| Steinberg
Cubase www.steinberg.net |
Cubase has been around
for years. It may be one the most popular DAWS of all time.
Many major label recirdes have been produced with this
software. A snippet of the description from steinbergs site
reads as follows "The renowned Cubase music production software turns
Mac and PC
computers into a complete virtual studio - in three variants tailored
to different needs and budgets." more info.... |
| Steinberg Nuendo www.steinberg.net |
Nuendo is Steinberg's
"top of the line" music software. It has a reputation of
being stable, versitile and user friendly. " Technologically advanced yet extraordinarily intuitive and fully customizable, Nuendo 4 offers streamlined, precision tools that save time and boost creativity for audio professionals in today’s media, recording and film industries." (from the site). This software is not cheap, but for many users its well worth the money. more info.... |
| Pro Tools www.digidesign.com |
Pro tools has been the
industry standard for many years and probbably will be for many years
to come. Like "Cubase" it come in many different versions
depending on the musicians needs. It is not as easily "cross
platform" as others because it does require proprietory hardware. Yet,
the price is very competive for the LE and M-powered versions. (from
site) "Pro Tools LE™ and Pro Tools M-Powered™ personal studio systems offer everything you need to create music affordably with professional results." more info.... |
| Acid Pro 6 www.sonycreativesoftware.com |
Sony's Acid has been a
popular software for those involved in re-mixing and electronic music.
Acid Pro 6 brings it to a whole new level with all the
functions you would expect from a proffessional daw. (from site) "Its
automatic loop time-stretching and tempo-matching technology is
second-to-none, and its straightforward pick, paint, and play
functionality has helped make ACID Pro software the favorite loop-based
music creation tool for millions of users worldwide." more info.... |
| Sonar www.cakewalk.com |
Sonar is the new and
improved verion of the older cakewalk music software.. Sonar is a
very user friendly Daw and I have seen reviews where musicians not
familiar with the product were recording in minutes. (from site)
"Record
live instruments and vocals and mix them with studio-quality audio
effects. Edit audio, MIDI, and music notation. Build backing tracks or
entire songs with hundreds of included instrument sounds and
tempo-syncing loops." more info.... |
| FL Studio www.flstudio.com |
FL Studio is the new full
featured version of the popular step sequencer "fruity loops". (from
site) "FL Studio is the most complete
virtual studio currently available. It will play any sample file (wav), generator (softsynth), VSTi
& DXi) or midi instrument you feed it." more info.... |