Well after a good couple of weeks preparation – gathering together updates from the Internet for all of my DAW apps, Cross-Checking Compatibility Charts and dipping in and out of various forums; My Snowy DAW Build is installed and running like a dream.

I’ve put in a lot of preparation for this. In-fact, I can’t recall a more study-heavy migration. I had Pro Tools, Cubase and Propellerheads Builds to prepare. Plus all of my Tertiary Virtual Instrument Bundles and Effects Modules to Validate. I just wanted everything to work right from the offset. My preparation and Methodical approach paid off and after a days installing, patching and tweaking I now have a Killer DAW Platform sat happily on my Macbook waiting to Serve – Including the delicious Cubase 5!

I’ve been away from Cubase since SX3. I decided to make the jump over to Pro Tools in 2007 and although it’s served (serving) me well, it’s just never seemed to do it for me. I’ve patched it and plugged it to death and yes, it’s got some amazing features and sounds, but it’s just never given me the workflow that Cubase offers.

So last night… there I was. Back at Steinberg Central after a 3 year absence and it felt great. I can see me spending most of my time in Cubase rather than Pro Tools from now on. German Technology just seems to deliver so much better than American Technology. The Swede’s do a good job also though – Reason, Record and Recycle are all Sat Happy in the Snow:-)

The only thing I’m really lacking is a dedicated Audio Editor. I’ve canned Crossover and the notion of Patching an old version into it. I might take a look at Wavelab Essentials 7 when it gets released or a version of Bias Peak maybe, I’ll see how it goes. With 3 High-end Builds of Cubase, Pro Tools and Record all installed I doubt I’ll be needing one soon.

OS X 10.6.2 + Cubase 5, Pro Tools LE 8.0.3, Record 1.0.

Snow Jacket required.