Serato Studio is said to be the "fastest and most intuitive DAW for beat production", and it's just received an update. It now offers the chance to record sounds from instruments, vocals, or vinyl for a deeper exploration of sampling.
Updates in Serato Studio 1.6.0:
Find out more about Serato Studio here: https://serato.com/studio
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