Adam, have you used Ableton?
I haven't used Cubase in an age, so I can't really compare the two very accurately. I'd be interested in hearing some up to date comparisons.
Ableton, for what I do, is an absolute revelation.
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22Ableton is pretty nice and i used it a few times, but im searching more for a more standard DAW.
now im demoeing cubase. zooming in and out is making me nuts. also, is there a SIMPLE way to just have some samples (kick drum, snare, hat) and layering some beats inside the program? or i need to use a) midi or b) something like battery?
now im demoeing cubase. zooming in and out is making me nuts. also, is there a SIMPLE way to just have some samples (kick drum, snare, hat) and layering some beats inside the program? or i need to use a) midi or b) something like battery?
so yeah, i'm a pussy.
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23Yep, I should qualify that I use Ableton as a looper/processor/instrument as much as I do as a tracker.
Yep, Ableton has multisampling capabilities, although I've yet to use this function.
Yep, Ableton has multisampling capabilities, although I've yet to use this function.
DAW Recommendations?
24I really used all of these programs. I personally use Samplitude, which is the best for me.
I used to really hate cubase but I learned to like it, Cubase 4.1 is far better than cubase sx3. So I'd say, go with Cubase 4.1.
I really don't recommend Sonar, it's buggy and unstable and they release a new version every month or so, most of the time there aren't any real improvements in the software.
I really dislike audition and it's interface, I also never got to tinker with it too much. Anyhow, go with Cubase.
I used to really hate cubase but I learned to like it, Cubase 4.1 is far better than cubase sx3. So I'd say, go with Cubase 4.1.
I really don't recommend Sonar, it's buggy and unstable and they release a new version every month or so, most of the time there aren't any real improvements in the software.
I really dislike audition and it's interface, I also never got to tinker with it too much. Anyhow, go with Cubase.
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25Rimbaud III wrote:Adam, have you used Ableton?
I haven't used Cubase in an age, so I can't really compare the two very accurately. I'd be interested in hearing some up to date comparisons.
Ableton, for what I do, is an absolute revelation.
No I haven't, but the stuff I do is really pretty much straight recording of regular instruments (guitar/bass/drums) so it might not work too well for me.
I hear it's incredible for sample playing/looping/assembly.
One thing I find with Reaper is that it runs incredibly well on 'dirty' partitions, and at 3.1mb one can install it all over the place and thus procrastination (re-booting to recording partitions etc) is cut (at least for me) by a factor of...something or other.
Certainly I'm recording more with Reaper than I have since the days of stand-alone digital recorders/4-tracks. The simplicity of it is (to me) quite inspiring.
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride.
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26I love Ableton. it does everything.
Sonar is very good also.
Sonar is very good also.
I'm a cunt you know.
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27Cakewalk Music Creator 3 (basically Sonar 4): best $60(US) ($40 for the boxed software off Amazon - $20 for the mp3 plug in) I ever spent on something not grown in soil.
I've thought about upgrading to a full-on version of Sonar, but I've yet to come across a limitation (besides my own musical talent) or a reason why. Okay, I'd like easier access to my plug-ins (I believe newer Sonars have "native VST') but this is a very versatile DAW. I'm still discovering new things I can do with this, midi sequencing, looping, talking to my Yamaha DJX and so forth. I was mixing 22 tracks on my last song. I thought my PC would crash at any moment, and it never did. I also use Sound Forge integrated within MC.
I've thought about upgrading to a full-on version of Sonar, but I've yet to come across a limitation (besides my own musical talent) or a reason why. Okay, I'd like easier access to my plug-ins (I believe newer Sonars have "native VST') but this is a very versatile DAW. I'm still discovering new things I can do with this, midi sequencing, looping, talking to my Yamaha DJX and so forth. I was mixing 22 tracks on my last song. I thought my PC would crash at any moment, and it never did. I also use Sound Forge integrated within MC.