wow, every one of these pages throughout this thread is full of pure gold in advice!!
i learned cubase 3 SX in school - took a whole semester but I finally started to feel like I had some control over what music I could make, how to create my own samples from recorded sounds, how to blend all my different creations together from different softwarez.....
anyways, guess what!! I actually BOUGHT Cubase 4!! yea, its the academic version, but so what!!

i'm a legit producer now ;P I have an Axiom 25 key MIDI controller with analog knobs and drum pads along with years worth of random sample collecting.........
here's my question: does anyone here have direct experience with the newest version of Cubase (not the cheap studio version but the full all-out version 4)? Is there anything amazing in Cubase 4 that was completely left out in 3? Anything I should check out immediately that will blow me away ? or is it mostly just an improved workflow..? I think in any case, I'll have a full bag of goodies to play with. Nay, i know that already. Just looking for ... exciting hints & tips about the newest version vs. the one i learned in school 2 years ago (cubase sx 3)!!