Digital Audio Workstations

A digital audio workstation is an application for editing multiple audio tracks. They typically support audio files, MIDI, and sometimes video files and support audio plugins, both effects such as delay and distortion, and instruments such as synthesizers and drum machines.

Popular Digital Audio Workstations

Ableton Live by Ableton

Acid by Magix

Ardour

Audition by Adobe

Bitwig Studio

Cakewalk by BandLab

Cubase by Steinberg

Digital Performer by MOTU

FL Studio by Image-Line

Garageband by Apple

LMMS

Logic Pro by Apple

Mixcraft by Acoustica

MusE

Music Maker by Magix

Nuendo by Steinberg

OpenMPT

Podium by Zynewave

Pro Tools by Avid Technology

Qtractor

REAPER by Cockos

Reason by Reason Studios

Renoise

Rosegarden

Samplitude by Magix

Sound Forge by Magix

Studio One by PreSonus

Waveform by Tracktion