![]() An audio editor works on one file at a time (remember, we're making things simple here).įor example, if you have a voice recording, you open that in an editor. In a digital audio workstation, you often work with lots of different audio items and mix them together. If That's a DAW, What Is an Audio Editor? When all that is done, you export (the DAW term is usually "render" or "mix down") the final result into one single audio file.Īll the above is done using a DAW - lots of different actions to help you create a final piece of audio. That allows you to play virtual instruments, which is very cool. ![]() One other thing that most DAWs allow you to do is work with MIDI sequencing. And then you might want to add some effects, like reverb, etc. this is called "mixing." You might also want to pan each track - some to the left, some to the right. What do you do with all the tracks? Adjust all the volumes so you can hear everything together. When you're done, you'll have lots of tracks. You might also want to add some sound effects on a track, some drums on another track, etc. Then maybe you want to put some music on track two. We want to record several tracks, like your voice first, on track one. And all DAWs that I know of have some editing capability. Some editors also have DAW functionality (can do those 3 things). ![]() I say "in general," because there is sometimes cross-over between the two. In general, there are two types of audio recording software - DAWs and audio editors. So Why Call It A DAW Rather Than Just "A Recording Software Program?" A digital audio workstation is audio recording and editing software that allows you to do 3 things - record audio (usually with multiple tracks), edit it, and produce a final playable audio file (mp3, wav, etc.). ![]() But that isn't a whole lot of help is it? Like so many other terms in the audio recording world, it feels a bit overly complex for what it is trying to describe. Okay, I said it stands for Digital Audio Workstation. ![]()
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