DAW COMPATIBILITY

[RustyAxe]

which DAWs are compatible and which are not?
for example, for recording in 1 DAW and sending the mix to another engineer with another DAW to master it

As long as the product is in WAV format you'd have no problem with any DAW. For example I often record using a Tascam DP24 multi-track recorder, and then move the tracks to my Mac for mixing, FX, EQ and such.

 

[DigitalMan]

I mean no disrespect, but I have to question this assertion and ask some others to corroborate this statement. When importing and exporting tracks in and out of various DAWs, I thought the process was simply transferring bits and bytes from one location to the other. To lose quality this way, various bits and bytes would have to be lost as the transfers are happening. Is this the case?

I've been amateur recording since the early 80s and I certainly understand the loss of analog audio quality as tracks are bounced or transferred from tape to tape. I thought that one of the benefits of digital recording was lossless transfers between mediums.

Any time you add information to the signal you are re-encoding the WAV file. Also, if you change the sample rate or bit depth you are transcoding. Transcode a WAV file back and forth enough times and it will start to sound like garbage.

You can move WAV files around a million times with no loss of fidelity. But if you modify or process the track and then export you can potentially introduce degradation over the course of time.

 

[Geri O]

Any time you add information to the signal you are re-encoding the WAV file. Also, if you change the sample rate or bit depth you are transcoding. Transcode a WAV file back and forth enough times and it will start to sound like garbage.

You can move WAV files around a million times with no loss of fidelity. But if you modify or process the track and then export you can potentially introduce degradation over the course of time.

Ahh, okay, I get that.

But even with my naivety of digital recording, I do make sure I keep all the rates the same for fear they won’t work at all.

My stuff is very basic. Live recording for critiquing purposes. Maybe 2 transfers. But the transfer info is good to know, no doubt. Thanx.