No. 1
326 artistsAbleton
LiveUsed by David Guetta, Skrillex, Armin van Buuren, Tame Impala, Four Tet, Bonobo and 320 more.
Most used daws, 2026
The DAWs artists actually use.
The most used DAWs among artists on truerecs are Ableton Live, Apple Logic Pro and Avid Pro Tools. Ableton Live leads with 326 artists. We counted 772 artists with DAWs in their setup, each counted once per item.
Each item is ranked by how many artists use it: verified artist pages on truerecs plus published truerecs gear guides, each counted once per item. Every gear guide item links to a dated public source. Ties go to items you can buy now. How we source gear guides.
Top 25, by artists using them
No. 2188 artistsAppleLogic ProUsed by David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Armin van Buuren, Chris Lake, Eric Prydz, Fred again.. and 182 more.
No. 3126 artistsAvidPro ToolsUsed by Skrillex, Four Tet, Richie Hawtin, The Alchemist, Jacob Collier, Hania Rani and 120 more.
No. 493 artistsImage-LineFL StudioUsed by Kaytranada, Lane 8, Mike Dean, 9th Wonder, Tez Cadey, Matthew Dear and 87 more.
No. 576 artistsSteinbergCubaseUsed by Eric Prydz, Adam Beyer, Hannes Bieger, Guy J, Qrion, Tom Quayle and 70 more.
No. 640 artistsReason StudiosReasonUsed by Skrillex, Adam Beyer, Sango, Shadow Child, Jon Gurd, Guy J and 34 more.
No. 728 artistsAppleLogic Pro XUsed by Marc Rebillet, Ola Englund, Nili Brosh, 30 Roc, Adriatique, Alex Niggemann and 22 more.
No. 825 artistsAppleGarageBandUsed by Skrillex, Alvvays, Louis Cole, KNOWER, Vegyn, Clairo and 19 more.
No. 916 artistsAbletonLive 12Used by Mary Spender, TAETRO, Ariel Rechtshaid, Chet Faker, Flying Lotus, Grimes and 10 more.
No. 1014 artistsAvidPro Tools HDUsed by Imogen Heap, El-P, Benny Blanco, Daft Punk, DJ Premier, Drake and 8 more.
No. 1112 artistsPreSonusStudio OneUsed by Jody Wisternoff, Marie Vaunt, Tom Quayle, Above & Beyond, ATB, Bass Modulators and 6 more.
No. 1210 artistsAbletonLive 10Used by Larnell Lewis, Francis Mercier, Little Dragon, Noir, Orbital, RAC and 4 more.
- AppleLogic
Used by Brian Eno, Hozier, Labrinth, OFFAIAH, Serge Devant, Stanley Clarke and 3 more.
No. 148 artistsUsed by Alan Braxe, Autechre, Bob Sinclar, Bon Jovi, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Townshend and 2 more.
No. 157 artistsAppleMainStageUsed by Marc Rebillet, Disclosure, Foster the People, Kygo, Moderat, Trent Reznor and 1 more.
No. 166 artists
No. 176 artistsBitwigBitwig StudioUsed by Richie Hawtin, Stimming, BT, Camo & Krooked, Dada Life and deadmau5.
No. 184 artistsBoris FXACID ProUsed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Clams Casino, DJ Dahi and Dimitri Vegas.
No. 194 artists- Image-LineFL Studio (FruityLoops)
Used by Skrillex, Camo & Krooked, Mount Kimbie and Nosaj Thing.
- PropellerheadReason
Used by Beastie Boys, Flume, Mouse on Mars and Terry Bozzio.
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No. 252 artists
Questions
About these DAWs.
What is the most used DAW?
Ableton Live. 326 of the 772 artists on truerecs who list DAWs use it.
Which DAWs do producers use?
The five most used on truerecs are Ableton Live (326 artists), Apple Logic Pro (188 artists), Avid Pro Tools (126 artists), Image-Line FL Studio (93 artists) and Steinberg Cubase (76 artists).
Who uses Ableton Live?
David Guetta, Skrillex, Armin van Buuren, Tame Impala, Four Tet and 321 more, from their artist pages and truerecs gear guides.
How is this list ranked?
Each item is ranked by how many artists use it: verified artist pages on truerecs plus published truerecs gear guides, each counted once per item. Every gear guide item links to a dated public source. Ties go to items you can buy now.