For example, Digital Performer has some really cool guitar processors (one is sort of like a Boss SY300). However, because all the tracks are in the Song page, if while mastering I think the kick or vocal should have come up more, or the bass needs just a tiny bit more EQ, or whatever, I can do those tweaks and 're-compile' the mix in the Project page. I then bring these into SO4's Song page for the purpose of eventually doing renders to the Project page for mastering and album assembly. Another scenario is that with projects I start and finish in CbB, I'll export all the tracks as WAV files (including automation, rendered instruments, processing - the whole ball o' wax). Then export what you have as WAV files, bring them into CbB, and do the Cakewalk-specific stuff like mix with the Pro Channel's modules (e.g., Tape Emulation, Console Emulation), apply Vocal Sync, take advantage of Mix Recall, use plug-ins or instruments that are keyed to CbB, etc. For example if SO4's Harmonic Editing is the reason why you want to use it, start the project in SO4. You need to pick ONE program as the 'home' DAW. I've always used multiple DAWs, so here's my perspective.

I found everything took longer but then I would assume that goes away as you figure out things. But yes I was immediately missing Pro Channel.

Any how the songs all sounded pretty much the same to me once I got all in place. Really a matter of drag and drop using a media browser directly from the CWP audio folder to a new audio track in the other DAW. I can see there would be extra steps for those who chop stuff up a lot and have a 100 takes of guitar solos. Then the audio was no big deal either for me as I almost always record from front to back.

I didn't like that I had to drag midi tracks to the new instrument tracks, but whatever. You simply open the Midi file in the other DAW. I found it harder than I expected to replace the default GM sounds with things like AD2 etc. First thing is save my CWP as a MIDI file. I also later bought Mixbus for $20 and tried that. Last year when we were all kicking the tires on alternate DAW's I fired up my copy of Cubase 5.

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