@@neptuneseye7832 Hmm, maybe you have to have a midi track selected in the sequencer, or perhaps you need MIDI notes in the piano roll for them to show up. They were just there for me.
I've been using LMMS for quite some time and it's a really powerful DAW in my opinion. The only drawback (apart from the inability to record audio) is that some of the options are situated deep inside the menus and sub-menus. But it definitely is a really really amazing DAW.
@@nobody3634 yep I've tried a lot of free DAWs, including Cakewalk and Soundbridge. LMMS has a really straightforward and minimalistic UI, which is a bit confusing at first, but it just takes some time getting used to. The stock library is really big. You can use external VST and LADSPA plugins. The stock plugins are also pretty decent. Actually I use FL Studio as well and LMMS has the same keyboard shortcuts as FL Studio, so that's an extra point for me. Hope you got your answers. Cheers :)
LMMS and Cakewalk are the ones that I personally recommend. Cakewalk can do many types of music without too many problems or limitations and LMMS is a really good free DAW for any kind of electronic musician without being hard to use in any way. One thing I want to note about LMMS is that people seem to think that it's only capable of making very basic music. LMMS is very limiting but with some VSTs and Audacity on the side it gets the job done very well if you just try.
Cakewalk user here. Been using it for a while. And I think the only downside is with inconsistency in automation and inability to edit individual audio clips. Otherwise, its tooooo good to be free! And nice compilation
@@TransverseAudio Like I had some automation data which was rightly played back in the DAW. But, in the exports they were not on time. Lagged a bit. But, it hasn't happened after the latest update. But now, when I add automation data, sometimes it becomes hard to open paino roll by clicking the clip. The only clickable thing is the automation data.
I can't believe how much things have progressed. I tried home PC recording many moons ago and just got so overwhelmed (even with the basics) that it didn't last long. With lockdown I gave it another go and it's so much easier with not only what the DAWs themselves offer but with the online community, forums and UA-cam tutorials. Back in the day it was me on my own with a copy of Cubase and a massive guidebook, now I have Cakewalk and no question is more than a click or two away with visual and audio examples to follow.
I've been using Cakewalk since Pro Audio 8 -- some 20 years now. I've never felt the need to switch to another DAW and I have looked around, albeit mostly out of curiosity. You did a good job of hitting the high points, but I think one capability that does bear mentioning, which wasn't, is that cakewalk can be used to create and edit videos, with an obviously special interest on music videos. If I were forced for some odd reason to switch DAWs, I would choose Reaper. Very full featured, open source, and only $75. The Reaper demo is identical, btw.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feedback. I thought I did talk about the video feature but I may be thinking about my Cakewalk introduction tutorial. Reaper seems good, and yeah, very affordable.
Liked this video in the first 45 seconds! Just for explaining DAW; I was clueless and skipped over other vids. Also liked that he gave software thats 100 % free. Thanks!
Logic Pro used to be my main DAW to compose music but since the sound doesn't work I had to transition to windows and tried LMMS but hated some of the limitations so I moved to cakewalk, which now became my main DAW. Then, my instructor at the school gave me Ableton Live, but I found it overly complex. My boss gave me FL studio, however, I ran into strange file corruptions and unusual crashing. I was also not fawn of the layout.
Great review of all the DAW's! Can't believe Cakewalk is free these days and looks rather promising. On a side note, I miss the old days and free trackers!
my friend said "why dont u just make ur own music so its not copyrighted" then i said "but i dont have the skills" so i looked up and i found this video and it helps alot! thx! ;D
You're welcome! Don't forget, there is a lot of royalty-free music out there. Some can even be non-attribution required. I think the license would be CC0 (Creative Commons zero).
I'm using Cakewalk since four months and I really like it! I was a fellow Cubase user since the SX version, but I think that Cakewalk could be easier to use, especially when it comes to produce some audio at home :-)
Funny that after passing through three different companies, Cakewalk returns to its original name as it switches to a free for use model. (yes it was Cakewalk before it became Sonar).
@@mwmcbroom In fairness, it was "Cakewalk Pro Audio", and prior it was just "Cakewalk" (I've owned Cakewalk since it ran ONLY in DOS and you got it on 3.5" floppies)
@@brianmi40 A minor point, seems to me. A more important point is that the OP sort of skimmed over the fact that Cakewalk actually went out of business when Gibson essentially canceled it, and the brand was subsequently picked up by Bandlab, who re-released Sonar Platinum as Cakewalk by Bandlab.
Thank you for sharing. I started using LMMS some time ago with zero knowledge about music production and only five years of music school under my belt. It is very good to know what other daws are out there and try out something new. I did find LMMS a bit restricting. Or maybe it is just me :) Good to meet a fellow Christian on UA-cam ;) Greetings from Russia!
Milán Kiss reaper is a great daw but there plugins set up is ass and out dated. They need to throw a skin on them plugins. (Studio one) by far is the best daw I know. I record off there daily!!!!
Thank you so much for this video! I'm looking forward to use LMMS first since I found that the easiest for me, then once I get used to things I might switch to Cakewalk. Ps, I'm sorry if this is off topic, but I read the description. I just want to say that your testimony about the gospel is amazing, may God bless and have your faith strong.
You're very welcome! LMMS is a good starting point and Cakewalk is definitely a DAW that competes with paid options. And hey, God is never off-topic for me. It is good to put Him before all else. It's always very nice to hear that others believe in the Lord. I truly hope you find great faith too.
@@TransverseAudio Awe thank you!! That comment really encouraged me. (long message ahead you dont need to read it) I've realised I've been lukewarm for my entire life, I love the idea of God so much yet I barely spend time with Him. Right now im on a fast for videogames, I've noticed that I did idolatry with it or just drifted me away from God and just drained me spiritually. I didnt want to keep breaking God's heart, because he treated me as a beyond perfect loving friend while I treated Him like I replaced him. Honestly thank you, It's such a relief to know more people has a love for God. I know its kind of odd for someone to let this all out on a stranger I just talked to, but its nice to find other christians to lift each other up. Again thank you, when you said that its fine because we should put God first anyways, it just really motivated me to write this Sorry if this was too long haha, thanks.
Thank you for writing back and being so vulnerable and transparent. It's good that you give up video games in dedication to Him. You can sin in a game just as real life and you may be subjected to much more lust/coveting, following fantasy, pride, and many other things. Stay strong and keep it up, fasting from something can show you the truth in what you are doing, it sure showed me. It's easier to use honest scales in your perspective when you are not amidst it.
Great use of the section function of youtube. Made it really easy to compare parts of each daw back to back. Also i've been going through the comments and I like how to how many comments you reply.
Started out with Magix Studio 6 way back in the day. Tried PT, Reason, Cubase,etc... Found Reaper and never looked back. Been using it since v2. Thanks for the video though. Good info.
