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See our advice if the article is about you and read our scam warning in case someone asks for money to edit this article. (February 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) SAWStudio Developer RML Labs Stable release 5.7 / January 5, 2019 Operating system Microsoft Windows Type Digital audio workstation License Proprietary Website www.SAWStudio.com **SAWStudio** is a [digital audio workstation](/source/Digital_audio_workstation) (DAW) developed by RML Labs. It is the latest incarnation in the SAW line of software.[1] SAW is the [acronym](/source/Acronym) for Software Audio Workshop.[2] SAW was one of the first DAW products available for [Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) at a time when Pro Tools for the Apple Macintosh computer had virtually 100% industry market share. SAW's lower price appealed to budget-minded professionals, and SAW quickly found use in production and post-production studios. It was especially popular in the television industry in the early 1990s, often being packaged with a DAL CardD+ sound card and a Music Quest MXQ-32 MIDI interface for a turnkey, SMPTE-syncable 'CD quality' (16bit, 44.1 kHz sampling rate, full-duplex) system. SAW is unique among DAWs in that its engine bypasses much of the [Windows kernel](/source/Architecture_of_Windows_NT), with most of the program written in [assembly language](/source/Assembly_language). This produces code that, even though maintained as a full-featured DAW, results in an executable file that is less than 2 megabytes in size, with its graphics [DLL](/source/Dynamic-link_library) file accounts for most of the program's size. SAW retains a cult following and its user interface is praised by its userbase, but criticized by others, which has limited the software's ability to penetrate what has become a highly competitive market. Proponents of SAW extol its speed and reliability (infrequent crashing) in particular. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["The Early Years"](https://www.rmllabs.com/MainSite/the-early-years.html). *RML Labs*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230814031710/https://www.rmllabs.com/MainSite/the-early-years.html) from the original on 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-08-14. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["RML Labs SAW versions"](http://www.rmllabs.com/SAW.htm). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160829172158/http://www.rmllabs.com/SAW.htm) from the original on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-08-19. ## External links - SAWStudio Support: [RML Labs support](http://www.sawstudio.com/support_training.htm) - SAWStudio Tutorials: [LearnSAWStudio.com](http://www.learnsawstudio.com/) - MIDI Workshop Tutorials: [LearnSAWStudio.com](http://www.learnsawstudio.com/) - SAWStudio TSM resources: [The SAW Page at Total Sonic Media](http://www.totalsonic.net/saw.htm) - MIDI Workshop add-on: [SAWStudio MIDI Workshop](http://www.sawstudio.com/products_midi_workshop.htm) v t e Digital audio workstations Free and Open-Source Ardour BespokeSynth LMMS MusE Qtractor Rosegarden Proprietary Ableton Live ACID Pro Adobe Audition Anvil Studio BandLab Bitwig Studio Cakewalk by BandLab Cubase Digital Performer FL Studio FL Studio Mobile GarageBand Harrison Mixbus Logic Pro MAGIX Samplitude Making Waves Mixcraft MuLab MultitrackStudio n-Track Studio Pro Tools Reason Renoise SAWStudio Steinberg Nuendo Steinberg WaveLab Studio One Tracktion Z-Maestro Zynewave Podium v t e Audio editing software Free and open-source Ardour Audacity Ecasound Gnome Wave Cleaner Jokosher LMMS MusE Qtractor Rosegarden SoX Sweep WaveSurfer Proprietary Ableton Live Acid Pro Acoustica Adobe Audition Anvil Studio AudioDesk Bitwig Studio Cakewalk by BandLab Cubase DC-Art Digital Performer FL Studio FL Studio Mobile GarageBand GoldWave Harrison Mixbus KRISTAL Audio Engine Logic Pro Magix Samplitude Making Waves Mixcraft MuLab MultitrackStudio n-Track Studio Pro Tools Reason ReCycle Renoise SAWStudio Sound Forge SpectraLayers Steinberg Nuendo Steinberg WaveLab Studio One Synapse Orion Total Recorder Tracktion Waveform Vegas Pro WavePad Z-Maestro Zynewave Podium Defunct Adobe Soundbooth BIAS Peak Ensoniq Paris Logic Express Logic Studio Record SoundDroid SoundEdit Soundscape Digital Technology Soundscape R.Ed Soundtrack Pro TC Works Spark Freemium software CapCut See also Comparison of digital audio editors Comparison of free software for audio List of music software List of Linux audio software Comparison of MIDI editors and sequencers Comparison Category --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [SAWStudio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAWStudio) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAWStudio?action=history)). 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