Cubase Elements or Artist?
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 14992 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
I don’t do anything too crazy, but I’m hoping for a stable DAW to run plugins and control external hardware synths. My interface is an Apollo 8 FireWire. Is elements probably enough?
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- KVRian
- 513 posts since 26 Nov, 2009
There is a comparison on Steinberg's site.
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- Banned
- 104 posts since 17 Mar, 2008
maybe this will help you:
https://www.steinberg.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=165547
as far as i remember from older versions, only with the highest tier version you can fully utilize hardware synths (some artist wrote on forum). But i suggest you to check the link i gave and also demo.
https://www.steinberg.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=165547
as far as i remember from older versions, only with the highest tier version you can fully utilize hardware synths (some artist wrote on forum). But i suggest you to check the link i gave and also demo.
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- KVRAF
- 3508 posts since 12 May, 2011
Get Pro. It's worth it just for Frequency and the Logical Editor.
- KVRAF
- 5054 posts since 16 May, 2002 from Brisbane , Australia
Probably. Do you care about midi effects because you get zero. You'll get more audio, group and midi tracks than I'd ever use. I think for people that are not doing huge productions the higher versions are mainly to be considered if there is something you really want. I bought Pro because I wanted audio quantize. You really have to look at this:
https://new.steinberg.net/cubase/compare-editions/
https://new.steinberg.net/cubase/compare-editions/
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- KVRAF
- 35436 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
No sidechaining on Elements is probably the biggest bummer.
If you own some hardware which came with Cubase AI (e.g. one of the Steinberg audio interfaces), you can upgrade to Artist for 150 €: https://www.thomann.de/de/steinberg_cub ... ade_ai.htm
If you own some hardware which came with Cubase AI (e.g. one of the Steinberg audio interfaces), you can upgrade to Artist for 150 €: https://www.thomann.de/de/steinberg_cub ... ade_ai.htm
- Banned
- 11467 posts since 4 Jan, 2017 from Warsaw, Poland
So why would you choose Cubase?zerocrossing wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:45 am...I’m hoping for a stable DAW to run plugins and control external hardware synths...
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 14992 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
Ah, that is a non-starter. Thanks. I need side chaining, for sure. Thanks.chk071 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:25 am No sidechaining on Elements is probably the biggest bummer.
If you own some hardware which came with Cubase AI (e.g. one of the Steinberg audio interfaces), you can upgrade to Artist for 150 €: https://www.thomann.de/de/steinberg_cub ... ade_ai.htm
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- KVRAF
- 35436 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
Unfortunately, it's not even possible with dirty workarounds... the only thing you can do is using fake sidechaining like LFO Tool or VolumeShaper. Cubase from Artist on has sidechaining though, even though it's limited to VST3's. Which might be a bummer as well, if your favorite compressor is VST2 only.
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 14992 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
Ever since last fall I’ve been having ongoing problems getting Bitwig to send MIDI out. Not sure why. It’s connecting to all my USB devices and I can use them all as controllers, but they can’t be controlled. For instance, I can use my Pro 2 as a controller for any software instrument, but if I try to get it to control my Dominion 1, or try to use my Novation Remote to control it, it does not work. It’s an on an off problem that’s been happening for a while and I’m tired of fighting it, so I’m considering moving on to another DAW. I’ve got very little time, these days, to play music, and this weekend I grabbed a couple of hours to play and instead I spent it dealing this this issue.antic604 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:29 amSo why would you choose Cubase?zerocrossing wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:45 am...I’m hoping for a stable DAW to run plugins and control external hardware synths...
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 14992 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
Good to know. Does that same VST3 limit happen in Pro as well?chk071 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 3:49 pm Unfortunately, it's not even possible with dirty workarounds... the only thing you can do is using fake sidechaining like LFO Tool or VolumeShaper. Cubase from Artist on has sidechaining though, even though it's limited to VST3's. Which might be a bummer as well, if your favorite compressor is VST2 only.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 14992 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 14992 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
Also... no cross-grade from Bitwig but one from Reaper?
Maybe I’ll just keep pushing Bitwig to fix it’s sh!t. I love their implementation of side chaining.
Maybe I’ll just keep pushing Bitwig to fix it’s sh!t. I love their implementation of side chaining.
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