Do you ever feel like you just can’t wait to get the update to your favourite DAW software? I know many Logic users feel that way right now, but this feeling doesn’t apply to them only!
I was reading through some forums the other day and ran across a post criticizing people for dreaming about Logic Pro 8. The post said (I’m paraphrasing) “Do you really need an upgrade? Have you already mastered all the features in Logic Pro 7?” To be fair, many amazing recordings have been made using much less than any of us would stand for now. Thinking about using Pro Tools on a 66 MHz PowerMac using OS 7 makes me shudder! But really, do we need to know every inch of our software? There are lots of features for synchronizing video and printing notation that I hardly will — if ever — use. Bring on the new loop recording modes, software synths and plugins. That’s the fun stuff, and I’m willing to pay to upgrade to get it.
Finally, there are the bugs. Every piece of software has glitches. Usually they get fixed one by one in the free decimal upgrades (you know, v5.0 to v5.1 to v5.2 and so on). But sometimes they stay. Sometimes they make it past full number upgrades and more decimals. That’s when we get frustrated and hope the software developer finally fixes it in the next big revision.
Maybe I just make up reasons to buy new software. Hey, if it makes me happy and feel more productive, that’s okay with me. -mc
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Conversely, I’m still using Cubase SX, version 1. I tried versions 2 and 3, but went back to the original for numerous workflow reasons. I have yet to try Cubase 4, so who knows if it may inspire me to upgrade. I would rather spend my time creating than learning the quirks of the latest version. There are also stability issues that come into play. It’s very much like the @$$-groove in your couch. Sure, there are nicer couches, but this one is comfortable and you know it well.
But that’s just me….
- jk
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