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Thread [Getting started] Timeline: DAWs and software sequencers

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1 Posted on 11/04/2017 at 08:27:58

Timeline: DAWs and software sequencers

Three decades have gone by since computers revolutionized music production. And the pace of the market is so high that a timeline of the different DAWs and sequencers that have come and gone throughout the years can come in very useful to have a good overview of this constantly evolving segment.

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2 Posted on 11/04/2017 at 11:28:26

How about pgmusic.com, creators of Power Tracks Pro Audio (audio & MIDI) and Band-in-a-Box since about 1988.

SysExJohn

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3 Posted on 11/12/2017 at 03:18:55

Another one, that was used by quite a few programmers of Yamaha MU devices in the '90s was XGworks.

Wagner Oliver

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4 Posted on 03/09/2022 at 03:40:06

Please mention "Personal Composer" by Jim Miller which was a complex sequencer, editor, notator software for MS DOS released in 1984. It likely belongs to one of the first DAW for PC. Here is an article of an (later) updated version: https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/personal-composer-system-2/4036

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