Arturia Storm 2.0 Options

[cinemafia]

Anybody else use this app? I'm going to download the demo later and try it out before I buy, but it seems to be an inexpensive alternative to Reason, which I am familiar with. If anybody has used both and can note and strong differences, let me know.

[rickenbacker]

Reason is much, much better. It's as simple as that.

There are many important performance differences. For instance, in Storm you are limited to 3 or 4 sound modules per song. Once you have chosen the modules you feel like using for a particular track, you're stuck with them - you can't add another drum machine or synth to that track later. It's insane, but that's the way they designed it.

In Reason, you can start with 3 Dr Rexs, a couple of SubTractors and a Malstrom, say, then later add whatever the heck you like as the song develops. Much more, ahem, reasonable.

Everything about Reason is superior to Storm. Storm is not a bad product at all and does have some nice touches - the scratch decks, tape capture for making new samples, good drum sounds - but alongside Reason 2.5 it hasn't got a prayer. Heavy CPU demand, as well.

You get what you pay for.