ABLETON LIVE VOTED BEST DAW IN THE WORLD

Original link - http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2010/06/15/ableton-live-voted-the-best-digital-audio-workstation-in-the-world/

Ableton Live has been voted “Best DAW In The World” by readers of Synthtopia.com, one of the leading Internet destinations for electronic music information.

Over 5,000 votes from around the world were cast in Synthtopia’s Best DAW In The World Poll. This poll is thought to be the largest poll of its kind.

The top position was hotly contested by FL Studio, which garnered 24% of the votes, compared to the 25% of Ableton Live.

Other popular DAW’s included Apple Logic, Cockos Reaper, Cubase, Propellerhead Reason/Record & Cakewalk Sonar.

The Top 10 DAW’s In The World

1. Ableton Live - 25%
2. FL Studio - 24%
3. Apple Logic - 13%
4. Cockos Reaper - 12%
5. Cubase - 6%
6. Propellerhead Reason + Record - 5%
7. Cakewalk sonar - 3%
8. Avid Pro Tools - 3%
9. Apple GarageBand – 1%
10. Sony Acid – 1%

Other options, including Steinberg Nuendo, Renoise, PresSonus Studio One, MOTU Digital Performer, Ardour, Adobe Audition, Dr T’s Keyboard Controlled Sequencer, Nanoloop, Mackie Tracktion, got 1% or less of the votes.

Write-ins were also allowed. (See the complete list below.) Some of the stranger write-in options were “iDunno”, “the one you use” and “mama’s cake.”

The Best DAW poll results are sure to be controversial – so weigh in with your thoughts on the results.

And if you’ve got ideas on how we could improve future polls, let us know!

About The Best DAW Poll

This poll represents the subjective opinion of readers of Synthtopia.com, rather than an objective comparison of features of the various DAWs. As such, it is influenced by the makeup of the readership of Synthtopia & the relative strength of each DAW’s online user community.

For the purposes of this poll, options were presented in random order for voting.

Some evidence of ballot-stuffing was identified early on, so voters were limited to one vote, by cookie & IP address, for the majority of the poll.

Write-ins included:

• amplitude 6
• Orion 6
• Samplitude 5
• Audacity 4
• Reaper 3
• Fork 2
• reaper 2
• Bhajis Loops 2
• EnergyXT 2
• Buzz 2
• Mixcraft 5 1
• lmms 1
• Mixcraft 1
• Question is non sensical 1
• reason 1
• Protools 1
• Sawstudio 1
• sequoia 1
• Studio Vision Pro 1
• Energy XT 2.5.2 1
• ars ‘n’ Pipes (amiga) 1
• maschine 1
• bars and pipes 1
• iDunno 1
• synapse orion platinum 1
• proppellahed 1
• Mu.Lab 3 1
• only know ableton, but it’s not a base for decision 1
• lsdj 1
• Jeskola Buzz 1
• orion 1
• Cool Edit Pro 2.1 1
• Acoustica Mixcraft 1
• presonus studio one 1
• Orion Platinum 1
• the one you use 1
• Maschine 1
• Nuendo 1
• Zynewave Podium 1
• Sensomusic Usine 1
• Audiomulch 1
• cock 1
• SawStudio 1
• there is no ‘best’ 1
• iSequence for iPad 1
• Podium 1
• soundscape 1
• MINE! 1
• TESTasto 1
• gary numan 1
• Synaspe Orion 1
• The Law Of Miracles 1
• mu lab 1
• energy xt 1
• soundation studio 1
• DAWson’s Creek 1
• pro tools 1
• ensoniq Paris 1
• Magix Music Maker 16 Premium 2009 1
• RaXnTraX 1
• LMMS 1
• Project5 1
• The DAW Of The Dead by Romero 1
• Sequoia 1
• mixcraft 1
• Mixcraft5 1
• Sony Soundforge 1
• max/msp 1
• Pro Tools 8 1
• cooleditPRO 1
• Opcode Vision 1
• Accessible for blind people. Sonar and Reaper come close but not great. 1
• Propellerheads Record 1
• mama’s cake 1

GREAT HUH!!!