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So i have been using cubase for more than a year now and have gotten to know most parts of the program fairly well. I started will reason 1.0 and on to 2.0,.5 3.0 etc..a few years ago and then started using cubase, i had no problems falling in love with a audio sequencer! I am using a mac right now and have heard the whole time that logic is a better for osx. So i have been giving logic express 7 a test drive the last day or so and find it okay(express 7 is hella stripped down)and it seems that i would be spending a lot of time fighting my cubase urges to control the program. Is it worth switching sequencers and starting over for a few weeks to learn a new system? Will Logic run on a mac so much better that it is worth it!? Do any of you have exprience with any of this? Let me know, thanks.
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20-11-2005 23:21 |
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its not something you can ask other people.
if you're still wanting cubase while you're in logic, it's probably not worth it.
people will say oh yes logic is king and all this, but it really depends on how much experience you have with whatever program. if you've been doin cubase for forever, and you're satisfied with your sound, there's no need to change. hell i've been using a combo of acid and fruityloops and i prefer that over anything. so it really depends on what you're used to, and i say if you're used to cubase and reason, stick with those.
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Originally posted by short-wave
So i have been using cubase for more than a year now and have gotten to know most parts of the program fairly well. I started will reason 1.0 and on to 2.0,.5 3.0 etc..a few years ago and then started using cubase, i had no problems falling in love with a audio sequencer! I am using a mac right now and have heard the whole time that logic is a better for osx. So i have been giving logic express 7 a test drive the last day or so and find it okay(express 7 is hella stripped down)and it seems that i would be spending a lot of time fighting my cubase urges to control the program. Is it worth switching sequencers and starting over for a few weeks to learn a new system? Will Logic run on a mac so much better that it is worth it!? Do any of you have exprience with any of this? Let me know, thanks. |
good tip i ahve been given is to use reason with cubase. logic is good fr composing music like classicly, and all around techno stuff, but reason is wicked for dnb as a genre. and cubase gives it better sound.
cubase though is more the PC version of Logic, so, either is good, if you use mac, you can buy logic for the high price.
Logic has one great benfiet. you can freeze tracks simply, this saves a lot of pc usage. you can use reason on it also. it's going to take you a long time to go through the hughe logic book, the size of a phone book, but writing music isn't about thinking as much, yu have to know your program, to just work without thinking. you thinking about writing music, not about using the program. if you know cubase and reason, you got all you need to do good tracks man.
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21-11-2005 03:47 |
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Originally posted by Darkside
... hell i've been using a combo of acid and fruityloops and i prefer that over anything. .. |
Yeah, I'm using the same combo and never it has failed me!
It is really fate's choice... anyway...
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21-11-2005 09:17 |
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A collegue of mine has switched from Cubase to Logic half a year ago and he told me it was tough in the beginning but he is now really pleased he took the plunge.
Still, it is a personal preference, I'm sure there are other people who have worked with both and prefer Cubase, even though Logic is arguably a more powerful sequencer.
One thing to keep in mind is that Logic only runs on MacOS, so for people working with Windows it is best to stick with Cubase.
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26-11-2005 09:36 |
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One guy once told me to fuck myself...
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26-11-2005 12:58 |
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Originally posted by Muad'Dib
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And? How was it?
About the subject: logic is ... well erm... logic. It's very intuitive and easy to use. Automation works like a charm, all the different sequencer/mixer/plug-in-windows never get too messy.
Cubase is a bit full on knobs/windows.
Anyway, i think everyone discovered the shortcuts and window-settings by now.
I like(d) logic a lot on pc (!!), only reason i started out with cubase is that it was much easier and compatible with different plugins, video, rewire,...
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26-11-2005 13:44 |
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How about 'getting' Mac OSX for your PC (yeah, it's out there!) and running Logic on your PC 
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27-11-2005 17:23 |
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that's just asking for trouble... 
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27-11-2005 18:30 |
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Apple is switching to Intel, so they HAD to make a compatible version...