LMMS works on Linux and that's where I got everything so that's the best choice for me. There's also Milky Tracker if you want to make chiptune on Linux B)
Everything you said that Cakewalk can do, Waveform does as well, except for weird particulars in the mix track. You can also create reusable plugin tracks in Waveform.
Yeah, I was a Cakewalk user from DOS days if you can believe it, right up until being dumped by Gibson. My search landed me on Waveform which is a great DAW that I use now, but I also recommend people pick up Reason Rack, and Ableton Live Lite since they'll Rewire in, and give you plenty of new capabilities for little or no money...
@@TransverseAudio I think he means that Waveform you can set up a routing of for e.g. of two MIDI plugins (a chord generator like Scaler or Instachord and then route that MIDI into an arp like Kirnu Cream for e.g.) and then have that go in PARALLEL to two VST synths simultaneously and then through 3 effects (chorus, delay, reverb for e.g.) on one of the synths, and two effects on the other, and store that whole thing as a "patch" to use any time later easily with all of it intact... Yeah my example is overkill, but just trying to illustrate the point. Users of other DAWs should get a copy of FL Studio's FREE "Patcher" which works as the Rack in Waveform does, and allows unlimited routing of MIDI and Audio between plugins... www.image-line.com/fl-studio-learning/fl-studio-online-manual/html/plugins/Patcher.htm It is THE FIX for Reason and other limited routing ability DAWs to have all those routing capabilities...
Finally I found this because as a begginer in understanding on how in editing music is, i dont even get it but with this, this is really nice, thank you po
"In case you don't know what a DAW is." 🤣🤣🤣 Exactly the boat on dude... Finished my bass gig on fiverr and need to get some current music on there and must have heard "DAW" about 6 trillion times... You're awesome...
It's good to know it was helpful to describe what it meant! I thought it was such a simple thing to add to the video and didn't think much of it. I'm glad I included it!
Me who has literally no experience in making music: I like your funny words, magic man But seriously, which one would you guys recommend for a beginner? I would also be primarily making EDM if that helps, but an option for instrumentals would also be nice.
@@Madmonkeman The DAW doesn't really constrain what styles of music you can create... just establishes much of the methodology you'll go about. So, for example, Ableton Live's main focus would be the best tool to use for live sets, such as a DJ or performer wanting to mix and match loops during a live performance, and then secondarily by a Loop oriented producer of music, to where your mind approaches music as a basket of loops, that you put together in various ways. If you're more a traditional "linear editor" (sort of like a video editor software, where you see the whole track, end to end, or zoom into a part you want to work on and have as may layers (tracks) to the music as you want), then pretty much all the other DAWs step into this space. Not that there isn't crossover. Ableton Live has a linear mode, and some other DAWs (Cakewalk for e.g.) have a loop oriented mode. What you'll find is more important to your style of music, is the VSTs that you pick out for instrument sounds, and the drum VSTs so that you can get the kind of EDM sounds you want... Those are all available independent of any DAW and will run basically in all of them... Start religiously checking sites like Pluginboutique.com, Audioplugin.deals and VSTbuzz where you'll be able to check out tools and buy them often at crazy discounted prices... Over a couple years, I've saved literally thousands shopping sites like that and watching for specials. For example, Pluginboutique often gives a free product away with any purchase, and that has included things all the way up to the entire Reason Rack (normally $99). They and Audioplugin.deals are the best, and the VSTbuzz less so...
Sorry for the disagreement, but an VST host is NOT a DAW. If you cannot record external audio and you are limited to instruments in the box, what you have is a VST host with an integrated midi sequencer.
Btw for anybody who wants to use ohm studio and export to .wav without buying the pro version. Open audacity and select the loop back from your current speaker device as a microphone. This lets you record everything that you hear on e.g. your headphones. This works in general and not just with ohm studio. I wouldn't recommend this method for anybody for anybody that has to do this everyday, but if you just want to check the program out before buying the pro version it is a good workaround
Very good point, I never thought about that! I wonder if you would lose audio quality in the conversion though. It's kind of like real-time rendering and not sequential rendering (if that's the right word for when it takes all the time it needs to process a signal).
@@TransverseAudio I am just an IT guy so I don't know a lot about music to be honest but audacity claims that it can record up to 384kHz with a 24 bit-depth if you use the windows API. I think that is enough for amateur musicians and I doubt that professionals use this work around... But I've done no testing whatsoever to confirm this claim
Ah yes, I have no doubts on Audacity's quality in exporting. However, playback from inside the DAW can create artifacts like distortion or other sounds like lag, etc. If the CPU can't keep up. When rendering, the CPU isn't under extra stress by keeping up with the BPM/Tempo. Of course, all of what I mentioned would only be a problem if you do experience less quality during playback.
Finally decided to make and experiment music but I had troubles in which free DAW software to use. I'm glad I saw this video, really helped me a lot. I can't use Cakewalk since I don't have a 64-bit pc, so I'll try LMMS first since it simple, then I'll try the other DAWs to see which makes more comfortable.
My favourite budget DAW is Reaper (though not technically free you can use it for free indefinitely, it's worth paying for) especially as it now has a native linux version. I'm going to check cakewalk out for windows for that video feature, I didn't know it was still going or free these days.
Transverse audio: Uploads video about best, free daws Me: Excited Also Transverse audio: Doesn't include Bosca Ceoil Also me: T_T In all seriousness, this is a great video and you're criminally under-viewed
I love Bosca! I even did a video about it. I am saving that one for another version of the "best DAWs" These are all full-feature ones. And thank you! First time I heard that I'm "criminally under-viewed" before. 😎
It becomes super easy to understand once you just get familiar with what each window does. You're right though, intimidating at first. It takes time to learn.
I'd like to add a couple! :) Reaper, who's "demo" is fully featured and usable for as long as you'd like! (But buy it after 60 days pls) That's beyond a pro-level DAW. And with Reaper's amazing amout of high quality tutorials on UA-cam, it's fantastic for beginners! And Ardour which has sort of taken over where LMMS died off. It seems to be more actively developed, and less jank in general. If you want to make authentic chiptune, 8-bit, old video-game-style music, then MilkyTracker is free and really awesome. Though that's technically a tracker, and not a DAW.
@Owen Strawder When you boot it up, It'll have a pop-up saying how long you've been using it for. You can click it away, and keep using it for however long you want. That's the only thing! Everything still works exactly like when you've paid for it :) (It's really, really cheap, though, so it won't hurt ro pay for it, and support such wonderful developers
@Owen Strawder Yep, like Transverse said, you ought only to use it for free for 60 days. By then you should have saved up more than enough to buy it, anyway. I bought it after about a week, since it was the best audio-centric DAW I had ever used.
Thank you for this video man I was using BandLab all along (My teacher got me into Music making) and I decided to upgrade because I wanted to try new things your video helped me decide the things I should try and I thank you for that.
