DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONS (DAW)

BY ARTUR SHAMSUTDINOV

WEEK 1 OF INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC PRODUCTION AT COURSERA.ORG

HI!

My name is Artur Shamsutdinov. This lesson is for week 1 of Introduction To Music Production at Coursera.org. Today I want to talk to you about Digital Audio Workstations (D.A.W.).

WHAT IS DAW?

A digital audio workstation (D.A.W.) is an electronic device or computer software application for recording, editing and producing audio files

DAW TYPES

INTEGRATED DAW

An integrated DAW consists of a mixing console, control surface, audio converter, and data storage in one device.

DAW TYPES

SOFTWARE DAW

Complex of computer software including audio editor and additional modules of sound processing (plug-ins).

STANDARD SOFTWARE DAW LAYOUT

• Transport controls (play, stop, pause, record, etc.)• Mixer• Track controls• Waveform display and/or other analyzers

POPULAR SOFTWARE DAWS• Cockos REAPER• Image-Line FL Studio• Steinberg Cubase• Ableton Live• Propellerhead Reason• Bitwig Studio• Logic Pro X• Pro Tools

SOFTWARE DAW CONNECTIONS

PC with DAW installed

Audio Interface

Speakers

Microphone/Instruments

THE CHOISE IS YOURS

Use whatever DAW you want and which you most comfortable with. There is no such rule for ideal or proper stations. Just have fun working with sound, audio and music!

THAT’S ALL!

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