Ryan Munnis [Cakewalk]
As some members have pointed out, it's worth identifying that the issues outlined by the OP are configuration issues and not "bugs". An update to SONAR X2 or an upgrade to SONAR X3 will not address these issues because they are not issues with the application. Why are we all not focusing on that instead?
 
If your computer goes to sleep, your PC is disabling power to connected devices. This is extremely common. If a device is not connected, SONAR can't enable drivers for it because the device is not there. As a result, you'll lose your settings. This isn't specific to SONAR, this happens with computers and music applications in all varieties. Proper configuration is a necessary step in all professional recording applications.
 
One thing I personally always do on my production machines is to go into the Device Manager and disable power saving settings for USB ports and devices. 

Yes that is true , there are many user error's too, as you said, i am not saying it's not.
but when you use the same software with the same settings / plugins etc ( and you know the plugins are stable )
but just change the DAW itself, and it start to act " nutts ", then it's not that funny anymore.

Many ppl like me is just a simple hobby / music iterested person, with not to mutch $$$
for us it is, hard to keep up with buying new versions, when many dont have income of the music itself.

But ill wait some more, cause i hope that Cakewalk will do the best and come up with a solution
that will satisfy us as well.

Thank's 

jan
 

keneds
We've been forgotten about. Left behind. I love my X2 producer. They should sell a patch for X2 to have the color change functionality.

Really ! i tought when you buy a product and pay for it, then is shal be a stable
and fully working version that's not causing the user to use another $ 300 to get it working !

Colors , who cares about colors , me needs a working product LOL'z

Soundblend

keneds
We've been forgotten about. Left behind. I love my X2 producer. They should sell a patch for X2 to have the color change functionality.

Really ! i tought when you buy a product and pay for it, then is shal be a stable
and fully working version that's not causing the user to use another $ 300 to get it working !

Colors , who cares about colors , me needs a working product LOL'z

Judging by your system spec you'll be in trouble using Reaper.

Soundblend
reaper Ehhhh, i ran Sonar X1b perfectly well when i had that one installed.
The best version besides 8.5

I know my specs on the computer ain't the best, but a well written program
shal run good enought for small mixing / recording purposes.

You seems a bit " high up there " , because you have a better computer !

all i see is : thread's about problem with that and this all over even in X3 too.
and there has been a bunch of threads about bug's in X2 also.

If X2a and X3 is so perfect, why is ppl complaining then !

All i want, as many others is a stable DAW, that is already payed for.

*sigh*
 
To quote Mrs Doyle in Father Ted... "OK so!"
 

Andrew Rossa [Cakewalk]
There are no plans for SONAR X2b. I know that's not what you want to hear but I also don't want you to think we are ignoring you. SONAR X3b is the latest version of SONAR. I understand your point and we are working hard to try and make SONAR better for all customers. 

From everything I've read over the last year or so since I upgraded to X2a from X1d, including the many complaints about & pleadings to Cakewalk, an all-around fair compromise to me would have been this:
 
Offer X3 as an improved update - just simply 'bare bones' as any other update, (as some are referring to it now), for anywhere from free to say no more than $30.00, with no new extras or instruments included whatsoever, possibly with the exception of the color enhancements that so many have asked [begged] for, for so long.
 
Then, for to those who desire, add a 2nd option of the current X3 upgrade (not update), just as it has been released - including all the goodies, Melodyne, ADrums, AS & LL, plus all the 'new features', etc. etc. for the current fees, $49, 99, 149 - for those who wish to move ahead/up one level.
 
Now from a business point of view, that might have cost more than a 'small company' could afford, but to me that would have been the most ethical thing to do, considering this last year's overall schmozzle of unhappiness.
 
Besides that, losing how many ??? customers due to frustrations, waiting endlessly for fixes & updates as given with X1a-d, and therefore expected & anticipated for X2a...and tolerating Cake's 'brick wall' of continued silence up until just a week or two ago - wouldn't that all have been worth avoiding?
 
1. Loyal, patient customers could have been rewarded with some fixes & improvements at little or no cost [$30], which most said they would have paid for;
2. More dollars could have stayed within this 'small company' instead of jumping ship & going elsewhere in the meantime, all the while X3 was being worked on, again in complete & total silence. 
 
Can't help but feel this would have been the best option(s) for the customer base at large, and would have given more credence to this statement above:
 
...and we are working hard to try and make SONAR better for all customers...
 
Lastly, I think that increasing the upgrade cost by 50% - to $149 from the usual $99 is a bit of a slap in the face to all those who've waited ever so patiently.
 
If anything, I would have expected it to be slightly reduced as a sort of 'humble apology to the faithful' - say $79 or so.  
 
Don't get me wrong - I have the money.
$149 vs. $99 doesn't make a dent either way for me - but it's the principal of the matter.
 

jimusic

Andrew Rossa [Cakewalk]
There are no plans for SONAR X2b. I know that's not what you want to hear but I also don't want you to think we are ignoring you. SONAR X3b is the latest version of SONAR. I understand your point and we are working hard to try and make SONAR better for all customers. 

From everything I've read over the last year or so since I upgraded to X2a from X1d, including the many complaints about & pleadings to Cakewalk, an all-around fair compromise to me would have been this:
 
Offer X3 as an improved update - just simply 'bare bones' as any other update, (as some are referring to it now), for anywhere from free to say no more than $30.00, with no new extras or instruments included whatsoever, possibly with the exception of the color enhancements that so many have asked [begged] for, for so long.
 
Then, for to those who desire, add a 2nd option of the current X3 upgrade (not update), just as it has been released - including all the goodies, Melodyne, ADrums, AS & LL, plus all the 'new features', etc. etc. for the current fees, $49, 99, 149 - for those who wish to move ahead/up one level.
 
Now from a business point of view, that might have cost more than a 'small company' could afford, but to me that would have been the most ethical thing to do, considering this last year's overall schmozzle of unhappiness.
 
Besides that, losing how many ??? customers due to frustrations, waiting endlessly for fixes & updates as given with X1a-d, and therefore expected & anticipated for X2a...and tolerating Cake's 'brick wall' of continued silence up until just a week or two ago - wouldn't that all have been worth avoiding?
 
1. Loyal, patient customers could have been rewarded with some fixes & improvements at little or no cost [$30], which most said they would have paid for;
2. More dollars could have stayed within this 'small company' instead of jumping ship & going elsewhere in the meantime, all the while X3 was being worked on, again in complete & total silence. 
 
Can't help but feel this would have been the best option(s) for the customer base at large, and would have given more credence to this statement above:
 
...and we are working hard to try and make SONAR better for all customers...
 
Lastly, I think that increasing the upgrade cost by 50% - to $149 from the usual $99 is a bit of a slap in the face to all those who've waited ever so patiently.
 
If anything, I would have expected it to be slightly reduced as a sort of 'humble apology to the faithful' - say $79 or so.  
 
Don't get me wrong - I have the money.
$149 vs. $99 doesn't make a dent either way for me - but it's the principal of the matter.
 

I'm sure most of us on the forum  wishes this could have been, I would have been happy to give them more of my money/ would have upgraded sooner(as I do see myself upgrading/ but now not till 4, as of now my moneys going to another DAW) and maybe even some of this bickering would have been lessened. at the same time I know CW had to prove itself to it's new owners, coming out with a new version and making more money is one way, it is business after all. And if it will keep them around I'm willing to wait and see what transpires.