I have an OS X SONAR question that is NOT "when". :-)
 
Cake has always had a pretty great relationship with MS and have been out in front of driver model updates and whatnot. I'm curious if someone from Cake can speak to if they've had any back and forth with Apple about building out this OS X version of SONAR. I reckon it doesn't make a big difference either way, I'm just curious.

I would assume (yea that's dangerous at times) that Cake knew what kind of relationship they needed to have with Apple before they went down into that rabbit hole.

StephanKim
My friends waiting for Mac version of SONAR.
They use Logic and says major reason of using Logic is there are no choice. 
also Cubase available on Mac Platform but they says too unstable.
They says "I  want to purchase SONAR if SONAR will release on Mac Platform."
and also said if Mac SONAR can load audio unit plug ins, many Logic users move cross to SONAR.
Very interesting isn't it?
 

That's just wrong that there is no choice for the Mac platform. There's the ubiquitous ProTools as well as the less well known but used by a lot of Hollywood composers Digital Performer (which uses au format plugins). I started on Sonar on Windows and when I needed a new computer I got tired of waiting for CW to do a Mac version which they swore would never happen and went with PT. I then added DP to my arsenal when Avid started with their subscription stupidity and it's been very stable for production work.
 
I can only hope that if/when MacSonar gets released in final form it supports au format because right now it's crippled with just vst and not even allowing third party plugins. Thankfully I'm still not waiting for a true Mac version of the program I started with.

mikey
Flat statement-> All DAW software should support ALL formats, period. Why own a small empire Toot & Totum, when you could be a Walmart? In fact, if Propellerhead ever wakes up and decides to incorporate and use VST and AU plugins in Reason, then thats the end of all other DAW software as we know it, including Sonar, Cubase, DP9, and maybe even Protools. Of course they would all be run off a Mac... 

Aw come on - be like Wally World? You do know they screw over their employees every which way but loose right? But back on topic I can see why the Propheads don't support every plugin format out there and it's one word - stability. Reason is the most stable daw s/w I know and I also use PT and DP. But would I use Reason for production work? Not on your nelly. It's fine for certain sounds but as to flexibility and ability to edit and so on - no way. It's the most clunky daw I know of.
 
But of course - run on a Mac is a must. I've had enough of Windoze to last a lifetime. I only keep a WinXP machine around for Sony CD Architect.

Rain
snippage
 
Just about all of them are compatible with AU - Pro Tools and Cubase/Nuendo are the 2 exceptions that come to mind.
 
snippage
 
That being said, despite the fact that we have no intention to switch back, some of us are anxious to give Sonar for Mac a try (and finally re-open those old projects).

And there are easy solutions for those daws that aren't au or vst compliant - Blue Cat Audio Patchwork. It'll host au or vst or vst3 plugins in just about any daw out there. There's plenty of users out there that do just that in ProTools or Cubendo.
 
Old Sonar projects - have quite a few (S8P era) around here that old customers would like to have some work done on. For some I've been able to import the Sonar audio into PT or DP and line things up but there are a couple that just don't work all that well. Sonar for Mac - bring it on with a generous allowance for those of us who have purchased Sonar in the long ago past.

Just to reply to myself, after getting a reply from support just now, I can sub to Platinum now & still get the Platinum Lifetime Update at a later date, as long as its before the end of December.
 
Happy days

pwalpwal

MountainKing
But is there a way of getting into the beta- or alpha-testers team? That would be nice.

once the alpha is released, everyone can test it :-)
 
we just don't know when that will be - how much more "fall" do we have left? :-D

First day of Winter is Dec 21st

Mad_Musicologist
My regular subscription lasts until Aug or even Sep 2017.
In case the very special offer would come again in the festive season 2016, what would happen to the bucks I had spent for the remaining months in 2017? (You bet I wouldn't like to pay twice;-) )

So they made the public announcement for Lifetime updates in June 2016 (this was after the leak of the announcements well before that).  Then you are telling me you proceed to buy a regular subscription 2 or 3 months after that?  
 
Sorry, your story isn't adding up here.  

Sonar for OSX.
 
Please be careful with this and have a team that is "competition aware"  compare them other Apple based DAWS side by side.   Let us (the cakewalk community) get involved in some active way but not "cluster !@#$" way with the marketing and feedback.
 
It this is rolled out correctly and you succeed in the areas that distinguish you in the PC App sonar will begin blowing away the competition in the MAC arena. Two areas come to mind.
 
The community, the support, and they fast feedback and response to customers is hugely unaddressed in that market space.  You guys will KILL!
 
The other aspect is the unique approach to "tweeks" and small development styles that makes different aspects of sonar intrinsicly niche or "boutique".  Apple users will eat this up!!
 
So exiting that my usual sidebar conversation about  my favorite DAW "its only for the PC"
 
will be a thing of the past.
Best of luck

Not sure I ever saw a year associated with fall.

Oh yes, im a lover of sonar, i began in 2014, bought music creator 6, and then decided to buy Sonar platinum feb 2015, i had not bought sonar this year when my 12months were up.......So the opportunity for lifetime updates was just absolutely irresistable!!!......thanx cakewalk.....and now also on mac........Question is, could i transfer work files between my pc version of sonar with my mates mac version of sonar?