@@TransverseAudio Yess. I use fl for making sound and add some effects. And in LMMS i make beats and use those sound for making whole song. For me LMMS is the Best free DAW.
@@VivekKumar-fg4qc maybe yes, but you can't make music like a pro with a free software, LMMS is perfect to start, (I have started with it too) but to do the upgrade in you music you have to go to a professional software P. S sorry for my English, I m italian😂
@@TransverseAudio Actually it didn't changed back. Sonar is still on the market as a fully fledged DAW. Cakewalk by BandLab (this seems to be the current complete trade mark name) is a distinct product. :) But yeah, it's sometimes strange how branding and marketing twists back and forth the life of a product.
@@mariuszota Gibson abandoned Cakewalk when they went Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings... Bandlab saved them from the trash bin so today there is ONLY the free Bandlab version. (I'm a Cakewalk user since it ran in DOS)
Agree that Bandlabs is the best - I still use it and I started using it around 2009 when I was doing demo recordings in Nashville. To be honest some of the plugins don't have the presets the last paid version had although they can be tweaked to match those settings. Sonar Platnium cost a couple hundred bucks - Bandlab is free and is about 95% the paid version.
Been playing guitar for 24 years. Been a game developer for 4-5 years. Recently I've been toying with the idea of writing my own game music, but didn't know where to start... You, my good YTer, have sold me on Cakewalk, I'll have fun adding this software to my skillset. Thank you for your informative video. Now I just have to learn how to use it... Subbed!
Thank you, really cool to know! I have a bunch of videos on free virtual instruments that you may like (orchestral, chiptune, and synthesizers that are best for game audio imo).
@@TransverseAudio 😲 unsubbing, just so I can sub again 😅 definitely gonna check them out. Now, if you have some tutorials for mixing guitar and synth (Celldweller style) I will be happy-as-larry!
Hey! I noticed that you updated this list for 2020. There is a daw that you could consider adding called mpc beats! I'm not sure if it would be to your taste but it is definitely worth looking into!
Hey, thanks for checking this one out, I'm glad my comment found you well. LMMS and Cakewalk are two great options. With both, I think you can produce any genre effectively.
Cakewalk is a high end DAW. As with any high end software with an extensive feature set, you need to understand a little bit what you are doing, because just mousing and clicking around sometimes will lead you nowhere. There is a 1,700 + pages Reference Manual where everything is well documented, and that comes with some tutorials that you can follow to get started. UA-cam videos are ok, but do not rely only on them.
Strange that you did not feature Studio One. There is a very capable if limited free version. You cannot add VSTs and the such like to it and it does not carry the equipment that its two bigger siblings have but it is on the same level as the Waveform and below Cakewalk by Bandlab.
I only wanted to have fully free DAWs on this list, not cut back versions of primarily paid ones. Not being able to add VSTs is a big deal in my opinion.
Switched to cakewalk to LMMS. Cakewalk was a good daw but when I realize some one said that cakewalk is a internet base daw. It made me switch daws. Cant use my daw because of no internet? I'm good. Also I realize it would be easier if I switch to lmms to fl as it has some same hot keys. Same goes for cakewalk to abelton.
Oh, Cakewalk only needs internet to download/install and I think maybe for the first launch. I personally use FL. Do you plan on upgrading in the future?
Lmms is pretty hard to get used to but there are tons of very useful functionalities, the only 2 big drawbacks I found are in fact recording, that's a thing, but it's very likely to come with 1.3 version (source is devs themselves), and the automation tracks lack some basic shapes, but for all the rest, there are really cool effects to quickly load on your mix bus to complete it
Yeah, I agree with recording and I heard the same thing. Never noticed the automation thing but I'm guessing it doesn't have curve/tension ability. Personally, I don't think it's that bad to get used to though - I would say Cakewalk is harder.
And, in fact, if you're used to production it can be pretty fast to get with it, but for beginners it's really confusing ! I've started with it so I can tell ^^
You're welcome and thank you! Yes, all are without expiration but Ohm Studio does have somewhat of a limitation but only that you can't export to .wav, only .ogg I think.
Just switched to Cakewalk from FL Studio, and I regret it. I regret that I didn't do it sooner. In some circumstances, Cakewalk really outperforms FL Studio..
@@TransverseAudio in some ways. But to be clear, I wasn't too expert or extremely experienced with FL, just based on my experience. Like the basic interface for example. I know it's absolutely subjective, but again, based on my experience. It was hard for me to switch from FL, again because my subjectivity was holding me back. But once I gave Cakewalk a try, I figured out that the user interface is arguably more user friendly. Like the way we use the mixers, add effects to each or a group of tracks with custom made bus. The way we add automation to a track and some more..
Good point, it can be quite subjective. I personally like FL more but making automation patterns in Cakewalk does seem easier for beginners in that DAW.
@@TransverseAudio Actually, I tried installing it on Mac OS, and it won't install because Ohm Studio is only 32-bit. Unless anyone knows a workaround for this..?
Oh, Mac doesn't support 32-bit? I didn't know that. I only know workarounds for plugins by using something called jBridge. Who knows, maybe that would work.
You subscriber here just because I love to support people who loves the Lord and never holding back to proclaim Him even though there will be a draw back from most people in the world esp in this day and age.. Good job brother! Btw, I got here looking for what’s best DAW for our upcoming project with a pastor’s daughter. We want to be use by God using our talents in music and to reach out the lost with it.
My decision all depends on how well these programs work for a Friday night funkin mod, as in if I could find a way to port them in the game, and how well I could make a original techno oriented track. From what you showed, LMMS seems like the most promising for a techno theme. Apologies if I come across as a uneducated fool, because that’s exactly what I am. This is my first dive into music making.
Oh, no worries! We are all beginners at one point. LMMS OR SoundBridge would be good options that are easy to use and are good for that genre. Check out my playlist on free software for a bunch of synthesizers, virtual instruments, and effects that can be used to make techno and other genres.
Hey man, I need a reply please. Is any of them excellent for mix and mastering the vocals for the tracks, I'm here cuz I can't afford FL studio rn, please reply if you see this, thanks.
Thanks for this video! I use Garageband on my iPhone but I'd rather make music on my laptop because it's easier but I don't have a MacBook so now I gotta find a windows friendly DAW lol
Yeah, it's way easier to make music on a computer than a phone. Cakewalk is the best option in my opinion. Check out my playlist on free software to find more plugins like virtual instruments, synths, and effects to use to make music with.
Yo I wanna start music and be the producer for my music to cause I wanna be a musician when I am older so do u think these daws will be good for making music and posting it and u know making big hits
@@TransverseAudio Cakewalk is graphically nowhere near the one you show in the video. And though I found it easier than other ones to use, it has got the disadvantage that you don't have many instruments available: only piano guitar, bass, drums and string section.
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What was your favorite one on the list?
Sound bridge and cakewalk and wave form
@@neptuneseye7832 Thanks for mentioning that one.
