of Ableton ? Because I want to get started but I'm not quite sure if it's better to buy the low price version of FL or Ableton.
My favourite is Logic. Incredible value for money, great sounding plugins and a clean and beautiful user interface. The only thing that could be better is the controller integration. Most fader controllers only work in Mackie Mode which sometimes seems to be buggy. But I have never experienced any software bugs in logic itself in many years. I was tempted to switch to Studio One but I would have missed the great on-board plugins in logic. So I stayed and didn‘t regret it. The latest updates are incredible!
I’ve never run into any of the issues he mentioned but I’ve also only been using logic since 10.6
100% accurate
FYI You can run Logic X plugins in S One, or any other DAW since they are Audio Units.
I love Logic!
@@chefhomeboiardee4574 Thanks for the info. Didn‘t know that.
I use Studio One, and I really like it! I tried Ableton Live as well but didn't like the interface as much.
4 Pros of Studio One:
Everything is easily accessible and you get tons of plugins, samples and loops with it
Melodyne is integrated in the full version
I love the midi interface
You can drag and drop pretty much everything.
Cons:
Once I made a song and when I updated from Artist to Professional, the file somehow couldn't save anymore.
Thanks for sharing!
You should be able to create a new song and drop the stems in. Although not sure why it would not load going to Pro. I've had very good success a couple of times with tech support and you may want to reach out to them.
I don't like Ableton's Live interface either. Although I use the software for my live set. For producing I like Studio One and FL Studio better 👍
I like Studio One. Never had issues and I don't think any other DAW responds and implements new requested features by the community anywhere near as quickly.
Have they added the ability to record MIDI SysEx yet? That’s a feature I requested around 2012 and one of the main reasons I stopped using it. SysEx has been part of the MIDI standard for nearly 40 years and so I was disappointed to find S1 didn’t support it.
@@leedebyl3304 The plugin ctrlr can get this done - You can add buttons to a gui and assign sysex to those. Sysex can then travel through to midi ports this way.
Thanks for this
Yes FL Studio. I've been using it for absolutely years. Maybe been about 10-12 years now and I just don't want to switch because it's so easy to use. I've practically almost learned the thing inside and out. Yet I have the full version, I still got some things to learn, it's endless with the amount of plugins and I love it! It's synths are amazing and my favorite is harmor, and yeah SeamlessR got me into being a harmor user. Also toxic biohazard I almost always use for industrial and dark sounding synths for metal, and is very good for layering in patcher too. I also get endless amounts of updates, and over the years, every update I get a couple new plugins to play with and learn. Image-line is awesome.
Hey, how do you rate FL for vocals recording / mix-mastering? I tried, and bumped into many blocks in the way.. Would like to hear your opinion..
@@shanujwilson1204 I use FL for production of the music, then I export the stems to Pro Tools cos I feel the mixing workflow is better there.
Do you know how to fix Microphone latency in FL Studio?
@@shanujwilson1204 I prefer to use a combination with Studio One for vocals. Perfection.
@@shanujwilson1204 vocals in FL are good.. It does everything I need it to but Ableton seems easier for vocals (in FL when you record, you have to click on an empty mixer channel before you click record)
Started some months ago using FL studio. Really amazing software imo. Using it for psytrance mainly. I just got the all plugin upgrade with the black Friday discount -- upgraded from signature edition. Love all the extra stuff I got for just 110 bucks or something lol. Couldn't ask for anything more. Big fan.
interesting I make psytrance and I hated FL studio and I didn't realise I hated so much till I switched to Ableton and I Love it, FL plugins didn't impress me either. If you have Ableton there is way more psytrance tutorials on TH-cam it was what convinced me to try it and I never looked back. If you have tried other but prefer FL I would like to know why? I just couldn't progress with it
@Vic LTD - Not really, you just need to sit down and check everything out. There is more than one way to do most functions so you use whatever suits you best :)
@@yhoda145 Fl studio has more depth and complexity.
The plugin pane is adjustable. You have to unlock it from its location. I drag it to another screen so I have my workflow on the main screen and mixer and plugins on another. Love it!
yoooo thank u sooo much man
In terms of functionality Cubase/Nuendo are the best. For live performance Ableton live.
For hobbyist or bedroom producer I would recommend Reaper. Because of the cost and customization.
For the best piano roll only FL studio (Cubase is also after latest update)
Was really surprised to see that Reaper didn't show up at first place! That's the one I hear people talking about all the time. The one I personally use most of the time (not exclusively) is Harrison Mixbus 32C.
Pros: "Analog" workflow, easy to get a good sounding mix fast without many plugins, easy-to-use editor and tools for live recording, cross-platform.
