[Strangedogs]

Been using Logic Studio 8 on my Mac G5 since it's release. It's a TRULY Amazing DAW but rather CPU & RAM intensive. I also have Tracktion 3 and it's not as intensive but has this "8-bit" look to it that turns me off (I know - but GUI's are important to me). Just picked up a PreSonus AudioBox USB and packaged with it was Cubase LE 4. I LOVE THIS APP! From the start I felt right at home with it since I had used Cubase SX 1.07 for years until the new OS (Leopard) killed all functionality. Cubase LE 4 is great - works slick - produces great sounding recordings and I love the VST support too. Logic is AU only and I had a few VST's that didn't "wrap" right using the FXwrapper program (converts VST's to AU's) - now I can use all my VST's. I'm using Cubase LE 4 more and more these past few days and can't believe it was thrown in FREE.

The 1st night I was right at home with it. Logic Studio is an AMAZING suite of apps but since I basically record Guitar only (drums, bass, etc are all midi stuff done with my midi KB or I use "loops" to add my guitar to) Logic is really OVERKILL for me - Cubase LE 4 is perfect. I love it.