@@TransverseAudio When I open Waveform free and go to piano roll I dont have groove or chord button. Where do I find that
@@neptuneseye7832 Hmm, maybe you have to have a midi track selected in the sequencer, or perhaps you need MIDI notes in the piano roll for them to show up. They were just there for me.
Good picks!
I've been using LMMS for quite some time and it's a really powerful DAW in my opinion. The only drawback (apart from the inability to record audio) is that some of the options are situated deep inside the menus and sub-menus. But it definitely is a really really amazing DAW.
Have you tried the other DAWs? In which areas is LMMS better?
@@nobody3634 yep I've tried a lot of free DAWs, including Cakewalk and Soundbridge. LMMS has a really straightforward and minimalistic UI, which is a bit confusing at first, but it just takes some time getting used to. The stock library is really big. You can use external VST and LADSPA plugins. The stock plugins are also pretty decent. Actually I use FL Studio as well and LMMS has the same keyboard shortcuts as FL Studio, so that's an extra point for me. Hope you got your answers. Cheers :)
Interesting points you made, thanks for sharing! I didn't notice the menu's being like that but you're probably right.
@@yxshmusic that's what I thought LMMS reminds me of FL...if I CAN learn LMMS I learn FL
So how do you export songs etc?
LMMS and Cakewalk are the ones that I personally recommend. Cakewalk can do many types of music without too many problems or limitations and LMMS is a really good free DAW for any kind of electronic musician without being hard to use in any way. One thing I want to note about LMMS is that people seem to think that it's only capable of making very basic music. LMMS is very limiting but with some VSTs and Audacity on the side it gets the job done very well if you just try.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, these are some good points! Cakewalk and LMMS are both good choices.
Is Cakewalk also good for EDM? That's the main type of music I would be making.
@@Madmonkeman yes it's very good.
My vocals sound flat and dull on cakewalk, any ideas please, I'm desperate? 🙏
@@Rapuk have you tried searching for a ‘Cakewalk vocal chain’ tutorial?
Cakewalk user here.
Been using it for a while. And I think the only downside is with inconsistency in automation and inability to edit individual audio clips.
Otherwise, its tooooo good to be free!
And nice compilation
Thanks for sharing those points! I never noticed inconsistency. Where would this come up? I agree too, it's mind-blowing how it's free.
@@TransverseAudio
Like I had some automation data which was rightly played back in the DAW. But, in the exports they were not on time. Lagged a bit.
But, it hasn't happened after the latest update. But now, when I add automation data, sometimes it becomes hard to open paino roll by clicking the clip. The only clickable thing is the automation data.
Ah, that would suck. Try clicking on the track's menu to the left and then View > Piano Roll or the hotkey equivalent.
@@TransverseAudio
That's a good idea!
If you think it was a paid software that did cost 400$ some time ago... Yes it's a very capable daw, that only few people talk about.
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"No strings attached."
That should have been a pun.
That's actually a good one!
Exactly what I said 😂
A pun?
I'm only here cause I can't afford FL 20😂
Hey, it's good you didn't resort to pirating. FL is nice, these will get you by just fine until you can get FL. Maybe you'll end up sticking with one.
Don’t pirate it bro
same😂😂
I created a whole track for then to save it and close not realising I would never open it again.
@@Emel-nf1wg how can I get FL 20 for free?
I can't believe how much things have progressed. I tried home PC recording many moons ago and just got so overwhelmed (even with the basics) that it didn't last long. With lockdown I gave it another go and it's so much easier with not only what the DAWs themselves offer but with the online community, forums and UA-cam tutorials. Back in the day it was me on my own with a copy of Cubase and a massive guidebook, now I have Cakewalk and no question is more than a click or two away with visual and audio examples to follow.
It really is fascinating to take in that perspective. Life is changing so fast and by so much. Thank you for sharing you experience with that.
I've been using Cakewalk since Pro Audio 8 -- some 20 years now. I've never felt the need to switch to another DAW and I have looked around, albeit mostly out of curiosity. You did a good job of hitting the high points, but I think one capability that does bear mentioning, which wasn't, is that cakewalk can be used to create and edit videos, with an obviously special interest on music videos. If I were forced for some odd reason to switch DAWs, I would choose Reaper. Very full featured, open source, and only $75. The Reaper demo is identical, btw.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feedback. I thought I did talk about the video feature but I may be thinking about my Cakewalk introduction tutorial. Reaper seems good, and yeah, very affordable.
I used Cakewalk as well when it was still called Pro Audio (I mean the audio sequencer)
Thank you, you just helped a lot of people with this video and also stopped them from pirating stuffs. Good work man.
Thank you for the acknowledgement. I'm glad you appreciate the video.
Thank you! This video was exactly what I was looking for; it's clear and straightforward about each option
You're welcome! Thank you too.
Liked this video in the first 45 seconds! Just for explaining DAW; I was clueless and skipped over other vids. Also liked that he gave software thats 100 % free. Thanks!
Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad you found the beginning helpful. Thanks for the like!
I know right? It's always annoying when people call it free software and then you realize it's a 30-day trial
Logic Pro used to be my main DAW to compose music but since the sound doesn't work I had to transition to windows and tried LMMS but hated some of the limitations so I moved to cakewalk, which now became my main DAW. Then, my instructor at the school gave me Ableton Live, but I found it overly complex. My boss gave me FL studio, however, I ran into strange file corruptions and unusual crashing. I was also not fawn of the layout.
Thanks for sharing your perspective on this. It's nice to have experience in a few DAWs.
Great review of all the DAW's! Can't believe Cakewalk is free these days and looks rather promising. On a side note, I miss the old days and free trackers!
Thank you, it is nice that Cakewalk is free! There is a near-free tracker called LSDJ which is donation-ware.
@@TransverseAudio Yeah, I invested in Ableton ages ago, just would like something for my kid to learn/play on before making the jump. Cheers!
I respect you for that.
Ayeeee Christian Producer!! Definitely a sub!!
yeah christan is such a cool name😀😀😀
@@king_james_official It’s not a cool name, just if it’s a true Christian, then it’s just a different type of respect
@@kaglichev oh youre talking about the religion lol
It's always great to see another one of faith!
The way you edited this video is so refreshing. Thanks for the summary at the beginning. :)
You're welcome, I'm really glad you liked the style.
I had to laugh at your definition of open source: "meaning it has been developed by a bunch of people" :D xD
😄 I'm not sure how else I would say it. Glad you found it funny!
He meant that many people outside of the developers have been developing it because it is open source.
