As a DAW professional, i can attest that Cubase is the very best in computer-based audio software, not to mention the most innovative program available. While there are various other applications that can do the job; most will fall short in critical areas, namely MIDI and audio processing. Sure there bugs but a true professional will present their critique in a positive way because they rely on it for their living or because they make great music.
Lets face it Cubase has to be more than an alternative to Pro Tools.
For me the fact that is more than just a studio recording software is itās strength. I am a guitarist but love playing about with sounds and going places I have never been before. Steinberg has always been a DAW that encourages us to think outside the box. (I have been using Loopmash to re-sample my playing.) I guess that is why there are so many bugs, because they want to be so many things to so many users. I for one love that. I certainly am glad that I am am not stuck in a studio with bands rehashing all the old clichĆ©s - I would rather rehash my own and perhaps add a few unexpected things on the way.
I am not knocking those of you who run studios. Far from it, I think you do wonderful stuff and provide a really valuable service. Not to mention living a financially precarious life. However I baulk at the use that many people make of the word professional, as if it is a passport to some higher plane of knowledge and creativity. What is a DAW professional? I mean anyone can claim whatever they like on a forum and nobody would be any the wiser. After all did I not just claim to be guitarist.
The value of Cubase to me is not itās perfection, because it quite plainly isnāt. It is its versatility and the possibilities that it offers its users. I may not be the best musician, but I have the best fun. Sure I get cross with Steinberg at times and irritated with Cubase. I am sure we could say the same about our partners, as they could about us. However, we still love them in spite of all that. That is the value of a long term relationship.
this is a inverse trolling? ahahahhah
Exactly +1
This is meant to be a feel good thread even thou a little bit OTT on the subject but non the less should still be kept a feel good thread and I find it really irritating that a person that was screaming and shouting for people to keep his threads in order has decided to act god and intervene on every feel good thread he feels he has the right to and change to subject back to his usual one man war on Steinberg ! VERY IRITATING
Can I join your club?
Do I need a degree?
What are the requirements?
Do I need extensive use with PT, Logic, DP, Sonar, S1 or that free thing everyone rants about because he has excellent communication with his users?
Orā¦do you mean every-day Cubase user for the past 15 years who has grown weary of workflow and genuine issues being ignored while Steinberg prioritizes new features that attract EDM and new users with every new upgrade/update? Iām not attacking this stuff, but Iām totally against them making this stuff a priority.
I agree with you. Relatively speaking Cubase is still the best DAW for me. It still has a long ways to go, and Iām pessimistic about any real marketing/policy change because itās the EDM and new users who subsidize what you call the āDAW professional.ā Ever wonder why EveAnna Manley signed that agreement with UAD? Ever wonder why Nuendo costs so much more than Cubase?
By the way, yeah thanks Steinbergā¦your amazing. (relatively speaking when compared to the competition)
I have said enough now. I fear Sgt. Schultz is coming for me.
Guys, I hear what youāre saying, but come on, let Freddie be Freddie. Of course Cubase has bugs, of course it isnāt perfect, of course there are people who are dealing with issues, just like any major software! Iāve criticized Steinberg my fair share in due course.
But to give Freddie a hard time when all heās doing (in my view) is expressing his enthusiasm, just seems a bit glum, as I implied before. Just let him do what he does. Frankly, I enjoy reading his posts from time to time, and I think heās generally more like a Steinberg cheerleader. So what? We could use that around here!
When we need a serious thread, we can start (yet another) serious thread. Thereās plenty to be serious about. But letās give the guy some space.
And who cares if heās shouting with caps and fonts and smilies? He rarely says anything directly offensive, and if he does, itās generally well-meaning from what I have seen. We actually need more people like Freddie in the world. And besides, those font/smilie options are sitting right there in the forum interface, and if you find it a breach of netiquette, just ignore him.
And finally, no one is saying that serious people and serious threads are wrong or not needed. I have had my share of problems with Steinberg over the years, and I will join the occasional angry threads if I think it will help. But this thread and other similar Freddie threads are just generally intended to be light-hearted, positive testimonial and opinion in my view, as are most of Freddieās posts as far as I can see. Heās human too, so Iām sure he crosses a line sometimes, but generally, I find his posts positive and good-natured.
My two bits only. I have no beef with any of you. I also donāt know Freddie personally, although I remember him from the Cakewalk forum, and he was a positive upbeat guy there too for the most part. And I definitely agree with the sentiment of the OP. Cubase is indeed amazing. Perfect? No, of course not! Amazing? You bet. Letās take a moment every once in a while to get some perspective. Granted, Freddie takes more than ājust a momentā expressing his enthusiasm, but so what? Iāve been around DAWs (and just before DAWs) long enough and can appreciate the golden age of awesomeness weāre in right now, and frankly, I can use a dose of enthusiasm to remind me.
If this Freddy is Tommy then he means nothing by his actions , heās just a flamboyant showman and you should respect his way of communication .
