Why not use them at least once?

So my plan for 2013 (if we're still around) is to do a full song each in both R*E*A*P*E*R and S*T*U*D*I*O**O*N*E**2.5.

I have no plans to switch DAWs, just want to see what my learning curve would be.

For R*E*A*P*E*R, my friend Tom is a MacHead and has never owned a DAW and is thinking of getting into it for at least rehearsing prior to recording in my studio. So at least I would gain enough knowledge on the product to get him going and to answer questions he may have. I hope the two UIs and controls are not that different. 

I tried R****R, but it just never clicked w/ me.

S1 is very easy to use, and this new update brings you swipe comping that's pretty much as good as Logic's. It's pretty hard to go back to the old way of comping once you've tasted that.

What little I tried in R*R was the fact that a track is a track and/or a bus and you can route anything to anything. I want to give that a real go if I can.

That's one of the things I'd miss in Sonar, indeed.

bapu


Why not use them at least once?

So my plan for 2013 (if we're still around) is to do a full song each in both R*E*A*P*E*R and S*T*U*D*I*O**O*N*E**2.5.

I have no plans to switch DAWs, just want to see what my learning curve would be.

For R*E*A*P*E*R, my friend Tom is a MacHead and has never owned a DAW and is thinking of getting into it for at least rehearsing prior to recording in my studio. So at least I would gain enough knowledge on the product to get him going and to answer questions he may have. I hope the two UIs and controls are not that different. 

I think you should keep it real.




Buy yourself a Mac and teach Tom how to use Garage Band.


Just sayin.






spelling...arrrghhh

bapu


Why not use them at least once?

But you'll ruin their unused-mint-collectible-value in the process!

swipe comping

 
Can you explain what this is exactly Rain?
 
I use various comping methods depending on what I'm using but I'm not getting what 'swipe' comping actually is.
 
Being as I use S1 for certain things I might be doing it already and not know.

Basically, you just swipe across the parts you want to hear from each take. No need to solo, mute, splice anything. The comp builds itself.  When you extend or shorten a selection on one take, the other selections from other takes are automatically adjusted. It's like having an assistant doing all the dirty work for you - you just pick the parts of the performance you like.

Here's a very basic preview - I picked the shortest vid, but it gives an idea. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_1Zdmn9jc0

Logic also automatically save playlists/comps which can be easily accessed via a menu on the comp folder track. Makes auditioning alternate comps a breeze. Don't know if S1 does that.

Rain


Basically, you just swipe across the parts you want to hear from each take. No need to solo, mute, splice anything. The comp builds itself.  When you extend or shorten a selection on one take, the other selections from other takes are automatically adjusted. It's like having an assistant doing all the dirty work for you - you just pick the parts of the performance you like.

Here's a very basic preview - I picked the shortest vid, but it gives an idea. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_1Zdmn9jc0

Logic also automatically save playlists/comps which can be easily accessed via a menu on the comp folder track. Makes auditioning alternate comps a breeze. Don't know if S1 does that.

that is pretty cool!  I'd like that feature!

So the one thing that S1 improved w/ the last release is that you don't have to click on the selection and "promote" it to comp - like in Logic, it's all done automatically, in real time.

Playlisting/alt comps may still put Logic ahead, I'll have to check if S1 has that too.