I wanted to check out the websites of Cubase and Cakewalk to see which might serve me better.
But each package has about 6 or more variations of their products either bundled with or without certain things, or geared towards something else:

CUBASE SX, CUBASE SL, CUBASE SE...cmon...wheres the (n00bie) love?

and

Cakewalk Home Studio 2004, Music Creator 2003, Music Creator Pro, Project5, FruityLoops, etc.

I NEED A SEQUENCER PROG THAT WILL MAYBE GIVE ME A FEW BASIC SOFTSYNTHS AND VSTs/DXs to play with. Which product will do that for me ?

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..where's cheggy & Mystery when u need em

no one wanna tackle this one??? cmon..its subjective enuff.

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Last edited by Digital Aura on Dec-31-2003 at 22:35

Cubase SX is the full version of Cubase. SL is a cheaper version without all the options that come in SX.

These days, most programs come with synths and plugins but the quality of them are usually quite poor. The synths in reason are probably the best, although I have not tried Project5 yet. Otherwise, for VST and DX hosts, you are generally better off purchasing VST instruments as well as the host.

For example, if you ended up getting Cubase, then you would also need some decent VSTi to make your synths. The plugins that come with Cubase aren't too bad, but there are better. Its mainly the synths that you need.

I had a look at Cakewalk Home Studio 2004 and it appears to have no support for VST, only DX, so that rules that out as an option. Sonar would be a better option for electronic production. Why don't you have a go of the demo versions availabel HERE to see which one you like.

In general, everbody seems to recomment whatever sequencer they are using, which must mean that they are all good. So find one you like and then have a look through the VSTi thread to find some wacking synths.


(to answer your question {in no particular order}, fruity loops, Sonar, Cubase SX/SL, Project5)

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Originally posted by Digital Aura ..where's cheggy & Mystery when u need em no one wanna tackle this one??? cmon..its subjective enuff.

You seriously think I'd be home at new year's eve?

Anyways, I think ol' cheggy there already answered this...

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oh yeah...I forgot how young you were Mystery! lol
Nice to have a quiet NYE with my woman for once!

Thanks Cheggy...I needed that confirmation from one of you...DEMOS are in order now, and I'll start experimenting.

Thanks again. Lots of support on this board, its great.

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Off topic, how young are you Mystery?

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^^^^^--- if you do that , then you see he's 20. Which is young to me. But not much younger than me!!

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What cheggy says is true, and it applies on everything in the audio business in fact. It's such a world that depends on personal opinions and flavours that you would be best not to buy on other people opinions only. They might be used to make the final decision, but never rely only on them.

If they're available, try the demo's. If they're not, and you have a music shop near you, try asking if you could have a go at it. Every person has a different taste, and a different way of working. And if you're serious about making music, you'd best be off buying stuff you like, and you feel comfortable working with.