When comparing Usine vs Sequel 3, the Slant community recommends Sequel 3 for most people. In the question“What are the best DAWs? ” Sequel 3 is ranked 24th while Usine is ranked 51st. The most important reason people chose Sequel 3 is:
Sequel 3 was made by the folks behind Cubase, and it is meant to be lighter and easier to learn. This program's focus on loops and computer generated drum patterns makes the process easier for people with no music knowledge.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Touchscreen compatible
Usine can be used with touchscreen computers and with tablets.
Pro Designed to be easy to learn
Sequel 3 was made by the folks behind Cubase, and it is meant to be lighter and easier to learn. This program's focus on loops and computer generated drum patterns makes the process easier for people with no music knowledge.
Pro Dedicated beat page
There is a page exclusively meant for generating drum patterns.
Cons
Con Difficult to learn with unhelpful manual
Usine's UI is unlike any other DAW, so it takes a lot of extra time to get used to the layout.
Con No GNU/Linux
Does not run on GNU/Linux
Con 32-bit only
While Sequel 3 supports VST3, it oddly (imo) doesn't have a 64-bit installer, meaning you can't load any 64-bit VST3s either. Not sure how it was even possible for that to have ever happened.