I highly doubt mixing down to another sequencer will make any noticable improvements to the sound.

However, it can be an advantage using a different DAW to mixdown the final tracks, because some DAWs have more audio editing and mixer features.

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Originally posted by airwalker1 hmm intresting i guess it comes back to mastering to make the final result a good one?

not necessarily. mastering will only make the track good if it is mixdown well. mastering is very fine adjustments. and you can also serial compress or parallel to beef it up if the mix is a lacking a little.

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Originally posted by Subtle I highly doubt mixing down to another sequencer will make any noticable improvements to the sound. However, it can be an advantage using a different DAW to mixdown the final tracks, because some DAWs have more audio editing and mixer features.

if you export everyting dry and uncompressed, the compressor and other fx could possibly sound better, i think that is what i was getting at. i used to use fruity loops and now i use logic and its a big difference in sound quality, but everyone has their own opinion about that.

am i wrong or do different DAWs sound better or worse because they have better algorithms for fx processing and dither etc.?

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Originally posted by thecYrus you shouldn't quote sentences out of context! and yes, the summing engine sounds different in every daw.

Dither, compressors, EQs, will certainly differ between DAWs but summing is pretty basic math and should not differ at all. I don't know why this myth is so widespread.

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Originally posted by Subtle I highly doubt mixing down to another sequencer will make any noticable improvements to the sound. However, it can be an advantage using a different DAW to mixdown the final tracks, because some DAWs have more audio editing and mixer features.

when i was talking about mix it down, i meant with the plugins from another daw.

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when i was talking about mix it down, i meant with the plugins from another daw

Well obviously the included plugins will sound different from daw to daw. With digital eq plugins this is very subjective and i have heard stories of people sucessfully null out the sound using to completely different eq plugins.

It all comes down to the end user. A good engineer will be able to get a good mix out of any software. This is a fact. It all basically comes down to workflow and what works best for the user.

I dont use fruity loops. But it anoys me when people say that it is amateurish. If you can you use the same vst instruments, fx and integrate hardware. How can it sound different to say cubase? The truth is it cant. Its all about what works for the individual operating the software. Use what you feel comfertable with and you will be able to achieve whatever you want if you spend enough time learning.

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Originally posted by dannib Well obviously the included plugins will sound different from daw to daw. With digital eq plugins this is very subjective and i have heard stories of people sucessfully null out the sound using to completely different eq plugins. It all comes down to the end user. A good engineer will be able to get a good mix out of any software. This is a fact. It all basically comes down to workflow and what works best for the user. I dont use fruity loops. But it anoys me when people say that it is amateurish. If you can you use the same vst instruments, fx and integrate hardware. How can it sound different to say cubase? The truth is it cant. Its all about what works for the individual operating the software. Use what you feel comfertable with and you will be able to achieve whatever you want if you spend enough time learning.

true. the engineer does make the track sound good not the daw. i don't think fruity loops is amateurish at all. i used it for 4 years and its a great program.