Whats the best host if money isnt an issue

[CT23]

I need vst support/automation

midi sequencing/snap/grid ect

ideally some kind of wave editor and wav sequencing like fruityloops

mixing/fx routing

looking for minimal style

whats the best?

cheers for any info provided

[The Chase]

FL Studio

[hcv242]

EnergyXT ... the best...and the cheapest

[Cabinfever]

While others will no doubt disagree, I believe that generally you get what you pay for. That doesn't mean that the most expensive host will be the best for what you want, but generally as you pay more you get more.

The low level hosts include FL, XT, Orion etc

Mid range is Acid6 (very good imho & quite 'minimal'), Live

High range is SX3, Sonar (can't go wrong with either imho)

Then you're looking at Nuendo and Protools.

There's dozens more hosts of course (just look at the host links).

With most of these hosts you can keep things reasonably simple but just not bothering to learn or use many of there functions. Or you may want to go for a very simple host and then team it with another app for detailed single audio file work like SoundForge...

[rpc9943]

if money is no object- i say tracktion2 + ext + Adobe Audition

and then buy a bunch of great plugins (ozone, etc)

RonC

[The Chase]

Disagree indeed!

I would use FL Studio if it were twice the price that it is, and I would certainly never call it "Low Level". I wouldnt ever call XT low level either.

It does everything the poster asked for, but from using it as an example he's probably unhappy with it for some reason.

[herodotus]

If money isn't an issue, buy one of everything.

There isn't a host out there that a talented person couldn't use to make good music.

[tuz]

best is the one you know the most.

[rpc9943]

hehe

well true- i say try out demos and find out which tool is for you, and try to stick to one or many specialty ones

RonC

[superddman]

Here are the most expensive software hosts out there:

Ableton Live Sequencer 499 EUR/US$
Apple Logic Sequencer $299/$999
Cakewalk Project 5 $429
Cakewalk SONAR Sequencer $149 - $799
Image Line FL Studio $49 - $449
Magix Samplitude Sequencer €49 - €999
Magix Sequoia Sequencer €2500 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Merging Technologies Pyramix Native Sequencer 875 Sfr
MOTU Digital Performer $795
RML Labs SAWStudio Sequencer $1200/$2500 !!!!!!!!!!!
Sony ACID Sequencer $499.95
Steinberg Cubase SX Sequencer $199.99 - $799.99
Steinberg Nuendo Sequencer €1990 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Chase]

Dont forget Saw Studio

[invitia]

DC++

[LIMITAPROACHINGINFINITY]

DC++

so true.


Only you can't get saw studio on DC++ because noone thought it was even worth cracking!! Yet they still charge up the ass.

[Uncle E]

Cubase SX, Nuendo, Sonar, Pro Tools, Live, Logic, Samplitude, & Digital Performer will all do what you're asking for. Acid & Project 5 will not, AFAIK, & I think most people would agree that Samplitude is not so good for editing midi (I can't comment on FL Studio or XT since I don't know much about them). IMO, Cubase SX does what you're asking for better than those others.

[arke]

I need vst support/automation

midi sequencing/snap/grid ect

ideally some kind of wave editor and wav sequencing like fruityloops

mixing/fx routing

looking for minimal style

whats the best?

cheers for any info provided

FL Studio, Orion, Sonar, Tracktion. Depends on your style of working, do you prefer linear (Sonar, Tracktion) or pattern-based (FL Studio, Orion)? Do you like doing all sorts of weird MIDI stuff (FL Studio, Sonar) or is simple MIDI editing sufficient (Orion, Tracktion)?