As with all things software related, the OS your computer runs on is the great divide when it comes to music-making software.
The most ideal DAW will be one that’s cross-compatible with computers running either Windows or macOS and even Linux.
Only, Apple, the company that owns GarageBand and Logic Pro X - two of the most popular DAWs today - also happen to own the macOS, which is Windows’ direct competitor.
So those two DAWs will only run on Apple’s own hardware, in this case, Mac computers and some iOS mobile devices.
But there are DAWs from other companies that run exclusively on Windows, and a few that are cross-compatible.
So whether you are going to use a Mac or Windows PC, you have three primary considerations to guide your DAW selection. It will either be:
- Mac-specific
- Windows-only, or
- Cross-compatible
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