Cons: Not very good for electronic production/MIDI. The tools are there, but they could use some overhaul to become more stable and fun to use.
CPU hungry compared to some other DAWs I've tried.
Needs A LOT of screen area to come to it's right.
Stability seems like an issue on some OS's (windows 10, to be precise).
Agreed! That Reaper is not even on the list totally discredits the poll.
My top #1 DAW is Bitwig developed by the ex-Ableton crew. Just love it)) I think they've made it far better for maximum ultimate comfort and simplicity that you can possibly dream of while working in a DAW. I can't think of anything else better and more handy than that. Don't believe me, believe yourself as you just give it a shot to check it out. It's yet not that popular, but it's confidently gaining momentum.
It's very expensive.
400 euro wow :o is it better than ableton live ? i saw its favorite daw of sounddesigner
Bitwig needs better CPU management. It's a common problem with those clip launcher style DAWs.
I like Bitwig allot, I wish I could. slim up the mixer sliders though as they won't scale horizontally.
I love the production of that video. Instant subscription
thanks and Welcome aboard!
ive never had any issues with studio one- it can be a bit sluggish with many real-time tracks running at once with a lower-end PC, but it's not a deal breaker. If you have atleast 8core/8thread CPU and 16GB of ram, your mroe than OK to run Studio One Flawlessly. Studio One is also just very intuitive for me.
thanks for your feedback!
Me too! Why he said...
Waveform is the most underrated DAW - best workflow out there, great affordable price!
Great video. My first DAW was Cubase LE that came with hardware. Since then I have used multiple DAWs and had formal education in Logic, Pro Tools, and Live. I think that if you are on Mac, Logic is the best all around. Logic is the one DAW that I have consistently used and didn't use as many 3rd party plugins. Logic has good sequencing and sampling and the effects and plugins are very usable also. I think for recording, mixing, and mastering, Pro Tools and Cubase are at the top of my list, but I don't really prefer Pro Tools for making tracks.
Live is great and I use it, but for me one of the main features...the session view isn't really my thing. I tend to switch and work in the arrangement view.
At the end of the day, most DAWs can get the job done, it becomes a matter of workflow preference.
4:42 is that fabfilter opened in audacity? or they're open seperately? confused me.
Cubase is my go to just because you can mix and master a song to completion with only stock plugins also it has variaudio which in my opinion is the best pitch correction software to use and it just comes stock with the daw, not only that but has 3 mix consoles that are completely modular and customizable. The channel strip is also my favourite, only thing it is lacking is good vst instruments unless you buy halion sonic full which is awesome and you can create full vst instruments your self similar to kontact and then use those instruments in the free version. There are many more things that make it the best in my opinion but it is true that you can achieve the same songs with any daw just the workflow changes
I love Cubase
I love cubase is my helper . I adist it with fl 20 for beat production
I have never encountered any of the problems you mentioned in Logic Pro. It works flawlessly for me. It's had a couple of recent updates and I don't agree that Apple is slow in fixing problems (which I've never experienced).
oh yes, that overload stops my recordings. i do record 16 tracks at a time on macbook. stop after 2 hours for straight recording creating a 9gb file.
There is a preference to have it not pop the warning window though I believe, so you just hit spacebar to start it playing again.
Same here…. Sounds like low performance computer problems to me
That was a quite a lively rundown of popular daws. Their makers are competing with catching up with time, the new musicians joining the industry, but especially the way you’ve presented it, many are sitting on their laurels and milking out their existing users with maze crazy subscriptions and licenses.
FL Studio has really evolved from its fruits loops beginnings, and what will Steinberg do when usb becomes completely obsolete?
My experience with Studio One is the opposite of yours. It's stable, fast, responsive and does not get sluggish at all. A friend of mine uses it professionally and has had few problems, either. I've also had great luck with their customer support. I've had to open a few tickets for various things and they've always gotten back to me quickly.
i use the pro version of studio one version 5.. im only annoyed that i payed full price, then they just came out with version 6 and want to make me pay most the difference between the two, while it doesnt really update much. software devs.. i tell ya. i tried cubase but just really didnt like it. ableton wasnt bad but would crash on me sometimes.
Couldn't agree more.
I didn't try Studio One but it looks second best after FL Studio.
Cakewalk was actually my first ever MIDI experience in 1989, then made by Twelve Tone Systems.
Having said that; Presonus StudioOne is without any doubt my favorite DAW ever ♥
Me too. Loved using midi and was excited to do audio, but every version got more and more complicated. CbB is about as complicated as it gets. And then add Kontakt into the mix and I'm getting a degree in rocket science.
That's what I used on my Atari 1049 ST
Back in those days, Greg Hendershott and I communicated almost weekly.