@@TransverseAudio "Opensource" is "freeware", but with a better ... sound
@@marielizysurourcq open-source isn't always free actually. Check out GitLab: about.gitlab.com/pricing/
@@TransverseAudio open source doesnt mean "free" or "developed by a bunch of people". it means the source code is available to public.
my friend said "why dont u just make ur own music so its not copyrighted" then i said "but i dont have the skills" so i looked up and i found this video and it helps alot! thx! ;D
You're welcome! Don't forget, there is a lot of royalty-free music out there. Some can even be non-attribution required. I think the license would be CC0 (Creative Commons zero).
Actually if you make your own music, it WILL be copyrighted. By you!
I'm using Cakewalk since four months and I really like it! I was a fellow Cubase user since the SX version, but I think that Cakewalk could be easier to use, especially when it comes to produce some audio at home :-)
Thanks for sharing! I really like Cakewalk too, it's a great free DAW.
@Alejandro Hernández Payo I totally agree!
@@TransverseAudio wanaa meet u text me on my whatsapp +917006387724
Funny that after passing through three different companies, Cakewalk returns to its original name as it switches to a free for use model. (yes it was Cakewalk before it became Sonar).
Yeah that is crazy, just learned about that the other day!
Can I have the link to download?
Cakewalk was the name of the company. They had various products, of which Sonar (previously Pro Audio) was one.
@@mwmcbroom In fairness, it was "Cakewalk Pro Audio", and prior it was just "Cakewalk" (I've owned Cakewalk since it ran ONLY in DOS and you got it on 3.5" floppies)
@@brianmi40 A minor point, seems to me. A more important point is that the OP sort of skimmed over the fact that Cakewalk actually went out of business when Gibson essentially canceled it, and the brand was subsequently picked up by Bandlab, who re-released Sonar Platinum as Cakewalk by Bandlab.
Appreciate how well displayed this video is. Makes it very easy to understand each of them without me having to try myself.
Thank you for sharing. I started using LMMS some time ago with zero knowledge about music production and only five years of music school under my belt. It is very good to know what other daws are out there and try out something new. I did find LMMS a bit restricting. Or maybe it is just me :)
Good to meet a fellow Christian on UA-cam ;) Greetings from Russia!
You’re very welcome and it’s nice to meet you as well!
Pretty hard to beat Cakewalk. Free with all the bells and whistles
Definitely agree.
Uhmm....I used cakewalk about 3 months ago and it had some weird glitches....i think reaper is superior
Milán Kiss reaper is a great daw but there plugins set up is ass and out dated. They need to throw a skin on them plugins. (Studio one) by far is the best daw I know. I record off there daily!!!!
@@CAROLINABACKYARD But the free Studio One doesn't even have vst-support?! :O
@@milankiss9198
I use both, they are both excellent.
Thank you so much for this video! I'm looking forward to use LMMS first since I found that the easiest for me, then once I get used to things I might switch to Cakewalk.
Ps, I'm sorry if this is off topic, but I read the description. I just want to say that your testimony about the gospel is amazing, may God bless and have your faith strong.
You're very welcome! LMMS is a good starting point and Cakewalk is definitely a DAW that competes with paid options. And hey, God is never off-topic for me. It is good to put Him before all else. It's always very nice to hear that others believe in the Lord. I truly hope you find great faith too.
@@TransverseAudio Awe thank you!! That comment really encouraged me.
(long message ahead you dont need to read it)
I've realised I've been lukewarm for my entire life, I love the idea of God so much yet I barely spend time with Him. Right now im on a fast for videogames, I've noticed that I did idolatry with it or just drifted me away from God and just drained me spiritually. I didnt want to keep breaking God's heart, because he treated me as a beyond perfect loving friend while I treated Him like I replaced him. Honestly thank you, It's such a relief to know more people has a love for God.
I know its kind of odd for someone to let this all out on a stranger I just talked to, but its nice to find other christians to lift each other up. Again thank you, when you said that its fine because we should put God first anyways, it just really motivated me to write this
Sorry if this was too long haha, thanks.
Thank you for writing back and being so vulnerable and transparent. It's good that you give up video games in dedication to Him. You can sin in a game just as real life and you may be subjected to much more lust/coveting, following fantasy, pride, and many other things. Stay strong and keep it up, fasting from something can show you the truth in what you are doing, it sure showed me. It's easier to use honest scales in your perspective when you are not amidst it.
been using cakewalk for almost 20 years started from cakewalk 9 and im loving it.
Great use of the section function of youtube. Made it really easy to compare parts of each daw back to back. Also i've been going through the comments and I like how to how many comments you reply.
Started out with Magix Studio 6 way back in the day. Tried PT, Reason, Cubase,etc... Found Reaper and never looked back. Been using it since v2. Thanks for the video though. Good info.
Thanks for sharing! It's quite the journey. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
I also started with magix, I can’t remember what version it was but I got it in 2012
LMMS works on Linux and that's where I got everything so that's the best choice for me. There's also Milky Tracker if you want to make chiptune on Linux B)
Nice, Ardour and SunVox may be good choices for you on Linux too!
Thank you for this video!
I'm now debating over whether to use Cakewalk or LMMS, as those two appeal the most to me...
This video will help me so much!
Will be using one for my game haven't decided yet.
Nice! Glad I could help!
thats why im here too
@@davidmajernik7066 Which type of games? If it's 8-bit then i recommend Bosca Ceoil or LMMS. If not, use LMMS och Cakewalk :)
Everything you said that Cakewalk can do, Waveform does as well, except for weird particulars in the mix track. You can also create reusable plugin tracks in Waveform.
Thanks for letting me know. What do you mean by reusable plugin tracks?
@@TransverseAudio the world may never know
@@poltergeist19 the world will never know
Yeah, I was a Cakewalk user from DOS days if you can believe it, right up until being dumped by Gibson. My search landed me on Waveform which is a great DAW that I use now, but I also recommend people pick up Reason Rack, and Ableton Live Lite since they'll Rewire in, and give you plenty of new capabilities for little or no money...
@@TransverseAudio I think he means that Waveform you can set up a routing of for e.g. of two MIDI plugins (a chord generator like Scaler or Instachord and then route that MIDI into an arp like Kirnu Cream for e.g.) and then have that go in PARALLEL to two VST synths simultaneously and then through 3 effects (chorus, delay, reverb for e.g.) on one of the synths, and two effects on the other, and store that whole thing as a "patch" to use any time later easily with all of it intact...
Yeah my example is overkill, but just trying to illustrate the point.
Users of other DAWs should get a copy of FL Studio's FREE "Patcher" which works as the Rack in Waveform does, and allows unlimited routing of MIDI and Audio between plugins...
www.image-line.com/fl-studio-learning/fl-studio-online-manual/html/plugins/Patcher.htm
It is THE FIX for Reason and other limited routing ability DAWs to have all those routing capabilities...
finally, an audio editing software with sheet music built in.
Yeah, it is a nice feature!
you almost sound like dream the minecraft youtuber, thanks btw the cake walk was the best DAW for me
Haha I think someone else commented that I did too. Thanks for watching, enjoy Cakewalk!
