I Tried Every FREE Online DAW I Could Find
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Today I embark on a quest to try as many free, online DAWs as possible before I lose my mind in the process. I hope you all enjoy :)
as a user of audiotool for 10+ years, you should have gone deeper, it is the best daw out of all of these.
my insta:
https://www.instagram.com/_feezo/
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my sound packs:
https://shopfeezo.com/collections/sound-packs
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my new album:
https://fanlink.tv/dreamerfeezo
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songs I've produced:
https://solo.to/feezo
More audiotool pleaseeee ❤❤❤
buy some of my epic beats:
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The thing about bandlab is the soundlibrary used to be free. Once they realized how huge a collection they had, it got out behind a paywall.
join the discord community:
https://discord.gg/XX6uyTj
Bird watching + birdcore
some waves plugins I use all the time:
dbx 160 (amazing for drums): https://waves.alzt.net/15OmQz
Soundtrap is actually not horrible, besides the paywall stuff.
CLA Guitars (I use it on all my guitars): https://waves.alzt.net/qn6mPY
CLA Unplugged (for nylon and acoustic guitar): https://waves.alzt.net/DKkPZb
Any DAW can be free if you're brave enough.
CLA-76 (only plugin I use on bass): https://waves.alzt.net/eKA95Q
TrueVerb (amazing realistic reverb): https://waves.alzt.net/da7Qq2
i dunno how he does it but my friend waine makes the most amazing instrument mixes on bandlab lmao
PuigTec EQs (great colorful eqs): https://waves.alzt.net/g1WjQX
API 560 (great vintage EQ): https://waves.alzt.net/rnb7oD
Guess what
Kramer Tape (great vintage tape effect): https://waves.alzt.net/gbN2kX
WLM (for mastering): https://waves.alzt.net/Nk6ZY1
as a soundtrap user. i bow down to you
my gear:
My Electric Guitar (newer version): https://sweetwater.sjv.io/JznABR
beep box
Headphones: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/21De2z
MIDI keyboard: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/4P9A29
My Bass Guitar: https://guitar-center.pxf.io/0ZjooV
Beyerdynamic M 201 (snare mic): https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xkMvOA
I AM THE ONE THOUSANDTH LIKER ON THIS VIDEO. IT WAS 999 AND WHEN I LIKED IT IT TURNED TO 1000
My Drum Mics: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ZQazmq
SM57 (must have microphone): https://sweetwater.sjv.io/MmOVgJ
Making an album in bandlab was terrible, but it was good for me to work with the MANY restrictions. The latency was TERRIBLE too. I'm trying reaper and it feels perfect!
Best Guitar Tuner: https://amzn.to/3s636cF
Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/45nYVqH
Feezo you should do a tutorial to sound like sign crushes motorist
Microphone I Always Use: https://amzn.to/3KzLSuF
Portable Recorder: https://amzn.to/4418Od0
I personally use Sountrap, specifically the free version, and on a Chromebook no less, but I manage to make it work with just a lot of practice, experimenting, and more
It's not always about the gear, it's about what you can do with what you have
My Shaker: https://amzn.to/45m9ESF
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Honestly reaper is so good cause the free trial lasts forever anyway.
if you see this, comment a word that starts with the letter x
The lack of LMMS is sad to me...
More User Perspectives
I don't know if its illegal lol😅, but i make my MIDI mappings on bandlab and then copy paste onto Soundtrap, and theeeeen, i download the audio from sound trap with the different instrument and chuck it into bandlab again. so basically, i get extra instruments while still using the same DAW. Thanks for the vid btw, i like watching people do these kind of reviews on DAW's.
@M00N_LUX_Officialive been using soundtrap, its great for temporary work as a beginner
@ldsempproductioncool video
@horadolanche_420I love and use the bandlab app on mobile, the web version has a lot of latency usually, but the app runs smoothly for me.
@KYLUX_MusicFREEEEE 😀👍
@NitrurI made a beat last night on Soundtrap but accidentally closed out the tab while it was auto saving. I can't open my beat anymore☹
@JohnCraig28Bandlab decent, i use it cuase it my only option as i am poor. id say i am pretty good at using bandlab
@GozzyWozzyWootry beepbox!! (or any of its mods!! i use abyssbox!!) its very cool and easy to use
@kstrkstrkstrkstrkstrevery daw is free if ur brave enough
@Kalii-023Audiotool producer here.
1) Birdcore was a joke genre made by the users that the devs decided to make into an actual selectable genre. Mostly for shitposts and such. I would know, I posted a one and it charted.
2) Sometimes joke songs will make it onto the charts because of the community.
3) The first song you played didn't look like it was actually made in the DAW
4) Audiotool has a much steeper learning curve than many other free DAWs like Bandlab or soundtrap, but it is also capable of a lot more. On the site, check out Back to You by Icebox, SIREN, and dcln. It's the biggest project on the site to date, made completely in the DAW.
Happy to see my DAW represented!
YOU SHOULD TRY CAKEWALK AND LUNA BC THEY'RE FREEE
@taidai2u10:10 i can understand how you might not like this one but i personally like it a lot
@LogicalCheeze11:10 why does it sounds like Yoko Ono's "THE SUN IS DOWN!" 😭😭😭
@Jardi_PWFSoundtrap was such a bad experience for me i preferred musescore over it,,,, i never learned to read sheet music...,,,
@libcrapAudiotool is the best, first daw I learned almost 13 years ago
@scamculturebandlab is smth I used when I wanted to try out producing for the first time. It was easy to learn, but soon im gonna try and switch over to FL studio
@zann.forgiatoI make my music on BANDLAB :) and FLM :)
@NovaPointzPeak content
@yxngwishesofficialI love the free ones. They are really good
@LansonsGhostMusicHello sir,
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I'm ngl going into a free browser based daw without any type of workflow tips, or adjusting for latency makes these "reviews" lost pretty much all credibility. At the very least this doesn't work as a comparison for paid standalone DAWs for a lot of obvious reasons, but it does hurt to see you struggle with latency, not bother to fix it beyond 1 attempt at the latency test and then "try out" the virtual sounds and just do a standard piano bam done lol.
In the format of music you're doing (recorded instruments only) all you're really testing is the workflow and latency - both of which you're going in completely blind lmfao. The real comparison between these DAWs pretty much IS the virtual libraries they offer, and their specific workflows (which involves at least looking at the shortcuts for things like slicing, stretching etc). It's a 13 minute video and the first half of the video is just diving in blind to bandlabs. I don't exactly have high hopes for the rest of these.
EDIT: Ok so soundtrap gets a full 2 minute review. Hits "smart drummer" with absolutely zero input or effort to make anything or pick the sounds - declares the drums bad....I know this isn't supposed to be ragebait, but this is genuinely like a "why even bother" moment.
Try mpc beats
@a10tionbeatzI use soundtrap, and is amazing, dont have the quality of FL studio and Logic, but is so good for a free daw and also is simple the commands
@rik.lefleurYou’ve gotta try reaper!!! MASSIVE amounts of flexibility and plugins, and it’s 100% free
@GamerZ-VRBandLab is so darn annoying bruh they keep showing me ads for their premium subscription
@Kagularpbandlab was so nice but it became the youtube of DAW's. I was a huge fan but now I hate it
@ΣοβαροςΑντραςCakewalk bt bandlab si really good
@paramochiex8451all of them are free if you look hard enough
@ferm-zzzSoundtrap was my main daw for years, it's defo worth trying especially as a beginner.
@GIA_Music_Official