I use Sequoia (and Samplitude) on a custom built turnkey PC...

--Ben

I wouldn't take my preference as any kind of "pro" opinion, but I'm happy with Nuendo 1.61 (soon to get v2) on my P4 PC I recently built (it screams!). For the Record - I track to a Roland VS-2480 (with the Data Compression bypassed in "M24" mode), and simply export these 24 bit Waves to CD-R, and import into the PC/Nuendo. Makes for a VERY portable combo, IMO (I track "on location" or in our practice room, and mix at home)

Later :cool:

I use Digital Performer on a mac but there was no choice available so I used other...

Money wasn't an issue so PT on a Mac was my personal choice.

I love the poll and am excited to see the results however, IMO, the majority of DAW users results here will log there budget and not what was best choice in that price range. More like tons of domestic cars and then there is...

PT isn't the best in the world... it's really more about what I like and what makes the most sence to me with my understanding of the entire music business... PT shouldn't be polled in the same league as a $1000 or there abouts budget DAW set-ups.

I'll make a prediction that Nuendo ojn PC has the market share for "Home Recording" DAW'S.

I use Nuendo and Sequoia on pc, i have grown accustomed to Nuendo and i find that it is the most flexible and easiest to manage of the sequencers. I use Sequoia in my built mastering console and i am looking into investing into Sadie in the next couple of years. 8-)

i use logic on a mac! very smooth...

Logic on my Macs, SX on my PC(because the Mac version SUX).

Secondary DAW is DP4, so another vote for other.

8)

Vegas 5 on a PC (Dell Dimension 8300).

Sonar SE 3.1.1 on PC. Bought the PE upgrade, haven't had time to install yet :?

Pro Tools 6.0.2 on mac OS 10.2.8.

Lot's of ProTools haters out there. But if your only gonna learn one program it's gotta be Pro Tools cause thats what the vast majority of studios are using.

PT 5.3.1 on a PC ( home built ASUS/AMD based system). And Sound Forge 7.0 and CDA 5.0 to finish up projects.

PT LE 6.4 and Logic 5.5.1 on the PC. These are the 2 easiest to learn sequencers. :D

PT LE 6.4 on Mac 15" powerbook through digi002r ...I chose this because I am also studying advertising and the Mac gives me some great options in both the artistic and musical spheres- Im in a fair bit of debt now though as a result...being 20 its kind of daunting, specially when I d like to buy some nice pre's and mic's soon too, but why spend all your time worrying about what you don't already have- learn to use what you've got... I don't mind tools at all, and used Nuendo for a few years before- they both have their pro's and con's (as do most things in life) ..whatever floats your boat really
Cheers, and interesting thread!
Hamish

I'm running Nuendo 3 on a custom built Intel dual core rackmount DAW for my multitrack recordings. And Sound Forge for my 2 track editing work.

Digital Performer on a Mac
great for scoring to video!

I really don't like Pro Tools for midi sequencing that much. I only wish there would be better third party plug-in support for DP. For instance, the Vienna Symphonic Library only works with Logic or Giga, and not with Mach Five (motu's virtual sampler)

Vegas 5 on a home built PC.

Digital Performer on a Mac. :)

Sioux

You guys probably wont believe this, but I cross platform several different platforms. I work with solo artists alot so i track in pro tools rough bounce the tracks and dump them in acid 4.0 then i mix in ear candy synced to the tempo then i dump the tracks out individually back into pro tools and output all my outputs to 16 tracks to a tascam dm24 and sum off of that, then i take the tracks and dump the stereo track through a 6 band compressor waves 10 band eq and attempt to project master then out to a spectrum analyzer to check and make sure i have everything right, Then i dump the project mastered tracks in cooledit to apply the fades and get the spacing of the tracks right and burn them seperatly to disk. Man im wore out just explaining it.

I definitely use Reason for production, but it's not a recording program at all, so...

My vote went to "other", I use Sound Forge for single-track recording. I do use Adobe Audition for multitrack, though, and that's basically the next version of Cool Edit.

HB

Can't answer this with a one shot answer.

I may not be a typical user ...

PT TDM Mac my HD up-grade is waiting but not until I'm ready.
PT LE on both XP and MAC OS9.1 ... multiple machines with 001 and AMIII ... no 002 yet
Cubase on both
Reason on XP .... mmmm ... err and ... ???
Experimenting with Audacity ( did I spell that right ?)
Logic on MAC ... with Rebirth Loaded for archive stuff ... I'll move to Reason when the new machine comes.
FruityLoops on XP
Stand Alone machines wityh synth software and Korg1212 cards
Stand alone machine OS9.1 .. double Sample Cell cards
FCP MAC

shit
have I waisted some money on this crap over the years.

old Atari 1040st got fired up this year to find an archive midi file !!!
C-Lab notator.

shut up Kev :?

I think there is more but thats enough for now.

