Cubase 8 Pro or PreSonus Studio One 3 as secondary DAW?

[Dan Topic]

Hi guys. I need your advice:

Though I love Reason and it will always remain my major DAW I'm forced to buy another DAW. I need it to rewire it to Cognitone Synfire which is impossible to do with Reason. Thinking about Cubase 8 Pro or PreSonus Studio One 3. Which one would you think is better? What DAW do you use beside Reason if any?

Here's the list of DAWs working smoothly with Synfire:

Ableton Live
Logic 9, Logic X
Cubase
Reaper
Presonus Studio One
Digital Performer

Ableton I don't like, Logic works on MACs only, Reaper I don't know much but it looks not much as professional DAW to me and MOTU Digital Performer I know nothing about yet.

I have spent pretty much time making comparisons between Cubase 8 Pro and Studio One 3 but still not convinced which one to choose. Cubase seems to be more professional, Studio One has better workflow... I really don't know. Any experiences somebody? Thanks in advance.

[EnochLight]

Hi guys. I need your advice:

Though I love Reason and it will always remain my major DAW I'm forced to buy another DAW. I need it to rewire it to Cognitone Synfire which is impossible to do with Reason. Thinking about Cubase 8 Pro or PreSonus Studio One 3. Which one would you think is better? What DAW do you use beside Reason if any?

Here's the list of DAWs working smoothly with Synfire:

Ableton Live
Logic 9, Logic X
Cubase
Reaper
Presonus Studio One
Digital Performer

Ableton I don't like, Logic works on MACs only, Reaper I don't know much but it looks not much as professional DAW to me and MOTU Digital Performer I know nothing about yet.

I have spent pretty much time making comparisons between Cubase 8 Pro and Studio One 3 but still not convinced which one to choose. Cubase seems to be more professional, Studio One has better workflow... I really don't know. Any experiences somebody? Thanks in advance.

I chose Studio One for my secondary DAW almost a year ago. Its browser/workflow almost feels "Reasonish" and is an easy transition, IMHO. It also comes with Melodyne Essentials, which is awesome. I'm biased, but I highly recommend Studio One. Full disclosure: I used Reaper for years before that. Hated it compared to Studio One.

[freeQlow]

Where is the Poll?

Studio One 3 all the way.

Do you know why you didn't know Deadmau5 was a beta tester for Studio One?

Because they don't pay him!

V3 is the best place to jump aboard. I have a Presonus artist friend who keeps me in the know on developments. Presonus is an exciting brand and they mean business.

Not that any other Daw doesnt...

[Dan Topic]

Thanks for your comments guys. I also like Studio One most so far. Scratch pad, Melodyne... nice. Though Cubase 8 is a high class DAW but looks kind of complicated to me. But it has chord progression pads - nice tool also. But Reason has the best workflow ever. In other discussion group everybody prefers Reaper and they have also not bad arguments. Not easy to make up one's mind ha, ha.

No poll because I rather read arguments than count votes - it wouldn't has meaning for me

[EnochLight]

I hated Reaper. I feel it's convoluted, way too many menus to hash through, and worst of all - uninspiring. Many seem to enjoy it though. Beats me.

[chimp_spanner]

Been with Cubase since it was in black and white on the Atari (showing my age *and* my bias ). So naturally I'm gonna recommend that. I will say that it's not as complicated as people think. Or rather, it's as complicated as you need it to be. I've gotten people started on Cubase from the ground up in a month or so, at least to the point where they can record, edit and mix. Made me realise that the actual skillset I use is pretty damn small! Only very recently that I made a point of clicking on buttons I don't normally click just to see what they do and some of it is just amazing. And some of it is of no use to me at all haha. Biggest plus for me though is the included plugins, like Groove Agent SE, Halionsonic SE (since upgraded to full Halionsonic 2). Being able to render MIDI to audio then chuck it from the arrange window onto a drum pad or into Padshop for granular stuff is just fantastic.

So yeah, one solitary, lonely vote for Cubase Pro 8 over here!

[Dan Topic]

Ha,ha, you're not that old mate I remember Sinclair ZX 81 without any sound
Thanks for your opinion. I like the sentence: ¨...it's as complicated as you need it to be¨. Because it's exactly what Reason is. So far I lean most to Cubase Pro 8.

[Dan Topic]

Done! Ordered, payed. Cubase 8 Pro + Steinberg UR 22 USB Audio Interface on the way!

Thank you all guys for helping me to decide

[EnochLight]

Done! Ordered, payed. Cubase 8 Pro + Steinberg UR 22 USB Audio Interface on the way!

Thank you all guys for helping me to decide

2 votes for Studio One and 1 vote for Cubase. Sounds like your mind was already made up! Enjoy your new gear - getting new stuff is always fun. I'm in the market for a new sound card soon; should be an interesting journey.