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mtelesha · Post by **mtelesha** » Tue Jan 21, 2020 1:06 am

I will also say Waveform. Especially if you are mainly sample based the new Waveform uses the Chord track and it will control all the midi and also control the audio samples.

Waveform is the fastest from idea to a song out there.

metamorphosis · Post by **metamorphosis** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:26 am

frnsh wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 12:42 pm Hey guys,

Ps: happy new year to y’all

For straight recording + mixing, nothing beats tracktion's Waveform imho (the latest version, 11, will have a stripped-back free version). However if you're doing more sequencer-type stuff, have a look into the other alternatives, as well.

transmisser · Post by **transmisser** » Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:19 am

Coming from Logic Pro X, Ableton felt faster in terms of workflow imo. I like Ableton more than Logic for beatmaking. That being said, learning your basic key commands for whichever DAW you're using is HUGE and will drastically speed things up. Spend some time learning them, you won't regret it.

codec_spurt · Post by **codec_spurt** » Wed Jan 29, 2020 3:23 am

Passing Bye · Post by **Passing Bye** » Wed Jan 29, 2020 2:47 pm

Hooj · Post by **Hooj** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 11:22 pm

thecontrolcentre wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:44 pm For me, its Ableton Live ... takes me next to no time to get my ideas down in session view, then I can jam around with them before recording my jam into the arrangement view. Couldn't be easier. It almost feels too easy most of the time.

Ditto.... I primarily use Live to "sketch out" new ideas and then switch over to Logic for arrangement, mixing etc... But IF I had to choose ONE, it would be Ableton Live.

JanGum · Post by **JanGum** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:45 pm

Just try different DAWs and you will see which one will suits you the best. You will also become faster after a long time working in one DAW.

gruberman · Post by **gruberman** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:49 pm

Learn the hotkeys and hide your mouse.

SparkySpark · Post by **SparkySpark** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 12:26 am

True to my byline, I would like to suggest MuLab. I read most posts in the Mulab (=MUTOOLS) subforum, and what almost every new user reflects on is how fast the workflow is compared to whatever DAW they used before. I personally haven't seen a piano roll with a better and faster workflow (which is why I respond in this thread). Another workflow-related thing in MuLab is that since it's modular, also including VST's, everything can be put in own configurations, super-quickly and very easily. In practice, this means you build your own FX chains or so, consisting of VSTi's and MuLab's internal effects (or build synths with your choice of VST effects included).

Can't tell if MuLab is the best bet for your style, as I am doing traditional sequencing, but the workflow is great! And it's super stable, has never crashed on me though I have used MuLab for five years or so. It's also very lightweight, sort of the opposite of, say, Cakewalk.

ambientwalrus · Post by **ambientwalrus** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 5:15 pm

As far as DAWs that don't have a lot of windows and keep everything in view, Ableton and Bitwig are the obvious choices that come to mind.

As far as whipping up beats quickly and trying out different samples, have you considered a hardware sampler/drum machine? Digitakt?

Recommendation for the fastest workflow DAW