Dear brave Sonar 5 users...

I did it for:

1. Improved track comping
2. Bus waveform preview
3. Peak markers
4. 64 bit audio engine

... and I don't regret it for one moment!

...I heard that it was 20 to 40% better than SONAR 4.

There were many reason's for me leaving SONAR 4 and moving on to SONAR 5:

In no particular order, but these are new features that I have already used and will continue to use, in my projects:

Perfect Space convolution VST plugin
Updated MIDI FX plugins
Clip-Based FX
Track Templates
64-bit double precision mix engine
Support for 32bit float files
64bit wave file export
Roland V-Vocal
Track Icons
Per Track Layer Mute/Solo
Inline Audio/MIDI
Bus & Synth Waveform preview
Dockable windows
Track & Bus Peak Markers
New Key bindings (like Track View)
Ability to use files with different bit depths in the same project
Ability to create fade ins/outs on multiple tracks at once
Interleave indicator in FX bins
New non-segmented meters

I didn't want to have to pay extra when Cakewalk releases "Sonar 6 The Ultimate" and only gives a break to "current" users... Don't cha just hate that, eh?

Deep feelings of inadequacy and need to feel accepted by my peers.

Because I was waiting for the 4.0.4 patch, which came something like the day after I ordered my upgrade.

Glad I did. PerfectSpace cannot get enough praise by me!

Best,
Scotty

I don't feel brave. Every one was jumping so I did, when I landed into a perfect space I knew why. Still haven't used the V-Vocal yet though LOL I'm a slow learner.

Gerry

I've not leapt yet, should I? (Bearing in mind that I only use SE because I didn't need surround or AV stuff)

Yours quite adequately ;-)

Child

Sonar 5 is really leaps and bounds beyond S4, much moreso than S4 was to S3, IMO. For all the reasons listed above, and especially that so many of the new features in S5 are ones that I actually use all the time.

AV_Matt,

Why do you ask? Aren't you going to upgrade?

I was less intrigued by the S5 (on paper) than any other SONAR release.

Just so happens, I needed to do a clean OS image.... so it seemed a good time to upgrade from 4.04.


Turns out, I'm more enthralled with S5 than I have been with all previous versions.
Many new features seemed frivolous staring back at me from a spec sheet, but in practice they are tangible improvements.

Major workflow increases and completely solid.

Just ordered it yesterday - it will be ariving tommorow. I did it because:

1 - Liked having a good vocal corrector that costs less than 200 bucks
2 - Business decision to keep all production software current
3 - Going to 64 bit soon
4 - Perceived productivity enhancements
5 - I get to choose a Christmas gift from my wife to me (its a mutual tradition)

I think that number two was the strongest driving factor. I do temper this with making sure a bug release is out which 5.01 is available

Best Regards,

Lance

ORIGINAL: AV_Matt

Why did you do it? What was wrong with your previos config? Was it just plain curiosity or were you having issues with your last version? Please explain this!

I did it to keep up with the Jones'.

Sonar 5.01 ROCKS....I love it!

Worth the price of admission.

Perfect Space and V-Vocal are worth it alone.

It was a major jump from Sonar 3 Studio edition.