SX3, Logic or Nuendo?

[proletkult]

if you don't edit video get Cubase not Nuendo.

You can't edit video in Nuendo

It handles video though (I assumed it would be similar to the audio support - maybe not, I haven't used it)

I use SX2 with image now and its been fine but I'm scared it won't be up to bigger projects.

[nickkbh]

Well,i use logic for composing,nuendo for postproduction,and i keep protools around just in case.
For me Logic is the ultimate scoring tool,but Nuendo is much better at handling audio.
I ususally track in Nuendo as well,and import in Logic.
And maybe the most imortant facter is,that Logic i very effective on a G5,i rarely have to freeze or bounce,and 7,1 on tiger,has proven to really reliable.I've had very few crashes since upgrading.Maybe 3 crashes in 3 weeks or so.
Nuendo is a great program for post.I'm x protools power user,and nuendo does everything protools does,but works on most interfaces,which give you the freedom to choose your own hardware.And in most cases i prefer Nuendo over protools.
Of course you can compose in Nuendo as well,but i prefer Logic.

Feel free to ask specific questions.

[OMU]

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For me Logic is the ultimate scoring tool,but Nuendo is much better at handling audio.

Can you be more specific about this?
For example doesn't Logic have draggable crossfades like Cubase and Nuendo? Doesn't it do offline audio processing with certain plugins on selected audio parts?
And the adjustable fades aren't they flexible enough?
I'm very interested in this so, thanks.

[abi]

used logic 5.5 on a pc and was very sad when emagic stopped developing new versions for pc. after messing around with cubase sx for a while (which is well, not for idiots, but...not my style) i found sonar. i´m happy now.
if you have the money to buy a brand new dual g5 with logic 7.1 I can only recommend you to compare that system to any of the pc systems mentioned here. with logic 7.1 you get really anything you need to make music, good effects, synths, really anything. this system is unbeatable in terms of stability and performance i think.
if i had the money, i definitely get a nice dual G5 and logic 7.1,really....
what makes people say "logic is for idiots"? what is this shit? i can only imagine that these are envying other people´s flawless working systems, because they have to mess around with bios and latency settings to get things work out right.
man really, no one who has ever worked with logic (and i only had 5.5 and STILL miss the workflow and the "logic" of it) would say such a silly thing.
and besides, anyone who is an adult would say such a thing! freaks!

[abi]

and besides, anyone who is an adult would say such a thing! freaks!

would NOT say, of course!
plus, there must be something about logic that many pro´s use it. i know only few pros but they all use logic.

[Alan Lastufka]

SAW Studio.

[woc53]

You mean that incredibly fast, efficient powerhouse from RML Labs?

Never heard of it.

But I *have* heard that there's a beautiful new brushed aluminum/soft metallic skin developed for it by some guy...wait a minute...(I think his last name begins with "L")

[stag]

[Cabinfever]

SX3, Logic or Nuendo?
depends whether you have lots of money; a hell of a lot of money; or more money than you know what to do with.

[proletkult]

Well,i use logic for composing,nuendo for postproduction,and i keep protools around just in case.
For me Logic is the ultimate scoring tool,but Nuendo is much better at handling audio.
I ususally track in Nuendo as well,and import in Logic.
And maybe the most imortant facter is,that Logic i very effective on a G5,i rarely have to freeze or bounce,and 7,1 on tiger,has proven to really reliable.I've had very few crashes since upgrading.Maybe 3 crashes in 3 weeks or so.
Nuendo is a great program for post.I'm x protools power user,and nuendo does everything protools does,but works on most interfaces,which give you the freedom to choose your own hardware.And in most cases i prefer Nuendo over protools.
Of course you can compose in Nuendo as well,but i prefer Logic.

Feel free to ask specific questions.

Very interesting. Though I have to say my present system crashes once every couple of months so you not sold me much there. You make Nuendo sound very tempting to the point that I'm not sure what advantages, beyond stability, you see in logic.

[proletkult]

SX3, Logic or Nuendo?
depends whether you have lots of money; a hell of a lot of money; or more money than you know what to do with.

If I had that kind of money I wouldn't care to ask!

[proletkult]

SAW Studio.

Thank you. I shall inquire.

[proletkult]

and besides, anyone who is an adult would say such a thing! freaks!

would NOT say, of course!
plus, there must be something about logic that many pro´s use it. i know only few pros but they all use logic.

Agreed but that should be the best reason to buy anything. Have you tried sx to compare?

[kritikon]

I'm an idiot,i use logic.
And whats even worse.I actually like it.
But then again, i also use nuendo,and occasinally protools.
So what does that make me?

A discerning idiot?


The thing about pros using Illogic...sure, many do, and also alot of studios have Illogic too. They also have SX, and alot have ProTools. It'd be a pretty poor commercial studio that had Logic and no other host such as SX/Nuendo and even others. If you go to a decent studio, it will offer all the main hosts. So don't be put off if you initially see Logic being used - that's only because at that time there is either a customer that uses Logic or it's that particular engineer's choice of tool. Personally I wouldn't be impressed with any studio if it only had one format - I'd go elsewhere rather than go through the hassle of transferring everything over to a different format - and any studio with business sense knows that. Studios aren't in the business of host wars...they are in the business of being available as a service to as many customers as it can possibly get. I don't think I've ever seen a studio with only Macs as their DAWs. In a similar way, they'd be foolish to only have PCs as their DAWs. A serious studio would more likely have a standalone digital recorder anyway. PT, Soundscape, Radars etc. Certainly as an option.

SX can export to PT format, and I'm pretty sure Logic likewise can do so - I wouldn't be too worried about compatibility.

It used to be that Nuendo was tailored more specifically to post-production and video etc, but Nuendo and SX seem to have become more and more indistinguishable as time goes by. Check out the number of video/broadcast options available on SX...it seems flexible enough to me (although I don't do video stuff, so there might be features missing...I dunno for sure).


It really does boil down to which host you find easiest to work with. I feeel you would severely limit your options by going the Mac/Logic route, although if you find Logic easier then it'll be worth it for you. At least on PC there is a far wider choice.

Whichever way, you can work in a serious studio with either.

[proletkult]

Fair point about a good studio having options and the similarity between SX and Nuendo. I guess if quality of the final result is not an issue with any of them, I shouldn't waste time letning new tricks. Thanks for your thoughts.