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I've got Reason installed but I use it more as an expansion for Cubase. Also bought Reaper but I just find it to be a badly laid-out mess most of the time, things are never where I expect them to be so I end up using Cubase every time.
I seem to have got to the bottom of it, went through the menu unchecking anything unecessary and it seems it might be something to do with hitpoints. Whatever it was, it's working more smoothly now
Using StudioOne as it came with my Presonus audio interface I bought, mainly bought that one as it works with iPad & PC, most of the other ones seemed to only work with one or the other & I didn't want to end up buying another one further down the line.
Am tempted to try Reaper due to all the praise it gets on here, but will resist and persevere with what I have. It definitely does way more than I would need to use it for, but I guess that's the good thing, that once you have it you can pretty much use it for any project
@guitarfishbay What - other than lassitude or a change of host computer - prompted you to consider abandoning Logic?
Multiple issues, mostly around editing.
No slip edit
Fades not as user friendly as other programs
Restrictive way of handling comping versus other programs
Historical poor waveform drawing - though this is fixed in 10.3 for me. Previously it would draw as a blob until zoomed in super close, making it hard to see anything
Flextime bugs - unsure if these are now fixed but I prefer slip editing by hand anyway.
Track limit, which seems arbitrary given you can power off tracks.
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It wasn't purely based on negatives, some of the reasons I checked out Studio One 3 were
Scratch Pads. Super useful for A/Bing things, have used it a lot when writing vocal harmonies.
Instant access to Melodyne including at take level. However in practice just having slip on the event level of comping has meant I've not needed this, though theoretically it is still an advantage as Notes could be stretched in Melodyne across take boundaries.
Event FX with recall of original audio. Kind of like an easily reversible bounce in place
Oh and Ableton is disgusting, what a cluttered horrid mess.
I also have the intention of performing some of my album live, for which I will be exporting loops from Cubase then using Ableton to play them back as required. It's all about choosing the best tool for the job.
The Logic user interface needs a big monitor and isn't that intuitive until you've used it a bit. The free iPad control interface is useful for controlling recording when you're nowhere near the computer keyboard.
I've tried out Ableton (agree that the workflow is different but just as valid) and Studio One (liked that, but felt I was too far down the Logic tunnel)
For a value I think it's probably the best along with Reaper. I generally don't use a lot of the 'advanced' features like flex-time and so on (i make bands work for the results ) so those might be lost on me a bit but the mixing features are excellent and the piano roll is the best in the business.
Also, Apple seem to be updating it regularly with really good features; unlike their other pro apps!
If I was a Windows user I'd certainly be using Reaper, but I've also used Audition in the past but I think that is very much audio-for-video based as far as workflow goes.
I think Bitwig Studio looks very interesting; might trial that for fun soon.
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I really like it. Previous incarnation of Sonar were a bit glitchy, but the new Sonar is very solid. Its chock full of VSTs as well - you genuienly do have all you would need in it. The bundled synths are very good, and the plugins are top notch. Its got some very neat features too.
The compressors are particularly good, as is the Nomad bundle (brilliant range of stuff in there). The Sonitsu FX are good, as are the Cakewalk native stuff.
Platinum comes bundled with Overloud TH2 & 3 which are good guitar suites (probably better sounding than GuitarRig)
Mix Recall is useful - you save versions of your mix and can jump back and forth really easily
Pro Channel - channel strips that are very extensive
Automations for track - easy drawing in of panning and volume through a track
The mastering stuff is very good too - intuitive and high quality.
Downside - its big and there is almost limitless stuff to learn which can be a bit daunting. Having said that, it is very easy to get up and running quickly, to quite a high level of quality too.
The update system is good - somthing comes out most months, and often there are good extras added in, whether that be a new plugin or feature (so its not just bug fixes etc)
Couldn't recommend it enough tbh.
Two of my favourite synths are Cakewalk too - Rapture Pro and zeta+2, Crackers
I've got an SM7B I'm using to do a bunch of harmony stuff but I really did like the condenser high end for the lead vocal and still have another 9 lead vocals to track with my current project... So now need to decide. Options...
1. Just use the SM7B, cost is zero and it sounds fine, I just preferred the high end from the AT4040.
2. Replace/repair the AT4040. This seems a sensible solution as we just carry on as is.
3. Replace with a different LDC. This is possibly the worst, or the best solution. Mostly because I haven't got any personal experience of using other vocal mics. I like the idea of the AT4047 in that it should be a bit thicker and have more character than the 4040, but by the same token there's no guarantee it'd be an improvement and also it costs more. Other than that I'm not sure what to go for. Writing this down kind of leans me towards 2 tbh.
Spending on a mic would mean I'd forget about Cubase for now. On a bit of a (self imagined) time limit as the singer goes travelling at the end of next month, it wouldn't be the end of the world but I wanted to get the main vocals down before he did go, ideally I'd like to have a decision in time for resuming lead vocal tracking on Tuesday.