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Originally Posted by Michael Zick  I just don't want to see me or my producer invest in the wrong toys. |
Then it's obvious; you should use Cubase and take all the money you would otherwise spend on PTHD and spend it on on mics, and/or outboard gear. No one has proven that Protools sounds any better than Cubase. If you want great, non-native plugins, invest in a UAD Quad.
Let's see. Cubase + Lynx Aurora 16 + Lynx aES16e + UAD Quad =
500+ 3000 + 700 + 1500 = $5700
PTHD3 card + digi 192 =
14,000 + 4,000 = $18,000
The UAD plug ins are very good (especially the Fatso emulation!) , so you may want to pick up one of those anyway, which would bring your total to $19,500.
Plus, you have to pay Digidesign for tech support.
These two systems will do basically the same things, but at a cost difference of $13,000!
There are several ways you could spend $13,000 that would have a drastic impact on your sound. Ultimately you will be evaluated by your clients and potential clients based on the quality of your work, not by the name of the software you use.