- Equipment - 2X Technics 1200, 2X Audio Technica ATLP1240, 2X XDJ700, 2X XDJ1000 MK2, Denon DNX-1100, Mixars DUO, DJM750 MK2, NI Audio 10, NI Aduio 4, Serato SL3, 4X Shure M44-7, 2X Ortofon Pro S, 2X Numark Groove Tool, Maschine MK3, Samson Carbon 49, Roland SE-02, Novation Launchcontrol, TouchOSC, Nocation Peak, Arturia MiniBrute, Korg Volca Kick, MicroKorg (Classic), NI Komplete Audio 6
I had a lot of sudden crashes, and also issues with vst:s "decoupling" themselves (not sounding out the way they should even though everything was configured fine) on occasion which could only be solved by restarting. I also had issues with mixer options not loading correctly if I had saved the project before a crash.
I own the full version (Cubase 8, at the time I made the switch) so it's not a pirating issue. Super powerful DAW and I love a lot of the plugins (Padshop, Prolouge, great saturators and channel strip as well). But in 2015 I started performing live with a band and quickly realised I could no longer rely on Cubase for that purpose.
EDIT:
I use a Mac, so it might be related to the operating system.
- Equipment - 2X Technics 1200, 2X Audio Technica ATLP1240, 2X XDJ700, 2X XDJ1000 MK2, Denon DNX-1100, Mixars DUO, DJM750 MK2, NI Audio 10, NI Aduio 4, Serato SL3, 4X Shure M44-7, 2X Ortofon Pro S, 2X Numark Groove Tool, Maschine MK3, Samson Carbon 49, Roland SE-02, Novation Launchcontrol, TouchOSC, Nocation Peak, Arturia MiniBrute, Korg Volca Kick, MicroKorg (Classic), NI Komplete Audio 6
Yeah, high school was how I got into it as well. I did have less problems with it back when I was running PC however.
I think the instability might in part be due to the plugins I run. Loads and loads of instances of 3rd party synths and plugins (a lot of NI), which can sometimes even make Ableton crash. So it might also be related to my method of working. Whenever I play live using a DAW I try to slim the channels down as much as possible in order to avoid such issues.
- Equipment - 2X Technics 1200, 2X Audio Technica ATLP1240, 2X XDJ700, 2X XDJ1000 MK2, Denon DNX-1100, Mixars DUO, DJM750 MK2, NI Audio 10, NI Aduio 4, Serato SL3, 4X Shure M44-7, 2X Ortofon Pro S, 2X Numark Groove Tool, Maschine MK3, Samson Carbon 49, Roland SE-02, Novation Launchcontrol, TouchOSC, Nocation Peak, Arturia MiniBrute, Korg Volca Kick, MicroKorg (Classic), NI Komplete Audio 6
Reaper!
I can recommend Renoise. As a tracker, it has another sequencer concept than the mentioned DAWs (for me: more intuitive and faster).
It is completly usable (unlimited MIDI, VST, Audio...) in the free version and if you need some advanced features like audio rendering/Asio it costs about 80 Eur.
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