Members Anderton Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 In this industry, it's kind of a given that once you get involved in a DAW, you'll tend to stay with that DAW. But I recently talked to someone who switched from DP to Logic, and with several new DAWs on the market (PreSonus Studio One, Propellerhead Record, Energy XT, the new version of Mixcraft, etc.), I'm wondering if any of you have jumped from one DAW to another...and if so, why? Or are you sticking with what you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philbo Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I went through Cooledit, Sonar, Tracktion and a few others before settling on Reaper. I like it, it does what I need without dozens of GB of bloat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasonbmerrill Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 from cakewalk pro audio 9, to ACID/Vegas, to samplitude/FLstudio, finally to REAPER in 2006. Been there since, no plans of leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted February 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Interesting. Keep those comments coming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coaster Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 i switched from digidesign pr0tuels (i freely admit i was a naive beleiver of their marketing propaganda complex at one point) after waking up to their inferior hardware and after giving them thousands of dollars for software they both dropped completely or downgraded after asking their users to pay for these downgrades. that and the lack of the most basic functions like SMPTE and plug in latency compensation (that even some freeware programs have) caused me to look for professional software. i now use DP and it works very well, i can use whatever hardware i choose as well as add a variety of plugins. i am much happier with motu than i ever was with digidesign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members veracohr Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I started on "Micrologic AV", a limited version of Logic from the Emagic era which was somehow (I don't know how) supposed to be geared toward AV. I hated it so much I didn't even try upgrading to a full version of Logic, I switched to DP. I had used and liked Studio Vision Pro in school, and when I went searching around a few people said DP was a good choice if I wanted something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I used SAW+ a long time ago and switched to Pro Tools about ten years ago and haven't switched to anything since, partially because I can still open my old sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted February 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I'd throw in my comments, but as I've said before, I use a lot of different programs for a variety of different reasons. However, there was one big switch about 9 years ago, when I moved from Cubase to Sonar because while both programs could do MIDI and hard disk recording (with Cubase having an edge in the MIDI department), Sonar could also deal with Acidized loops. Up until that point I had switched between Cubase and Acid (Acid was great with looping, horrible with MIDI), so it was really convenient to find a program that did all the important things I needed. I have been using Pro Tools quite a bit lately, and I must say, it has gotten way better than it was when I first started using it back in the days when I had a Mac IIci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I have been using Pro Tools quite a bit lately, and I must say, it has gotten way better than it was when I first started using it back in the days when I had a Mac IIci I've used it for ten years now, and it's always been quite good for recording and editing. But Pro Tools 8, buggy problems aside, has been the first time that I noticed myself thinking that it was more enjoyable to use, with more thought put into it for the user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members js1 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Moved from Mac Logic to PC Cubase. Needed to replace my DAW computer around the time that Mac started the move from PPC->Intel. It was too early in the cycle to be comfortable for me. And Logic was dropping PC support, as well as orphaning my audio interfaces. I had no issues with Logic - liked it - got a lot accomplished, but when I moved to Cubase (V1) it was a breath of fresh air. They had restarted from scratch, and things were just more, um, logical and cleaner. Each subsequent release of Cubase has added more power, along with more bloat. I can understand why people are attracted to the new platforms, since they are starting fresh, with all the features that other DAWs have added built into the foundation. However, I have no reason to switch. My results aren't going to be any better. If I was running a commercial studio, though, it would be Pro Tools all the way. Not because it's better, but because it's expected. js Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Charles Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I grew up on tape machines and then adat. The first DAW I tried I forgot the name of it, but it was made by the BIAB people and was cheap. When it convinced me you could actually record in the box, I got Cake Pro Audio 9 and then Sonar 4 and 6P. Right now Sonar 6P is still working for me but really debating between 8.5 Studio (as it has AS and VV) and Reaper. I'm really leaning Reaper. (But can I afford to drop that huge 60 clams in this economy??? