I don’t think there’s a way to do a proper poll so if you don’t see your DAW mentioned in a top level comment, make the comment to the post. If it’s already listed, maybe just upvote it? That way we can get a representation of what DAWs are more among subscribers here.

I’m curious just because it’s always neat to hear what people use and how, but also to see how possible tuts or techniques can be explained in a way more people will understand. Or provide a variety of examples for various DAWs.

EDIT: Actually, I don’t know the best way to list the ones I use without making a few comments to this post. I’ll just upvote them if I see them listed.

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      I tried reaper years ago when it was still in its infancy. Maybe I need to try it again.

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        I’d recommend giving it a spin for sure. They’ve been consistently adding features that make different things easier to do. It’s crazy flexible and if there’s a setup you want, someone has probably made it work before. And it’s free to try, with an installation that takes like five seconds.

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          I got started with some YT tuts on getting it setup and have been running it for the past day. I’m starting by cloning my main Pro Tools template into Reaper and so far… holy shit.

          I can honestly say that I’ve slept on this DAW and understand why it has the following and support it does. I can make it my DAW. I have the chance to work on a new project with it today so let’s see how that goes.

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            Awesome! Make sure to spread the gospel of Reaper. If you’re looking for more tutorials, Kenny Gioia is a master and has done videos on almost everything there is involving Reaper. There’s also the Let’s Talk About Reaper channel which is pretty good for more specific things.

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    I’m using propellerhead reason 12. Reason was pretty much the first thing I used and every time I try something else out I get overwhelmed having to relearn everything I know already in reason. I don’t think it’s a very popular date but it gets the job done. Still wanna actually take the time and learn something new though.

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      Yayyyyy Reason gang represent. I use Reason 13. I’ve used other DAWs but I always feel the most creative in Reason.

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    Ableton Live 12 is my main

    I like Reason, FL studio & renoise too as they kinda force you to go about things a bit differently

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      This is what I use simply because of its Linux support. Obviously I have tried many different DAWs on Linux, but Bitwig was my favorite by far.

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      I’m on an extended music break but was also going to say bitwig. Very intuitive and enjoyable layout but just as powerful as any daw. Sensible pricing model from what I remember too, Linux support…

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    Been using LMMS for a while now! I’m sure there’s better options, maybe better free options, but for a small time dork working on electronic stuff, looking to branch into recording a garage band I’m forming, it’s doing me just fine for now.

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    I used to use Ardour. Then moved on to Logic Pro because of my production setup change to a mac.

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    Although not traditionally a DAW, OpenMPT’s currently my main (especially when I use VSTs and soundfonts alongside pure samples for audio rendering duties. Caustic 3, though, that was my first proper DAW, and taught me some basic and advanced techniques in music production, in a fairly-accessible, yet deep-rooted audio-visual interface.

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    On Ableton live 10. Considering an upgrade to 12 in a few months, but only for proper Apple silicon support.

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    I’ve used a lot of different DAW over the past 25 years. I teach Pro tools because I have too, but I find it to be a pretty bad software. Reaper is by far the most flexible and fair priced option out there, you can even do some pretty nice video editing in it. Ableton Live is my option for live music and performance, sometimes to produce electronic based stuff, it has a pretty unique workflow. Audition is my favorite editor but I hate Adobe so I show Andacity to my student but curently looking for a a new FOSS alternative.

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      This is pretty much my same preferences too. I’ll always need Pro Tools because of my mixing clients tracking in PT and wanting to keep everything there. I use Ableton for production, live looping, and experimental stuff using it together with TouchDesigner.

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    Long time FL Studio user. Really happy with the features the updates are adding and it suits my workflow well.

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    Tracktion Waveform here. So far I’m amazed by what you can do with the free version and vital synth.