DAWs

There's something for everyone in the latest version of Steinberg's flagship music production package.

Version 11 introduces the most radical development in Reason's long history: the Reason Rack now runs as a plug-in within other DAWs.

Rebranded Waveform by Tracktion, is this long-established alternative ready to become a mainstream DAW option?

Innovative music creation platform Bitwig takes a big leap forward with the introduction of an open-ended modular environment.

ACID Pro is the original loop-based remixing program, and the Next version opens up new possibilities thanks to the intriguing Stem Maker.

Steinberg's Cubasis is one of the more popular and powerful DAWs/sequencers for the iPad — and since its first release, this...

Learning the alternative playback modes can make your Pro Tools experience much slicker.

Cubase celebrates a milestone birthday with an update that makes almost every aspect of the program slicker and easier to use.

Can a single DAW really perform well on laptop, tablet and mobile phone?

With the fundamentals covered in previous versions, Studio One 4 branches out to explore new creative possibilities.

After almost a decade in the wilderness, the original loop-based sequencer is back. But is Acid still the best?

With Live 10, Ableton’s aim is to make the music‑making process as smooth as possible. Have they succeeded?

Harrison’s MixBus promises the sound and user experience of a large-format console, at approximately one-thousandth the price!

Korg have created a synth production studio that works on all your devices. Could this be your new second DAW?

Acoustica’s alternative Windows DAW continues to evolve, with a new audio engine and some intriguing new features.

Offline effects and new playlist functionality are just two of the highlights of Apple’s latest Logic update.

While we have a large number of DAW/sequencers to choose from in the desktop world, mobile music producers are perhaps less well served. Enter AEMS...

Bitwig Studio 2 blurs the lines between sequencer, synthesizer and DAW, with an advanced and very flexible modulation system.

GarageBand For iOS continues to impress as it becomes more sophisticated; and while you likely won’t finish a full production with this app, it’s becoming an increasingly good sketchpad — especially with the increased Logic interoperability.

The latest update to Cubase sees Steinberg’s DAW embrace single-window working and integrated sampling.

Steinberg update Cubasis 2 with real-time time-stretching and a “carefully redesigned user interface”, which amounts to a flatter, cleaner design that’s a little crisper and more pleasing to the eye than previous versions.