Does Anyone Still Use Cubase? Options

[ghettoblaster]

Hey there,

I got hold of Cubase SX 1 and am starting to learn it, but in reading a lot of stuff on the internet it seems like hardly anyone uses it now compared to Logic. Is one better than the other?

I'm interested in mainly creating score for my films using my midi keyboard. I also would like to compose some tracks. Will VST plug ins work with Logic? Which application is easier to use? Which one is more powerful?

I don't want to take the time to learn a program if it's becoming obsolete...

any info is appreciated!

[xexo]

I am a long-time Cubase and Logic user, both current versions. If your new to MIDI or sequencing and you would rather create music than have your head buried in the manual for countless hours than I cannot stress enough to go with Cubase. (As a matter of fact I would upgrade to the new SX 2.x for many new features).
With Cubase, I write and compose, and I get stuff done. Cubase has simplicity without sacrificing features. With Logic, I seem to always find myself digging out one of the 10+ manuals that come with Logic to figure something out.
Cubase is by far not obsolete. You may not see as many posts related to Cubase because IMO most people are creating music with Cubase and not having to post messages to have to figure something out.
To go into a little more detail on my opinion on this matter....Logic is a very powerful program which revolves entirely around what they call the "environment", which is a user created and user customized environment of every MIDI instrument and plug-in that you own. Although it can be a very powerful tool, its retardedly convoluted, and can be very hard to learn depending on your MIDI skills and sequencer saavy-ness.
The basic fact is all the major sequencers (Logic, Cubase, Digital Performer, etc) can do all the same things, they just all do them in different ways, but in my 10+ years in sequencing I have found the following things to be true:
Logic can be a bitch to learn, especially for beginners.
Cubase has had a track record of being buggy, but Steinbergs gotten faster at updates and fixes.
Digital Performer....a great program, but MOTU has the worst tech support EVER...of any company
Ive ever encountered.