Cubase:
Pros - it can do any genre, has great stock plugins. Phenomenal voice tools like the new vocal plugin in 13 & variaudio, retrospective record. Very efficient on the CPU.
Cons - no lfo base modulation, and the media bay /browser is pretty clunky. Adding effects & tracks can take a few extra clicks compared to other draws. Workflow can be a little slow.
Bitwig:
Pros - extremely fast at adding instruments & effects, modulation completely puts cubase’s to shame. Cool note effects & arpegiators. Instrument layers and group tracks are nice.
Cons- Bitwig’s piano roll is pretty terrible, has no scale detection, you’ll spend longer placing notes. Stock plugins are pretty bad. No analysis tools, poor audio recording functionality, no track versions. Not as performant as cubase.
Summary:
Despite bitwig’s fast instrument & effect adding workflows, Bitwig and cubase have roughly similar workflow speeds when you take bitwig’s poor piano roll into account. Cubase can do everything bitwig can do, but it takes more effort in some areas like adding tracks. Cubase’s modulation is TERRIBLE.
Ask yourself if lfo modulation is a deal breaker for you. If you need it, go bitwig, if you don’t, cubase is gonna be a better option for you
I can speak to cubase & bitwig.
Cubase: Pros - it can do any genre, has great stock plugins. Phenomenal voice tools like the new vocal plugin in 13 & variaudio, retrospective record. Very efficient on the CPU. Cons - no lfo base modulation, and the media bay /browser is pretty clunky. Adding effects & tracks can take a few extra clicks compared to other draws. Workflow can be a little slow.
Bitwig: Pros - extremely fast at adding instruments & effects, modulation completely puts cubase’s to shame. Cool note effects & arpegiators. Instrument layers and group tracks are nice. Cons- Bitwig’s piano roll is pretty terrible, has no scale detection, you’ll spend longer placing notes. Stock plugins are pretty bad. No analysis tools, poor audio recording functionality, no track versions. Not as performant as cubase.
Summary: Despite bitwig’s fast instrument & effect adding workflows, Bitwig and cubase have roughly similar workflow speeds when you take bitwig’s poor piano roll into account. Cubase can do everything bitwig can do, but it takes more effort in some areas like adding tracks. Cubase’s modulation is TERRIBLE.
Ask yourself if lfo modulation is a deal breaker for you. If you need it, go bitwig, if you don’t, cubase is gonna be a better option for you