using more than one daw

i was curious as to why people use more than one daw. for instance, people name more than one in the signature ie. cubase and soundforge. im wondering if use more than one. which do you use and why?

is soundforge a daw then?

greg

I wasn't gonna say anything Greg

A DAW is a Digital Audio Workstation (which is the computer not the applications therein).

Anyhoo...I use Cubase and Soundforge. I know I can use the audio editor in Cubase, but it's what you're used to. I also use lots of plug ins when I need em.

DAWs refer to both the computer and/or hardware, PLUS, and most importantly, the software that allows you to record. The computer is NOT, I repeat, NOT the DAW, nor can it be. Again, it's the whole thing. The software is key, though, 'and that's why the industry, not posters on message boards (trust me, it's not just this one), refer to PT, Logic, and Sonar as DAWs. Rolands VS-series and Yammie's AW-series are also referred to as DAWs, as well as the Mackie HDRs and Otari RADARs. Without the software to run them, you have zero, nothing. They're just useless boxes. I don't know why this is so hard to understand for people. That said...

I use different DAWs for different workflows. It's all dependent on how I feel. I mostly use PT for straight recording, and sometimes sequencing. I use Tracktion for straight recording and for "mastering" demos. I use Live mainly for sequencing and manipulating audio files, and will ReWire into PT alot.
Peace

Yeah what he said It's the sum of all parts that make up the DAW.

Soundforge and Cuebase are used for two different things....Cubase is a tracking tool, while SF is more of a finishing and sample editing tool. As for the question, some recordings have mutiple DAWS as they may be assembeled by several different musicians at home then you just pack em up, take them to the studio, sync'em and go...

aliengroover wrote:DAWs refer to both the computer and/or hardware, PLUS, and most importantly, the software that allows you to record. The computer is NOT, I repeat, NOT the DAW, nor can it be. Again, it's the whole thing. The software is key, though, 'and that's why the industry, not posters on message boards (trust me, it's not just this one), refer to PT, Logic, and Sonar as DAWs. Rolands VS-series and Yammie's AW-series are also referred to as DAWs, as well as the Mackie HDRs and Otari RADARs. Without the software to run them, you have zero, nothing. They're just useless boxes. I don't know why this is so hard to understand for people. That said...

I use different DAWs for different workflows. It's all dependent on how I feel. I mostly use PT for straight recording, and sometimes sequencing. I use Tracktion for straight recording and for "mastering" demos. I use Live mainly for sequencing and manipulating audio files, and will ReWire into PT alot.
Peace

amen.

aliengroover wrote:DAWs refer to both the computer and/or hardware, PLUS, and most importantly, the software that allows you to record. The computer is NOT, I repeat, NOT the DAW, nor can it be.

Yep.

Sound Forge is not a DAW.

ok, so im getting the picture that most of u are using one piece of software for audio editing. and another for sequencing and effects.

thanx for clearing up the daw thing.

so most of u guys like soundforge for editing your waves?

i use goldwave for messing aronud with sound files sometimes. nuendo to sequence

what is the diffrence between neundo and cubase? looks exactly the same to me.

Nuendo has better support for stuff like Video (VJing) last time I looked.