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Re:What Is the Future of the DAW? by matjus on Saturday September 30, 2023 @12:20PM (#37716935)
DAWs will need to refocus on managing recordings of live performances -- young kids are starting guitar bands again, and in a few years I think we will enter yet another period where electronic sounds are out of fashion.

I'd also like to see more music creation nuts & bolts built into DAWs, like integrated lyrics, a quick way to shuffle pieces of a song like "bridge" and "verse", visualizations of key center shifts, chord builders and so on. A lot of that stuff is out there but it's definitely an afterthought.

Re:What Is the Future of the DAW? by Stinky_Lisa on Saturday September 30, 2023 @12:41PM (#37717169)
PreSonus Studio One has what you're describing. Im switching from logic pro to a new DAW and so far studio one has the most of my boxes checked.
Re:What Is the Future of the DAW? by ta988 on Sunday October 01, 2023 @12:23AM (#37722518)
What does it do that you prefer?
Re:What Is the Future of the DAW? by Stinky_Lisa on Sunday October 01, 2023 @12:07PM (#37727300)
It runs on window, is not a subscription service, has a lot functions that I'm used to and has a lot of automated workflow possibilities. Theres a lot more it can do then I'm able to mention but here are some of the cool traits that stood out for me. It can group a chord progression and create a variety for multiple tracks without getting into the midi editor. Additionally, I can globally save those chords and use them down the line in any other project easily. Theres a lyrics function too where I can run parallel to a vocal track so the vocalist can pick up exactly where they need to and see what's coming. I've done a few demo projects and I really like it so far.
Re:What Is the Future of the DAW? by spacemadness on Saturday September 30, 2023 @12:56PM (#37717326)
I have wondered when the backlash, or maybe a sidelash, would start tasking place. I’ve been into many forms of electronic music and production since the 90s and right now if I was in my youth I might reach again for my guitar. Even though there is a lot of amazing stuff being produced that is not commercial/festival bound, there is a lot of money in EDM, probably too much, that would seem to push many people in the opposite direction away from the corporate driven machine.
Re:What Is the Future of the DAW? by PaulDavisThe1st on Saturday September 30, 2023 @01:04PM (#37717406)
> a quick way to shuffle pieces of a song like "bridge" and "verse

Present in the about-to-be-released Ardour 8 (using a design very similar to Studio One).

Re:What Is the Future of the DAW? by duped on Saturday September 30, 2023 @04:01PM (#37719184)
> DAWs will need to refocus on managing recordings of live performances

They never stopped