Audio Recording Software.

[jonathanf]

Hi, I'm looking to see what is the recording software everyone is using. Right now, I have FL Studio 9 Producer Edition and REAPER. So whats that about logic 9 and pro tools, why so expensive?

[Frank]

I've used Cubase since it came on two floppy disks for the Atari ST and I'm not changing now. Even if everyone else in the universe calls it a buggy memory-hogging piece of junk, I like it.

[sgmypod]

I've used Cubase since it came on two floppy disks for the Atari ST and I'm not changing now. Even if everyone else in the universe calls it a buggy memory-hogging piece of junk, I like it.

Yeah I had it with a monochrome monitor.....still like cubase on 5 now, keep trying others like reaper

[_tom_]

Reaper for me. I've used all of the "big names" and it's my favourite. Uses minimal resources and is really nice/intuitive to use. Not a fan of Pro Tools at all as I find it slow and clunky. Logic is nice but I don't think I'd use it unless I was doing a fair amount of electronic music.

edit - forgot about ableton. Again probably good for lots of electronic stuff but I didn't like the interface at all.

[Alex]

I'm using Ableton Live 8, but the intro version which you get for a really nice price. I'm satisfied, but I don't use it a lot; most of the time I don't even have the time to play guitar anymore, so recording has become a distant past hobby for me.

[Nadz1lla]

Cubase all the way for me. Reaper and Audacity just don't cut the mustard for what I want out of a DAW. But hey, personal preference I guess. I used Logic in college too, and I loved it, but it's not worth buying a Mac for, heh. PC all the way.  ;)

[_tom_]

^What do you feel is missing from Reaper? Not trying to start an argument just curious as it seems to have everything I'd look for!

[Frank]

^What do you feel is missing from Reaper? Not trying to start an argument just curious as it seems to have everything I'd look for!

I find the track arming, I/O and MIDI stuff confusing in Reaper, I much prefer the way Cubase is laid out. Plus I use some external synth modules and Reaper doesn't seem to have downloadable progam "maps" so I'd have to use either sysex or MSB/LSB bank and patch change info and nothing is worth that much hassle.

[tomjackson]

I started on logic then moved to Cubase as Logic went Mac only.

Cubase is easy to get going but I'm thinking of ditching it for Reaper as I move from my desktop to a laptop system.  I want something a bit more stripped down without the need for a dongle.  All that Cubase security annoys me, okay on a desktop but would take valuable resource on a laptop. 

Cubase just seems too hungry as well.  Although to be fair The SL3 I have used is fairly stable....

Reaper can be shared between machines as well....

[Bob Gnarly]

Logic 9 here. For a while I was using Garageband.
The more expensive software for me gives me better FX, and more powerful editing tools.
Happily runs on my 4 year old Macbook pro.

[MDV]

I like reaper.

Previously used (as in owned) cubase (sx3) and sonar (producer 7), used (as in for a brief period) pretty much everything else. Reapers my favourite.

[jonathanf]

So why is logic and pro tools so expensive? I use my software just for recording, what I mean is that no added anything(no added eq or nothing) except for if I'm playing a song, the wav file of the song on another track and I also use betamonkey drums on FL studio 9. But FL is 5x the cost of reaper, I just don't get it. Sure, it has a lot of plugins but not very useful.

[Nadz1lla]

^What do you feel is missing from Reaper? Not trying to start an argument just curious as it seems to have everything I'd look for!

Pretty much the same as what Frank posted right after you. I just don't get on with it. I find Cubase a lot easier to use, more intuitive, and the program quality and compatibility with VST's etc is better in my opinion. That and I used it through college too, so I am more comfortable with the UI.

[Nadz1lla]

So why is logic and pro tools so expensive? I use my software just for recording, what I mean is that no added anything(no added eq or nothing) except for if I'm playing a song, the wav file of the song on another track and I also use betamonkey drums on FL studio 9. But FL is 5x the cost of reaper, I just don't get it. Sure, it has a lot of plugins but not very useful.

Because Logic and Pro Tools are basically considered the "Industry Standard" and they are very, VERY powerful tools. They are the kind of thing I would invest in if I had the money and the means to really use them to their maximum potential. If I knew everything I needed to know about utilizing every last resource Logic and Pro Tools had to offer, I would definitely invest in a Mac. But seeing as how I'm not a minted world-class producer, I'll just stick with Cubase on my PC, heh. It has plenty of potential to do more powerful stuff than I use it for now, so I can use more and more of it as I learn how, but I don't have to go buy a Mac to use it, which is really nice, heh.

[gwEm]

i'm using ableton live. like it alot.