Just wondering if Protools is worth changing to from Reaper. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Reaper or Protools?
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bryan_kilco
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I've used Reaper for years and don't think I'll ever change.
Do you want to be spending a few hundred bucks every time a new version drops?
I'm not sure what makes PT so badass; I've never used it myself. Reaper is fast and basically free.
Do you want to be spending a few hundred bucks every time a new version drops?
I'm not sure what makes PT so badass; I've never used it myself. Reaper is fast and basically free.
Vihaleipä
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Well is there something in Pro Tools Reaper doesn't handle properly or doesn't have? What I mean by that is don't fix it if it isn't broken, why you want to make the switch? Personally I really like Reaper, I switched from Cubase, literally the only thing I miss is the drum editor, though I can manage with the Reaper one now, otherwise my workflow has become much more faster and efficient. Also everything on Reaper is pretty much customizable, if you don't like it you can change it with just a little effort, that is the one reason why I really prefer it now.
B36arin
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It really depends. If you are mostly working on your own projects and have your workflow worked out with Reaper there is really no advantage in changing. If you work with other engineers/studios however and work on projects where you only do parts it's a huge advantage to have the same software as most pro studios are using(at least in my part of the world). I couldn't live without Pro Tools in my work environment.
egan.
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I'm a long time ProTools user and I manage 15 or so systems (HD/HDX/Native) at work. The main advantage to PT is when you are dealing with other commercial facilities (or users) all of the time. Other than that the advantages really center around work flow and in the case of HD/HDX, large simultaneous track counts with very low latency.
Frankly, I don't see any specific advantages for home music production at this point. The only reason I'd recommend PT to a casual recordist now would be if they have aspirations of working in big commercial spots down the road.
Frankly, I don't see any specific advantages for home music production at this point. The only reason I'd recommend PT to a casual recordist now would be if they have aspirations of working in big commercial spots down the road.
Machinated
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if you're serious about working professionally then it's worth having a copy of it. besides that, there's not much to gain.
schwinginbatman
It's shittay!
I've found that editing, especially things such as quantizing or that type of deal is easier in PT than Reaper, so if you do that a lot it may be good to pick up a copy. Really, outside of that, it's mostly just personal preference.
mva801
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Stay away from Pro Tools. It's getting ridiculously expensive and they're screwing us with a subscription system. If I didn't regularly shuffle between 3-4 pro studios that all exclusively use PT I would have switched. I love the software but Avid has not been making ANYONE happy lately.
You'd be spending a whole lot of cash for not a whole lot of extras.
You'd be spending a whole lot of cash for not a whole lot of extras.
Thanks for the input. Reading the last post im not going to bother blowing the cash on it. Better to ask than spending and regretting it. Thanks again.
I sold my copy of PT 9 years ago and bought Reaper 4.0. Since I'm just a hobbyist, I grabbed the $60 license. So far, that's all I've spent on it, and version 5.0 is coming and I get a free upgrade to it. Compare that to Avid charging roughly $200-$300 a year for Pro Tools and you come out WAY ahead. 
