Producing #2: Cubase 6

Steinberg has brought a new version of Cubase on the market, Cubase 6, with a lot of new features and improvements on the previous versions. Cubase is lately paying a lot of attention to the editing of audio-file withing the interface. In Cubase 5 it was already a great improvement but because I am still working with Cubase 5 I am wondering who has already started using Cubase 6 and what their opinion about the new version is. Because I really want to edit audio files in a good and efficient way and I think that the new version of Cubase is perfect for that. As seen on the clip on their website the new features work in a very good way and let you work with audio-files just like midi-files.

For more info about the product check

http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/cubase/cubase6_start.html

Producing #1 Which program do you use?

To start this blog with some interactive information I would like to know which programs do you use to produce your music? Is it Logic, Cubase, FL-studio, Ableton or others? Why are you using those programs and what do you think about them?

I use Cubase 5, why? because that is the program I grew up with, I started of with Cubase SX when I was at the age of 12. A friend of mine taught me the basics and from then on I started to learn things myself. Because of the years of experience with Cubase I do not see a reason for me to switch to another program because I am happy with the way I am currently working. Also the possibilities are endless with Cubase so I can use my creativity to the fullest.

A few years ago I thought that the only good professional programs were Logic and Cubase, because of the simplicity of other programs. After a while I found out that there were a lot of producers working with programs like Fruity Loops and made great productions. My opinion about the program you are working with as a producer is that you must work with a program you find easy to use and that gives you the freedom to express your creative ideas the way you want them. Producing music is all about creativity and inspiration so it doesn't matter what kind of program you are using, it is about the way you express it.