# Why no DAW in the IK software?

**URL:** <https://forum.ikmultimedia.com/t/why-no-daw-in-the-ik-software/204>\
**Category:** Recording\
**Tags:** recording\
**Created:** [April 24, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.ikmultimedia.com/t/why-no-daw-in-the-ik-software/204 "2026-04-24T14:31:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![aardvark5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@aardvark5](https://forum.ikmultimedia.com/u/aardvark5)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.ikmultimedia.com/t/why-no-daw-in-the-ik-software/204/1 "2026-04-24T14:31:30Z")

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You have every plugin covered but why don’t you supply a DAW?

I know everybody has their favourites but it does seem like an omission from the ultimate Studio Setup.

You could team up with Cakewalk Sonar who have a free version and I’ve been working with Cakewalk since the mid 90s.

aardvark5

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**Author:** ![nitrateaudio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.ikmultimedia.com/nitrateaudio/32/505_2.png) [@nitrateaudio](https://forum.ikmultimedia.com/u/nitrateaudio)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.ikmultimedia.com/t/why-no-daw-in-the-ik-software/204/2 "2026-04-25T03:59:31Z")

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there is a 8 track multitracker in Amplitube.

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**Author:** ![aardvark5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@aardvark5](https://forum.ikmultimedia.com/u/aardvark5)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.ikmultimedia.com/t/why-no-daw-in-the-ik-software/204/3 "2026-04-25T08:55:05Z")

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but it’s not DAW standards.

I have 3x proper DAWS and use one of them semi-professionally. It just seemed weird to sell absolutely amazing plug-ins for every aspect of music creation but to leave out the thing you actually need.

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**Author:** ![nitrateaudio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.ikmultimedia.com/nitrateaudio/32/505_2.png) [@nitrateaudio](https://forum.ikmultimedia.com/u/nitrateaudio)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.ikmultimedia.com/t/why-no-daw-in-the-ik-software/204/4 "2026-04-25T12:44:03Z")

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the DAW market is different than plugin market and its over saturated.

Yes, the Amplitube 8 track is not a full DAW but I work within it often to get ideas down and if something sticks, I will then export tracks individually as 48/24 tracks and then import those into another DAW, match the bpm, and keep on working. Works well for me.