Next ??? After Home Studio 7XL

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guitarman1956
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2011/03/26 23:08:39 (permalink)

Next ??? After Home Studio 7XL

I've been using Home Studio 7 XL for about 6 months now. Should I upgrade? If so, what's the next logical step product version? There's so many versions, I'm confused as to which one would be good for me.

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    Changy1
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    Re:Next ??? After Home Studio 7XL 2011/03/27 04:22:56 (permalink)
    Well it is a choice of 3 I would suggest, X1 Essential, studio or producer. Being honest it looks like essential is about the same HSH 7xl with regard to the software you get, infact HSH7xl may be arguably better.
    Studio is the middle upgrade and gives you a bit more stuff and producer is the main flagship DAW for cw now.
    Personally i'm looking at X1 producer, although i am awaiting the feedback from the forum re the x1b updates. Regard KC 
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    Re:Next ??? After Home Studio 7XL 2011/03/27 15:08:29 (permalink)
    Why do you want to upgrade?  Are there options elsewhere that you need that aren't in HS?
    I kept HS4 for years, not upgrading to every new level.  HomeStudio had everything I required, and I had years to get a solid understanding of what does what and find the workflow that works best for me.  Sure, I missed out on some new features like Track Folders.  But I also didn't lose some of the items that were omitted as HomeStudio changed (Track Manager is a useful tool for me).
    I finally recently upgraded to Sonar Producer 8.5, but it was the free X1 Producer that sold me.
    In the 8 years that I've had Cakewalk products, i have only used 3 versions: HS2, HS4XL, and Sonar Producer 8.5.  I think it's taught me alot, and probably saved me a few $$$ in the process.

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