
No Exp Maps in DP, but I ran into several issues with Exp Maps in Nuendo that I wasn't saving any time vs. But, Cubase is also getting rather cluttered with some of the new features eating up track display areas, mixer etc. The downside is DP's GUI has some very small elements and text. There isn't a huge difference, but Cubase 8 does have some extra midi slop (verified in loopback tests). DP's midi timing was also better on my system. This is a bit harder to do in Cubase (requires an extra step or two and using relative grid).

Spline curve and reshape tools make adjusting CC curves faster and more natural in DP.ĭP's smart selection mode allows you to select a range of bars, and DP automatically includes any note starts or ends that overlap the range. I found CC editing to actually be a bit easier and more musical in DP - the addition of key commands to recall CC lanes in the midi editor sealed the deal for me as that is a feature I use a lot in Nuendo. Revising cue start times via chunks is fantastic.

Transpose is faster in DP - the dialog responds to midi note commands, so you just hit your interval (difference from C3) and the part is transposed.Ĭhunks are a great feature for working on multiple cues in one session, but you run the risk of a corrupted session affecting multiple cues.

Some are the same - quantize is one key command, one dialog, enter and close. I compared the two with as close to identical workflows and key commands as I could just to see, and Cubase typically required one or two extra clicks for most tasks (not single key command tasks, but things like opening the score editor to view one part while recording another, etc). What I like most about DP is the fact that I can navigate and edit quickly in DP with key commands - it seems to flow faster for scoring than Cubase. But I ran into some issues with Nuendo during a project and had to find an alternative - DP saved the day, and ended up saving time as well.Īudio is easier to work with in Cubase/Nuendo. I've been a longtime Nuendo user, and still really like a lot about Nuendo (pretty much the same as Cubase except for some additional post features).
