KVR Audio

jmbriley · Post by **jmbriley** » Wed May 31, 2006 5:55 pm

What is the best host for everything including recording, sampling, wave editing. I hate having to have 5-6 tools if something can do it all.

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:00 pm

To pre-empt the wags, Babya Logic Pro.

That idiocy aside, what hosts have you tried so we don't repeat things you already know?

jmbriley · Post by **jmbriley** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:05 pm

Cubase: No sampler or drum machine.
FL Studio 6: No mono recording, no proper FPC, horrible in audio.
Tracktion 2: No folder tracks, no proper audio editing.
Sony Acid 6: Bugfest, never really closes, no freeze.
Sonar: Wack

S.HUSH · Post by **S.HUSH** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:08 pm

jmbriley wrote:What is the best host for everything including recording, sampling, wave editing. I hate having to have 5-6 tools if something can do it all.

Good luck!

I know Audition is great for recording and wave editing but not sure on the sampling part. If it takes VSTs which i believe it does, then you can go that route.

EnergyXT is a great host but needs a lot of work in the wave editing dept.

farlukar · Post by **farlukar** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:11 pm

jmbriley wrote:Cubase: No sampler or drum machine.

afaik cubase does have vsti support

Sickle · Post by **Sickle** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:15 pm

haydxn · Post by **haydxn** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:18 pm

Sickle wrote:

no, she wouldn't let me put it in her eye

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:19 pm

And I think she is missing a sampler.

Stupid American Pig · Post by **Stupid American Pig** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:21 pm

jmbriley wrote: Sonar: Wack

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:22 pm

:drool: she looks pretty fly though.

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:24 pm

jmbriley wrote:Cubase: No sampler or drum machine.
FL Studio 6: No mono recording, no proper FPC, horrible in audio.
Tracktion 2: No folder tracks, no proper audio editing.
Sony Acid 6: Bugfest, never really closes, no freeze.
Sonar: Wack

Macs tend to be made with the "5-6 tools is too many" crowd in mind, so Apple's Logic is maybe your best bet (has a sampler, drum machine, audio editing, synths, effects, solid midi editing, etc).

RTaylor · Post by **RTaylor** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:32 pm

jmbriley wrote:Sonar: Wack

It's really not that difficult. You can do most of your audio editing in it anyway. You might keep a copy of Audacity around to take care of the other stuff. With plugins there really isn't a lot it can't do.

On the other hand... if you're looking for a lot of high end features that have just been added to most hosts in the past few years... I doubt you're going to find anything that is that far along. There is http://www.samplitude.com/de/seq.htm but I doubt you'll be happy with that either.

CypherOne · Post by **CypherOne** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:33 pm

Bruce Forsyth

Spe3D · Post by **Spe3D** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:37 pm

The best host for everything has yet to be developed, I don't think I would want it if had been created. A combination of host and wave multi/track editor is better imo.

One designed with strength towards midi and vsti - the other with strength for audio file manipulations, maybe add in the ability for full blown video editing with hardware controller support too

Best regards,

Spe3d

:O)

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:42 pm

The unfortunate truth is that you will most likely have to have the "others" no matter what host.

Logic pro is the most complete host. You get a dyno drum machine, one of the best samplers in the biz, decent audio editing, absolutely unreal/fabulous midi editing, really good synths, amazing fx and the list goes on and on.

but.......

It's expensive
it has it's issues........
the learning curve is STTTTEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPP! You never stop learning........it's just sooooo deep!
It's apple (which means they won't speak to you after 90 days..........well, you could get the service package.....it's like 1200 bucks.)

Still, I like using it

Best host for everything