Where Live wins: uses less CPU (for me), single window GUI, uniform look and feel of the devices, less skeumorphism, super flexible and intuitive audio and MIDI routing, Max4Live, racks, inexpensive dedicated controllers (Launchpad, APC, Push). Where Cubase wins: score editing/printing, event editing, sysex support, VST3 support, channel strips for mixdowns, timeline can switch between minutes/seconds or bars/beats, full version has functions useful in pro studios (but I am a hobbyist) that Live does not. A quad-core processor is a multi-core processor with four. I've happily bought the suite and the original push when it came out, and al. I've been a loyal user of Ableton for 8-9 years, starting with Ableton 8. A dual-core processor is a multi-core processor with two independent microprocessors. Hello fellow knob-twiddlers, I want to get the community's opinion and/or advice/counter-arguments for somebody who's looking to switch to Cubase. The actual processors are still on one chip.

Each section of the chip executes instructions as if it was a separate computer. DAW Templates are produced exclusively using original instruments from DAW-Software and royalty free samples from Big Sound. At the time (2010?) the time stretching and pitch shifting was superior to Cubase, Cubase 8 has improved. A multi-core CPU is a computer processor which has two or more sections. In general I found Live to be much faster to work with and session mode fun and useful. I found setting up Cubase for MIDI and audio interfaces everything the software up again is a total drag. I disliked the multiple windows.I find popups in general extremely annoying even with large screens, you may be OK with them. Later I bought a more powerful computer and tried Cubase AI again and eventually bought the full version of Cubase 8 during an upgrade sale. I use it regularly in tandem with Cubase - there are complementary features between these programs - a system that works well. Both my computers at the time met the minimum requirements but Cubase hung on opening any project on both machines so it was useless. Reason: very much programming-oriented excellent interface, and now does audio recording but loaded sound library tends to steer the user toward dance/house/techno music.

My first copy of Cubase was free (AI4), bundled with some Yamaha hardware.

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