Dumby
Bummed Spammer
I've been shopping today, looking at VS studios and Cubase...Who has experience with both and the likes and dislikes.
Which road to take?
Which road to take?
fraserhutch
Flypaper for freaks
What other kind of thread would we expect from someone named Dumby?????
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cawhite12
New member
Well...
I use Sonar, not Cubase, but... I prefer the software route because it's way more flexible in that you can get just about any plug-in made to use with it. With the VS studios you are limited to what expansion cards are made specifically for it (although i think some nice ones have been made for it). Also, if you already have a computer that is beefy enough for recording, going the software route will be less expensive, and you could spend extra money on mics, pres, interface, monitors, etc...
Now...on the flip-side, if portability is an issue and you don't have a laptop, then a VS studio might be the ticket. I personally use Sonar with a dell laptop (Pentium-M 2.0GHz, 512MB RAM) with a presonus firepod, and it's great for me. I'm not as comfortable on the stand-alone units as they seem cumbersome and unflexible to me, but I FIRST LEARNED on software with Pro-Audio 9, so it makes sense that it is the route that I'm comfortable with. If you're comfortable with stand-alone recorders and haven't used software much, then that may be the route to go as well.
With all this rambling, i'm not sure if i even answered your question. But...several things to consider before diving into either route.
I use Sonar, not Cubase, but... I prefer the software route because it's way more flexible in that you can get just about any plug-in made to use with it. With the VS studios you are limited to what expansion cards are made specifically for it (although i think some nice ones have been made for it). Also, if you already have a computer that is beefy enough for recording, going the software route will be less expensive, and you could spend extra money on mics, pres, interface, monitors, etc...
Now...on the flip-side, if portability is an issue and you don't have a laptop, then a VS studio might be the ticket. I personally use Sonar with a dell laptop (Pentium-M 2.0GHz, 512MB RAM) with a presonus firepod, and it's great for me. I'm not as comfortable on the stand-alone units as they seem cumbersome and unflexible to me, but I FIRST LEARNED on software with Pro-Audio 9, so it makes sense that it is the route that I'm comfortable with. If you're comfortable with stand-alone recorders and haven't used software much, then that may be the route to go as well.
With all this rambling, i'm not sure if i even answered your question. But...several things to consider before diving into either route.