Registered: Feb 2008
Location: Scotland, Edinburgh
New Daw which one?
Hi All,
If your where going for a new Daw, which one would you choose. I have Ableton just now but i don't like the GUI. So now i'm thinking of going for either cubase or sonar. I was just wondering which you would choose.
It has to have VST support....
On Pc only..
any suggestions would be appreciated.
Waza
Nov-13-2008 19:27
Lolo
I play Trance no Dance
Registered: Dec 2002
Location: Brussels, Belgium
As a former cakewalk user, I'd go for Sonar. I used Cubase too, it's damn too expensive and lacks a lot of features that sonar brings. Too bad I'm on Mac and Cakewalk won't release an osX version of sonar. I'd use it.
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Nov-13-2008 19:33
Zak McKracken
Trance
Registered: Jun 2003
Location:
Try Reaper www.reaper.fm
its CPU friendly, very easy, very logicaly setup and very good actualy. and its free. Tho it feels like ur programming in java or something its quit geeky. I sometimes do some mastering in there after made my tracks in Reason. Considered mac/logic btw? Im trying that out these days and it seems nice so far.
Nov-13-2008 19:33
atxbigballer1
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2006
Location: Austin,Texas
Reaper is the best! Who needs PROTOOLS 8!?
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Nov-13-2008 20:43
Watts
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Shibuya, JP
FL Studio for sure.
Nov-13-2008 20:56
ad0nis
tranceaddict
Registered: May 2007
Location: Toronto
Definitely get cubase if your using PC
Nov-13-2008 21:04
cryophonik
Boom shanka
Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Elk Grove, CA USA
I "switched" from Cubase to Sonar years ago, but I stay current on both. I prefer Sonar, but they're both great DAWs. Demo both and decide which workflow you prefer. Sonar has a much better plugin bundle and better tools for EDM IMO (e.g, step sequencer, Beatscape, custom MIDI tools), is more configurable, and Cakewalk has better customer support than Steinberg could ever hope for. But, I'd say most people probably prefer Cubase's piano roll.
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Nov-13-2008 21:05
Zak McKracken
Trance
Registered: Jun 2003
Location:
isnt both sonar and cubase quit expensive? you should def try reaper man for this reason only.
Nov-13-2008 21:08
thecYrus
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2002
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by palm
Try Reaper www.reaper.fm
its CPU friendly, very easy, very logicaly setup and very good actualy. and its free. Tho it feels like ur programming in java or something its quit geeky. I sometimes do some mastering in there after made my tracks in Reason. Considered mac/logic btw? Im trying that out these days and it seems nice so far.
reaper is not free.
Nov-13-2008 21:16
Zak McKracken
Trance
Registered: Jun 2003
Location:
its free enough, to the day u plan to release anything.
Nov-13-2008 21:29
echosystm
super wow maker
Registered: Jul 2004
Location:
Cubase - best VST compatibility, easy to use
Sonar - best festures, but hard to use (GUI is horrible)
Reaper - best GUI, great workflow, terrible VST compatibility
