There are many Digital Audio Workstations on the market, in this post i will describe some of them.Ableton Live is a very powerful virtual studio.This program gives the musician a full set of tools necessery to create music from scratch.The standart package includes a large number of audio and MIDI effects and several multi-synthesizers.If you are not satisfied with standart set you can use VST-plugins as well.Ableton probably is the best program for live perfomance.That's how it is used by alot of famous musicians and dj's of different styles and trends.Full list of them you can find on the official site of the program www.ableton.com.Steinberg Cubase is one of the best programs for writing music using your computer,it has excellent sound quality and a huge set of virtual instruments.Cubase is very good for people who prefer to work with MIDI instruments.You can record melody note signs as on paper.There is opportunity to create music in a multichannel system 5.1.Next one is Fruityloops studio this digital audio workstation aloows you to do same things as in previously described programs but you can squeeze the sount of it a little bit faster.There are gorgeous set of samles,effects and instruments for you in this DAW.It is perfect for creating an electronic club music.FL Studio is always a lot of disputes , some think that a serious studio may not have such an interface.This software is very good for beginners because it is easy to learn.Another one is Reason , it has everythig needed to create a fully complited musical composition.It provides virtually unlimited opportunities for writing music.Naturally this does not describe all of the digital audio workstations, but basically the difference between them is not so big.Remember that advantages and disadvantages of this programs are subjective, you can choose any DAW that you like.Have a good luck!