Studio one is pretty stable for me. I move from cubase because of stability issue, and studio one suits that
great to hear that some people don't have the same problems.
I did on 4 of my computers regretfully.
@@DexxterClarkMusic What were you doing? What kind of music? How outdated are your plugins? No one can understand your review of studio one in this video.
@@HoldMyBeerFam I agree. Never had any problems with Studio One from their first release to the current one. Always stable, not one issue. It is hard for me to believe what he is saying with his problems with Studio One. I thank him for his review on the DAWs but Studio One rocks. Stay safe my friends and may God bless 🙏✝️
Very good!!
I cam across this video doing a search for another topic. Was surprised that MOTU's Digital Performer did not make this list. I hear often that it is most used by the heavy-hitting Hollywood composers on huge projects. I've enjoyed using it for over 20 years for home studio application. Very powerful very reliable.
Cubase for me. Pros: excellent stock plugins (dynamic EQ, Vari- audio); sampler track; control room. Cons: steep - I repeat steep learning curve; hard to use score editor; can be a bit tricky to handle updates.
I've never had a problem with the dongle. That said, Cubase is ditching it some time in 2022.
Love Cubase too…. Been using it since 1998.
Interesting. Which DAW were you using before and what issues, or discomforts were you facing? Which feature in cubase stood out the most to you, that made you switch?
Been using cubase for a couple of years, and mostly happy with it. Rarely have any crashing issues, even tough a lot of my projects are built with around 130 to 150 tracks, with tons of additional plugins in each track and automation. Love the workflow in it as well. Downside is that there are few tutorials on TH-cam, and if so, they are not convenient to watch. Mostly too long without any time stamps. Something I always envy on other Daws. You get I formation much quicker
@@Soundcup yeah man I agree
Interesting video. I’m a Logic user and rarely encounter the problems you highlighted even with complex projects but I do have a very high spec Mac.
Yeah I think logic is solid. I never have issues, but I play rock music and mic as much as I can without cutting and pasting, sampling and over using plug ins. It’s crazy easy to use, I’ve never seen the issues this dude addresses in this video. If you have a Mac, get logic!
I'm just so used to Studio One at this point. I tried Reaper for a bit, but I just couldn't get to grips with it, though I can see how awesome it is. Maybe I'll give it another try someday when I have more time to really learn it.
I've always prefered Ableton LIVE because that is what was the DAW included (Usually a stripped down version like Lite or Intro.) with most hardware I've bought.
I have been using FL Studio since it was "Fruity Loops"... version 2. I even made an "album" with it back in 2000-2002. I have often wondered if other DAWs would be hard to get used to...
I've been using Cubase since their 3.7 VST version came out around 1999. I am now at Cubase 11 Pro.
One thing I like about Steinberg is they're always thinking one step ahead of me -- I know this because I have actually TRIED to crash the software while a file is playing ... nope. Like the Energizer bunny, it keeps going and going and going ...
All I know is that I'm not about to switch to FL Studio after 22 years of running Cubase -- especially since NO musician I have known had even mentioned FL Studio, much less used it.
I'm a Cubase user since 7. Tried FL a month ago. And went and bought myself Cubase 11. Waaaay better than FL. Hated that I had to use my sustain pedal through a controller on FL!!!
I can't say I'm surprised that Samplitude isn't on the list. I started out with its little brother Magix Music Studio over 20 years ago when I found it on the clearance rack at Circuit City. It was very limited back then, but subsequent versions have really matured. At this point, all my projects are so integrated to it, I don't even want to think about switching.
Samplitude, Protools, Sequoia (Samplitude's upper echelon) Sadie, These are the serious audio programs, Maybe a couple of others. The others on this list are mostly MIDI focused, or were previously MIDI only (Logic, Cubase, Presonus, DP), which is fine if that is your emphasis.
Yeah, good point. Of course, the first version of Magix that I bought 20ish years ago was pretty much the same. The DAW couldn't handle MIDI. But there was also a MIDI-only program it came with. If there was supposed to be a way for the two to cross over, I never figured it out. So glad it improved so much since then.
I use studio one (not cracked) for years from version 3. And it’s the most stable daw i’ve ever used. I can’t even remember it crashed. And i use it for music production,but also for audio production for commercials,tv shows… so i would say it’s really the best daw (for me)
I agree in general with the idea that there is not a certain DAW better for any style of music. However it is important to note that there are DAW which are more popular with producers for certain types of music. And there is a reason for it. I would say it would be good to make a list of some of your fav producers whose style you are drawn too and see what they use and how they use it. then check the communities for your particular style of music and see what is the most popular DAW being used there. At the end of the day for a beginner it will be much easier to find resources, tutorials, templates, how to videos etc for you to learn from, if you are using the same DAW as the majority of the other producers in that field.
