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The recent development of a variety of music software has facilitated the production and playback of music without requiring specialized music expression or knowledge. The present study focuses on students who independently engage in music making using a digital audio workstation (DAW) in their spare time without intervention by teachers or other educators. In this study, the students clarify in their own words various aspects of their musical experience during the creative process; further, the study discusses a) how their recognition of musical expression itself deepens as they alternate between expression using a DAW and human musical expression and b) what learning they acquire through trial and error in this manner. Through the analysis, I clarify that there is a trial-and-error aspect to both listening and getting attached to a sound. In addition, a DAW allows visualization and manipulation of sounds and music, but an absolute lack of musical experience such as listening to and playing with real sounds was predicted. However, the students involved in this study grasp the respective characteristics of digital sound and of sound produced by an individual, and while distinguishing between them, combine them and create new sounds and compositions. The case analysis in this study shows that musical activities using a DAW are organically linked with physical music experiences.
