Make music in one Playlist.
LiveDAW is a Windows music workstation for building songs from patterns, audio and automation on a single timeline. Write notes in a piano roll, shape sounds in Wavetable Lab, and arrange everything in a Playlist that works the way you expect.
What is new in 0.31.0
This release turns the Playlist into the place where a song is built, with editing that can be undone.
Pattern clips
Place a pattern on any instrument lane as many times as you need. Each placement can be moved, muted and copied.
Automation clips
Draw a ramp for Volume, Pan or Cutoff directly on a lane. The value follows the playhead during playback.
Groups
Select several clips and group them with Ctrl+G, so they move together. Ungroup them with Ctrl+Shift+G.
Undo for the arrangement
Undo and redo cover clip moves, pattern edits, automation changes and grouping.
Wavetable Lab
Build a wavetable from up to 16 frames of 64 harmonics each, then play it like any other instrument.
Saved as you arranged them
Patterns, automation and groups are stored in the project file, and older projects open with their notes kept.
Playlist
The arrangement is the center of the program. Bars and beats run across the top, tracks run down the left, and every clip type sits on the same timeline.
- Pattern clips hold notes that you edit in the piano roll. Changing a pattern updates every placement of it.
- Audio clips sit on the same lanes, so a vocal take and a synth line can be lined up by eye.
- Automation strips run along the bottom of each lane and carry Volume, Pan and Cutoff ramps.
- Groups keep related clips together while you move them.
Working with it
Click a pattern clip to open it in the piano roll. Drag clips to move them and drag the edge to change their length.
- Move any clip or group by dragging it across the timeline.
- Duplicate the selected clip with Ctrl+D.
- Undo any arrangement change, including moves, automation and grouping.
- Record MIDI input into the first pattern of the instrument track.
Wavetable Lab
Shape a wavetable one harmonic at a time. Each frame holds 64 harmonics, and a project can use up to 16 frames, so a single instrument can move from a pure tone to a bright, complex sound across its range.
Keyboard
The shortcuts used most while arranging.
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Group the selected clips | Ctrl + G |
| Ungroup the selected clips | Ctrl + Shift + G |
| Duplicate the selected clip | Ctrl + D |
Get it
LiveDAW 0.31.0 runs on Windows and sends audio to a stereo output device.
- Check the system. Windows 10 or Windows 11 with a stereo output device.
- Install. Run the 0.31.0 installer from the release package.
- Start a project. Add an instrument track, open its pattern, and place it on the Playlist.
$50, one time
Includes every plugin. After payment your product key appears on the next page. Keys are not tied to a specific PC.