The Development of Digital Audio Workstations

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When it comes to recording in a modern day environment DAW’s (digital audio workstation) are an essential piece of equipment if professional standard results are desired. Although DAW’s are considered a modern technological advancement the first attempt at a DAW was in 1977 and it came from Dr. Tom Stockham’s Soundstream (See references for full description) digital system. It had very powerful editing capabilities and for its time a very advanced crossfader but was still primitive compared to today’s standard. At this moment there are 100’s of DAW’s on the market but arguably there some obvious leaders. Avid’s Pro Tools has been the go to DAW for any professional studio for the past 20 years and although there have been rumors of Avid going out of business and the features in Pro Tools becoming dated, Pro Tools is still a viable option for studios worldwide. Logic Pro has risen to the fore-front of the industry in recent years due to its easy to use interface that is possible of producing professional results. Ableton Live strays away from a hardware instrument music environment to cater for electronic music users. Audio to MIDI is a main focus along with the critically acclaimed Max for Live used for live performances by many current EDM artists. Each individual DAW has its own pros and cons and comparing these can highlight which DAW is the best for what task. One of the most important things a DAW has to offer to be considered an industry standard is a accessible interface. Opening a DAW for the first time can be very daunting if the interface is not user friendly. This can be measured by counting how many clicks are needed to reach a certain feature of said DAW. Logic Pro is renowned for its conventional easy to learn, har... ... middle of paper ... ... Works Cited http://mixonline.com/TECnology-Hall-of-Fame/thomas-stockham-soundstream-090106/ http://www.musicradar.com/tuition/tech/the-16-best-daw-software-apps-in-the-world-today-238905/8 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation#Commercial_Sequencers http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep07/articles/cubasetech_0907.htm http://documentation.apple.com/en/logicpro/usermanual/index.html#chapter=16%26section=0%26tasks=true http://theproaudiofiles.com/sound-synthesis-basics/ http://en.audiofanzine.com/virtual-electric-piano/apple/evp88/user_reviews/r.13075.html http://documentation.apple.com/en/logicstudio/instruments/index.html#chapter=9%26section=5 http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/multimedia/emusic/info-docs-FAQs/buying1st.html http://beausievers.com/synth/synthbasics/#sawtooth http://www.musicradar.com/tuition/tech/the-ultimate-guide-to-effects-reverb-461487

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