jjvibes
Okay,. You are quite kind of with your time. When I deeply appreciate it :-) although I have been involved with music for a long time I realize this is a completely new world-which I am pysched about! Luckily I have a little time as I don't have any big deadlines until the end of January when which will happen fast..
Because I am a teacher im trying out sonar with students as well as Cubase!! I'm sure many folks think it's crazy to use more than one DAW, but for now it's the learning cycle.... I'm sure when I need a to get stuff done my brain will connect to the correct tool.
We'll be checking out your song :-)
Super grateful for your responses. Happy holidays, Jim
No problem! I always learn something new when I try to answer a question. Or re-learn something that I had forgotten, so it works both ways. Pay it forward
I was in school band for years, but after school got caught up in the day job, and neglected to keep up with my music. Then years later, I decided to get back into music as a hobby with a keyboard synth. Then I picked up a MIDI sequencer, then a keyboard synth workstation with an internal sequencer, and finally a computer. Mad addiction, LOL!
I remember trying to decide what music software to use on Windows 95 back then. Most of the good stuff was Mac only. A guy in the store suggested this thing called Cakewalk. So I picked up a copy. I also ended up with a LE version of Cubase for Windows. Both Cakewalk and Cubase got started as excellent MIDI sequencing tools, with multiple MIDI tracks, piano rolls, and notation views. But they were not quite DAWs yet.
A lot of technology has changed since the days when music software just consisted of a MIDI sequencer, or some notation stuff. Inexpensive, reliable, digital audio really has changed the game. These sequencers began adding audio recording, then real-time audio FX with monitoring, and virtual instruments and samplers. DAWs are now a full blown recording studio in the box, and much more complex. I doubt many users ever learn or use all of the tools available in their DAW. But there is plenty to grow into, when needed.
Plus there are a lot more choices today. But for the Windows platform I would have to say that Cakewalk Sonar and Cubase are both probably great tools for MIDI production. They were founded on MIDI roots. With all of the demos available for download, it would be wise to try several DAWs and see what works best for your creative workflow. But due to the time investment involved climbing the steep learning curve of any one of these tools, eventually pick one, and learn it well. They all do the same things, just differently. The idea is to stop thinking about how to make it work, and just create music
All the best, and Happy Holidays!!!