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huh? Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I went from tape to Pro Tools about 11 years ago and have stayed with 'Tools ever since. Everytime I get frustrated and think I am going to jump to Logic, I go to the logic forum and see all the problems they are having....and I change my mind..again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Cakewalk, Cool Edit, Pro Tools Free, ProTools LE, Audacity, n-Track Studio, Traction, Cubase LE and Reaper. I've been using Reaper lately but may check out the new version of n-Track to see if it is as easy to use as the old version I used before.I still use Audacity to do up quick ring tones & a few other things that I don't want to fire up the primary DAW to do. I have Audacity, Cubase LE and Reaper installed on it.I still have the old Cakewalk, Cool Edit and n-Track Studio apps but tossed the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I've been brand-loyal to Cakewalk since the mid-90's. I eagerly await each new SONAR release. I've experimented with others... most of them, in fact, with the exclusion of Pro Tools. I'm not sure what it would take to get me to jump ship and try another one now... It's that "comfort factor", isn't it? Something about SONAR's look and layout grabbed me in 2003 or so... There seemed to be a good balance between accessible learning curve (important to a nearly-ADD, burnt-out hippie like me) and inherent powerfulness. Also, by staying with SONAR, I learn what it's capable of, and thus, when it adopts new features (like, say, AudioSnap and V-Vocal, back in the day) I can immediately appreciate just how they'll fit in to what I understand already... That said, you guys talk about Pro Tools so very much here... that I do often wonder just what it is I may be missing. I think our Pro Tools guys here feel that anything less... is just a child's toy... Is that true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ed A. Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 In this industry, it's kind of a given that once you get involved in a DAW, you'll tend to stay with that DAW.But I recently talked to someone who switched from DP to Logic I switched from DP to Logic about 6 years ago. I think Logic is a better integrated solution, especially with its high quality instrument and effects plug-ins. I also like having the confidence that Apple Logic will be up to date and compatible with the latest versions of Apple OS X. The same can't be said of other DAW products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huh? Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I think our Pro Tools guys here feel that anything less... is just a child's toy... Is that true? No I don't think PT guys have this mindset. These days all the DAW's are pretty damn good. There are SO many choices for interfaces, mic pre's etc. 'Tools is all proprietary so you have to use their interfaces....my guess is they will open this up in years to come. But anyway, I think the whole thing is pretty exciting and such good sounding recordings can be made for so little money. It was not that long ago that a 4 song demo would cost an arm and a leg. I used to get spec deals at a couple of big studio's in Hollywood to try offset these costs. It helped that my drummer was an engineer and a studio tech guy. We would record on weekends or late into the evening when the studio was not booked. You had to buy 2" tape, 1/4" mixdown tape, DAT's, cassettes, weed for the engineer....or blow, if he turned his eyes up at the sight of the joint and his nose down in the direction of the glass coffee table...... LOL.... And then you had to cough for all the mailing stuff to send the tapes off so they could be sent back unopened. Then when you got it back with "the letter" it was out with the dictionary...let's see..."un-so-lici-ted material"...... Good 'ol days. LOVE how it is now....plus I get to ride my own faders, not the one the engineer put up for me that did nothing...LOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 My preferred DAW. I dunno, something about the light-up keys on the hardware sold me... its analog feel, maybe? Accessible learning curve, too. I've got a few Top 40 contenders in the pipeline... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Cool Edit Pro is my preferred DAW software. I use v1.2. I even downgraded from v2.00, which is basically what Adobe Audition is now. