X2 stability

Hey guys,

I'm very happy with X1, but since there is now X2... well, I'm thinking of getting it.

My dilemma is this - I don't know if initially it was my system setup (until I got it going properly) or because Sonar X1 came out with a host of bugs and stability issues - what I know is that when I got X1 and started having problems, I looked around and found quite a few complaints on the internet - until the patches started coming out.

Do you think it might be the case with X2?

I'm only asking since my livelihood depends on Sonar working properly and since I'm very happy with X1, I don't really need to upgrade to X2 but it would certainly be nice to have the latest toy :)

So what do you think? Will it be stable as Sonar X1c?

P.S. I'm currently working on a project - a new local TV series and I will be royally screwed if things start going wrong. In fact, 'c' is the last patch I installed months ago for fear that 'd' might cause me some problems :(

My guess is it will have a lot less bugs than X1 initially had as X1 was a major overhaul. Bugs are just simply going to happen. X2 is an update. Hopefully the majority or bugs will only be found in the particular updated sections and everything else will work as normal. I'm confident it'll be much better, but no doubt it'll have some bugs to start with. You expect that.

I'd suggest you get on board and run the two together. Any money related stuff, stick with X1, and spend all your free time on X2, running it through its paces until you feel confident with its stability. Only then should you even consider moving your paid work permanently over to X2. If it does take a few patches to hit a stability you're happy with on your system and with your workflow, by the time that happens, you'll be fully learned up on X2 and have no learning curve to worry about.

Thanks for the advice guys!

As for the 'd' patch - do you guys think it might give me any problems?

I use huge amounts of tracks and one thing that would certainly help is the nested folders feature.

Awesome!

Thanks a bunch guys!

Yeah having them side-by-side is a brilliant idea. Why I haven't thought of it I don't know. I think I was thinking on the lines of X2 "over-writing" X1.

So will X2 have what X1 Expanded has or do I need to upgrade to Expanded first?


EDIT: I think I should read about X2 instead of bothering you guys. Sorry, thought of it after I hit the post button.

Mind you I'm quite broke at the mo, clients are fast with demands but slow with payments.

But more than a question of money with regards to X1 Exp vs X2, it's more a one of not having Sonar being moody.
I just patched it to "d". Didn't restart. But I worked with it for a few hours. No problems whatsoever.

Restarted. Loaded another project and it crashed twice while playing.
The only two different variables in this particular project is Dimension Pro and the fact that I had the SV open. (Usually I just use PRV for editing, but I need to print this one out so I was making sure I have decent notation before I export to my notation software.)



So it could either be Dimension Pro or the fact that I had the SV open? I don't know. Will have to run some 'tests'.