> So far the votes are Cubase: 3 (or maybe 4) cakewalk: 2 and logic: 0. My
> quesiton is:Why?
First off: I'd recommend dropping Cakewalk from the race. It's
clunkier, the MIDI timing isn't as tight, and it's not as featurely on the
audio side (if I remember correctly).
Second: if you're used to Acid, either Logic or Cubase is going to seem
kind of hostile. Neither does any kind of automagical tempo adjustment and
neither one has as friendly an interface. Prepare for that.
Personally, I think Logic is the way to go, which is why I jumped in
here. I think the reason most people prefer Cubase is (a) it looks prettier,
and (b) Logic is a huge pain in the ass to learn. The first page of the
manual says 'DON'T PANIC' in huge letters.
However, once you get past that unfortunate learning curve, Logic is
great. The screensets are powerful and fast to use, the MIDI environments
allow you to do amazing tricks once you learn how to use them, and the
sequencing is easily the tightest out there.
I'm not that well-versed on the audio side because I use a sampler, but
every professional musician I know who does serious audio sequencing uses
Logic. Most of these people are into either IDM digitial glitch stuff or
jungle - it seems like audio isn't as big a thing in 313-style music yet, where
most people seem to use older outboard gear instead of computer-based digital
craziness.
Basically, if you just want to do simple MIDI sequencing to outboard
gear and toss some waves over it, use whatever is easiest for you. But if you
want serious next-level audio and MIDI wrangling, Logic Audio 4 on a G4 with
Hyperengine and a bunch of plugins is the hottest thing that exists.
Joe Martin
