More Cubase vs. logic

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Member Since: Nov 28, 2006


I was using Cubase LE for a while, with decent results. I switched to Logic 7.2 because it was available inexpensively and I needed additional tracks. I also considered Cubase SX 3, which was available for about the same price.

My concern is that I notice the sound in Logic is much crisper and has sharper high ends, tends to clip at lower volumes, and the software seems more sensitive to room sounds (like a kick pedal moving). I have been using the same mics so that variable is not a consideration. In general, the recordings with Logic seem to have ugly distortion on the low and high end.

Cubase LE has a warmer sound and seems to distort the high end better, but also seems less sensitive to sound overall. Is this something anyone has noticed or am I crazy? Is Cubase SX similar to LE in sound?

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Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002


Dec 22, 2006 11:05 pm

Well, most DAW applications on the higher end run a very similar audio engine. As well the Light version's of most software should run a very similar audio engine to its parent application.

My guess is its in the way your default settings are set up. Does Logic have a EQ allready present in the channel strip when you record or is it inputting signal totally dry without EQ?

Ultra Magnus
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Since: Nov 13, 2004


Dec 23, 2006 02:58 am

I recently moved from Cubase LE to Logic Pro 7.2 myself, and would agree that the sound is crisper on the latter (which i see as a good thing), my drum recordings sit far better in mixes with Logic too. I'm convinced that some small part of it is that the darker screen proves less of a distraction when mixing, and i find myself turning off the screen a lot less when mixing so that i can hear rather than seeing. Logic seems to have a more rounded, mature sound than LE to me. Feels like i have a broader frequency response now too, which leads to less cluttered mixes.


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Since: Apr 03, 2002


Dec 23, 2006 08:09 am

I believe Steinberg shares the same engine bnetween their apps. Smart development companies don't reinvent the wheel. Limitations/differences between apps are typically track count, available effects slots, busing options, available mixdown formats and such.

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