The other thing to consider is your hardware (some DAW run better on diff hardware and platforms). The other thing is to try out these DAW. most have a light or trial version you can use. Every DAW has its idiosyncrasy and you need to be sure the work flow of the one you chose makes sense to you. Otherwise it will be non stop headaches down the line.
That's my thought too. I am trying to get started into Techno, Trance and have been researching the popular DAW used by those who I gravitate to like Armin van Buuren, Lost Frequencies, Charlotte de Witte, Korolova, Alan Walker, Tiesto, Cosmic Gate, Paul van Dyk, and others. After months-long research and trying to track down who uses what, I figured Ableton seems rather common/popular. And, I can't see it being popular, if so many producers/DJs in this realm are using it. The other thing is hardware integration. I don't want to go with Logic Pro, for example, to find out that my computer crashed and thus have a problem, if I don't have another Mac laying around to run in order to DJ. And then you have Point Blank Music School, which has courses for Logic and Ableton. So, Ableton in this regard seems to likely be my choice to start with. Any thoughts?
I've owned All of these DAWs....Ableton is like the Ferrari of DAWs b/c it is super fast for producing and sound design.
Fl Studio is the experimental supercar that can also transform
Dude now fl is really great .
Hi. Switched from Ableton Live to PreSonus Studio One two years ago. I have not experienced any of the issues you listed on Windows nor on Mac (Both Intel and lately M1)
I personally love Ableton Live, it suits me perfectly! But this does'nt meant its the best DAW for everyone, but it is the best for me!
Ableton is *the most ERGONOMIC DAW* available.
I've tried FL Studio (my first DAW) and Bitwig. But Ableton it's on a different level👌
I've always used FL Studio and it made sense to me, although it took years to get good. I tried ableton and cubase for fun, ableton a few times as friends kept insisting it was better. Neither of them ever made sense to me and nothing beat FL Studio in terms of getting something going fast.
I keep seeing people praise Ableton I tried 11 but it was just so damn weird and slow to me
I love FL Studio, I bought an ancient version years ago that I still use. But recording "real" instruments and using those recorded tracks in FL Studio is a PITA. Maybe I need to upgrade to a more recent version, but I just feel "home" with the one I have...
@@lowmpphotographicsociety yeah same I never upgraded past v11. The layout changes from v12 onwards weren't to my liking
@@grandmasteryoda503 you should upgrade. A lot easier to do frequent upgrades after you get to version 20.
Logic is very stable and been a beast for years with an excellent user interface and plugins. I’ve tried switching to Luna, studio one and Harrison Mixbus and always end up back at Logic! it out performs all of those DAWs with Mac system and incorporates all the abilities of each of those DAWs in one DAW, can’t beat that.
I've been using Cubase since the early 90s, but the software has grown too large and complex in my opinion. Lately I've been trying to get into Ableton Live, but there's some thing with the workflow that just don't feel right for me. Now I'm trying Bitwig Studio and to my surprise I really like it. It's not perfect, but it's very easy to get started with and yet very powerful.
Agree. Using Cubase… but man it’s bloated. Needs to trimmed down a bit.
I've been using Studio One Since version 3 and haven't had any stability issue. I'm now on the latest version of 5 pro. I also don't have the slow GUI issue mentioned even with projects with >36 Audio tracks plus multiple instrument tracks. I actually switched off of Ableton Live at Version 9 to switch to Studio One.
Cakewalk by Bandlab was of course Sonar Platinum by Cakewalk which was a premier windows based daw. Now it is free and full featured.
I love Studio One. I’ve been using studio one since 2 and have learned recording on it. I record all live instruments with it.
Pros:
1. Come with 5 licenses. So I can have the whole band download the software and record at their homes. And we are all using the same DAW to send complete stems to ensuring compatibility.
2. Drag and drop and Copy/Paste with ease
3. Stability - never had a crash you experienced, even with my older laptop HP Pavillion laptops when I started with Studio One 2.
4. Auto punch in/crossfade makes it so easy.
Cons:
1. File management of songs/tracks/layers can get pretty dicey when moving/replacing hard drives
2. Some presets like i/o markers, expand/collapse on tracks keep defaulting to hidden or open
3. When having multiple layers/takes, like on a drum track, cant select all of “Take 5” to either activate or delete. I have to CTRL + click each of the takes on each track to do so.
I use Sony acid Pro.. I've used it for years and never bothered to learn any other.
What would be a good new DAW to learn to use coming from acid pro?
I use Acid pro aswell, lately I have been finding not being able to view more than one fx or instrument on screen annoying and out of date.
Studio one is my favorite + Cubase 11 on studio home recording and mix/mastering