On Jun 7, 7:38*am, "Pheasant PluckerŪ" wrote:
Hi there,
I have decided to dust off my studio gear after a recent gig as FOH Sound
Engineer has rekindled my interest in all things music.
Trouble is time has marched on since I last used my kit and I find that
Cakewalk Pro Audio 8 & Cubase VST 5 (confusingly the latest incarnation is
called Cubase 5) went out with the ark!
I was wondering what my upgrade options (if any) might be if I upgraded
either of my Cakewalk or VST packages for the latest & greatest or indeed if
there are any other good alternatives out there?
My main interest is MIDI rather than Audio and I would like to use my
existing hardware if at all possible.
Yamaha SW1000XG
Yamaha PLG-100DX
Yamaha 01V Mixer & ADAT card
Korg Trinity Plus keyboard
Korg M1-R module
Roland JV-2080 module
Akai S5000 Sampler
Steinberg MIDEX 8 MIDI Interface
I also have a Yamaha DS2416 DSP Factory and Creamware Power Sampler & Pulsar
II that are packed away in their boxes in the loft...not sure whether they
are best left there as I don't want to over-complicate my setup especially
as I will have to go through the learning curve all over again!
It would be nice to utilise the 01V mixer under MIDI control so preferably
the sequencer should have support by way of template or similar to control
the 01V and hopefully to use the 01V as a basic control surface using the
motorized faders or something?
Any and all input would be greatly appreciated.
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Thanks & kind regards,
-=pp=-
I've been using Cubase SX3 for a number of years (never bothered
upgrading since it does everything I need) and find it very good for
MIDI sequencing and excellent for VST compliance
(which is an added
bonus). I had a version of Cakewalk Sonar when it was first released a
decade or so ago and loved it. It eventually stopped working on my
newer hardware which is when I moved to Cubase. I've since tried
Cakewalk Homestudio version 7 or 8 (it was super cheap and had some
nice VSTe and VSTi included, plus I wanted to open up some of my old
Sonar Bundles (which it does). I do like the interface and the icons
are really cool, some things are better than Cubase, but overall, my
workflow is better suited to Cubase now....all this to say, either of
them will work fine, but you may have a personal preference. On the
other hand, I like the way Cakewalk implements VSTi (the Midi track
and Audio tracks are created and routed automatically making setup a
breeze).
With regards to the controller, you can certainly set it up in either
program (the ACT in Sonar makes it quick to program the controller for
any VSTi). I don't know if the full Sonar has the 01V in its preset
list...IIRC the newer versions of Cubase do (or you can Mackie HUI
emulate).
Check out the vendor websites for upgrade prices and options, this may
tip the balance.
HTH, CS