Cubase 6 Artist vs Logic

TelePaul

Hey all,

I'd appreciate any insights that you might be able to give me. I'm going through something of a renaissance ( ) when it comes to music recording and wanted to choose a new sequencer for use with my Macbook Pro. Was using Cubase SE3 up until now but was quite taken by what Logic 9 has to offer. Studiorat suggested I check it out and it seems like a pretty comprehensive platform with some cool bundled virtual instruments and plug-ins. It's also made by Apple and I'd be using it on a Macbook Pro which sort of comforts me.

One slight concern I have, and I may be way off base, is that Logic looks like a fun tool but might be a bit superficial...it's partly the GUI, but something about it looks almost....childlike? Ease of use is great but I need to know that it's the real deal as far as sequencers go.

On the other hand, I've been reading nothing but good things about Cubase 6. It looks like a sleek, no-nonsense sequencer and I've heard that as a build, its very stable even without being patched. I've also had some exposure to Cubase, but I wouldn't mind another learning curve if I was getting something better suited to my needs.

My reservations about Cubase extend largely to the bundled VSTis...they seem a little bit dated and I'd love something with a half-decent string section as standard.

Please decide for me

danjokill

Been using Cubase 6 for the last number of weeks .... upgraded from 5 and 4 before that .... 6 is by far a jump in the right direction.

As for the VST's in 6 they are great .... don't be fooled by "glossy" plugin's they rarely live up to the hype. Some of the basic looking stuff works the best.

I have protools and used logic in the past and to be honest they all have some bundled plugins that look kiddy but work great.

Having used the DAW's listed above .... I can say it really doesn't matter which you choose. Once it suit's your workflow. I have clients that what me to use protools and thats cool ...... i'll use it for them. You can try Cubase 6 from the Steinberg website ... I think there is a 30 day trial thing going on.

The Fridge

I run cubase 6 off a macbook pro, and so have no knowledge of logic. I did this because I was familiar with cubase, have always liked cubase,
After getting the macbookpro I did think of getting logic as its an apple product and all of that stuff i.e. stability & reliability etc. but I didn't want to have to learn
a new daw from scratch. Both programs do the same (at a high level) as they are sequencers( obvisiously they are not identical).
They will just do things differently. One may have more features than the other. Thats why its really up to you which way you should go.
On the cubase side of thing, I've not had any trouble with it on my mac. I'm also not a heavy user either and am very happy with my choice.
Thats my preference, it may or maynot be your.
No harm in trying out the cubase trial version, it may answer alot for you if you want to stick with it or not.
P.S. - Also don't forget if you are mobile you'll need to take care of your steinberg dongle, where i don't think logic needs one. That could be a
deal-breaker for you. Its up to you.

Good luck.