WEBVTT 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:07.759 DAW. It's a word you use when you see something adorable, like a box of 00:00:04.400 --> 00:00:10.160 puppies. No, that's wrong. DAWs are 00:00:07.759 --> 00:00:13.920 digital audio workstations and in no way adorable unless you know you're into 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:18.240 that kind of thing. Well, either way, moving on. DAWs are used in production 00:00:16.000 --> 00:00:23.199 of basically everything from soundtracks for movies, albums, voiceovers, 00:00:20.560 --> 00:00:27.439 podcasts, and so on. Much like video editing, the first audio editing 00:00:24.720 --> 00:00:32.079 involved recording to and splicing tape. And unfortunately, that's really how it 00:00:29.279 --> 00:00:36.239 stayed. until the late 1970s. Before then, computers just didn't have the 00:00:34.000 --> 00:00:40.320 processing power or storage speeds needed to edit audio. Then, SoundStream 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:44.320 stepped in with what they called the digital editing system. It used a 00:00:42.559 --> 00:00:48.719 special mini computer running custom software package and operating system. 00:00:46.800 --> 00:00:53.280 The system was capable of moving and cross-fading between audio clips, which 00:00:51.120 --> 00:00:58.000 for a time was pretty dang cool and significantly easier than splicing tape. 00:00:55.760 --> 00:01:02.079 Not long after this, in the 1980s, consumer computers were becoming 00:00:59.520 --> 00:01:06.720 powerful enough to run their own DAWs. Digi Design's sound tools and sound 00:01:04.879 --> 00:01:12.240 designer could be hooked up to a computer for editing audio samples. And 00:01:09.280 --> 00:01:17.280 yes, people were sampling back in the8s. This in fact started a huge dispute over 00:01:14.960 --> 00:01:22.000 copyright laws, over sampling. And shortly after this, major record labels 00:01:19.360 --> 00:01:26.560 all started going digital. Digit Design answered this digital revolution with 00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:30.799 their legendary software ProTools, which quickly became and is still to this day 00:01:28.479 --> 00:01:34.960 the industry standard DAW. This was however expensive because ProTools 00:01:32.799 --> 00:01:40.400 required dedicated hardware for audio processing. It wasn't until 1993 that a 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:44.159 German company called Steinberg released the first DAW that broke away from 00:01:42.320 --> 00:01:48.240 dedicated hardware. But what kind of hardware do you need to mix and edit 00:01:46.159 --> 00:01:52.880 audio? You could have something as simple as an entry-level USB mic like 00:01:50.479 --> 00:01:57.600 the Blue Yeti connected to a computer, but studios usually have much larger 00:01:55.280 --> 00:02:01.920 mixing consoles capable of receiving a multitude of controllable audio sources. 00:02:00.240 --> 00:02:06.079 So, is there a benefit to this other than just being able to record lots of 00:02:03.680 --> 00:02:10.879 stuff at once? Of course, a recurring theme across many topics is the benefits 00:02:08.640 --> 00:02:15.680 of dedicated equipment. Just like having a dedicated graphics card in a computer, 00:02:12.879 --> 00:02:20.720 using a dedicated compressor, mic, amp, or mixer makes a big difference in sound 00:02:18.239 --> 00:02:25.280 and performance. So, by performance, you mean moving and cutting up sounds, 00:02:22.560 --> 00:02:29.440 right? Well, almost. Like video editing, there's lots of possibilities. And DAWs 00:02:27.280 --> 00:02:33.280 come in tons of different flavors. Many DAWs allow you to synthesize and create 00:02:31.360 --> 00:02:38.160 your own instruments from scratch, and in some cases break away from the 00:02:35.040 --> 00:02:40.480 timeline editing view we are so used to. 00:02:38.160 --> 00:02:44.640 Ableton Live is a perfect example since you store your ideas in blocks and can 00:02:42.480 --> 00:02:48.800 activate them with a controller. Each button playing a different segment of 00:02:46.319 --> 00:02:53.599 your song. Programs like FL Studio, a well-known DAW for PC, allows the user 00:02:51.280 --> 00:02:57.840 to store ideas and segments in a side bank as loops and pull them into the 00:02:56.000 --> 00:03:02.159 timeline whenever they're needed. Then there's programs like ProTools, Sonar, 00:02:59.920 --> 00:03:06.159 and Logic, which are more closely designed to emulate analog equipment, 00:03:04.239 --> 00:03:09.680 giving the operator similar set of controls to playing a physical mixing 00:03:07.840 --> 00:03:13.599 console. Ironically, that means the industry standard digital audio 00:03:11.360 --> 00:03:17.760 workstations are actually emulating the analog audio workstations that they 00:03:15.599 --> 00:03:22.400 replaced. So, what's next? And should we really expect many changes in the future 00:03:19.920 --> 00:03:27.360 for audio editing? Well, that's actually a pretty good possibility. Many smaller 00:03:24.879 --> 00:03:31.680 DAWs are moving towards modularity with third-party plugins that are there to 00:03:29.760 --> 00:03:36.560 make the creative process easier for the producer or artist. 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