Mix Bus, Shmix Bus?

Jotown · 21st November 2002

Hey all,

I posted this on anoter thread and have yet to get a response. I am not interested in charts an graphs, just exepeienced opinions.

How do the Mix bus on these three apps compare?
PTle, Cubase SX and Sonar.

With that in mind here is my Quandary.

I am currently doing a couple of projects in my home studio. I have been using Pro Tools for a couple of years now and I love the interface and do all of my audio tracking and editing there.

I have been doing all of my sequencing in some version of Cakewalk/Sonar forever. I have been doing audio in PT for a couple of years.

I recently got Cubase SX for the smokin' Athlon PC. My goal is to integrate my workflow, audio and sequencing, into one app on a PC.

Now here is the big question.

I have no plugins at this time because I have been mixing on TDM system and haven’t had the need for them at home.

Since I have no plugin investment am starting from scratch here. All things being equal which way would you go if you were me?

Right now I am leaning towards Cubase SX along with a UAD-1 for sure, and maybe a TC Works core card along with some Waves stuff.

I would love to just stay in PTle but with only RTAS to work with and not being able to use the UAD or TC card to take the load off of my CPU it doesn’t seem workable.

Thanks in advance.

Jax · 21st November 2002

I can't answer your mix bus question because I haven't used any of those.

For the plug in question, I understand what you're asking, but I think you really have to know what the various makes and types of plug-ins sound like, and then the choice is up to you.

That said, download as many demos as you can and listen to how they work and sound with the type of music you record. Then pick your faves.

I can tell you my faves, but it doesn't mean I recommend them to everyone. They just work for me. That said, they are:

- Waves RenEq/RenComp, Supertap, Q10, C1, L1, L2 (the C4 demo I liked on non-wall-of-sound, rhythmic, dist guitars), RenVox and RenBass are extremely useful too

- TC MasterX (for edgy drums), MegaReverb, and Chorus

Everything else for me is outboard or happens before I ever start mixing.

21st November 2002	#1
Jotown Gear interested Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 25 Thread Starter	Mix Bus, Shmix Bus? Hey all, I posted this on anoter thread and have yet to get a response. I am not interested in charts an graphs, just exepeienced opinions. How do the Mix bus on these three apps compare? PTle, Cubase SX and Sonar. With that in mind here is my Quandary. I am currently doing a couple of projects in my home studio. I have been using Pro Tools for a couple of years now and I love the interface and do all of my audio tracking and editing there. I have been doing all of my sequencing in some version of Cakewalk/Sonar forever. I have been doing audio in PT for a couple of years. I recently got Cubase SX for the smokin' Athlon PC. My goal is to integrate my workflow, audio and sequencing, into one app on a PC. Now here is the big question. I have no plugins at this time because I have been mixing on TDM system and haven’t had the need for them at home. Since I have no plugin investment am starting from scratch here. All things being equal which way would you go if you were me? Right now I am leaning towards Cubase SX along with a UAD-1 for sure, and maybe a TC Works core card along with some Waves stuff. I would love to just stay in PTle but with only RTAS to work with and not being able to use the UAD or TC card to take the load off of my CPU it doesn’t seem workable. Thanks in advance.

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21st November 2002	#2
Jax Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,763	I can't answer your mix bus question because I haven't used any of those. For the plug in question, I understand what you're asking, but I think you really have to know what the various makes and types of plug-ins sound like, and then the choice is up to you. That said, download as many demos as you can and listen to how they work and sound with the type of music you record. Then pick your faves. I can tell you my faves, but it doesn't mean I recommend them to everyone. They just work for me. That said, they are: - Waves RenEq/RenComp, Supertap, Q10, C1, L1, L2 (the C4 demo I liked on non-wall-of-sound, rhythmic, dist guitars), RenVox and RenBass are extremely useful too - TC MasterX (for edgy drums), MegaReverb, and Chorus Everything else for me is outboard or happens before I ever start mixing.