Sounds like good stuff, I have used cubase since I started out in production, but recently moved on to Pro Tools mainly due to working with collaborators who use Pro Tools, and to be honest I havn't looked back. But, as much as I do like using Pro Tools, I am quite sick of reading all these error messages, having to re install my whole computer and having to follow an amazing list of specific guidelines in order just to run. I hate to admit it using a cracked version of C5, other than the odd crash, It has never failed. Cubase feels like a bettr writing tool for me, and while I've been having a few drinks I decided to go back and sort my cubase set up out for orchestral pieces, and I found that ~I could Load more Kontakt instruments faster, and with a less Cpu impact. Buying C6 to use even as a writing tool tomorrow seems very appealing.