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In case you didn't see my previous posts, I will recap my responses.

Bklyn wrote:

> I am in the process of building a mini-studio, and wanted to know which
> software package should I use. Can any of these be used to master a final
> product?

For mastering, especially if you are talking about CD mastering, I can highly
reccomend Red Roaster by Sek'D.  Jim Rosebury at Studio Cat Software
(www.studiocat.com), is currently offering this product for a very good price.
Sound Forge will not allow you to do things like insert track markers, etc.

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> I also want to know if anyone can recommend a nice Keyboard/Workstation.  I
> always heard the Ensoniq ASR10 is one hot item but I also know it is a
> discontinued item.
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> I need to make a decision between Cubase VST and Cakewalk Pro, I guess this
> would come down to a battle of features and ease of use, and personal
> preference.  Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

I use cakewalk and the current version, version 9, is rock solid.  I am not a
cubase user, but I have heard some complain about its stability. (Again, I *am
not* a user.  This is pure hearsay).
One thing which cubase used to have going for it was its low latency as compared
to CW, but since CW has established its so-called "wave-pipe" technology latency
has become a non-issue.

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> I am also looking at the Aardvark Pro Studio card with Break out box, a
> little pricey but BooCoo features . . . any thoughts check out this website
> http://www.sbfilmaudio.com/audioie.html

Santa Barbara Film and Audio tends to be very expensive.  I don't know anything
about the stability of the Aardvark units.  I do know that the new midiman units
(www.midiman.com) are very stable and come highly recommended by the pros who
participate in the Cakewalk Newsgroups (another excellent source for advice,
btw<g>).  Again Jim Rosebury at studiocat has good prices, free shipping, and
good advice.  And no, I don't work for him, but I have done business with him
and find him to be knowledgable, professional, and helpful.  Plus he's a working
engineer and producer and not simply a salesperson.  He knows what he's talking
about.

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> Keep in mind I am a newbie at this but I am really eager to learn and bust
> my A** to build my studio and put out a decent recording demo, I wanna thank
> everyone in advance for your help.

Again, check out the Cakewalk Newsgroups!
eric