Which Daw Has The Least Features?

[v1o]

"Audacity" can load VST-plugins and it can import midi-files.

Years ago I knew a rapper that made an album in Cool Edit Pro. He recorded vocals using a cheap clip-on lavalier mic into his soundcard. The drums were hand sequenced one shots. So yeah all you need is a basic audio editor with recording functionality to make music. Midi is a luxury.

[thecontrolcentre]

Both Burial albums were made in Sound Forge ...

[Tj Shredder]

Any tracker for a C64...

Or what about csound or Music V..?

[trewq]

Anybody here ever game for discovering new, potentially useful features - modular, generative midi effects for example?

[flugel45]

The question is too wide open. People have been suggesting trackers, wave editors, lite versions of DAWs, and VST hosts, which IMO should all be excluded.

IMHO, the DigitalAudioWorkstation that has the least features (or to put it another way, is the Least Bloated) is Multitrack Studio by Bremmers Audio Design. (There are three versions, so I'll suggest the full, pro version):

https://www.multitrackstudio.com/feature.php

[masterhiggins]

I totally lack coding skills, which makes me uniquely qualified to make a DAW that has no features, not even a UI. It'll be subscription-based ($500/month) and require both iLok and a Steinberg dongle. Taking preorders now.



But, serious answer is probably one of the intro versions of the major DAWs, like Live Lite?

Pre-order?!? I’m in! I love pre-orders. It’s like, “Hey, I have all this extra money that I’d love to get rid of without getting anything in return except for maybe later, but it’s not guaranteed. That way if I ever actually get anything it’ll be like Christmas.”