Aug 13, 2003 12:58 pm I use cubase sx, and i will never turn back. I think its the easiest, yet most complex thing out there, (take into consideration i havent used many.. lol)
Opinion Cubase vs. Cool Edit Pro
Posted on Aug 13, 2003 05:46 am
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Member Since: Aug 13, 2003
I am new to this and I use Cool Edit Pro for Home Recording. However, I see a lot of Cubase on this site.
Which is better? What are the Pro's and Con's?
Also:
I have problems recording full duplex in Cool Edit Pro (see other thread) Could it be the software instead of the drivers?
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Aug 13, 2003 12:58 pm I use cubase sx, and i will never turn back. I think its the easiest, yet most complex thing out there, (take into consideration i havent used many.. lol)
Aug 13, 2003 03:25 pm How well full duplex is handled is usually related to the card you have, about as much of the drivers as well as the physical capabilities of the card itself, the chipset on it and all the other components that make up the card. Cool Edit Pro Though not my app of choice, is perfectly capable of making great recordings, there are a couple members here that use it, "stupe" being one, but he does show his face around here as much these days...
However, Cubase, while not my choice either, I would choose over Cool Edit. I prefer Sonar or Vegas myself, and some is baised based on old versions of each I have played with, last time I looked at CEP was a long time ago and they were not very advanced, I have heard they have come a long way tho. Cubase is very good, but very complex, the learning curve is VERY steep.
In my opinion Sonar and Vegas are the best at weighing performance with the ease of use. Both being very different, but both also being very easy to get up to speed with, and both having very good sound and performance.
Ultimately, if you know how to use any of the above mentioned apps are capable of good recordings, it just all boils down to what works best for you, and what seems most intuitive to you.
Another little known contender is "IntuitiveMX" that is cheaper, and sounds good and is pretty cool little app.
www.intuitiveworks.com
Aug 13, 2003 03:49 pm I personally use Cool Edit, but can't comment on Cubase or any of the other applications, as I haven't used them. I find Cool Edit extremely easy to use. It is also nice that it is both a wave editor and multi-tracker within the same program, and does them both pretty well. One negative, is that Cool Edit only has rudimentary MIDI handling capabilities. I would assume Cubase works very nicely with MIDI. I can't think of anything else I would want to do in Cool Edit that I can't do. I'm thinking that perhaps the FX in Cubase or some other more expensive programs are probably of higer quality, but I like what I can do with the ones in Cool Edit. Cool Edit Pro Version 2 is definitely a nice step up from the first one.
Aug 13, 2003 04:00 pm one more thing to consider: Cubase has VST/VSTi support ;O) -j
Aug 13, 2003 07:42 pm i have to disagree that the cubase learning curve is steep. it just looks that way at first. i was up and running with it in 5 minutes, not having read anything. the transport bar is intuitive--you can figure out how to start recording from there alone. then just locate the mixer, and those are the two primary tools to start with. from there you can absorb more information as you need it. the editing tools (cut, paste, erase, split) are self-explanatory. this is how i approached it--just jumping in headfirst--and it's worked beautifully, with no headaches.
Aug 13, 2003 09:14 pm Quote:
i have to disagree that the cubase learning curve is steep
You are free to disagree, I used Cubase VST 5 for a few months and it drove me nuts, I got a few tracks recorded, a buddy helped me get the basics, not a big deal, but seems to me to be rediculously complicated for what is so simple in Sonar and Vegas...but then, like I said, it's all what works for each person...Cubase just pissed me off.
Aug 13, 2003 10:35 pm i bet cubase was overhauled for the SX release. i never saw vst5 but i heard it was way harder. that's the rumor. on the streets. the streets.
Aug 14, 2003 12:12 am I use Cool Edit Pro 2.1. I found it the easiest of all that I tried and the sound quality and effects that I tried seemed as good as any one of them. There is very little lacking in CEP 2.1 for an out of the box multi-track software package. The wave editor included is from what I have gathered from reviews and using it one of the best on the market. I think it mainly boils down to personal preference, price, and whether you need VST & Midi support. To me (at least for now) VST is a secondary consideration since nearly everything available in VST format is available in DXi format as well. Midi support I have little use for so that wasn't even a factor in my decision.
I tried the demos of just about all of them, and thats what I would recommend you do. CEP also has the added advantage while in the trial period of not being limited in any fashion including saving your sessions whereas all the others wouldn't let you save which IMO is a big knock against them for the simple fact who wants to spend hours trying sometthing just to have all of the work lost. It's one of the main reasons I went with CEP. IMO you really can't get a feel for any of them unless you devote some serious time to them. When your contemplating spending $300-$500+ for software the more fully you can use it, the more likely you are to be satisfied in the end with the money you spend.
Dan
Aug 14, 2003 09:51 am if(appName=="Cubase" && appVersion > 1)
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Aug 15, 2003 02:22 am Thanks guys! I know all I need. I have obtained a trial version of Cubase I will try out, but my money is on Cool Edit 2, since I already know that and has very good overdubbing (and looping) capabilities, which is essential to me. Also, I agree that it is very easy to learn, since I could jump in head-first too and got up and running real fast.
Aug 15, 2003 11:11 am I use Cool Edit 2 & I love it!
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