oh man this beat is awesome he's using that daw that must be why it's so good i need to
use that daw too does this sound like you yeah you actually sound just like me i'm
not talking to you i'm talking to the viewer oh do you think your daw is holding you back
if you were to upgrade your daw would you be creating fire tracks
you might be wrong if you feel like the daw that you're currently using is holding you
back like the big voice just said you might be wrong and i'm going to tell you why i'm zane
welcome to audio tech tv where it's my goal to help you conquer the tech so you can unleash
your creativity and in this music production for beginners video i'm going to look at the question
should i change my daw should i upgrade my daw is it holding me back the answer kind of depends on
a few different things like the daw that you're currently using your comfort level with that daw
and the goals that you have for using it so here's an example if you're currently using audacity as
your main daw and you want to create some great beats and use some virtual instruments then yes
you should change your daw because audacity is a great audio editing and audio recording program
but as a multi-track music creation program it's not the greatest it doesn't have midi capabilities
at the moment so definitely change up your daw and use something else there's a lot of free daws out
there i've actually got a video with some of the best free daws available i'll link to that down
in the description so you can check that video out and maybe find a new program for you but if you're
currently using a decent program that has the features that you need chances are it's not the
daw that's holding you back from creating those fire beats or the amazing tracks that you want
it's most likely your experience level and guess what changing your daw is just going to
reset you back to the beginning because now you've got to learn a whole new program all over again
but of course there are some exceptions so when should you upgrade your daw or change your daw and
do you even need to well if you're using a free daw that has some limitations to it like maybe
pro tools first or studio one prime both of those are great free programs but they do have
limitations and maybe you've reached that point where those limitations are getting in your way so
yes upgrade your daw but like i said if you're using pro tools first don't upgrade to some
other daw upgrade to the full version of pro tools because that's what you're familiar with that's
what you've been using so it doesn't make sense to change your daw to something else just upgrade it
same thing with studio one prime if you're using that and you're getting great results you've just
reached that level where the limitations are getting in your way upgrade to the full version
of studio one and you're going to continue to get great results and they're going to get better and
better because your experience level is going up but if you're using a free program like cakewalk
by bandlab and you're getting decent results don't even worry about switching to something
else because cakewalk by bandlab has all of the features that you're going to need and you're
already getting great results with it so don't be dreaming about another daw thinking oh if i only
had that program i'd be creating much better music chances are that's not true because you're already
creating decent music with cakewalk by bandlab and it's a great program that has no limitations in it
however if you've been using a particular digital audio workstation and you've been using it for a
while and there's just something not clicking with you in the software maybe it's the workflow maybe
it's something else but you and the software are just clashing maybe it's time to try something
different you can download a demo of a paid daw or maybe download a free digital audio workstation
use it for a couple of days see how it works for you maybe the workflow of this new program
is going to be better and you and it will click maybe not then try something else keep trying
but remember there is a learning curve for all of these programs so don't jump into them thinking
oh i'm just going to master it right away it is going to take time so give each program
a good chance and see if you click with it and once you find that program that you really gel
with and you get past that learning curve you're going to be creating some amazing music and if you
want to check out some of the best free daws click the video on the screen if you liked
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thank you so much for watching for audio tech tv i'm zane keep creating and we'll talk soon