Cubase 5 unvailed

[feedingear]

I've made the jump from a dubiously attained Cubase SX3, to a nice purchased version of Cubase 5 Educational (same as Cubase 5 but half the price), and it is performing exceptionally well. One thing I would recommend is backing up all the VST effect units because quite a few get dumped out and if you have a project that uses them, you will be stuffed. The interface feels better, VSTs running smoother, the REVerence is pretty intense and its definitely more stable for me. But a DAW's a DAW, you're only as good as the music and ideas you put into it. Personally if I didn't use my PC for other interests, I may have gone MAC and Logic. Always felt it was a tiny step up from Cubase in layout and intuitive programming.

[annikk.exe]

Been using version 5 (studio edition) for a while now.

The arbitrary restriction on mixdown with external devices is EXTREMELY irritating, but eh, you only do a final mixdown once per song, and it's work-around-able.

I get crashes sometimes when exiting the program, but apart from that it seems very stable.

I have to say I really am not fond of the routing interface in it at all. A friend showed me a screenshot of the way routing works in Logic and it looks SO much better. Oh well.

I am still hardcore n00b with the program to be fair, Tricky I'm afraid I have no idea about your midi whistling capture thingy. I will take a look sometime and let you know what it's like :>


-Annikk