Second place, hot on the heels of the historic winner… that’s a great result!
Even less of a surprise was the choice for Favorite Software for Performance, which was Ableton Live for the fifth year in a row. As in the past it wasn’t close and Live is still a strong finisher in the Favorite DAW for Production category. This year Ableton introduced the dramatically improved Push 3, a well-designed hardware controller for Live that now ships with or without a CPU inside. If you happen to see someone playing a club with no computer, fear not, there actually is one under the hood of that Push.
A special shout out to Deskew’s Gig Performer for snagging second place. It’s a great solution for people who just want to play the instruments, and because it’s cross-platform…