Currently I use LMMS and SunVox. Gonna give Cakewalk a try.
Nice, thanks for mentioning sunvox! I only recently learned about that one.
is cakewalk cakewalk?? tbh?
Finally I found this because as a begginer in understanding on how in editing music is, i dont even get it but with this, this is really nice, thank you po
I have soundbridge... used it on a track once... been giving it as a free alternative to my friends who wants to start in music production...
Nice, I'm glad you are helping others get into making music without resorting to piracy!
@@TransverseAudio yeah. free DAWs are still functional. and some of them are really great.
"In case you don't know what a DAW is." 🤣🤣🤣 Exactly the boat on dude... Finished my bass gig on fiverr and need to get some current music on there and must have heard "DAW" about 6 trillion times... You're awesome...
It's good to know it was helpful to describe what it meant! I thought it was such a simple thing to add to the video and didn't think much of it. I'm glad I included it!
Dude I had no idea. Thank you for making this video.
Glad I could help.
Got my like! every video talked about a Daw without explaining the definition of it.
Thanks, I'm glad it helped you understand it more!
Cakewalk.. the most complete free DAW. Period.
Yeah, it really is.
Cakewalk has been around since the days of MS-DOS (1987), it is the great grandaddy of the DAWs, and is still a benchmark.
this is literally such a big help
Glad it was! What one do you think you're going with?
Me who has literally no experience in making music: I like your funny words, magic man
But seriously, which one would you guys recommend for a beginner? I would also be primarily making EDM if that helps, but an option for instrumentals would also be nice.
I'm a beginner too, and i want to know which software is the best for me. I'm not sure which one to use.
LMMS is probably the easiest but I would recommend Cakewalk since it has better features. I made a tutorial for both of those DAWs specifically too!
@@TransverseAudio Ok thanks, I'll give Cakewalk a shot and if it's too confusing I'll switch to LMMS.
@@brianmi40 Is Cakewalk good for EDM or just normal-sounding instruments?
@@Madmonkeman The DAW doesn't really constrain what styles of music you can create... just establishes much of the methodology you'll go about.
So, for example, Ableton Live's main focus would be the best tool to use for live sets, such as a DJ or performer wanting to mix and match loops during a live performance, and then secondarily by a Loop oriented producer of music, to where your mind approaches music as a basket of loops, that you put together in various ways.
If you're more a traditional "linear editor" (sort of like a video editor software, where you see the whole track, end to end, or zoom into a part you want to work on and have as may layers (tracks) to the music as you want), then pretty much all the other DAWs step into this space.
Not that there isn't crossover. Ableton Live has a linear mode, and some other DAWs (Cakewalk for e.g.) have a loop oriented mode.
What you'll find is more important to your style of music, is the VSTs that you pick out for instrument sounds, and the drum VSTs so that you can get the kind of EDM sounds you want...
Those are all available independent of any DAW and will run basically in all of them...
Start religiously checking sites like Pluginboutique.com, Audioplugin.deals and VSTbuzz where you'll be able to check out tools and buy them often at crazy discounted prices... Over a couple years, I've saved literally thousands shopping sites like that and watching for specials.
For example, Pluginboutique often gives a free product away with any purchase, and that has included things all the way up to the entire Reason Rack (normally $99). They and Audioplugin.deals are the best, and the VSTbuzz less so...
Sorry for the disagreement, but an VST host is NOT a DAW. If you cannot record external audio and you are limited to instruments in the box, what you have is a VST host with an integrated midi sequencer.
Hey, don't be sorry! It's good to share your opinion on something, even if we do disagree.
Def recommend LMMS, was very good. Like any daw has a learning curve but worth it
Yeah, I think it's good for specific things like electronic music, Chiptune, and retro. I listened to a decent dubstep song made with LMMS too!
As Ubuntu user, this is best free choice!
@@TransverseAudio Are all of these options good for electronic music?
Thanks for the tips :)
Btw for anybody who wants to use ohm studio and export to .wav without buying the pro version. Open audacity and select the loop back from your current speaker device as a microphone. This lets you record everything that you hear on e.g. your headphones. This works in general and not just with ohm studio. I wouldn't recommend this method for anybody for anybody that has to do this everyday, but if you just want to check the program out before buying the pro version it is a good workaround
Very good point, I never thought about that! I wonder if you would lose audio quality in the conversion though. It's kind of like real-time rendering and not sequential rendering (if that's the right word for when it takes all the time it needs to process a signal).
@@TransverseAudio I am just an IT guy so I don't know a lot about music to be honest but audacity claims that it can record up to 384kHz with a 24 bit-depth if you use the windows API. I think that is enough for amateur musicians and I doubt that professionals use this work around... But I've done no testing whatsoever to confirm this claim
Ah yes, I have no doubts on Audacity's quality in exporting. However, playback from inside the DAW can create artifacts like distortion or other sounds like lag, etc. If the CPU can't keep up. When rendering, the CPU isn't under extra stress by keeping up with the BPM/Tempo. Of course, all of what I mentioned would only be a problem if you do experience less quality during playback.
I kinda fell in love with LMMS because I get overwhelm easily with complicated layout @_@
Nice, I'm glad the minimal interface suits your needs!
Finally, I could now make my own songs but I won’t produce it yet.
What do you mean by that? Are you going to record but not edit and add effects?
@@TransverseAudio I’m recording and adding instrumentals to it.
@@ValentineVal I'm pretty sure that's producing a song. Do you mean mixing or mastering?
@@zynel413 mixing.
what are you using?
Soundbridge is Midi input limited. Unlike most daw's, it is not multi-channel. However, it's great at quickly recording ideas.
yeah, it’s a good simple option that has the fundamentals.
awesome video mate!
Thank you very much!
DAW ohne Noten, ohne Noten kann man vergessen.
Ruhe, das ist großartige Werbung für nette Musiker.
mmm Imma try out cakewalk since it seems pretty promising.
Definitely recommend. It's a great DAW, I even made a tutorial on it (check the description for the link).
Finally decided to make and experiment music but I had troubles in which free DAW software to use. I'm glad I saw this video, really helped me a lot. I can't use Cakewalk since I don't have a 64-bit pc, so I'll try LMMS first since it simple, then I'll try the other DAWs to see which makes more comfortable.
Nice, it's good to try out multiple options before investing your resources into one.
My favourite budget DAW is Reaper (though not technically free you can use it for free indefinitely, it's worth paying for) especially as it now has a native linux version. I'm going to check cakewalk out for windows for that video feature, I didn't know it was still going or free these days.
Very informative and useful. I've installed them all and will donate a little also. Thank you!
one of the best videos about DAW choice
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks, man I am trying to create a passion for interviews
You’re welcome! Try out audacity for voice only stuff, it may be a better tool for you as it’s much easier to use for that kind of work.
