The Evolution of DAWs

US The ancestry of digital audio workstations 12/08/24

You've gotta start somewhere! Every DAW started out as some kind of audio / sequencing software and later got built out to be the Abletons, Reasons, Logics, FL Studios, Bitwigs and Renoises we all enjoy today. But what is the ancestry of these programs, where did they come from and when?? This video seeks to answer those questions by showing the iterative development of our favourite DAWS.

Which ones do you recognise or remember using?

About the author [midierror]: midierror is co-founder of Potato Audio, he makes nifty Max For Live devices, award-winning Sample Packs and hosts the 'midierror meets...' interview series speaking with all kinds of people working in sound & music.

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