Steinberg V's Digidesign for new come...

Noize2u
Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002

May 30, 2009 07:21 pm

OK, sorry for the delay.

I'll state right off as well I'm not biased toward Cubase as I'm a die hard Sonar user and have been with Cakewalk since their very first sequencing program on floppy a very long time ago.

There are a ton of things on the plus side that would make me opt for the Cubase system over the PT system with the Digi any day of the week.

The Steinberg/Yamaha system is a very well integrated system and should really be a basic plug and play set up. Of course there will be drivers to install and such, but I'm getting at the fact it should set up simple and all component's will play nice together as they were designed to do so.

And yes, the biggest factor for you as with me would be that Cubase as with Sonar is designed with midi sequencing as a very big part of the system. I use both hardware and software synthes and could never have done the work in the past with PT that I can do in Sonar. Not without spending upwards of 10 grand or more.

There really is no downside to the Steinberg set up you are looking to do. It should give you a long period of service with simple upgrades along the way to software or firmware and that would be it.

As for comparing the interface's, they are both going to be pretty equal as far as quality goes. And the Steinberg unit may be available in a package along with the other hardware to make it even cheaper.

Logic, well it isn't very logical at all and can really be a PITA to try and learn. As well again, it won't give you the option's that the Steinberg set up will.

Ableton, well that software isn't even really in the same league as the others. While it is good at what it does do it does not have the full on ability to crank out a complete finished mis as we would do in Cubase , Sonar and the like.

My only comment's on Pro Tools are this. Digidesign is a company based on making proprietary hardware and software. Meaning that their stuff will only work with their stuff. And they price it accordingly with the fact that for years the industry was snowed into considering it the industry standard and only product to use professionally.

I run a Professional studio and have been using Cakewalks products alongside others since the beginning of the digital revolution and I have never been told my work or sound sucks and can't be used because I didn't do it in Pro Tools.

So take that with a grain of salt, and the fact that to do an exact set up like you would with the Steinberg rig would cosst at least 3 times the price using Digidesign gear and software. And it would be outdated and require another huge outlay of money in 3 years or less. Digidesign has the most expensive upgrade system on the face of the planet today. And you don't get nearly the bang for the buck with Digi either.

Steinberg V's Digidesign for new comer....??