I purchased my first DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) in early 2000. I was 15 years old and at the time it was a routine for my boys and I to spend our free time either at the mall or at one of the many now extinct electronics stores. One day as I walked through the store something cought my attention. It was a software by Sonic Foundary called Acid 2.0. The front of the box read “create your own music!”. As I read more I learned that you could create songs by recording your o