DAWs should always be capturing our performances. why do we even have "record" button ?

[TS-12]

came across this short article, and it really made me think why don't DAWs all have this way of recording ?
lhttps://www.martynproductions.com/post/why-do-d ... ord-button

[pluton]

I don't know why myself this feature is not the standard still. This question comes up in my head every now and then.

[wilkins_micawber]

One feature that Live has and Bitwig doesn't. FL Studio also has this feature (only daw aside from Bitwig I've used)

[rod_zero]

I think the main reason for the record button is to start "on time".

But it's existence it is not either "yes or no" the capture features, as it is called in Live, can coexist along the record button just fine.

[jonljacobi]

I had an idea for a simple DAW that I was going to call "Inspiration". Simply because it would boot and start listening and recording audio/MIDI input immediately. Ideas can be fragile, and by the time you boot, configure a new project or song, then press record, they can disappear. Someone should do this.

Great thread. +1000

[greententacle]

useless waste of cpu. i hate stuff like that.

[greententacle]

if you can't repeat your performance, it's probably shit. or you're not a musican.

[jonljacobi]

useless waste of cpu. i hate stuff like that.

How is capturing an idea you have in your head a waste of CPU? If that isn't something you do, then turn if off, or use another DAW.

The DAW I had in mind would be specifically for this purpose with copious export facilities so you could send the ideas to a more capable program for editing.

If you don't play an instrument, then yes, it would be completely useless. But why you would hate it is beyond me.

[whyterabbyt]

if you can't repeat your performance, it's probably shit. or you're not a musican.

or you're using something that doesnt repeat.

[greententacle]

useless waste of cpu. i hate stuff like that.

How is capturing an idea you have in your head a waste of CPU? If that isn't something you do, then turn if off, or use another DAW.

The DAW I had in mind would be specifically for this purpose with copious export facilities so you could send the ideas to a more capable program for editing.

If you don't play an instrument, then yes, it would be completely useless. But why you would hate it is beyond me.

thats what the record button is for.
end of story

[greententacle]

as i said, useless function. i would turn it off immediately

[jonljacobi]

if you can't repeat your performance, it's probably shit. or you're not a musican.

I said idea, not performance. We're all apparently not worthy of your skill or genius, so why don't you just go hang out with your peers and leave us peons alone?

[greententacle]

if you can't get a idea with a record button, what kind of idea is that

[pdxindy]

came across this short article, and it really made me think why don't DAWs all have this way of recording ?

In theory I like the idea.

The record button has one important function... it turns on the metronome.

So with no record button does that mean you have a metronome going the whole time? If not, how do ones recordings get put to a tempo and timeline?

[Jafo]

Sometimes I'm practicing. Sometimes I'm just goofing around, or testing sounds. Why would I record that? If I find something I like, I can always play it again and record that.