Which Daw is The Best

Which is the best DAW

Which DAW is best? The most asked question in the audio industry, asked by beginners, amateurs, and even by seasoned engineers and music producers.
The answer to this question has always been an hot debated to which is good which is bad, which one does it all. Many experienced engineers, music producers would love to push you towards the DAW which they have been using since the time began, on the other hand we have companies advertising their softwares making them look like an and advanced piece of alien technology which will take your production to another level, well thats something we don’t want to get lured into.

Protools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Ableton Live, Studio One, Fl Studio are few of the leading DAW’s in the industry.

Question like these come up every now and then.
Which is the best DAW?
Which DAW is best for:
Music production?
Mixing and Mastering?
Beginners?
Live Shows?
Ease of use?
Which sounds good?

Then we hear that some of the DAW’s are good for recording some are good for music production some are good for mixing and mastering and what not. This one is cheap and free so its bad, that one works only on mac and mac’s are good so will the DAW, Then there are inputs like Daw is used by trending artist go with that or may be a Seasoned engineer is using this in the audio industry, thats the one! we should go for. And the most troublesome thing we hear is go for all.

These are all mixed up messed up debates going around all around the world. However the question remains which one is the one for you, as to which DAW’s is best for you.

(The answer what i found to this problem was after experiencing all the major DAWs and giving a lot of time on each, after trying producing recording editing mixing mastering, i feel there is no perfect DAW for all, there are pro’s and con’s to each of the DAW).

Now the answer to this messed up situation is quite simple, and that is: try and experience. (Most of the daws comes with a demo, trial or a lite version try them out), Then Choose the one you are most comfortable working with. All these DAW’s are well equipped well engineered to meet most of your needs. At the end all that is needed is you choose one stick to it and learn it well, and you are sorted.

There are few other limitations we come across while deciding which one to choose from are:

1. Affordability (Pricing)
   Getting a daw sometimes could be difficult for most of us as few might just break your pocket while others are easy to get your hands on. However if you are really serious about your work, spending that money on your favourite DAW would not be as bad as you may think it would be, whereas in the later run that will surely be a good investment towards your career. So go and get what you really want and like.

2. Compatibility (Mac or PC)
   Something to keep in mind while you decide which daw you want to go with, is the system compatibility. These days most of the major DAW’s are cross compatible, that is, they work on both the platform be it windows or a Mac. However if you choose to go ahead with Logic PRO X then you are out of options then only way that Piece of DAW would work is with a Mac OS. So choose wisely.

3. Updates / Upgrades
   Here there is something you need to consider seriously, Every DAW in their run need to get updated or upgraded at some point of time, these software companies most of the time do offer a free update to minor versions of it but for a major update they sometimes charge you hell lot for it. But there are few of these DAW’s come with a lifetime free update too and few will just empty your bank even for a minor update. In recent past companies are moving towards a subscription plan which gets easier on pocket but you will get into the vicious cycle of shelling out money annually or monthly baises just keep the software up to date or even use it. As Protools is of them.

4. Market Share (Do others have it, my friends or studios?)
   This is not something you should worry about too much, get what you like. The things that would matter is if you are starting out and you need support and your friend has the same DAW as you do, then it gets easier to get your issues sorted quickly moreover you both can collab on a the same project without even getting out of your house, how cool is that! But with few instances if you are not mixing or recording your tracks your self and going to pro studios to get it done, yo may want to consider buying out the software what they are using as it get easier to to and fro your projects from studio to your production room, but that is not something to overthink its just an esay way to get sorted.

What I Recommend:

If you are a music producer: Logic Pro X | Ableton Live | Fl Studio | Cubase
If you are an engineer: Protools | Studio One | Logic Pro | Cubase
If you are both: Logic Pro X | Studio One | Cubase | Ableton Live
If you are more into live: Ableton Live

Mac and PC Daw’s

1. Avid – Protools
2. Presonus – Studio One
3. Ableton – Live
4. Steinberg – Cubase
5. Imageline – Fl Studio

Mac Only – Logic Pro

All in all just one thing to remember try experience choose the one you love and are comfortable with, the rest will fall in place automatically.

Chillz!!!
Stay Safe Stay Blessed.