It is a really good review. What instrument is opened at 8:12 ? I use Cakewalk but will try DAW for Linux after your video
Thank you. That is a third-party plugin called Helm. It is free (pay-what-you-want, including $0).
Great Job, thank you for posting 😄 💗
You're welcome, thank you for commenting!
perfect video for what i was looking for
Nice! I'm glad it was helpful.
Which one would you recommend most to create Rap songs?
Transverse audio: Uploads video about best, free daws
Me: Excited
Also Transverse audio: Doesn't include Bosca Ceoil
Also me: T_T
In all seriousness, this is a great video and you're criminally under-viewed
I love Bosca! I even did a video about it. I am saving that one for another version of the "best DAWs" These are all full-feature ones. And thank you! First time I heard that I'm "criminally under-viewed" before. 😎
yo deserves rewards from youtube
bro helpful make more on
Thank you very much! I'm glad you appreciate the video.
Thank you, like really. This help me a lot
You're very welcome! Thank you too, I appreciate it.
thank you! transverse! i just got started making some random songs! thank you for the help! :D
You're welcome! Thanks for the support.
Thank you so much.
I really needed this I have been looking for these for a long longgg time.
#LMMSGang
#FLStudioGang
#AudacityGang
In all honesty, this is a great video and helped me a LOT with LMMS.
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! I even have a tutorial on LMMS specifically.
1:04 It "is very basic". Meanwhile me trembling in fear of how complicated it looks.
It becomes super easy to understand once you just get familiar with what each window does. You're right though, intimidating at first. It takes time to learn.
@@TransverseAudio oh hey you replied! That's cool, thanks!
@@TransverseAudio Hey uh the free trial ain't free.
I'd like to add a couple! :)
Reaper, who's "demo" is fully featured and usable for as long as you'd like! (But buy it after 60 days pls) That's beyond a pro-level DAW. And with Reaper's amazing amout of high quality tutorials on UA-cam, it's fantastic for beginners!
And Ardour which has sort of taken over where LMMS died off. It seems to be more actively developed, and less jank in general.
If you want to make authentic chiptune, 8-bit, old video-game-style music, then MilkyTracker is free and really awesome. Though that's technically a tracker, and not a DAW.
Interesting, never heard of Milky before. Thanks.
@@TransverseAudio Np, I love that thing :)
@Owen Strawder When you boot it up, It'll have a pop-up saying how long you've been using it for. You can click it away, and keep using it for however long you want. That's the only thing! Everything still works exactly like when you've paid for it :)
(It's really, really cheap, though, so it won't hurt ro pay for it, and support such wonderful developers
You can only use it for 60 days. After that it becomes morally and legally wrong.
@Owen Strawder Yep, like Transverse said, you ought only to use it for free for 60 days. By then you should have saved up more than enough to buy it, anyway. I bought it after about a week, since it was the best audio-centric DAW I had ever used.
great break down and video overall thanks for the help!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful!
this is really helpful, definitely deserves a like and a sub
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Thank you for this video man I was using BandLab all along (My teacher got me into Music making) and I decided to upgrade because I wanted to try new things your video helped me decide the things I should try and I thank you for that.
You're welcome, I'm glad it helped you so much! Thank you for the feedback too.
Well i use LMMS and fl studio demo for making music. And it comes professionally Sound
Nice! FL Studio does come with a lot of professional-grade samples and plugins.
@@TransverseAudio Yess. I use fl for making sound and add some effects. And in LMMS i make beats and use those sound for making whole song. For me LMMS is the Best free DAW.
@@VivekKumar-fg4qc maybe yes, but you can't make music like a pro with a free software, LMMS is perfect to start, (I have started with it too) but to do the upgrade in you music you have to go to a professional software
P. S sorry for my English, I m italian😂
@@wode119 well I use lmms so i can save my projects because i use demo version of fl studio. I learned making beats and effects and structure in lmms
@@VivekKumar-fg4qc yes, I think that LMMS is very powerful, but in my opinion it has some limitations, but it isn't a bad DAW
7:52 This daw was once called Cakewalk, long before being called Sonar! :) An still costed money. :-D
Yeah, really strange how it changed names back and forth like that. Cool to know either way.
@@TransverseAudio Actually it didn't changed back. Sonar is still on the market as a fully fledged DAW. Cakewalk by BandLab (this seems to be the current complete trade mark name) is a distinct product. :) But yeah, it's sometimes strange how branding and marketing twists back and forth the life of a product.
@@TransverseAudio they were bought by another corporation...
@@mariuszota Gibson abandoned Cakewalk when they went Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings... Bandlab saved them from the trash bin so today there is ONLY the free Bandlab version. (I'm a Cakewalk user since it ran in DOS)
Agree that Bandlabs is the best - I still use it and I started using it around 2009 when I was doing demo recordings in Nashville. To be honest some of the plugins don't have the presets the last paid version had although they can be tweaked to match those settings. Sonar Platnium cost a couple hundred bucks - Bandlab is free and is about 95% the paid version.
Been playing guitar for 24 years. Been a game developer for 4-5 years. Recently I've been toying with the idea of writing my own game music, but didn't know where to start... You, my good YTer, have sold me on Cakewalk, I'll have fun adding this software to my skillset. Thank you for your informative video. Now I just have to learn how to use it...
Subbed!
Thank you, really cool to know! I have a bunch of videos on free virtual instruments that you may like (orchestral, chiptune, and synthesizers that are best for game audio imo).
@@TransverseAudio 😲 unsubbing, just so I can sub again 😅 definitely gonna check them out.
Now, if you have some tutorials for mixing guitar and synth (Celldweller style) I will be happy-as-larry!
I don't have mixing guitar and synth but I do have one for how to mix and master game audio, which also includes loudness standards and such.
@@TransverseAudio yup... SO glad I found your channel! Gonna enjoy going through some of these vids today! Thanks, Transverse!
Happy to help, let me know if you have any questions in the videos!
why do i get hungry whenever i hear cakewalk?
Cake is cake!
Hey! I noticed that you updated this list for 2020. There is a daw that you could consider adding called mpc beats! I'm not sure if it would be to your taste but it is definitely worth looking into!
Hey Stephen, thanks for recommending that. I will try to remember looking for that when I'm on my computer later. Did that one come out recently?
I need to try these, but you forgot GarageBand. It is pretty hard to use but it is pretty capable.
Watch until the end and you will see
Oh yes thanks. Also awesome video it's awesome. I just wish it would have gotten more than an honerable mention, at least a walk through or something.
Thank you and yeah, maybe I should have done that actually.
Thank you for explaining what kind of type the software it is - i felt lost in the woods of advertisings.
Good video!
I like LMMS but I an also interested in Cakewalk.
Hey, thanks for checking this one out, I'm glad my comment found you well. LMMS and Cakewalk are two great options. With both, I think you can produce any genre effectively.
