TRACKTION Waveform Pro 11

When developer Julian Storer launched Tracktion in 2002, his intention was to create a streamlined DAW that was as easy to use as possible. Out went the complicated pop-ups, panels and menus, and in came context-sensitive controls, drag-and-drop processors, and single-window functions that didn’t send users down rabbit holes in search of their desired effects. Control and distribution of the software was acquired by Mackie soon after launch, in 2003. In the 10 years that followed, though, the US audio company’s interest in the homegrown UK software seemed to wane. Then, in 2013, Storer reacquired the rights to his creation – and gave it a new lease of life.

Now known as Waveform, Storer’s unique DAW recently reached its eleventh iteration, and boasts many new features.

RIDE THE WAVES

Waveform comes in three flavours: there’s the free version, more than