The 4 Stages of Learning Any DAW

The 4 Stages of Learning Any DAW

Update: 2025-08-07
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In this week’s episode, I compare learning a new DAW to learning a new language – and share where I’m at in my own journey toward “speaking” Ableton Live fluently.  Plus, I feature a new reggaeton-meets-comedy hip hop cue.

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The 4 Stages of Learning Any DAW

The 4 Stages of Learning Any DAW

Dave Kropf