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BushmasterM4 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Guess Im an oddball. Ive used Tracktion since day one. Tried Reaper, messed with Cubase, and I find Tracktions GUI to be the most productive. If it aint broke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members N88 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 From Sonar, after many years, to Reaper. Will still use Sonar for some things, and don't particularly like learning another convoluted system, but Reaper seems so much fitter at core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bookumdano2 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Comfortable slippers time for me. Which is probably why I still use MasterTracks Pro after all these years. For daw, I like Nuendo. I suppose I should check more into Cubase nowadays but haven't yet. I bought that first SAW 16 bit daw in 1995 or so and it was okay for its time and worked decently well on the late 486s and early Pentiums. I bought Cakewalk Pro 8 and then I bought Pro 9 whenever those came out and didn't like the feel or workflow at all. Tried Sonar Home Studio a bit and didn't like the feel of that one either so that was the end of my Cakewalk experience. I've tried Reaper a few times but really don't like the buttons, sliders, or look or feel. Even with all the color themes. Just doesn't fit like great slippers for me. No experience at all with Logic or DP or even Pro Tools but then, I've never really felt the desire to check into those for my own work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ggm1960 Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 I used Cakewalk all the way back to DOS days. Tried a couple others way back (anyone recall Trax or Voyetra?) but preferred Cakewalk. I stuck with Cake through Pro Audio and into Sonar. After complicating my live rig to the point I needed to use a laptop I tried Sonar 5 and Cubase LE (coupled with Bome's MIDI Tranlator) for a while but found the PC too picky for live use. I decided to switch to Macs and started then with Logic Express 8. I really had trouble getting going with that and it really didn't fit the live bill anyway so, inspired by Keyboard mag articles, I switched to Digital Performer 5.13. DP was perfect for live band use and I got pretty good with it. Along the way several years ago I bought an M-Audio board for my home PC which included Reason Adapted. I was pretty blown away by that and when ver 4 came along I upgraded to that. I would have liked to try Record but the idea would be to use it on my MBP. With the KB37 in one USB port and my mouse in the other there's no port left for Record's dongle. Most recently I upgraded to a full version of Ableton Live 8. It's a program that seems to come with everything and I've had LE versions of it on my computers for years but now I really hope to dig into it and hopefully get something out of it. Currently flipping around between Sonar PE7, Digital Performer 6.02, Logic Express 8, Reason 4 and Ableton Live 8. I have some really nice gear setup in my basement studio where I use either my Dell PC or MBP but a lot of times I like to just use my MBP up in the front room with the KB37. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rjt Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Cakewalk (3??) was my first DAW. Years ago I tried Cubase, Acid, Reason, Fruity Loops.....but generally kept some form of Cakewalk on the computer. It is what I am most comfortable with and haven't used anything else (as my general DAW) for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chevybusa Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 As a teenager starting guitar in the early 90's I started with a cassette 4 track, with guitar, a bass, and an Alesis SR-16 drum machine. I the got a 5 octave KORG Triton LE with the sampling option in the very late 90's so I could do better drums and bass and strings and whatever and sample my guitar all in one. Once I realized what was possible with keys though I completely stopped playing guitar altogether. For the longest time I would just do evrything in the built in sequencer on the Triton and then just burn it to disc via the line outs into a PC running an obscure program called Audio Station 2. I used this for a while until I got turned on to Reason 2.0. I used this forever and would just export as a .wav all the way until well after 4.0 had come out. In many ways to this day I am sitll most comfortable and productive with just using Reason 4.0. A while back however I also got bitten by the DAW bug and started with Cubase LE, mainly to be able to use Komplete 5. I then used Reaper for a while and finally got Logic 9. For me personally it is BY FAR the greatest DAW, and I have gotten many soft synths and plug-ins to use with it. I also really appreciate the 18,000 loops it comes with. It's funny, even though it does it brilliantly I usually don't ReWire Reason 4.0 into it, I usually either just use Reason 4.0 (and ReCycle 2.0 when necessary) by itself or Logic 9 and all the soft syntsh and plug-ins I've got by itself. Barring some unforseen product introduction I suspect I'll be using the set up in my sig for quite some time, I honestly could'nt be happier with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Not me. Started with Cakewalk Pro Audio 6 in '97 w/ my first 8 channel DAW and stayed with that line through Sonar Pro 6 (I'm waiting out any upgrades until I buy a new machine). I've experimented with Mackie Tracktion 2 (the free edition) and did a very brief evaluation of Reaper a while back. (And I'd be most likely to go to Reaper if I was to switch. But I'm satisfied where I am.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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