An Introduction to Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs)
Producing music is becoming more accessible than ever. What was once only achievable in the studio can now be created at home using music production software called Digital Audio Workstations - or DAWs for short!
DAWs can utilize both audio recordings as well as synthesized sounds better known as MIDI. When producing music, DAWs aid in the process of arranging these audio and MIDI pieces into songs into the cohesive music heard anywhere.
Every DAW can seem quite different, but they all ultimately work towards the same goal - creating a song! At Sunburst, we most commonly use Apple's Logic / GarageBand software as well as Ableton Live . There are other great options such as FL Studio or ProTools as well. For now, let's take a look at the layouts of both Logic and Ableton.
Apple Logic
Ableton Live
As you can see, while DAWs may look different or feature different tools / abilities, their layout is very similar. It's up to YOU - the producer - on how you want to use it!