X1 Studio and then

Dappa1


I have finally seen sense! I am glad that there is a Crossgrade which I think will suit me better! yes I am talking about Studio One!!!

If you record live instruments and don't aleady have Reaper, I would suggest that you look at Reaper 4 if you are considering making a move.  I've been working in that platform since X1c came out and I think R4 is pretty amazing.  It's put a little excitement back into recording for me.  (And it's rock solid - I never worry about crashes.)

Rain


Studio One isn't that bad either. Possibly what I'd be working with if Logic failed me. I bought Artist for $20 last fall and the upgrade to Pro for $99 this summer. I'm keeping an eyes on the upcoming upgrades. 

That obsession for blue which is obviously Presonus' trademark doesn't really appeal to me and some little things in it make it obvious that it's designed for PC in the first place as it doesn't always respect mac's standards, but these things are relatively minor issue. It's efficient and fast.  

I've demo'ed Reaper a couple of times but it just doesn't seem to click with me for whatever reason.

It took over a year to warm up to Reaper for me.  Mainly, Reaper 4 and some of the custom themes created by users.  I installed it originally just as a courtesy for Toontrack users of Reaper.  There wasn't but one tester for Reaper so I loaded it up and used it for testing purposes.  It was after I needed a mixer program to set up a 5 way headphone monitor mix for rehearsal purposes that I discovered that Reaper would allow you to see a lot of sends at one time unlike SONAR X1's two sends.  So I started using it for live rehearsal.  The more I used it, the more I saw where it was superior in live instrument uses.  Now I'm working in Reaper and using SONAR for a test bed.
 
Maybe one day SONAR will catch up for me and I'll switch back.

If you liked Studio One, but found it lacking in a few key areas, version 2 is due out within a few weeks (possibly sooner than later!).

I own a license for Reaper, but Studio Two (assuming that's what they'll call it) would really have to suck before I wade into the very deep waters of Reaper's endless options pages.

S1 is as stable as can be on my systems, so if they add track folders, comping and a good time-stretch algo (which, according to the rumors, are in S2), then it's a done deal for me.

I've heard that Studio 1 Version 2 will folders as well as Melodyne incorporated out of the box! Looking forward to the release which I understand is this month sometime

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Melodybe and Studio One looks pretty Awesome together...Melodyne know a thing or two and I guess using ARA technology will keep Studio One running smooth but also capable of being powerful especially in a 64bit world. People like Teddy Riley have done you tube vids showing off Studio One and he is getting the execs to use it as the AUdio engine stands on its own compared to other DAWS dare I say that Studio One could possibly become the industry standard. You heard it here first boys and girls! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9z3fduz2Nc

Well, well... positive news about Studio One 2.0 and Reaper on the CW-forum..? Interesting. Somehow I never considered using anything else than Sonar (8.5) at the moment. But right now I am spending some cash on various plugins and instruments to give my hobby a new direction. Maybe I also should consider a new DAW...? Funny how this topic can be found on the CW-forum...

I am a MIDI-only musician and start to wonder if what DAW is THE perfect DAW for working with MIDI. It seems I have some Googeling and reading to do... ;)