Frostysnake
I personally hate Android...and I am just not into tablets, myself...I have no use for anything above 96 K...and that is just my opinions, so please take no offense. I do appreciate the input. I am curious why you would use the VS 100 which is made by Roland with Cubase as opposed to X2, though? Just soaking up knowledge here and picking peoples brains as much as I can before I go buy...I have in past been impulsive, which has made me buy things without educating myself enough to figure out I did NOT NEED what I bought...
I understand that....I, too, don't care much for the Tablet - Ipad - Iphone frenzie...just an option I thought I would
point out...
I gripe to IKMultimedia all the time about their iCrap...they've gone I crazy and continue to neglect the SampleTank line...now with no improvements or support for over 3 years...
At the time I had the VS100 I was still a Cubase user, so that's why....and it worked very well.
Didn't switch to Sonar until X1 was released...I was very impressed.
I am currently re-trying Cubase 7, and I have to say the feature set is impressive, putting Sonar to shame...
The interface isn't as nice as Sonars...but the interface "asthetics" is not really what's important, what IS
important is HOW I can get the work done...and Cubase 7 does this exceptionally well. It's a tremendous
improvement over previous versions. The new Meter system is a great improvement also.
I'm also using Studio One 2.5, and, while the workflow takes a LOT of getting use to, it is quite a remarkable
program.
I'd REALLY like to get my hands on a demo of Digital Performer 8 for Windows (if it ever arrives), as this is one
of the TOP choices of Film Makers for audio...
I'm not closed minded when it comes to working with Audio. That's the main reason I switched to X1. But I feel
that Cake has gone to "fluff" rather then substance. I know "touch" is the wave of the future..but it has NO EFFECT
on SOUND or how we work (it's just an alternative to a mouse)....it's just "FLUFF". Likewise Breverb, and TH2 additions are "FLUFF" not improvements, being 3rd party. The workflow enhancements were welcome.
I think Sonar is an ABSOLUTELY stellar DAW. But their refusal to adopt new standards that are being developed
merely as an "afront" to Steinberg is, IMHO, ludicrous - especially when 3rd parties and other DAW's are FLOCKING
to take advantage of them (must be a GOOD reason - I would think anyways)!
The bottom line is I have to use what's best for ME.
I know the fanbois here will go crazy...as most people find something and then "SHUT DOWN" all others, without
ever even knowing the in's and out's of WHY. They pick something, and then everything else becomes crap simply
because they have made "their choice"...even if not based on anything REAL.
I'll never be closed minded....I approach all things with equal respect and give them their due. I have to make the
choice - but I prefer to do so "objectively" rather then "subjectively". That was why I switched to Sonar in the first
place. It's just becoming harder and harder to get it to work properly with each update.
I installed Cubase 7 and went right to work..no tweaks, no crashes, and lot's of plugins...with not a lot of taxing
on the CPU
I installed Studio One 2.5 and went right to work...no tweaks, no crashes, and lot's of plugins...with not a lot of
taxing on the CPU.
I installed Fruity Loops....I didn't care for it, but there were no issues. (that I encountered)
I installed Reaper...also, didn't care for it, but there were no issues (that I encountered)
I've tried lot's of DAW's. You can't develop an "objective" opinion without TRYING the others too.
With the initial install of X2, if I opened an X1 project and added a Waves plugin - CRASH. I found the work
around, which was to save the X1 project in X2 under a new name and then re-open the project and all was well. But it really
shouldn't be like that. There must have been a "translation" issue with X2, don't really know. Never got
any feedback on it.
I installed X2a, and I can't even load a few plugins before CPU 1 goes "schizoid" I don't know if this is related
to the Touch support or what, but it wasn't anywhere near as bad with X1d and X2...the A update seems to
have done something. What I don't know....but I don't want to "reinvent" my system with tweaks every time
an update is released. I have MORE then enough RAM and more then enough system. Every other program
I use works right out of the gate. I haven't had a single issue with any of them (not that there aren't any)
I know that software will ALWAYS have issues, but the others seem to be far less then Sonar, and I think
installing the "Touch" support should be an OPTION, not PART of an update.
These things are just ME so don't take offense "fanbois" I respect your opinions, so please respect mine.
I know all the "tweaks and twists" that are talked about here...I just think that it's really getting "out of hand"
with Sonar when, every time you install an update, you have to "re-tweak" your system and do this that
and the other, even when your hardware has not changed at all.
I have a Degree is CIS, so I'm no stranger to system issues. But if you have to do or change something every time you
install an update then I think things need to be re-examined - but again, that's just ME.
So I'm currently TRYING and RE-TRYING different options...
I REALLY love Sonar's interface and workflow...but the feature set is what gets the job done (for me)
and stability above and beyond all else.
IF I could have Sonar's interface and workflow with Cubases FEATURE SET and stability (so far)...THAT would be IDEAL!
The jury is still out....I'll have to just see where the buck stops...for me.