Any Problems W/ Osx And Cubase?, Recommendations for a mac user Options

[rextrade]

First, thanks to all who chimed in on the logic big box v. cubase SL.
After doing a lot more research, I'm trying to decide between logic 6 Gold and Cubase SX. I tried cubase on a pc and liked it, but from looking at the Steinberg forum, there seems to be a lot of problems w/ OSX and Cubase SX, but it's always hard to tell if the people claiming that are just a vocal minority, using a cracked copy etc. I'd be interested in hearing if people think that Cubase SX works well with Mac, or, if it is excpetionally buggy and I should stick to an Apple-owend product, or DP 4. Thanks

[dixiechicken]

I would NOT go with Cubase SX/SE for Mac and Mac OS X.
The midi implementation is cumbersome and very irritating.

Go with Motu:s Digital Performer 4 - especially if you want to use Reason with it. all reports indicate this is a great setup.

In Cubase SX the midi instruments DOES NOT pop up in the sequencer by names like in DP3/4.

1) Add your synths:s with the device-command.
2) Choose midi-ports in & out in the sequencer-tracks.
3) In Kurzweil 2000 you'll get 24 numbered boxes with +-signs beside them.
Every numbered box contains 24 K2000 sounds. from bank 100 and bank 200
numbered consequtively.
4) In Proteus 2000 you'll get 48 numbered boxes with 32 sounds in each numbered box. They happen to be sorted by "intrument category". Not by bank numbers like you usually work.
( boxes 12 to 20 in the middle is likely to contain all percussions sets in the Proteus -- for example)

Of course you dont get to see each complete box even with only 24 sounds in the damn thing - rather you must scroll each box individually.
With some 1500+ sounds in the Proteus this way of working really sucks.

Besides Cubase is rather ugly - looks is very important to me.
Good looks in a program to me indicates that the programmers have been careful with functionality and quality - as well.

I'm waiting for my free upgrade to DP4.
Cheers: Dixiechicken