89gtsleeper
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Hey guys. so my band, The Fine Print, is about to be working on a record. We were going to do it ourselves, but our bassist has decided we should go to the studio. We're going to do the tracking at one studio in Pro Tools. Then we have an outside engineer/producer that will be doing the mixing and mastering at his home studio in cubase. I have no experience with Cubase and want to know how it would stack up against Logic and Pro Tools (which I've used both exclusively for years), in terms of mixing/mastering capabilities.
A few particular points of concern...
1) Out of the box plugins, in terms of mixing, in Cubase? Better or worse than the other two programs? Mainly looking at comps, limiters, reverbs, and eqs.
2) Editing ease-of-use in cubase? The reason I ask, is because the engineer has only a week to mix. We have to work quickly. In my experience, Pro Tools is ok in the editing department, but Logic excels. Especially with the new comping tools in Logic 8 Pro. We have Logic at our own home studio, and it may be quicker for us to edit ourselves.
3) Mastering tools? I know Pro Tools and Logic both are not so great for doing mastering work. They are just very limited in that scope, and were never really designed for professional mastering. I just don't know exactly what outboard gear this guy has to work with, so I'm hoping to gain insight about what Cubase has already. I'm guessing practically nothing, but maybe I'm wrong.
A few particular points of concern...
1) Out of the box plugins, in terms of mixing, in Cubase? Better or worse than the other two programs? Mainly looking at comps, limiters, reverbs, and eqs.
2) Editing ease-of-use in cubase? The reason I ask, is because the engineer has only a week to mix. We have to work quickly. In my experience, Pro Tools is ok in the editing department, but Logic excels. Especially with the new comping tools in Logic 8 Pro. We have Logic at our own home studio, and it may be quicker for us to edit ourselves.
3) Mastering tools? I know Pro Tools and Logic both are not so great for doing mastering work. They are just very limited in that scope, and were never really designed for professional mastering. I just don't know exactly what outboard gear this guy has to work with, so I'm hoping to gain insight about what Cubase has already. I'm guessing practically nothing, but maybe I'm wrong.