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Portable DAWs.(digital audio workstations)(Buyers Guide)

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| February 01, 1997 | Van Bergen, Jim | COPYRIGHT 1997 Entertainment Technology Communications Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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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