| I think it's a no-brainer to go with Cubase for now. Reaper definitely has possibilities, but it's not even in the same ball-park as Cubase. Some the basic stuff that reaper doesn't have:
- Audio Editor
- Offline process history / Non-destructive audio editing
- Score Editor
- Control Room
- Hardware integration
- Device panels
- AND this is a biggie - midi is simply neglected in Reaper. It's not useable for anything but laying down the most basic midi tracks.
Reaper seems amaturish at the moment. It's lacking in features and the GUI is terrible.
All that being said, I do admire Justin Frankel's responsiveness. I admire the fact that the programmer listens to the customers. I admire the fact that updates are frequent. I admire that user feedback on new features is welcomed and taken to heart.
If Steinberg fully embraced this philosophy, Cubase and Nuendo would be unstoppable. CubaseAI would have never been born, users wouldn't have been blind-sided with the removal of DX support, and Sequel wouldn't have gotten off of the ground until cubase / nuendo users were taken care of. Yamaha and Steinberg would have collaborated to make tightly integrated mixer/control surfaces to superceed the 02R and 01V. The midex8 would be supported, or at least another midi interface with timestamping (like motu stuff) would be supported in cubase. Freezing would be flawless. Tempo mapping would be miles ahead of where it is now. Full 100% backward compatability would be built into every new release.
-Tom |