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Post by mcirish on Mar 28, 2019 14:03:26 GMT -6
I've often thought of getting setup in protools so I could feel more part of a larger community. But, I know Nuendo / Cubase quite well and don't really see an advantage. At the end of the day, it all comes down to making the tracks sound good. Most any DAW can get you there at this point.
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Post by Mister Chase on Mar 28, 2019 14:44:10 GMT -6
Right. I should have been more clear that I was speaking of Native PT against other Native DAWs. HDX is great, but then we are talking apples to oranges.
When Avid decided to make a Native version of PT, they instantly entered the arena of other Native DAWs, which opened the door to those criticisms.
HDX is another story altogether - a far, far more expensive one.
I disagree. A DAW is a DAW is a DAW. Some are cheap, some are free, some are simple, some are complex, some run with hardware, some run off the computers power. Choose the one that suits you the best. If what suits you best costs more, then so be it - buy it. If you want an inexpensive solution, buy Reaper or another DAW and tell AVID to **** off. Some people are fine with a SM7, while others have NO PROBLEM popping for a 251. They both do essentially the same thing. Different strokes.... Doesn't make one evil and the other good just because of the price. if people are willing to spend up and over $10k for a single microphone, a DAW which is arguably the backbone of any studio for an additional $2.5-3k doesn't really seem like that big of an investment. Honestly, it seems a bit like sour grapes to me. HDX is a powerhouse that rocks my personal DAW world. YMMV, etc... BTW, IMO, their subscription plan is approx. double what it should cost, and I just generally opt out, go perpetual, then re-buy a new license a couple of years down the line when I feel like I want to upgrade to whatever features they have added. If they haven't added anything I value, then they don't get me buying a new license. Sucks, but it is what it is, and for PRO TOOLS HDX, I'm willing to spend it. It generally costs me less to do that than to stay on their subscription train... If I had to deal with AVID and their second class systems that they pawn off on the low end, I'd probably be griping right along with everyone else. For me though, it seemed so simple to just buy a HDX card and kiss all the problematic issues goodbye...
If PT Native just tracked with the same lack of errors at the same buffers as my other DAWs, I would have switched over almost completely aside from vocal tuning jobs and more sample heavy productions. There might be some setting I can change to fix this, but I haven't found it yet, and believe me, I have tried.
Let's not forget, if you go HDX, at least as I understand it, your interfaces will now only work with PT. Some studios are finding it very useful to use multiple daws depending on production. Going all PT doesn't fit for everyone, so 2.5 to 3k is a bit high for closing other doors. Or having to buy yet another interface to use other DAWs. There are drawbacks to going all in on any system. Nothing is perfect. Those drawbacks may not exist for some, and may for others.
Sour grapes, for some, maybe. I just wish the 600 dollar Native DAW with subscription would function as well in tracking as my 60 dollar one. At that point I would basically be all in for PT on 95% of my work.
YMMV.
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