Cubase SE - Is it worth it?

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just go with cooleditpro (or now called adobe audition) its really easy to use, with tons of features, and the most reliable program ive ever used. It also has a 128 track mixer in it (not sure how much other programs have, but thats still a shitload!!!!!!)
 
Markaholic said:
I believe the only reason hes SAYING that he wants to go legit..is so..you/we guys would help him get his pirated copy to do what he wants...DONT FEED THE PIRATE...

1) if we help him determine its his PC setup that is the culprit and not cubase...he will continue to use his cracked version!
2) if we help him determine its a setting in cubase thats messed up...he will continue to use his cracked version!

i say...F helping him...let him figure it out on his own..just like he downloaded that cracked copy..on his own.

I doubt he bought it like he claims he did when hes using a standard soundcard
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who cares? its better that he sits around and create music rather than being a lazy asshole or something and be a couch potatoe watching tv all day.
just my thought.......
 
Bass Master "K" said:
But it's a bit like putting a VW Beetle engine in a Ferrari and wondering why things are not running smooth.
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no, i wouldnt rely on that. Both a ferrari and a bug are mid engined vheicles!!! If you can put a v8 in a bug (which is possible) why not put a 4 cylinder in a car designed for a 12cyl?
What im saying is I use to run cooledit all the time on my crappy system (with soundblaster), and no problems, i think due to the reliability of the program!
 
exojjl said:
who cares? its better that he sits around and create music rather than being a lazy asshole or something and be a couch potatoe watching tv all day.
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So what your saying is...its alright to be a theif..or a guy who murders people...
just as long as im not
being a lazy asshole or something and be a couch potatoe watching tv all day.
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... :rolleyes:
 
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exojjl said:
no, i wouldnt rely on that. Both a ferrari and a bug are mid engined vheicles!!! If you can put a v8 in a bug (which is possible) why not put a 4 cylinder in a car designed for a 12cyl?
What im saying is I use to run cooledit all the time on my crappy system (with soundblaster), and no problems, i think due to the reliability of the program!
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A program with half the features of Cubase with no VST support and questionable DX plug in support. No midi whatsoever which is probably 90% of what buddy will want to use to make his "beats". Don't get me wrong. Audition has it's uses in an audio only studio but in the home recording world Cubase is among the top of the heap.
 
i dunno, i view midi as cheap unless your hooking up a keyboard. but other than that, the only way im going to use midi is via a electronic drumset, i hope i wont result to a cheap drum machine program.
 
Markaholic said:
So what your saying is...its alright to be a theif..or a guy who murders people...
just as long as im not ... :rolleyes:
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i meant to say that if you can afford it, buy it, cant afford it, "borrow it" until you can afford it. I admit that is flawed indeed, but Id rather a guy be a thief, than not getting his ideas down on recording. It would be be flawed that in the sense, if your copy is pirated, and then later on you can afford it, then why the f**k buy it if you already have a full version running?!?!
So alright, im sorry, i am half and half on the subject. Its not like I have not myself ran programs illegally until I bought them. I did so with cooledit until i broke done and purchased it due to the fact that I love the program and that in supporting the company, I could help them release better shit in the future.
Ill have to find a demo of audition now and see how much different it is.
 
yeah ummm...whatever ..me thinks you have loads of illegal software on your PC :rolleyes:
 
yous thinks wrongsly.
its not like it even affects the company that much, most people buy programs, and also, illegalizing pirated software is the same as illegalizing any form of vheicle modification, only if your vheicle was giving to you as a gift.
theyre almost the same thing.
I know your going to give me shit for this because you arnt going to listen to the "almost" part, dont waste your time, predictable people im starting to hate tto deal with, so i dont care anymore.
 
exojjl said:
Id rather a guy be a thief, than not getting his ideas down on recording.
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This may be the quote of the year. :rolleyes:

Personally I'd rather a guy NOT be a thief, even if it means putting his "ideas" on hold while he works a bit extra, or a bit harder to earn the tools of his trade.

What the hell happened to good parents who taught their kids right from wrong? We have a whole generation of this crap and it's f'ing rediculous. Hey exo...try reading the big thread down below. If you have an open mind and a sense of right from wrong you might just come around to being a good member of society.
 
please keep the whining about the fact that people download cracked software to a minimum, it happens and complaining about it constantly isn't doing anything.

also, i think you guys are underestimating the soundblaster x-fi, you should really check out the specs, it's a wonderful card, 24-bit/96khz...it's not crappy at all and it gives me great quality. plus if im recording in 24-bit/96khz, how does it make any difference at all? i'm just playing back what i recorded, unless i'm really clueless and it's something else (which i wouldn't doubt)

anyway, so far cubase SE is doing everything i need, i'm going to buy a usb pre-amp today so i can start recording guitar & vocals :)
 
i think you guys are underestimating the soundblaster x-fi
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I doubt it. Once you start using it I think you will be eating those words :P
 
Dalius said:
also, i think you guys are underestimating the soundblaster x-fi, you should really check out the specs, it's a wonderful card, 24-bit/96khz...it's not crappy at all and it gives me great quality. plus if im recording in 24-bit/96khz, how does it make any difference at all?
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specs are worthless. sound is what really matters.
 
Ok...well you guys havent' been really saying anything other then the card sucks. I think it sounds great. So unless you have a specific reason on why this sound card sucks, other then the fact that it's a Sound Blaster, then you shouldn't really judge it.

And I was always under the impression that specs and the sound are intertwined.
 
Dalius said:
And I was always under the impression that specs and the sound are intertwined.
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To an extent but that's not the whole story. Ability to record at 24/96 doesn't make it a good quality card by default. If it's made using crappy components then the sound quality will suffer.

I'd much rather use really good converters at low bit depth/sampling rates than a gaming card at 24/96.

Bottom line though is that if you're happy with the sound then good for you, you obviously don't need further advice on the soundcard.
 
I'm just curious to why you guys think the card is so bad. What do you mean by 'components'? I'm not recording audio through my SoundBlaster X-Fi, it's just my playback.Plus it's ASIO drivers aren't half bad either.

Now I'm just looking into a pre-amp to record through.
 
Dalius said:
I'm just curious to why you guys think the card is so bad. What do you mean by 'components'?
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The parts that make up the card. :confused:

Dalius said:
I'm not recording audio through my SoundBlaster X-Fi, it's just my playback.Plus it's ASIO drivers aren't half bad either.

Now I'm just looking into a pre-amp to record through.
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So if you're not using it for recording then how will you turn your analog sources into digital information that the computer can interpret?
 
...USB pre-amp? I'm thinking of buying a FireWire card and buying a FireWire one instead, if there is an advantage.
 
Dalius said:
...USB pre-amp? I'm thinking of buying a FireWire card and buying a FireWire one instead, if there is an advantage.
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A "USB preamp" is an audio interface with mic preamps built in. Personally I use a PCI card but all the USB/firewire interfaces I know of have both audio inputs (A-D conversion) and outputs (D-A conversion).

In other words you should be able to use it for both recording and playback.
 
Bass Master "K" said:
This may be the quote of the year. :rolleyes:

Personally I'd rather a guy NOT be a thief, even if it means putting his "ideas" on hold while he works a bit extra, or a bit harder to earn the tools of his trade.

What the hell happened to good parents who taught their kids right from wrong? We have a whole generation of this crap and it's f'ing rediculous. Hey exo...try reading the big thread down below. If you have an open mind and a sense of right from wrong you might just come around to being a good member of society.
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what do you do for a living?
 
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