I just upgraded from Essentials to Studio !!
I'm upgrading my system to 64 bit to take advantage of my new 8 gig of ram memory I have coming. So I had to upgrade Sonar X1 Essentials to Studio to get to a 64 bit program. I also upgraded my East West Symphonic Orchestra program to the 64 bit PLAY version as well.
My new little Dell 620 is going to be a smoking hot little computer for me !! I know 8 gigs of ram isn't much to some people, but it's a huge jump for me. My old computer would only take 1 gig of ram.
Sonar X1 Essentials has worked out very well for me and has been a great program to learn on. Becuase of it's stability, I'm sure that the Studio version of X1 will also be a great experience for me !!! X1 is an amazing program.
I also wanted to take advantage of the current MARATHON price discount, so it all worked out good for me !!