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Sonar X2

Cubase 7

Pro Tools 10

Live 9

Digital Performer 8

FL Studio 11

Logic Pro 9

Category

Setup & Record

Instrument Definitions 

Predefined

5

5

3

0

5

0

0

Custom

5

5

1

0

2

1

5

Assign Patches, Banks, Devices

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Drum Mapping

5

5

0

5

3

3

5

System Exclusive

Receive / Send

5

5

5

0

5

0

5

Import / Export

5

5

5

0

0

0

5

Edit

5

5

3

0

5

0

5

Mixing

3

4

3

5

3

0

0

Multi-Track Recording

5

5

5

5

5

0

5

Step Recording

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Overall Rating

4.8

4.9

3.5

2.5

3.8

1.4

4.0

 

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Sonar X2

Cubase 7

Pro Tools 10

Live 9

Digital Performer 8

FL Studio 11

Logic Pro 9

Category

Processing

Real Time Processing

Event Filters

5

5

5

0

5

0

5

Track/Mixer Controls

5

4

4

2

4

4

5

Event/Controller Automation

5

5

4

5

5

5

5

Note Processing

3

5

4

4

5

2

4

Arpeggiator

5

3

0

3

3

5

3

Batch
Processing

Selection

5

5

4

2

4

2

5

Edit Functions

4

5

3

3

5

5

5

Complex Processing

2

5

3

3

3

3

5

Chord Generation

0

5

0

3

0

3

0

MIDI FX Plug-ins

0

5

0

4

3

4

0

Audio-to-MIDI Conversion

4

4

0

5

4

4

4

Overall Rating

3.8

4.6

2.5

3.1

3.7

3.4

3.7

 

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Sonar X2

Cubase 7

Pro Tools 10

Live 9

Digital Performer 8

FL Studio 11

Logic Pro 9

Category

Editors

Event Editor

5

5

5

0

5

0

5

Piano Roll/Drum Editor

Notes

5

5

3

4

5

5

5

Controllers

5

5

5

4

5

3

4

Edit Windows

5

5

5

3

5

3

3

Staff Notation Editor

Clefs

5

5

3

0

3

0

5

Key & Meter

5

5

5

0

5

0

5

Drum Notation

5

5

0

0

0

0

5

Guitar Tablature & Chords

5

5

3

0

3

0

5

Display Quantize & Transpose

4

5

5

0

3

0

5

Page Layout

2

5

3

0

5

0

5

Time Anchored Notation

5

5

0

0

5

0

5

Embellishments

2

5

0

0

4

0

5

MusicXML Export

5

5

0

0

0

0

0

Overall Rating

4.5

5.0

2.8

0.8

3.7

0.8

4.4

 

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Sonar X2

Cubase 7

Pro Tools 10

Live 9

Digital Performer 8

FL Studio 11

Logic Pro 9

Category

Virtual Instruments

Types Supported

5

4

2

5

2

5

2

Freeze Synths

5

5

0

5

5

4

5

Instrument Categories

Piano & Keys

5

5

5

5

3

3

5

Organ

5

5

5

2

1

3

4

Synth Lead

5

5

5

2

5

5

5

Synth Pad

5

5

5

2

5

5

5

Guitar & Plucked

5

5

5

2

2

5

5

Bass

5

5

5

3

5

4

5

Drums & Percussion

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Strings & Woodwinds

5

5

5

2

3

5

5

Brass & Reed

5

5

5

2

3

2

5

Snyth FX & Ethnic

5

5

5

4

5

5

5

Drum Sequencer

5

5

5

0

0

5

5

Drum Pad

0

5

0

5

0

5

0

Instrument Tracks

5

5

5

5

0

5

5

Instrument Layering

0

4

0

5

5

5

0

Rewire

Host

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Client

0

0

0

5

0

5

0

Overall Rating

4.2

4.6

3.7

3.6

3.0

4.5

3.9

Overall Rating

4.3

4.8

3.1

2.5

3.6

2.5

4.0

 

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Music for
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Tools 10
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Live 9
Logic
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FL Studio
10
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