Which version for me?

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Hi there. I plan on getting a Powerbook in the future and getting Cubase. I have my eye on the FireBox, and it comes with Cubase LE. I plan on using it to record and apply as much MIDI implimentation as I can. In some cases, I'll be using exclusively MIDI to create songs. Is LE the best version for me, or should I get a better version?

If you need any more info on what I want to do with Cubase, ask!

Thanks!
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Stick with LE until you learn it. Then when you decide to upgrade you will know for sure whether or not it is the right software for you. I've owned Cubase for a year now and though I started using Cubase in the mid 90's on an Atari Falcon, I'm still learning some of the cool tools you can use with it. Since you are going Mac. though consider that there are also Logic and Digital Performer, both of which are top notch DAWs.
 
Since the LE (light edition) is free, stick with it. When you have it down and want more of virtually everything on Cubase, advance, wether it be SE or SL. Or change if you do not like how it operates, don't plan on getting Cubase again....go Cakewalk or Protools or something.
 
Cubase is excellent for MIDI in all the versions of it that I've used. But Logic is certainly worth aspiring to!

Play with LE (which is exactly the same as the 'SE' version you can buy seperately) until you find yourself limited by a lack of something or other. Then start looking up things which will allow you to do that something. :)
 
noisedude said:
Play with LE (which is exactly the same as the 'SE' version you can buy seperately)
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There are a few differences, the major ones being:

LE only has 2 track inserts per channel and 4 send effects (which would probably be a blessing in disguise for me), SE has 5 track and 8 send.

LE supports only 8 VSTi's whereas SE supports 16.

LE has a limit on MIDI tracks (64), SE has unlimited MIDI tracks.

The audio engine used by LE and SE is inferior to that used by SL and SX but the difference in sound quality is negligible.

Cubase comparison chart (.pdf)
 
Since you are using a powerbook, you can scratch Sonar off your list of possible apps. Cubase may or may not have issues on a mac. Recently it has gotten better, but in general still runs better on a PC. Logic is cool, but has a steep learning curve, and I have a feeling that it won't be around long since Apple owns it now. Most Logic users were using it on a PC. Digital Performer is a very solid and capable mac application that quite possibly may have the best midi implementation and features. I am a happy Cubase user, but if you are on a mac and really into midi, DP may be the best way to go. Certianly give Cubase a try first though. Especially since it will be coming to you for free:D
 
Kevin DeSchwazi said:
There are a few differences, the major ones being:

LE only has 2 track inserts per channel and 4 send effects (which would probably be a blessing in disguise for me), SE has 5 track and 8 send.

LE supports only 8 VSTi's whereas SE supports 16.

LE has a limit on MIDI tracks (64), SE has unlimited MIDI tracks.

The audio engine used by LE and SE is inferior to that used by SL and SX but the difference in sound quality is negligible.

Cubase comparison chart (.pdf)
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My mistake, and thanks for telling me, it makes a difference to how much money I have to spend on my next interface ...
 
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