Going from Cubase 7.5 to Presonus Studio One 2.6 - Insane??

jamusic · January 31, 2014, 6:38am

Audiocave:

jamusic:

Thanks for the info. It’s been a few years since I even looked through the manual. Not sure I even saw that, as it doesn’t ring a bell.

No problem. That sentence… “Look Mom, no Midi!” … is just the header / title of an indexed section in the manual. It causes a lot of silly drama because (apparently) many either completely ignored the text in the section it indexes or have never even actually read it at all, but just heard other people say that sentence so they just repeat it.

Here is that full text below which very clearly explains (I suppose it was an attempt at being humorous, the section index title?) what that index header sentence means…

3.4 Look Mom, No MIDI!

The Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) specification was created in 1983. While it has
served musicians well for more than 25 years, it has limitations. Ironically, while the MIDI device
integration in Studio One provides revolutionary flexibility and ease of use, much of
this functionality is made possible by not using MIDI internally.

As an example, nearly jump free parameter automation is provided within virtual instrument
parts, rather than much lower-resolution (128 steps) MIDI control-data automation. The
Control Link system is also made possible by abstracting MIDI from our internal processes. As
MIDI evolves, and new potential standards are developed, Studio One remains prepared for
the innovations of the future.

Anyway, it’s midi (overall, even though it has some clever bits) is most certainly not on the same level of Cubase’s yet, and may never be, no clue, we’ll have to wait a few more years and see how that all shakes out.

Cubase is a midi monster.

Right! That’s exactly why I’m here instead of there.