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Why is DP better than Cubase?

Have anyone tried both of them?

payroll wrote:Why is DP better than Cubase?

Have anyone tried both of them?

Yep.

Digital Performer has more vowels in it than Cubase, thus making it more important, init.

payroll wrote:Why is DP better than Cubase?

Have anyone tried both of them?

Because it just is dammit!!!

Easier audio editing, better MIDI functions, and a nicer using GUI IMHO.

Because it's written in the United States by those that speak English as a native language. Okay, this sounds funny....but what I mean is the application is written in the way we think. It's also MAC only, not cross-platform which allows MOTU to focus on what the Mac OS can do.

...because it's worse than Logic, and I've never used Logic before.

BradLyons wrote:Because it's written in the United States by those that speak English as a native language. Okay, this sounds funny....but what I mean is the application is written in the way we think. It's also MAC only, not cross-platform which allows MOTU to focus on what the Mac OS can do.

But you work on a PC, Brad!

James Steele wrote:

BradLyons wrote:<snip>It's also MAC only, not cross-platform which allows MOTU to focus on what the Mac OS can do.

But you work on a PC, Brad!

Dead giveaway - Easy to tell because he types "MAC" in all caps!

But then he goes and confuses me later by typing "Mac OS"

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Well, I also type "PC" and "DP" in caps too! I use Mac's (throwing you for a loop now!) all the time, my platform of choice is our Creation Station Rack along with ProToolsHD. But if this weren't my system, I'd probably be running "DP" on a "MAC"

My son and my brother use Cubase and they have tried to get me to change religions but I've been with MOTU since "performer" in the early '90s and I love it. I dig the layout of Cubase though.

BradLyons wrote:Well, I also type "PC" and "DP" in caps too! I use Mac's (throwing you for a loop now!) all the time, my platform of choice is our Creation Station Rack along with ProToolsHD. But if this weren't my system, I'd probably be running "DP" on a "MAC"

Hey! It doesn't take much to throw me for a loop these days!

payroll wrote:Why is DP better than Cubase?

Have anyone tried both of them?

Allow me to quote Wikipedia:

Despite Cubase VST offering a then-unheard-of amount of power to the home user, computer hardware took some time to catch up, and by the time it did, VST's audio editing capability was shown up to be weak compared with systems such as ProTools DAE and Digital Performer MAS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubase

I think part of the animosity towards Cubase is because a lot of people have tried Cubasis or even Cubase LE, which came bundled with hardware they bought.

Of course, many of those found it limited, which it is. It also isn't Cubase SX.

I'm no big Steinberg fan myself, as I find their interfaces too flashy, like impressive looks was more important than intuitive simplicity.

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*Art

i've been using cubase on pc a lot lately n i actually find its performance quite satisfactory. I think for a DP equivilant on a PC, cubase would be my choice. DP's GUI is a lo better though. n i think there's no way cubase will run smoother on a mac. but FWIW if u have a powerfull PC, cubase is certainly a powerfull application. and thank you.

emulatorloo wrote:Easy to tell because he types "MAC" in all caps!

Yeah, but he didn't use the usual "Winblows" or "PeeCee".

AFA the "Berg" people go: I tested for them during N1 many moons ago, and the majority of them are almost indistinguishable from native English users in online correspondence. Even their understanding of weird sarcasm and humor here is pretty strong. I've also seen them get on people for NOT speaking the standard English to them. I guess some may still run across a support rep or someone who wasn't so fluent with it. BTW, I was just complementing another German, who's helping me with a DIY S/PDIF project he's done, on his impressive English. He may not be as good as the Bergs, but his "style" comes off more like the typical "tech-savvy" people when they're in a hurry or something, and are more excited and focused on the technical details. I've noticed the forums over at uCapps.de are the same way. It seems like it must be a highly-stressed, mandatory skill to learn over there. Most of the more "alien-like" postings I read aren't from Germany. Not that they have any obligation to speak our language.

And hey, I thought you guys were OK with Emagic?

I agree on the "simplified" looks. I really enjoyed the Nuendo1.x interface, but have gotten pretty comfortable with 2&3 now, and am enjoying many of the new GUI features. N1 was almost an "obvious" interface to anyone who had used traditional audio gear, but I think even the weirdest ones will make sense to many people after they've been on them for a while. (FWIW, the times I've looked at Logic, it's baffled the heck out of me )

Take Care,
George

PS- Dave Crane (Berg's current GUI-man) has also been very good about lurking around in the shadows and participating in the necessary GUI-related discussions. He'll usually "surface" to answer any questions about it, and also seems to keep up with many of the feature requests. I think many of the users welcomed the new look and were a bit more comfortable with it than myself (the evolution of it wasn't 100% developer based).