Which software are most studios using?

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benherron.rrr said:
The thorn in my hand, the shotgun to my head. . . I swear all the random errors you get in Pro Tools eventually drive you insane, Its a really good Program aswell. . . shame. Pro Tools is like a really picky girlfriend, you do whatever it asks to try and please it and after days and hours of hard work you make it happy, then 2 seconds later it finds somthing new to be unhappy about.
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With Pro Tools, the rule of "Save and save often" is an understatement. I have sessions with up to 30 "Save As" done. Studio One Pro is finally getting more attention as a serious DAW. You can actually produce a red book CD with it. It does take a little getting used to the workflow, but it's pretty intuitive. The manual isn't as detailed as it should be. What sold me on the DAW was that I beat my head against the wall for a week trying to get a multi-timbral VI to work in Pro Tools, and it took me all of 10 minutes after downloading the demo of Studio One to get that done and record several short tracks and have them all work!

The downside of Studio One Pro is that some third party plugins aren't supporting it yet. Waves supports through v 1.6.2, but not 1.6.4. Presonus tech support of this product is much better than Avid. I was having a problem with a plugin and sent a ticket to Presonus and to Focusrite (Midnight bundle). Monday I got an e-mail from both, and from Sweetwater tech support (took movie when they duplicated the glitch). It was Presonus that identified the glitch in Midnight. Focusrite mentioned this as well, and a fix is underway from Focusrite. Presonus people sent me a temporary work around so I can use the plugin. They seem to really want this DAW to take off.
 
Ubuntu has no low end:D

Reaper here btw, Used to be sonar, but firmly believe its the person not the software that makes the difference.(but a nice daw is a big help)
 
John Willett said:
I don't think so.

I'm not sure about Pyramix.

Sequoia (and Samplitude) are definitely software only and you use the hardware of your choice.

SADiE you have a choice. In the past it was a complete system with hardware (which is wy I went the Samplitude / Sequoia route myself), but the latest version of SADiE is now available native and you can buy software only.
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Ahh, I have never seen SADiE or Sequoia before to be honest, but the only times ive seen Pyramix, it has been accompanied by a room full of computers. I saw a portible version for sale once, but it was the whole laptop you had to buy.

JB's Studio said:
With Pro Tools, the rule of "Save and save often" is an understatement. I have sessions with up to 30 "Save As" done. Studio One Pro is finally getting more attention as a serious DAW. You can actually produce a red book CD with it. It does take a little getting used to the workflow, but it's pretty intuitive. The manual isn't as detailed as it should be. What sold me on the DAW was that I beat my head against the wall for a week trying to get a multi-timbral VI to work in Pro Tools, and it took me all of 10 minutes after downloading the demo of Studio One to get that done and record several short tracks and have them all work!

The downside of Studio One Pro is that some third party plugins aren't supporting it yet. Waves supports through v 1.6.2, but not 1.6.4. Presonus tech support of this product is much better than Avid. I was having a problem with a plugin and sent a ticket to Presonus and to Focusrite (Midnight bundle). Monday I got an e-mail from both, and from Sweetwater tech support (took movie when they duplicated the glitch). It was Presonus that identified the glitch in Midnight. Focusrite mentioned this as well, and a fix is underway from Focusrite. Presonus people sent me a temporary work around so I can use the plugin. They seem to really want this DAW to take off.
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I have lost a few vocal sessions due to not saving, finally learnt my lesson. I really don't think customer service is Avids strong point, and it is a little annoying that they were singing and dancing about 9 being open to hardware and having adc, like someone bragging that they have only just been given electricity. Dispite all its flaws, I just can't help but love PT. When it goes right I love recording and mixing more then I ever have with any other DAW, and thats what matters. Although I am heading towards cinematic composition, so I think im going to have to buy reaper and rewire it into Pro Tools so it will work with my big VI's
 
Seidy said:
since pro tools 9 you can use any interface, so yes, that tascam interface should work well. ;)
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Does Pro Tools 9 have a trial version?? I can't seem to locate it on their official.
 
There is no trial version....

Cheapest way into Pro Tools 9 is either the MP version or the Academic pricing...
 
Bobbsy said:
Almost every professional studio I've been in is using Pro Tools...and virtually every one of them says they don't like it much and only have it for compatibility with other studios...
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I think that Pro Tools 9 has changed a lot of hearts.... It has been well received by the pro community...
 
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