I’ve tried to migrate to Logic Pro as my “main” creative/composing platform several times because I know it’s an incredible bang-for-the-buck package but I always come back to Cubase because I like the way the software handles some tasks better, but it’s impressive that the software I bought like 8 or 7 years ago is still getting major updates, GUI overhauls, plug-ins and instruments. I do not wish to turn this post into a “what makes other DAWs better than Cubase” discourse because that couldn’t be further from my intent (I already expressed that Cubase is my favored DAW) but definitely Steinberg could learn a thing or two about how other companies handle their update cycles and even business models. I don’t like the default GUI or the extreme customizability of it (in the same way I couldn’t care less that Android is 150% more customizable than iOS, I’m still an iPhone user because I feel comfortable in their ecosystem) but hey, it is what it is. It’s never crashed on me, its snappy and quick and the constant update cycle (it updates every two weeks, more or less) makes it feel like the developers are really polishing the experience. It’s not my to-go choice (I mostly use it because I teach audio production at college level and it’s a DAW that all of my students can “freely” use) but it’s stable as hell. I own Pro Tools, Logic, Reaper, Digital Performer, Ableton Live and Cubase and I favor Cubase over all of these, so I talk from a place of what I feel to be a very diverse and informed experience and although Cubase is my favorite, it’s not the most stable and snappy of these platforms. Also, although Cubase feels like a very complete and sturdy package, it’s still riddled with little bugs and annoyances that take from the overall experience of use (for example, it screwed over a very important classical recording I was doing a couple of weeks ago because of a tiny “recording stopped because of an audio dropout problem”, which was of great annoyance and was something that even the bug-riddled and sometimes-unreliable Pro Tools hasn’t done to me whilst recording). True, back in the day software updates were something occasional and even, to some extent and in some cases, unnecessary in grand scheme of things but platforms and operating systems were hardly as diverse and complex as they are today. I see your point, but I would like to develop it further with some insight.
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