


I already paid for Cubase Pro- to me it is the best Pro that would work with VSTs and MIDI.

But my partner says- I should finally go "Pro" and get a real thing. It would be impossible to reinstall everything as it took me 9 months to install everything- I am still installing some updates and libraries. When i was installing my software synth and effects, I unchecked AU option every time. Now that I need new DAW, I could give Protools a chance, but I dont have any AU installed. I need my DAW to have good 3rd party plugins implementation and good MIDI and Composer tools such as Step Sequencer, Piano Roll, Chords editor, Instrument tracks and so on. I have almost every software synth available on the Market. Because i was planning to use Sonar forever, I did not install any AU option for plugins. I use many hardware keyboards and needed MANY hardware inputs. I was looking in to Antelope but their prices scared me away, and I went with MOTU Thunderbolt system. Most of high end Pro level interfaces were for Mac or had ProTools HD compatibility. I was looking in to ProTools this spring when I built new Windows computer and needed new Audio Interface. Hey there I am reading posts on multiple forums about switching to another DAW and nobody says- they will switch to ProTools.
