Version 1 - Rolling Movie credits 
Version 2 - Coffee Commercial
I know that both aren't great songs. But I have chosen them because easily illustrates how I make music.
So many times we discuss about different applications without taken in to account that our opinions are based on what we do and how our workflow is. It is not the same to make pure score composition, MIDI sequencing and editing or audio mixing, or all this things at the same time ...
In the past I use to have some external equipment, but when the first virtual instruments appears, my work begin to rely more and more on them. At this time I was using Coda Finale and Roland Ballade, but if you had planned to add some sampled audio to your work, you had to sync the MIDI/Score App with a sampled sound editor like Deck II. And this easily becomes a headache ...
With the inclusion of sampled audio in the main DAWs, I begin to use Logic Audio, it was really fast app, but I never liked its interface.
When the Steinberg VST technology included instruments, I see the light: this is what I was waiting for all those years:
- Midi sequencing with score editing.
- Sampled audio capabilities.
- Audio effects and virtual instruments.
With this I can make a full song in a great, simple and integrated enviroment, including everything, from MIDI notes, audio, effects, instruments to mixers. And render the final work to an audio file.
As I need a Score editor sometimes, some DAWs are out of my choices, this include Ableton Live, Pro Tools and Reason,
And as I need Virtual instruments support, Opcode Vision, Performer, and Cakewalk Metro are out of business too.
SO what are my choices: Cubase or Logic, and I have to choose Cubase after using Logic some time ...
Of course I know that I can use Virtual Instruments and sync two DAWs via ReWire, but this reminds me the nightmare of sync MIDI Apps with Audio Apps ...
And I know that Digital Performer can use VST instruments with VST wrapper, but Performer didn't add enough enhancements to justify another layer of complexity and problems, (the VST Wrapper) and another extra MIDI manager (free MIDI).
