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Originally Posted by Tommy-boy  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.
-Tom |
Do not mean to be combative but...
- I did all my editing on my last project in reaper. There is not a separate break out editor, but I was able to do all the eiditing I needed.
- Not sure what non destructive means. I like reaper because it leaves my audio files alone and the editing I do is saved as an overlay, so I can always go back to the original track
- These things I do not understand: - Score Editor - Control Room - Hardware integration - Device panels... if score editor means music staff midi editing, I think you are right. I do not believe it is present
- Your MIDI comment seems outdated. There is midi in there. I am not a big midi guy but I did some pads on my last project and from my very limited MIDI experience I found it capable of everything I needed to do.
If you want a real no brainer, download Reaper and use it for free for a month, or a day, or a year. If you find value, buy it.
I was a Sonar user about a month away from a $200 upgrade and thought I would mess with reaper for a few weeks before sending my $200 to cakewalk. Well, I wound up doing my next project on Reaper.
The routing and free bag of effects alone make it worth it to me.
Regarding the gui, I really could care less. I spend more time with mics and cables than I do with mouse and keyboard.