DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations)
Cool Edit 96
This audio editing software is a full-featured professional audio and music editor for Windows. It lets you record and edit music, voice and other audio recordings. When editing audio files, you can cut, copy and paste parts of recordings, and then add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction. Cool Edit 96 works as a wav or mp3 editor. This is not a DAW, because it only works on mono or stereo files, not multitrack files. This is a good way to import analog audio, from cassette tape and reel to reel machines. It is also a good program to use to master stereo recordings.
n-Track Studio
n-Track Studio is an audio and MIDI multitrack recorder that turns your computer into a full-fledged recording studio. You can record and playback a virtually unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks. The program supports simultaneous recording from multiple 16 and 24 bit soundcards, and real-time audio effects can be applied non-destructively to each track.
Cakewalk Pro Audio
The award winning multitrack digital audio and MIDI recording software for windows. Includes WavePipe technology for low-latency audio processing and playback with standard windows audio cards, patented MP3 encoding for internet delivery, real-time mixing, graphical non-linear audio and MIDI editing. And hundreds of other professional features.
PreSonus Studio One
There’s a very good reason why so many musicians have switched to Studio One from older, more rigid programs. Built on a modern foundation that’s not bogged down by legacy code, Studio One Artist provides an efficient, creative companion from initial inspiration to final export. Its efficient, single-screen interface houses an unlimited number of tracks, intuitive editing tools, and advanced virtual instruments—you spend your time creating music, not wondering what to click next. The 32-bit mix engine is state of the art, while the smooth, analog, superior sound quality of the virtual instruments comes from proprietary techniques that provide much higher controller resolution.
