The Gold Standard in DAW Integration

Music making is always better with hardware. Native Instruments and Ableton have had incredible success with their custom MIDI controllers that integrate with their DAWs (digital audio workstations), Maschine and Live, respectively. Native Instruments’ Maschine and Ableton’s Push are the gold standard for integration between music-making software and hardware.

New Contenders Enter the Arena

Serato is hoping it can capture even a sliver of that magic with its pairing of Slab and Serato Studio. Plenty of others have tried their hand at building custom controllers for their DAWs.