If you are not using Pro Tools, are you essentially wasting your time?

[doublenegative]

Thoughts?

I have been a Cubase guy for a grip but every commercial studio and other serious operation uses pro tools. Although I have been very successful with cubase, I'm thinking about making the switch because I am the only cat I know that mixes in it.

 

[Why-Fi]

as far as doing business, i know some competent folks with great set ups that use logic also. i even know a guy that uses presonus exclusively.

i mean if you want to get clients and move with a whole bunch of other studios, yea. if you just banging out your own shyt it doesnt matter

 

[SlurRty]

Thoughts?

I have been a Cubase guy for a grip but every commercial studio and other serious operation uses pro tools. Although I have been very successful with cubase, I'm thinking about making the switch because I am the only cat I know that mixes in it.

i mean if you can afford it .. go for it.. my studio has pro tools and logic.. but i personally use logic

 

[Ninjaz In Paris]

Doesn't matter what you use. I used to think it was the tools but after years of Engineering you can put me in front of any DAW & any set of Plugins & I can do the same thing. A lot of cats just keep switching & switching & switching without mastering ONE. Hit-Boy & Kane Beatz used FL's for years while others would switch to the newest "Hottest" Music Production Software. I know cats that have gone from FL to Reason to Logic to Studio One to Ableton & they're all still sounding very Amateurish.

If you like Cubase, stick to Cubase... do you... doesn't matter what you use. The same rules for EQ, Reverb, Delay, Compression, etc, are the same rules regardless of DAW used or set of Plugins. I had to learn this the slooooooow way. I used Logic for years until I got tired of Mac's & switched to PC & picked up Studio One & honestly, there's no difference once you get the hang of any of them.

In my opinion... & I've worked everywhere from CRC (Chicago) to Record Plant (LA) to Doppler (Atlanta) to Circle House (Miami)...

Do what YOU feel comfortable with...

 

[Wepa Man]

Doesn't matter what you use. I used to think it was the tools but after years of Engineering you can put me in front of any DAW & any set of Plugins & I can do the same thing. A lot of cats just keep switching & switching & switching without mastering ONE. Hit-Boy & Kane Beatz used FL's for years while others would switch to the newest "Hottest" Music Production Software. I know cats that have gone from FL to Reason to Logic to Studio One to Ableton & they're all still sounding very Amateurish.

If you like Cubase, stick to Cubase... do you... doesn't matter what you use. The same rules for EQ, Reverb, Delay, Compression, etc, are the same rules regardless of DAW used or set of Plugins. I had to learn this the slooooooow way. I used Logic for years until I got tired of Mac's & switched to PC & picked up Studio One & honestly, there's no difference once you get the hang of any of them.

In my opinion... & I've worked everywhere from CRC (Chicago) to Record Plant (LA) to Doppler (Atlanta) to Circle House (Miami)...

Do what YOU feel comfortable with...

 

[ORDER_66]

I used Fruity Loops.... nikkas was broke back in the day. didnt have money for all that high class shyt.

 

[DirtyMoney]

I'm going to give y'all the game.. I don't use any tools. I sequence in the air.

If you can understand this you will be great.

 

[macadomusic]

I still use cubase. When it comes to pro tools , I just bounce everything to wav and go from there

 

[Propaganda]

i'd say it's pretty damn specific at this point...if you're trying to be an engineer in a commercial studio, you're gonna be using pro tools so you better fukking know how to use it. it's what they run, it's what clients expect, it's the industry standard. so yeah, you're definitely wasting your time not using/learning/knowing pro tools if that's your angle.

but outside of that...no, of course not.

 

[DBR]

Learning pro tools is essential if you want to collab with art*ts and work in big studio . You can bang beats outta cubase and export it in pro tools in the mixing stage to get familiar with it . I don't even use pro tools yet but im planning to do it soon .

 

[mortuus est]

even chief keef has pro tools in his home studio

 

[kingdizzy01]

i personally dont use protools in my setup, but if needed i can bounce the tracks to wav and use protools.

like someone else said, you dont need it, but you are expected to know how to use it if needed. for the most part, its like any other DAW. unless ur heavy on the engineer side, i wouldnt worry bout it much.

 

[Flav]

Export your beat or song as stems and save it on a USB or DVD so you can mix in any studio you choose.

 

[RC998]

like what other people said you can produce on cubase but mix and master on pro tools

 

[Matt504]

I love cubase, never really took the time to learn pro tools