Dear Drizzt,

It all come down to the soundcard you have. The best is to take a look for how well your soundcard works on the forums of steinberg, samplitude and cakewalk. Perhaps also ask around on the Emu Forum what program gives the best performance. The specifications of the computer will not be the problem 8-)

Kind regards 8)

Well, i don't know if sound card performance is the biggest variable here. I would be interested in hearing of what would be the best combination of features, ease of use, functionality and then form there work on compatability and such.

I am very partail to Sonar, have been for years. Easiest to get results and works with most products on the market. Also their support is some of the best out there And yes Ive tried the others and given them a fair shake. I am serious about DAW recording and want to use the best...........................JDW

Sonar 4 producer is what I use and I love it. Very stable with my system and as easy as it is to use I can't imagine outgrowing it anytime soon.

Drizzt wrote: Well, i don't know if sound card performance is the biggest variable here. I would be interested in hearing of what would be the best combination of features, ease of use, functionality and then form there work on compatability and such.

In that case I recommend Microsoft Excel. Sorry, but could you elaborate a bit on what yout want to do with the software? It might have an effect on your choice. Just to make an example, if you want to perform live, the program Live is probably your choice. If you primarily want to record classical music, I believe that the two main choices are Sequioa or the smaller Samplitude, or perhaps SAW studio.

Gunnar

I love Cubase sx 2.0 and a good friend of mine has recently switched over to Cubase from Sonar. He swears that his Cubase tracks sound better than his Sonar tracks. it is possible that he may just be a experiencing a placebo effect.

I also read over at the cubase forums that sx 3.0 sucks

hope this helps

Really i am looking into an easy to use VST host with good sound.

I have been toying arounf with demos for quite a few of the ones out there. Recently I was playign around with orion and I really liked the setup of it. Was easy to get into and go.

Most if not all of my music will be midi or sample based. Eventually I am throw in some sound form outside cources but for now I'll stick to sampels and midi.

I think i need ot take a week off from work to sit down and really get into all of these and see which one can work for me.

Drizzt wrote: Really i am looking into an easy to use VST host with good sound.

I have been toying arounf with demos for quite a few of the ones out there. Recently I was playign around with orion and I really liked the setup of it. Was easy to get into and go.

Most if not all of my music will be midi or sample based. Eventually I am throw in some sound form outside cources but for now I'll stick to sampels and midi.

I think i need ot take a week off from work to sit down and really get into all of these and see which one can work for me.

Don't forget Storm (Arturia), Live (Ableton) and Project 5 (cakewalk).
They all have a demo on there site 8-)
Midi and samples can be done by all three 8)

if your planning on using it just for midi I'd stay away from Cubase.
Everyone complains about Cubase midi.

lol really? Isn't VST supposed to be Cubase's baby? Well i'll at least play aorund with it and see how it works.

Cubase SX has the best in the way of VST/Midi functions.

i used to favor Sonar for this but no longer.
Sonar has more template support for outboard gear but SX is far better in function

FYI Samp 8 has had a major overhaul in this area as well.
just not had enough time with it yet but looks promising

Scott
ADK