Cakewalk vs. Cubase

[starber]

OK so I talk to the stores and all I get is what they are pushing; help! I'm just starting off, will be using keyboard, drums and whatever. Just need a simple (read: cheap price) basic software. Looking at Cakewalk Home Studio versus Cubase Se; but not sure which is the best and will offer opportunities for plug-ins for future expansion.

 

[manning1]

if you go to hitsquad.com you can download demoes of many different multitrackers for software for the windows pc - assuming you have one.
my personal favourites are n track, magix audio studio,traktion,
multitrackstudio.com,powertracks. all less than 100 bucks. all great.
or try the free audacity or kristal. btw - make sure you have a decent sound card.

 

[brzilian]

Judging from the specs on the respective sites, I'd still go with HS2004.

-Cubase SE is limited to 48 audio tracks and HS2004 handles unlimited audio tracks.
-Cubase has no ACID loop support.
-Cubase only supports up to 8 audio input cards.
-Cubase seems to include stripped down versions of the softsynths that come with SX or SL. HS2004XL has full versions of VSC, Dyad, Dreamstation and other FX plugins.

 

[Ethan Winer]

Starber,

> Looking at Cakewalk Home Studio versus Cubase Se <

Buy the one that's not copy protected. (Hint: Cakewalk products are not copy protected.)

--Ethan

 

[apl]

I bought Cubasis a couple of years ago. I'm muddling through with it, but I wouldn't recommend it for the reasons cited by brzilian.