@Bredo your not exactly the most eloquent communicator on this forum so give Freddy the respect you expect for yourself and stop disrupting his thread , your the one after the attention and yes itās working isnāt it .
Freddie for president! put the cat amongst the pigeons - how dare you! lol
Apart from all the bugsā¦
+1
I have dared more than one on this forum to PM me with their info, in an attempt to discuss important matters on equal terms. Not one has taken the challenge. Go figure.
likewise i have dared those complainers to PM asking for details as to my personal website, which via Whois could produce a name but at all times was refused.
Sometimes Iām staggered by the expectations, demands and moans of certain self-proclaimed professionals, and others, on here. I started with Pro-24/Atari and was THRILLED to be able to program drums and no longer be dependent on lame TR-707 loops. As far as Iām concerned, since those early days Steinberg have increasingly provided me with useful ways to while away the time between making a bob or two, the features and sheer power offered by Cubase in 2013 are WILDLY beyond anything anyone could have imagined in the early years. I made a living writing midi files in the 80ās - no DAW has ever surpassed Cubaseās midi implementation.
How can Freddieās post possibly have been seen by some as provocative? Thanks to him Iāve looked again at my old XP tweaks, turned my AERO back on and background services to programs - stability and performance have improved as a result. I really LIKE Freddie, and Cubase too - all you moaners should sort out your own systems before accusing Steinberg of writing anything but GREAT software.
Sometimes Iām staggered by the expectations, demands and moans of certain self-proclaimed professionals, and others, on here. I started with Pro-24/Atari and was THRILLED to be able to program drums and no longer be dependent on lame TR-707 loops. As far as Iām concerned, since those early days Steinberg have increasingly provided me with useful ways to while away the time between making a bob or two, the features and sheer power offered by Cubase in 2013 are WILDLY beyond anything anyone could have imagined in the early years. I made a living writing midi files in the 80ās - no DAW has ever surpassed Cubaseās midi implementation.
How can Freddieās post possibly have been seen by some as provocative? Thanks to him Iāve looked again at my old XP tweaks, turned my AERO back on and background services to programs - stability and performance have improved as a result. I really LIKE Freddie, and Cubase too - all you moaners should sort out your own systems before accusing Steinberg of writing anything but GREAT software.
+1 exactly , no other DAW offers the features Cubase does and Cubase does it with style .
I think Bredo needs banning again for constantly dragging a thread off topic , sorry but facts are facts you have just turned into a moaning troll
@bredo Then you should no better then shouldnāt you oohhh great one .
And if you think being the same person on a forum for 14 years is some what of a status symbol then you are more shallow that ive always thought you were .
Sorry I must stop because this is completely off topic as yet again itās all about you Bredo !
I looked at that website some time ago, but then you had another forum name. I saw some links and references to some known writers, of which you had taken your name.
so you confirm you are a name-dropper then?
Donāt send PMās unless you actually want to know who i am.
bredo makes an unsafe assumption that recent joiners to this forum are inexperienced newbies. I, for one, have been a forum member for longer than his 14 years but Iāve got bored, left and rejoined more than onceā¦actually four times. Some of us have ātoo much musicā to spend a lot of time on forums. Senior Members are maybe more technical than creative? Who knows?
For sure, the most talented and creative artistes Iāve produced are the least interested in the technology!
Aloha guys,
Great discussion going on here with ups and downs, ins and outs, over/unders etc;
and with the conclusion being that Cubase 7.5 (while could and will be better)
is THE killer DAW app of this year.
+1 for this being (IMHO) the:
āThread of the Year for 2013ā.
{ā-ā}
For sure, the most talented and creative artistes Iāve produced are the least interested in the technology!
So true from my experience too. At some point I just have to stop and tell myself enough is enough. Why am I here? To admire the tool? To learn all things the tool offers complete with workflow & bug issues?
Or do I just try to make best with what I have?
For me its so easy to get distracted away from music creation & production.
If we are moving back towards the original thoughts in this thread, I too have been enjoying the new 7.5 but make no bones that it is strictly a hobby for me brought on by trying to preserve 50 + years of my guitar playing.
It is not something I push to extreme performance limits or maxed out memory and consequently have really never experienced the frustrations displayed at times by some. Iām no engineer and wish I had a better understanding of what I might do with Cubase. I deal with customer service and administrative crap at work. It pays my bills and to read a post like Freddieās which I find uplifting, enjoyable and enthusiasticā¦I really love it. Do you know what dealing with some people can be like Iām here in the forum to get better quality in my recordings
By the wayā¦I do like the idea of sections for traditional recording / electronic / etc etc
Do you know what dealing with some people can be like ?
Pretty much. C7.5 is storming and still they come. If it isnāt Cubase doesnāt have remote tap tempo then itās the wrong version number and itās not new (cheap) enough. And it has a rocket-scientist-proof dongle.
Iād hate to deal with those people in the real world.
No Bredo, you are wrong to expect people to identify themselves just because you do. In case you donāt understand, read the forum rules about how Steinberg will only divulge personal information when there is a law enforcement imperative.