Changing DAW's - Watch This First

Affiliate link options below.

Please know that by using any of the links below helps me continue with the channel as if you choose to buy from any of the links below I will get a small commission.

[michaelstram]

Been a fanboy, guilty, of Nuendo since it came out. I understand the pains of switching, but Nuendo is well worth the time / cost to learn.

[reread]

A long long time ago, I did all my recording on PC with cakewalk, sound forge, and acid pro. Then Gibson bought out Cakewalk and then folded the products with zero notice. That was the time that I moved over to studio one and also change platform to Macintosh. I never had to open a manual for studio one. It’s just made sense to me coming from cakewalk. I know that cakewalk has been recovered by band lab, but I’m not taking any steps back. I do run a Linux machine with Reaper and with Harrison Mixbus 32c What that is just more of a development machine a run. I would not want to go through changing DAWs again. I just want to make music with an easy workflow and be productive. Thanks for the video

[brentbusby]

Great choice and good advice! I've had to go from professionally using Pro Tools for 20 years, to trying Reaper for a year or two and finally settling on Nuendo for its ability to do EVERYthing so well, including composition, mixing, 5.1, post-production, sound design, etc. It switches seamlessly and the Control Room feature alone saved me thousands of dollars. Once you learn how to program macros and key commands to your liking, its like wearing a glove. And the stock plugins are extremely good. Good luck.

[Spidouz]

For my previous job, I had to virtually test every DAW under the sun… and all I retain is that most DAW just do the same thing for 90% of the time. Sometimes some features are just named differently, presented differently, but they do the same thing. So the end user can just use whatever s/he likes the most, and is the more efficient with. What really matters is to learn how to use the new DAW so it becomes completely transparent when we have to focus on making music. However, the more DAW we try, the more confused we can get, mismatching shortcuts… so I would recommend to stick to the DAW you know the most unless you’re fully unhappy with it. Stop changing DAW at every news announcement just because a competitor DAW has now have 1 feature your current DAW doesn’t have… the more you will switch from DAW to DAW, the less efficient you will become. Of course, like many I was using Protools in the Studio, 10 or 15 years ago, we had to have Protools, it was even a question we were hearing from clients. But in 2022? Not anymore, nobody cares if we have Protools, Logic, Cubase, FL Studio or else… So just use what you like.

[dspoet]

$130 for a course!! I taught myself Nuendo in about three months because it’s so in depth, more than any other daw. I’m still learning things about it. To me, it’s the best all around DAW. A good combination for music and video work.

But here lately, I found myself working in Studio One because of its simplicity. Plus I’m training someone how to use Studio One.

Plus, checkout adding Wave Lab to Nuendo. It’s their dedicated mastering Suite, kinda like the project page in Studio One.

[qomplex]

💯 percent agree! I switched from Pro Tools to Reaper about a year ago. Spent countless hours on YouTube trying to figure out Reaper. I’m finally getting to a place where I have some speed using it and really enjoying it. Don’t give up the DAW switch eventually gets better.

[audiolego]

Absolutely. When I learned Ableton live in 2007, I took a Groove3 tutorial lesson and in two days I was working it. Same with Harrison Mixbus 32C. I will only read manuals for my reading pleasure

[peterbrandt]

Like you, I'm on the same DAW for more than 25 years, in my case Cubase. I was never tempted to change, yes, some updates or changes may have bugged me for a short period of time, but overall I'm pleased with my weapon of choice.

[Pummelfay]

I switched from pro tools to logic and it was like breaking out of a cocoon of sh** into heaven

[Avergrant]

I have used Cubase since 1987 on the Atari ST, but when I became fed up with Avid (ProTools user since 1993) and subscriptions in 2019, I went to Nuendo. I also use the UF8, which I bought last December. It has been a long wait since getting my Mac Studio Ultra in April, but things are finally getting there. I use primarily Spitfire, Native and EW VI's. I just did a 2 hour documentary for Nat Geo International with a surround mix, and they demand the stems are delivered in a ProTools session. I am happy to see you using Nuendo. It is a remarkable program and the UF8 is great with it. I set up up the F1-F8 for soloing my surround speakers.and it was brilliant.

[MrTunes]

MrTunes
0 seconds ago
I have used Cubase for many years, And don't particularly have any problems with it. But after using REAPER, I ended up being charmed by it and made the switch. The fact I can still load up Steinberg instruments in reaper softened the blow. I think for those who use a DAW to work on other people's stuff and to produce it from an engendering perspective then you look at a DAW in a different way than those who use it to create. Cubase is great for a Pro Studio and really can rival Pro Tools there, especially with midi production being a bigger factor in modern music. But as there is a lot of home studios now there are so many options, I think REAPER is fantastic.

