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Ummm ... Audacity is fully cross-platform (Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems) and open source [0]. ProTools (the elephant in the room) was

Ummm ... Audacity is fully cross-platform (Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems) and open source [0]. ProTools (the elephant in the room) was originally developed (and still) on the Mac [1] [0] https://www.audacityteam.org/ https://www.audacityteam.org/ [1] https://www.avid.com/pro-tools https://www.avid.com/pro-tools

cheschire 4y ago
Audacity isn't available on iOS or iPadOS. This browser tool, however, is.
Forgeties79 4y ago
Audacity isn’t a DAW. Powerful tool, been using it for ~15 years, but it isn’t a DAW and folks shouldn’t use it like one tbh.
- stevenjgarner 4y ago
  > folks shouldn’t use it like one tbh I use Audacity like a DAW. Please clarify: "Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor" [0] "A digital audio workstation (DAW) is an electronic device or application software used for recording, editing and producing audio files." [1] You can use Audacity to record, edit and produce audio files. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity_(audio_editor) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity_(audio_editor) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation
  - Forgeties79 4y ago
    By the strictest/most literal definition yes, it is a DAW. But it does not do what people expect of DAW’s. * no real time effects playback * it doesn’t support VSTi’s (long standard and expected) * no sequences * can’t use MIDI controllers It’s a fantastic platform for recording audio and post-processing, it is a terrible music production program, which even the most basic DAW’s can handle. To make a video comparison, it’d an like an NLE that can’t sync audio/multi cam, has an unintuitive and semi-bloated UI, doesn’t support captions, and can’t support multiple timelines under one project.

cheschire 4y ago

Audacity isn't available on iOS or iPadOS. This browser tool, however, is.

Forgeties79 4y ago

Audacity isn’t a DAW. Powerful tool, been using it for ~15 years, but it isn’t a DAW and folks shouldn’t use it like one tbh.

stevenjgarner 4y ago
> folks shouldn’t use it like one tbh I use Audacity like a DAW. Please clarify: "Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor" [0] "A digital audio workstation (DAW) is an electronic device or application software used for recording, editing and producing audio files." [1] You can use Audacity to record, edit and produce audio files. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity_(audio_editor) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity_(audio_editor) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation
- Forgeties79 4y ago
  By the strictest/most literal definition yes, it is a DAW. But it does not do what people expect of DAW’s. * no real time effects playback * it doesn’t support VSTi’s (long standard and expected) * no sequences * can’t use MIDI controllers It’s a fantastic platform for recording audio and post-processing, it is a terrible music production program, which even the most basic DAW’s can handle. To make a video comparison, it’d an like an NLE that can’t sync audio/multi cam, has an unintuitive and semi-bloated UI, doesn’t support captions, and can’t support multiple timelines under one project.