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27-11-2005 19:13 |
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Originally posted by Surya
How about 'getting' Mac OSX for your PC (yeah, it's out there!) and running Logic on your PC
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oh yeah 
I can see see an uprgrade on the horizon
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28-11-2005 12:13 |
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Ii used cubase for a couple of years as it was far more readily avaliable, then swithced to logic as heard many good things about it. Logic is awesome far more intuitive than cubase but then apple bought the rights and well fuck them, I own a pc so went back to cubase.
I have to say the newer versions of sx are pretty good and realistically there is little difference between the two programs.
Dont forget that logic is written for the mac and if that is what you are running then it should be the better of the two in terms of compatability and performance.
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28-11-2005 12:40 |
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Originally posted by Surya
How about 'getting' Mac OSX for your PC (yeah, it's out there!) and running Logic on your PC
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True, but unfortunately that doesn't work yet
There is idd a OSX version for pc, but I don't think there are a lot of programs for it. I know it has an emulator for pc programs, but I don't think it has one for Max osx programs made for the Motorola chips
Btw I recently switched from the old logic pc version to cubase (still use logic too in fact).
And I find Cubase more intuitive, stable and even faster.
But logic has like endless possibilities (the environment is just awesome if you learn how to use it properly
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Of course if you compare it to the Mac version of logic, Cubase doesn't stand a chance IMO. But it is way expensive, and even updates aren't very cheap (and the Express version has like zero decent plugins)
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28-11-2005 21:15 |
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Originally posted by short-wave
So i have been using cubase for more than a year now and have gotten to know most parts of the program fairly well. I started will reason 1.0 and on to 2.0,.5 3.0 etc..a few years ago and then started using cubase, i had no problems falling in love with a audio sequencer! I am using a mac right now and have heard the whole time that logic is a better for osx. So i have been giving logic express 7 a test drive the last day or so and find it okay(express 7 is hella stripped down)and it seems that i would be spending a lot of time fighting my cubase urges to control the program. Is it worth switching sequencers and starting over for a few weeks to learn a new system? Will Logic run on a mac so much better that it is worth it!? Do any of you have exprience with any of this? Let me know, thanks. |
Ive been usin Cu-Base solid for like 2 year's but it took me age's to learn the dam thing and still learnin,..the idea of switchin to Logic is downright scary if you ask me,..my creative flow is hard enough to get goin as is,..learnin a monster like Logic would put me out for month's,..hell,..year's!!,...crazy idea imo..but if you can pull it off it's the better sequencer in the long run,.. 
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29-11-2005 14:08 |
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thefunke1
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This is a question that has been all over the internet for years, and there are a lot of posts on this exact question.
I recently purchased a new computer, and was looking into the exact same question.
The answer.... well, although some feel that one system is more superior than the other, they both do pretty much the same thing. Logic comes with a lot of VSTi that are just fantastic, although Cubase is catching up in this area, but is not yeat there. It really depends on what system you are more comfotable with, eitehr PC or MAC. MAC is now coming out with the Intel Chip, therefore I think it's only going to be a matter of time before the plantforms cross over, and you will be able to run either software on either system.
At the end of the day it depends on your own creative ability, niether system makes music for you, they both provide a great platform to work from, so think of them both as a blank canvas for you to create your art. If you are used to workign with one system, then I would suggest you stick with it.
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thefunke1
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This is a question that has been all over the internet for years, and there are a lot of posts on this exact question.
I recently purchased a new computer, and was looking into the exact same question.
The answer.... well, although some feel that one system is more superior than the other, they both do pretty much the same thing. Logic comes with a lot of VSTi that are just fantastic, although Cubase is catching up in this area, but is not yeat there. It really depends on what system you are more comfotable with, eitehr PC or MAC. MAC is now coming out with the Intel Chip, therefore I think it's only going to be a matter of time before the plantforms cross over, and you will be able to run either software on either system.
At the end of the day it depends on your own creative ability, niether system makes music for you, they both provide a great platform to work from, so think of them both as a blank canvas for you to create your art. If you are used to workign with one system, then I would suggest you stick with it.
In the past, there really wasn't any software for PC, therefore most producers used MAC with Logic, as the years have passed, because this is the system that they have used, they continue to use it today. If you are just starting out, see what you feel most comfortable with, if you are using one already then stick with it.
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01-03-2006 00:22 |
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quite simply no it just wont make your music any better doing so and will just be hassle learning the layout
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