[JaviBello]

After 10+ years on protools, and from 3 years now, I've switched to reaper, and never looked back. What a wonderful 3 years! Not only my workflow improved, my wallet is happier now hahaha. I've used some custom commands to make the change smoother, and a couple of months after, I've started to use reaper the way is meant to be used. I mix faster now, and edit like a ninja!

[larryseyer]

I used Nuendo since version 2.x. It was fabulous. Sounded great. Mixed tons of projects on it. Some won Grammys. Then I switch to Cubase because of price. Did the same thing with that DAW. Great stuff. And Greg Ondo is the very best. Ultimately I I switched to Reaper. It just made more sense for me to do that. But I get what you’re saying. The interfaces are fabulous with the Steinberg path. Good luck and happy mixing.

[talldarkstrangerpr]

Find the one that’s best for you. Words to live by!

[Byron_]

Cubase (Nuendo) is the most powerful DAW on the market - no doubt. Former Logic/S1/PT user here. And now ì´m very happy with Cubendo 12. Highly recommend.

[DavidRavenMoon]

I started using Cubase in 1997 (VST24). In the 2000s I started using Pro Tools M-Powered, from version 5 to 9, then back to Cubase, which I was still using. Then about 8 years ago to Logic Pro. A few years ago I opened an old Cubase project in my still functioning copy of Cubase 8.5. I was shocked how clunky it seemed compared to Logic.

I’m only using Logic these days.

What you are saying is true, they all do the same things. You just have to find them!

[TonyThomas]

There is a weekly Club Cubase live stream on YT. A lot of that also applies to Nuendo.

[andyfreeze]

the lesson i learnt was that you need to try many DAWs to find the one that fits your work flow and mind set. Along the way you will gain a lot of experience that helps you to find the "right" one.
When I first started my journey, i tried Protools ( basic entry versions for sure). But i hated the language of functions and its limitations. I tried Logic and gave up after a week of frustration. I went to cubase 3 and i thought it did everything i wanted to but the bloatwere issues with HDD just drove me nuts. Every time you opened it up, something else would fuck up. Cubase 5 came out and i loved it even more...a masochist for sure. I was ready to invest at cubase 8 but then Then a friend suggested i try Reaper. I havent looked back and it does everything i need. If cubase people stopped adding more and more bloatware and SSD came out earlier, i would still be a Cubase user and non the wiser. I have checked out cubase 11 and thought what a beautiful and blingy interface. Very stable with SSDs too. Then i ran into its language and the Bling just gets in my way. Its like looking for the back space on a mac machine, absolutely infuriating for us windows people. No i aint going back there anymore. I even turned my PC into a virtual mac to play with garage band last year. I can understand how a first time DAW user can learn to love it. But its limitations, hence i draw a long bow to Logic, are so startling to me as a reaper user that i dumped that idea very quickly. I can understand why people cling to Protools. It was the tool of the times but the times they are a changing. I suspect protools is more in line with a big console mixing into a limited number of tracks on a tape deck. If thats your mind set, its probably the best since sliced cheese. The beauty of today is that there is one thats right for you, but you got to look for it.

[ThatGuy-rums]

I know people will try to jump on me as just some Nuendo fan boy, but thanks for the video it really will help people, I also have come to call Nuendo home after my own search.
Something that many people don’t know about, despite the internet’s global reach, is that they commonly only get content that is “relevant” to their region, I only found out by expressly looking for it, but PT is only the “standard” in the American market.
The rest of the world exists folks, and commonly PT doesn’t make the top 5 of the top 10 globally used DAWs. From Europe clear through to Australia, a standard DAW doesn’t exist, only what’s popular and DAWs like Cubase/Nuendo and Reaper regularly make it to the top 5 of the global market share. All these DAWs are viable, professional tools, Avid has simply made Pro Tools the Harley Davidson of DAWs. For those unfamiliar; Pro Tools (like HD Motorcycles) is a good product for sure, but it’s the company that is making the user base stagnant.

[sonicart]

Great advice Barry, Nuendo is an incredible D.A.W but migrating from 25 years of Pro Tools use is never going to be easy and investing in a course is totally worth the money, as you pointed out tasks you perform frequently tend to stay in the memory when learning but anything that's used less often just vanishes into thin air and you have to recall those tutorials over and over! It takes years to learn any d.a.w well and the same will be true of Nuendo, but anything that can speed things up is a great idea... Im still a PT user but I am seriously considering Nuendo myself as I work to picture 99% of the time and it does everything that PT does and more... plus there's still issues with PT that are very annoying and not really acceptable given it's price tag, but then I won't get started on that! Great video Barry thanks!