It would be great if you could do tutorials for cakewalk b cause it's a little bit hard to understand
I hope to do more for that DAW in the future. For now, I did make one for the entire DAW: ua-cam.com/video/8PVxIqeDZ7U/v-deo.html
Bongonzo is a UA-camd that’s only uses cakewalk and if you join his discord there are a lot of other cakewalk users that can help
Cakewalk is a high end DAW. As with any high end software with an extensive feature set, you need to understand a little bit what you are doing, because just mousing and clicking around sometimes will lead you nowhere. There is a 1,700 + pages Reference Manual where everything is well documented, and that comes with some tutorials that you can follow to get started. UA-cam videos are ok, but do not rely only on them.
Is nobody gonna talk about the irony in this comment, tho?
No...?
Ok.
Strange that you did not feature Studio One. There is a very capable if limited free version. You cannot add VSTs and the such like to it and it does not carry the equipment that its two bigger siblings have but it is on the same level as the Waveform and below Cakewalk by Bandlab.
I only wanted to have fully free DAWs on this list, not cut back versions of primarily paid ones. Not being able to add VSTs is a big deal in my opinion.
Switched to cakewalk to LMMS. Cakewalk was a good daw but when I realize some one said that cakewalk is a internet base daw. It made me switch daws. Cant use my daw because of no internet? I'm good. Also I realize it would be easier if I switch to lmms to fl as it has some same hot keys. Same goes for cakewalk to abelton.
Oh, Cakewalk only needs internet to download/install and I think maybe for the first launch. I personally use FL. Do you plan on upgrading in the future?
@@TransverseAudio Just bought a midi keyboard, (Maudio keystation mk3 49 keys.) Going to save up for FL. But I'll stick for LMMS for now.
Nice! A MIDI keyboard is very useful I think.
looking forward to see tutorials on beginners wanting to learn how to compose music
What a clean video. Keep it up
Thank you very much!
Lmms is pretty hard to get used to but there are tons of very useful functionalities, the only 2 big drawbacks I found are in fact recording, that's a thing, but it's very likely to come with 1.3 version (source is devs themselves), and the automation tracks lack some basic shapes, but for all the rest, there are really cool effects to quickly load on your mix bus to complete it
Yeah, I agree with recording and I heard the same thing. Never noticed the automation thing but I'm guessing it doesn't have curve/tension ability. Personally, I don't think it's that bad to get used to though - I would say Cakewalk is harder.
@@TransverseAudio it does have the tension function, but you can't make a 100% exponential function for example ^^ hope it comes in future updates !
And, in fact, if you're used to production it can be pretty fast to get with it, but for beginners it's really confusing ! I've started with it so I can tell ^^
Ah, I think I know what you're talking about. It's like trying to use a computer terminal from the 80's or something.
Thanks! Nice Vid Sir, all of the DAWs are all free and full version without limitation and expiration, right?
You're welcome and thank you! Yes, all are without expiration but Ohm Studio does have somewhat of a limitation but only that you can't export to .wav, only .ogg I think.
Just switched to Cakewalk from FL Studio, and I regret it. I regret that I didn't do it sooner. In some circumstances, Cakewalk really outperforms FL Studio..
Interesting. In what ways?
@@TransverseAudio in some ways. But to be clear, I wasn't too expert or extremely experienced with FL, just based on my experience. Like the basic interface for example. I know it's absolutely subjective, but again, based on my experience. It was hard for me to switch from FL, again because my subjectivity was holding me back. But once I gave Cakewalk a try, I figured out that the user interface is arguably more user friendly. Like the way we use the mixers, add effects to each or a group of tracks with custom made bus. The way we add automation to a track and some more..
Good point, it can be quite subjective. I personally like FL more but making automation patterns in Cakewalk does seem easier for beginners in that DAW.
Thanks, I hadn't heard of Ohm Studio until now - the real-time collaborative aspect sounds quite compelling.
You're welcome, it is a cool feature and I like how it works.
@@TransverseAudio Actually, I tried installing it on Mac OS, and it won't install because Ohm Studio is only 32-bit. Unless anyone knows a workaround for this..?
Oh, Mac doesn't support 32-bit? I didn't know that. I only know workarounds for plugins by using something called jBridge. Who knows, maybe that would work.
You subscriber here just because I love to support people who loves the Lord and never holding back to proclaim Him even though there will be a draw back from most people in the world esp in this day and age..
Good job brother!
Btw, I got here looking for what’s best DAW for our upcoming project with a pastor’s daughter. We want to be use by God using our talents in music and to reach out the lost with it.
My decision all depends on how well these programs work for a Friday night funkin mod, as in if I could find a way to port them in the game, and how well I could make a original techno oriented track. From what you showed, LMMS seems like the most promising for a techno theme.
Apologies if I come across as a uneducated fool, because that’s exactly what I am. This is my first dive into music making.
Oh, no worries! We are all beginners at one point. LMMS OR SoundBridge would be good options that are easy to use and are good for that genre. Check out my playlist on free software for a bunch of synthesizers, virtual instruments, and effects that can be used to make techno and other genres.
I really want to start to make piano covers of my favorite songs, hope this helps me!
Nice, Cakewalk is a good option imo.
Hey man, I need a reply please.
Is any of them excellent for mix and mastering the vocals for the tracks, I'm here cuz I can't afford FL studio rn, please reply if you see this, thanks.
I think Cakewalk is the best for mixing and mastering.
@@TransverseAudio ty you kind sir
Thanks for this video! I use Garageband on my iPhone but I'd rather make music on my laptop because it's easier but I don't have a MacBook so now I gotta find a windows friendly DAW lol
and still confused for what use in windows to make a song lol
@@dimasfernanda5689 same man lol I think Imma go with cakewalk for now, and eventually get a dang macbook
Yeah, it's way easier to make music on a computer than a phone. Cakewalk is the best option in my opinion. Check out my playlist on free software to find more plugins like virtual instruments, synths, and effects to use to make music with.
@@TransverseAudio perfect thank you
I just downloaded Cakewalk Thanks Transvers Audio...You helped a lot!!
Yo I wanna start music and be the producer for my music to cause I wanna be a musician when I am older so do u think these daws will be good for making music and posting it and u know making big hits
Yeah, Cakewalk or Waveform Free would be good options. I prefer Cakewalk as there are more features.
@@TransverseAudio thanks
What about Garageband? Oh, I just saw the part of the video where you mentioned it (sorry)
Np, I do think it's a good free DAW.
is the cakewalk by BandLab a scam... I can find no links to any software after it insisted I sign up... am I missing something?
The Bandlab assistant is where you download it from.
@@TransverseAudio Cakewalk is graphically nowhere near the one you show in the video. And though I found it easier than other ones to use, it has got the disadvantage that you don't have many instruments available: only piano guitar, bass, drums and string section.
I never even heard of the others aside from cakewalk, lmms and tracktion waveform
Great video dude
Thank you!