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When it comes to digital audio, history is short and sweet. Approximately ten years after the advent of the computer-based digital audio workstation (DAW) and hard-disc recorder (HDR), the number of manufacturers for these products has more than quintupled, while the number of operating systems has multiplied a thousandfold. It is easy to categorize and differentiate products with few criteria: host system, I/O, bit stream, and of course, features, to name a few. The biggest drawing line is often the ability to edit (and sometimes literally re-draw) waveforms of digital audio. Scrubbing, zooming, crossfades, and other tools will vary from product to product.
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