Skyline-UK
Ehh???? I've never found it confusing. I think it's a model of clarity. I chose Sonar over other DAWS because it was less confusing.
John, that's exactly something people have very different views upon.
What I note is that many veteran Sonar users found the old interface "a model of clarity"
I belong to those who didn't, when I looked at it from the perspective of a Cubase user.
BUT: I found immediate access to the new X1 interface. It has a basic kind of order which I prefer BY FAR over my first impressions of the old Sonar.
Now I'm not insisting that one of us has to be right, and that that should probably be me
But I find the same kind of basic perception from many non-veteran users, and in most reviews.
This shows something, from my view: that Cakewalk was spot on to change Sonar in a way that makes it much more attractive to many users and new parts of the market - not necessarily getting approval from their comnlete former user base.
And I personally am convinced that their future looks much brighter with X1, than it would have ever been with 8.5. or some kind of 9, especially with all the hard competition around. They can't survive in a niche with their old user base. Either they reach new users, or they would have a very hard time.
One of my sons, who has done a mixing course (German institute) and used Cubase for all the mixing tests he had to do to get his degree, will do the jump from Cubase 5 to Sonar X1 just like me. And to be sure: I told him about the issues and bugs still to be fixed. He still likes X1 over Cubase 5. Other people may have other preferences and tastes, but at least I see how people (not only my son) react to the new interface and the other kind of workflow.
post edited by jimknopf - 2011/01/11 13:10:04