The BEST Free DAWs For Windows Music Production

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🎶🎵 Sections Of This Best Free DAW Video 🎵🎶
0:00 Intro To Best Free DAWs For Windows
0:32 Free DAW 1
1:41 Negatives Of DAW 1
3:09 Free DAW 2
4:15 Negatives Of DAW 2
7:02 Free DAW 3
9:03 Negatives Of DAW 3
10:35 Notable DAWs Left Off The List
11:51 Free Luna Mixing Course

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About this video
A DAW or digital audio workstation is software that acts like a virtual recording studio. It allows you to record, edit, and mix music on your computer. In this video Zane from Audio Tech TV looks at his top 3 picks for the best free DAWs on Windows. If you're wanting to get into home studio music production, these programs can deliver professional results and they can be great for beginners or pros. Grab one of these best free DAWs or check out all 3 and start making music at home.

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[Revn]

I started with Waveform Free 11 thanks to you, now I work with Waveform PRO 13 and I love it, super easy and fast daw, thanks a lot!

[ZevenZora]

Pro Tools users can get the free VST host ( Plugin Buddy). It opens as an AAX plugin in Pro Tools and then Plugin Buddy opens all your VST 3 plugins in PT or any other DAW.

[Bluepilled-ct]

Reaper may not be free but it’s next to it, very cheap, so cheap I wouldn’t bother with anything free, it’s awesome. I dumped cubase for it after 10 years with cubase.

[Donk]

Waveform cursor head stop/start behaviour you can change it, just rightclick on timeline scale, and checkbox out "start at beginning"

[paulhaullussy]

I am a Cakewalk user and tried Luna. Very interesting but: no ARA support (yet) and no piano roll. This keeps me on Cakewalk until there functions are supported.

[RecordingStudio]

I've been testing LUNA for a couple of months now and so far no crashes or stutter. It could be my main DAW once ARA2 is implemented. There are a few issues and features I would also like implemented. Once out of Beta testing, I would get the Pro Bundle to complete it.

[andrewhurren]

It's news to me 'Cakewalk by Band lab' is being phased out. I understood the current free version of CbB would continue indefinitely along side the paid Sonar version, but would have no further production or updates. Be great to have this clarified, although I have transitioned to Reaper as my main DAW. There is a script which allows one to open and save Cakewalk projects in Reaper, minus some pro channel settings.

[louaguado]

Funny, but I'm still using Audacity! Lol. It's been improved and now allows 3rd party plug-ins with real time controls. 😁

[TrumannFenley]

distrokid sounds great for underground artists, and from what it looks like, even some professionals looking to source income from their productions. Thank you for that!

[Musicman]

The installation process with Luna was just a PAIN IN THE ARSE, so I went back to Waveform Free.

[_farpix_]

Been using waveform 12.5 free for over a year now since I switched from cakewalk. I though cakewalk was okay but Waveform had that work flow which made it really easy for. I did end up downloading 13 tho but instantly went back to 12 XDDD Absolutely brilliant DAW

[jonqcrb]

Waveform is pretty good. I moved from FL Studio, a bit of a learning curve when one does that but you won't regret it.

[Geirkraakenes]

Reaper is absolutely free «as long as you need to get familiar with it» with everything, no limitations. Thats why it’s the best🤘🤘

[KennethKhayyamVA]

I think LMMS + Audacity this combination is also good and worth mentioning

[HD-ti]

One thing with Waveform. You could not setup a midi keyboard for switching between tracks while recording. No way switching tracks except with the mouse. Thats the only thing why i don´t use waveform. Tracktion knows about the problem since many years but they don´t fix it.

[OneandOthermusic]

I would love to see the Automation scheme(function) from Cakewalk be in Reaper... I would go all in if there was a module or a way...

[gudgub]

Presonus also just announced that they will be ending Studio One Prime (along with other very poor decisions).

[dinsfire]

It should be noted that Luna on windows is incredibly unstable. As awesome as it is, Luna is prone to crashing. Once it becomes more stable & they add a bunch of UAD stock plugins, this could come toe to toe with the heavy hitters. I look forward to it becoming more stable, it has so much potential.

Edit: Now that Luna is out of beta, it's crashed on me 4 times. Still more stable than it was before. Hoping for the best.

[BadBoy-wkuu]

I am experimenting with the Linux Ubuntu Studio and all native Linux vst/clap/lv2 plugins. And also I installed native daws for Linux such as Bitwig, Reaper, Ardour and Waveform. It’s pretty cool that u can use Linux for a music producing.

[WilliamHopperMusician]

My understanding is if one has the full version of Cakewalk and all the latest updates when they launch their new software, Cakewalk will continue to function without new updates.