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DAW Software Shootout-MIDI
Ratings
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What is this? |
Rating |
Summary |
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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What is this? |
Rating |
Summary |
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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What is this? |
Rating |
Summary |
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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What is this? |
Rating |
Summary |
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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