Okay, acceptable, a Pro Tools-tracked mix, but mixed in Cubase. This is the second valuable post in this topic.
Oh my…
DAW x sounds different than DAW y. We’ve been there and not just once over the past decades.
By all means, take any sample and render it with the exact same settings in two professional DAWs. Flip the phase and see if the null test checks out. It will.
You can keep the bag of roasted nuts if you promise to do just that. I already checked these things a long time ago so it’s your turn 
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I just responded to the question, (with first-hand knowledge), which was about hits made in Cubase. For me it wasn’t about comparing DAWs.
Good day y’all. Have a good one.
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… but … I preferred the sound of the vintage ones and zeros in Cubase SX! Electrons moved slower back in those days, imparting special nuances not present in current DAWs. I’m hoping lots of AI processing running in datacenters in low Earth orbit will be able to bring back that vibe. 
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“Just because you don’t hear it and the null test checks out - the difference is still there. Everybody in “the industry” will confirm.”
Can’t wait to hear something like that… 
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Hi Sam
You won’t get much sense asking that question on a Cubase forum as you’ll get the usual nasty smarty pants answers.
From what I’ve seen the commercial stuff seems to be recorded using Pro Tools and Logic, but I think that’s more to do with going into studios and working.
At home I think Cubase is the best as it’s easy to use, but the end result with all DAW software is much the same it’s in the hands of the operators. Go and check out Doms videos and you’ll see what can be done with Cubase.
Hi,
don’t forget to take into account that the market share of DAWs depends on the country or continent you are looking at. In my opinion, Pro Tools and Logic are not what they used to be in Europe anymore with regard to their dominance in professional studios. However, there is no reliable data that I know of so that’s just based on my observations, too.
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In that case…Hans Zimmer.
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Just saw an interview of Bumblefoot with Beato, he mentioned using Cubase for a very long time.
Did not Avicii use FL mainly?
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I’m curious what you mean by “sounds like Cubase?”
The psychoacoustic corollary of an olfactory “Smells like Teen Spirit?”
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He supposedly uses Cubase for composing but I’d be surprised if his stuff is mixed in it. Wouldn’t most of his work be layered with a real orchestra?
Tom Holkenborg also uses Cubase. Or at least used to.
I’ve worked in Cubase for much longer than that and I’m afraid your claim is baseless. To my knowledge, nobody has ever been able to provide empirical evidence that two DAWs sound different by the use of null tests.
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Of course it´s impossible to distinguish..
Besides, it would be a bad thing that a song has a DAW-sound so particular that overrides the mixer + master engineer + producers + artist´s sound…
If a DAW had its own sound, something would be seriously wrong with it.
So if you can distinguish the “Cubase sound” why dont you hear to the radio and you tell us which songs are mixted in Cubase?
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I once saw a documentary about Avicii and he used all sorts of DAWs: Logic, FL Studio, Ableton Live, Pro Tools and Cubase. Why not? Use the tools that serves your needs best for a given task.
Anyways, I got to admit that this wasn’t the finest example for the question at hand…
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I would guess composing, yes. Mixing and the rest, I have no clue. I only read about him. He occasionally replies at that other forum…
It seems like this thread is drifting into DAW sound instead of Top 10 songs on ANY chart in ANY country. I bow out. There are plenty of topics about different DAW sound. I would rather compose, track, mix, and if worthy send away to a ME for fresh and better ears in a controlled sonic environment.
And there are HUNDREDS of published charts.
My perspective is the USA only. Billboard radiochart, Billboard Hot 100, iHeart, iTunes etc. At one time, American Top 40 with Casey Kasem was syndicated around the world. That WAS the pop chart. There were a few others like Cashbox, Top of the Pops in England, but none IMO as influential and with international charts as Billboard.