| Task | DAW | Comments |
| 1. Prime | Many | Advice? |
| 2. Jam | Loopy Pro | Preference, if at home. |
| | Other DAW | If want to leverage a Bitwig-only feature, effect, or instrument. (Unlikely to come up for Studio One.) |
| | Voice Record Pro | When I just have my iphone and need to be fast. (I should use Fender Studio or Loopy Pro.) |
| 3. Develop | Loopy Pro | For live looping development |
| | Studio One | For music-theory-based development |
| | Bitwig Studio | For effects-based and experimental development |
| 4. Arrange | Studio One | Much, MUCH preferred. |
| | Bitwig Studio | If get “locked in” by Bitwig-only feature. |
| 5. Refine | Studio One | Much preferred. |
| | Bitwig Studio | If get locked in or want to use Bitwig modulation features. |
| 6. Mix | Studio One | |
| 7. Master | Studio One | |
| | MasterPlan (plugin) | If want to do fast-master in Bitwig or other DAW (e.g., Davinci Resolve) |
| 8. Share | Studio One | When releasing, can upload straight to Tunecore |
| | Samply | Awesome for time-based comments. Integrates with Dropbox. |
| | My Digital World | Fuck Big Tech |
