Your host/DAW of choice (Poll)
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- KVRAF
- 3623 posts since 25 Mar, 2006 from The city by the bay
You want the truth?
If it really mattered I suppose you could subject some representative sample to a polygraph test and ask them such questions as:
1. Do you use your host because you are some older type who has already invested lots of time and money in it? Would you really use it if you had to start all over and had the choices that are available today?
2. Do you use your host because your idols or musicians doing the type of music you love do so?
3. Do you use your host because you are a starving musician or someone who for whatever reasons tends to be "careful with money"?
4. Do you use your host because you're one of the talented folks who seem to believe that it's more important to spend time perfecting the art of making music than looking for software bugs?
I guess asking them if there are any conflicts of interest surrounding their choice should probably be in there somewhere but certainly not at the top...
If it really mattered I suppose you could subject some representative sample to a polygraph test and ask them such questions as:
1. Do you use your host because you are some older type who has already invested lots of time and money in it? Would you really use it if you had to start all over and had the choices that are available today?
2. Do you use your host because your idols or musicians doing the type of music you love do so?
3. Do you use your host because you are a starving musician or someone who for whatever reasons tends to be "careful with money"?
4. Do you use your host because you're one of the talented folks who seem to believe that it's more important to spend time perfecting the art of making music than looking for software bugs?
I guess asking them if there are any conflicts of interest surrounding their choice should probably be in there somewhere but certainly not at the top...
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- KVRAF
- 3057 posts since 4 Jan, 2005
I sure hope so , Bitwig setting a release date was a major buzz kill for me along with the forum changing colors and having the temp forum .....and other things too , I miss the funny cat pics ..... We need a cat dressed up like Batman .CTStump wrote:Is this a prelude to cat pic's?hibidy wrote:edit: That "old" feeling is starting to creep in
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Armadillosound Armadillosound https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=311380
- KVRian
- 796 posts since 28 Aug, 2013
- KVRAF
- 4590 posts since 7 Jun, 2012 from Warsaw
Good god, there are so many of them.
I tried a number of different DAWs in the past. In mid 2006 I discovered Ableton and lived happily with it ever after. Don't see a need to have another or second tool yet.
There are some situations when I wish to have more routing, control or automation options, but it's the same for every plugin or controller. The only way to be 100% satisfied is to create your own
I tried a number of different DAWs in the past. In mid 2006 I discovered Ableton and lived happily with it ever after. Don't see a need to have another or second tool yet.
There are some situations when I wish to have more routing, control or automation options, but it's the same for every plugin or controller. The only way to be 100% satisfied is to create your own
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- KVRAF
- 1706 posts since 1 Mar, 2010 from Paris
I'm set on Cubase 5, which does everything I need.
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Armadillosound Armadillosound https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=311380
- KVRian
- 796 posts since 28 Aug, 2013
No cats.
This calls for an Armadillo pic
This calls for an Armadillo pic
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- KVRAF
- 16977 posts since 23 Jun, 2010 from north of London ON
Looks like it's going ....SUP?Armadillosound wrote:No cats.
This calls for an Armadillo pic
Barry
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
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- KVRAF
- 16977 posts since 23 Jun, 2010 from north of London ON
I do remember one poll wherein everyone was accused of being someone's shill...that was funny.
Barry
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
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Armadillosound Armadillosound https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=311380
- KVRian
- 796 posts since 28 Aug, 2013
trimph1 wrote:Looks like it's going ....SUP?Armadillosound wrote:No cats.
This calls for an Armadillo pic
He started with FL Studio and later switched to Cubase and he's just started his own label
- KVRAF
- 5805 posts since 8 May, 2008 from ssssskipping ......... I left you there
Which remembers me that Pro Tools and Buzz are now tied with three votes both. Only at Kvr.fedexnman wrote:Bitwig setting a release date was a major buzz kill for me
- KVRian
- 551 posts since 28 Jul, 2011 from USA
I imagine many people feel this way regardless of what DAW they are using. MIDI routing and automation still feels like using esoteric backend admin features or outright hacking in some cases rather than using tools actually meant to be used by ordinary users.DJ Warmonger wrote:There are some situations when I wish to have more routing, control or automation options, but it's the same for every plugin or controller.
I think we've crossed a threshold in recent years where most people can probably get the quality of sound they are looking for fairly easily regardless of what DAW they are using. Many things have contributed to this, major improvements in audio interfaces (lower latency, better converters, etc), faster computers with more RAM, and a sudden boon in inexpensive yet great sounding plugins.
So where a large part of user dissatisfaction was probably focused on sound quality in years past, it is my sense that a significant chunk of that has shifted to dissatisfaction with workflow. MIDI routing and automation are definitely items at the top of that list.
After folks can get the quality and performance they are looking for, and after they can connect and control the various parts effectively, composition tools seems next on the list.
My two cents.