In the group I work with we use Reason2.5 for production, and Sonar 3 Producer Edition for recording. Then everything gets passed to me where I master everything and I use Sound Forge 7 for that and CD Architect for putting together discs.

Samplitude on PC (off the rack but highly tweaked Compaq 2.66G)

Its a hybrid setup, really...(usually) track through a d8b, although I have some external converters as well...Mixing depends on the project - sometimes just Samp, sometimes just d8b, lots of times a mixture of both...

Samplitude 7.xx , will upgrade to Sam 8.0

--ASUS P4P800-DELUXE MAINBOARD.....
--INTEL P4 3.0c GHZ CPU W/800FSB.......
--2X512M DDR 400 PC3200 RAM OCZ RAM ....
--2X80GB WD HD W/8MB..................
--ATI RADEON 9200 VGA 128 meg W/DUAL DISPLAY.
--Plextor 708A DVD burner
--FLOPPY DRIVE A............
--ATX CASE WITH 450W Enermax POWER....
--WINXP-PRO
--XP Ghost.
--ONBOARD LAN ,SC,1394,

-- RME HDSP 9652 card with ADI-8 DS pro 8 in/8 out ad/da
-- UAD-1

SI

Just as limiting as it is having or using only one type of mic or one type of mic pre or one type of eq or dynamics, it is not as easy or that simple to expect only one DAW type or single software program.

I use a PC and a MAC and I own several PC's and one Mac. I use many different types of software. PT, Cubase, DP, ACID, Cakewalk, Fruitloops, n-track, Goldwave, Wavelab ect..

Like my outboard gear, they are just another set of tools to do my work and I use whatever it takes to get the results I am after.

pt hd on g5/dual 2g at work

pt le 6.4 on 1.5 powerbook at home

Tibook 800MHz, 512Mb with Magma PCI expansion running Safari and Entourage :lol:

Intel P4 2.8, 256Mb, 2x RME digi 96/8 running nothing... It will soon be going.... make an offer?

Atari Mega!! very cool!! make an offer?

Atari 1040STe also veru cool!! make an offer?

Hush ATX system with Intel Celeron 2.0, 1Gb, onboard VGA, modified Lynx AES16 running Sequoia... that's all i need in a DAW!

I use Vegas 5 for all my tracking and mixing. In the tests I've done when it comes time to mix, edit, and tweak Vegas has no match. I also use Acid, Sound Forge, and CD Architect. (I know, I know poster boy for Sony, but I love their software.)

Dave

Digital Performer on a Mac. Mix through an 02R.

PT 6.4 on a mac.....wouldn't use anything else.

Pro tools

I use pro tools 6.4 with digi 002r and wouldn't trade it for anything. Oh and some good mics too. :D

i use a custom built P4 with Cubases sx2 with a delta 1010 rack in sync with a tascam 8 track tape deck i track and mix in box with a few plug ins and a few plug out effects, i took carfull consideration in building it.

I cross-platform alot, between DP on Mac and Vegas/Logic on PC. Vegas for editing and mixing (if I go that far), Logic for anything MIDI related.

I've used PT on mac/pc long ago for a while, don't miss it much other then it was easy and fast.

i'm on a Mac dual 2.0 ghz G-5 running logic pro,, i actually am still running logic platinum on my other mac G-4 but logic pro 6 is on it's way through the mail.

i use the m-audio 10/10 lt audio/midi interface. basically go into my yamaha mixer and run the inserts into the analog in's of the card.

that's my rig as of now, but hopefully i'll get the moto 24 io soon

Samplitude Pro (7.x) and Nuendo (2.x) on PC's.

I voted other, I track through a yamaha o2r, straight into sonar.

Not sure if this counts, but . . . . .

Ghost into a Radar24. For now, the Radar is used for everything - tracking, mixing, minimal editing. Thinking about getting Sound Forge to import 2-tracks into for more comprehensive editing.

doctorfish wrote: I use Vegas 5 for all my tracking and mixing. In the tests I've done when it comes time to mix, edit, and tweak Vegas has no match. I also use Acid, Sound Forge, and CD Architect. (I know, I know poster boy for Sony, but I love their software.)

You're not alone! I have all those progs too. I just hope Sony keeps the support happening.

Okay, I'm a bit old school and will admit it. I use Cubase VST 5.2, Wavelab. and sometimes Goldwave, depending on the project. For midi, I've never felt comfortable with Cubase, so I use my tried and true Passport Audio Mastertracks Pro 6.0.

I use Logic Audio PC 5.5 with controllers, a SADiE 24/96 system and I have a portable rack with a Mackie SDR recorder in it connected to 24 channels of RME converters. I mix thru a Yamaha DM 2000. My PC is connected to the desk with a Hammerfall optical interface.

Hi Folks

Cool Edit Pro 2.1 on a purpose built PC. Looking at upgrading to Nuendo or PT when budget allows.

BTW Excellent forum this

Cheers Liam