Hey guys!

Just bought my self a studio magazine today, and they had a quick review on todays most popular sequencers!

The magazine is in swedish and i thought i would share what they have written, cus i thoght you got a nice overview if you have some problem choosing one!

Anyway, here goes. Ill start with the cheapest!
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Magix Music Studio 2006 Delux!

Price: about 70 euros
Web:www.magix.com



Quick Review:
Two programs in one, where one is based on the sound-program called samplitude, and the midi-program is based on a earlier version of Logic!

+ Good value for that pricetag
- High grade in learning, due to the two different programs!
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Sonar Home Studio 4!

Price: about 110 euros
Web:www.cakewalk.com



Quick Review:
Handles sound and midi with support of vst and direct-x. Comes eaven in a more expensive "suit" called Sonar 5 Studio and Producer!

+ Powerful functions for recording and editing.
- Just for PC.
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Cubase SE3

Price: About 150 euros
Web:www.steinberg.net



Quick Review:
One of the oldest and most welknown of recording-programs on the market. Handles vst and direct-x.

+ A big number of users, and is comp. to the more expensive versions SL and SX.
- You dont get so many plugins with it.
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FL Studio Fruityloops Edition 6

Price: About 150 euros
Web:www.flstudio.com



Quick Review:
A recording-program thats been evolved from being just a simple drum-machine, to being a full function studio. Popular for making electronic music such as techno, trance and hip hop.

+ U get alot of good plugins and effects with it. Free upgrades.
- Only avalible for windows.
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Tracktion 2

Price: About 190 euros
Web:www.mackie.com



Quick Review:
Recoding-program from mackie. Has a little different workflow than the other sequencers. Many feels that Tracktion is easy to work with.

+ Low price, easy to learn and work with.
- Not that many uses it.
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Pro Tools LE / M-Powerd 7

Price: About 300 euros
Web:www.digidesign.com



Quick Review:
The latest years, Pro Tools has grown to be one of the biggest sequencers in the homestudios today thanks to its easy workflow. Handles rtas- and audio suite-format.

+ Comp. with the studio standard Pro Tools HD. Easy sound editing.
- Doesnt work with all soundcards!
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Logic Express 7

Price: About 300 euros
Web:www.apple.com



Quick Review:
The most simular program to Cubase. Developed by Apple, can be used together with Garage Band och uses its own pluggin format, Audio Unit(AU).

+ Comes with good quality pluggins and effects.
- Just for Mac.
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Reason 3

Price: About 400 euros
web:www.propellerheads.se



Quick review:
Swedish virtual studio that is based on rack-synths and effects.

+ Comes with a big and welsounding soundbank that lets you create complete arrangements directly "out of the box".
- Doesnt support soundrecoding and external pluggins (Like vst).
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Live 5

[I]Price: About 450 euros[/B]
web:www.ableton.com



Quick Review:
Live is good for making electronic music, where you are working with alot of loops, and is a program that today growns in popularity.

+ A workflow thats good for both studio and live.
- Takes time to learn.
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Thats it I hope this can guide you guys that doesnt really know what you are gonna buy for your homestudio.

Cheers
C

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Yeah
Protools works on both XP and Mac OS...both versions of protools softwares (LE & HD) work on both operating systems, the only thing is that you need to buy the hardware, for the LE u can use a simple MBOX 2 to be able to use it, simply plug it to ur comp USB and you're ready to go.

A few things to be mentionned though since I've been using protools for 5 years now, Protools LE doesn't support morethan 16 Audio Tracks, if you want to go for morethan that, you need to obtain Protools HD, which is around $25,000 including the HD hardware, that's too much money and that's why protools is only being used by professionals...one more thing to be added here, protools doesn't support VSTs, you need to get a VST TO RTAS converter to convert your VST plugins and use them with protools...

Any further questions about protools I'm ready to answer

You can expand to 48 mono traks now at a cost. Curious to know what the midi is like in PT7. I know it has been less than great in the past. Also that converter you speak of, does it cause latency or anything. Is it sort of like Rosetta?

Midi is almost the same, Actualy I wouldn't advise any producer whose production is mainly based on midi to use protools, it's an audio software, excellent for recording, and excellent for sequencing audio files, but for the midi...I wouldn't suggest it...

And about the converter no...it doesn't cause any latency, actualy what it does is that it converts your VST folder to RTAS folder, that's it