Cakewalk Sonar - The Rodney Dangerfield of DAWs?

Check out this poll on the top DAW programs out there. Look first at the top image,and then look at the poll entries.
 
Notice anything missing?

http://askaudiomag.com/articles/reader-poll-your-favorite-daw
 
No respect...

John
I never heard of Bitwig Studio. also Sampltude didn't make the list either. 
 
Its odd that a survey should be so limited. Sort of skews the results.  

I only heard of Bitwig Studio from their booth at the NAMM show. It's only been out for maybe 2 years; it's a real noob as far as the DAW game goes. And I don't even know anyone who uses it...


 

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John
I never heard of Bitwig Studio. also Sampltude didn't make the list either. 
 
Its odd that a survey should be so limited. Sort of skews the results.  

I only heard of Bitwig Studio from their booth at the NAMM show. It's only been out for maybe 2 years; it's a real noob as far as the DAW game goes. And I don't even know anyone who uses it...


 

Well at least you have heard of it. I find the so called survey to be a little bogus. Not because it includes Bitwig but because it leaves some rather important DAWs off, DAWs with a real track record. No pun intended. LOL
 
Why include Garageband which is a free program that comes with all Apple computers?
 
Normally I don't get upset with surveys that leave good DAWs off the list. But what this does is subtlety tell respondents that the survey is geared toward a particular type of music. Though its possible that that publication is also geared for one type of music too. They may know who their readers are. 
 
They may not really care what we may think or how well thought out the survey is. It may be as simple to be able to tout the number one DAW that their readers like as an article that may generate more traffic. I can see the headlines now. 
 
 

WDI
I'm pretty sure the website is mac oriented. I'm sure if Sonar and Samplitude had an OS X version they would be listed.

Maybe but FL Studio is not for Macs either.  

What they have is an app. They call it FL Studio Mobile it is for the Ipad not a Mac. Win 8 has FL Studio Groove also an app. 

I think it is preposterous to leave Sonar out. It is a veteran and should be treated as one.

Mac bias...no Sonar, Sampitude, or Mixcraft. Bitwig has been on the market for less than a year.
 
As to tracking sales, most companies are privately held and do not publish info on sales. The one place where you could track sales was stores that sold software in boxes, but with direct digital downloads taking over, that's less of a factor. I do have access to MI Sales Trak, but it's proprietary.
 
FWIW, SONAR is doing fine.

Here's a new poll that does include SONAR:
 
http://www.musictech.net/...-the-year-2014-voting/

Andrew Rossa [Cakewalk]
Here's a new poll that does include SONAR:
 
http://www.musictech.net/...-the-year-2014-voting/

Ah damn I could only vote for one of those, as I have no experience of any of the others apart from Sonar, which of course I voted for. It didn't even have AD2 in the percussion option.
 
Then it kicks back the answer
 
This question requires an answer.
*
1. If you want to be in with a chance of winning, please give us your email address and name below:
 
Why does it require an answer if I don't want a chance of winning? Surely it should read
1. You must answer this!!!

There are only five professional DAWs:
 
1.  Sonar
2. Pro Tools
3. Digital Performer
4.  Cubase
5.  Logic
 
None of the other DAWs, regardless of their audio merits,  have a staff view, so from a professional composer's perspective, are not complete DAWS.  I realize that many people who use DAWS are not composers; some are audio engineers, songwriters, and others who don't need the staff view.  But any so-called "poll" that doesn't recognize what the above 5 DAWS can do that the others cannot is a dumb poll.
 
JG
 
 

How can anyone take a poll seriously if it allows voting multiple times?
 
SONAR wins awards...worth more than poll results, IMHO.

People can argue forever about what is best, but going by sales and popularity alone, it is weird to exclude Sonar while including FL Studio and Reaper which are less common (though well-respected).
 
I am familiar with Bitwig, but then again, I read all the trade magazines.  It is certainly not a contender for most popular.
 
i think ProTools, Sonar, Logic, Cubase, Ableton, Studio One, and Reason (in whichever order you like) seem to be the major players.  I don't know where Digital Performer is these days in terms of use, but maybe it's on the list.
 
Anyway, these polls are about as valid as the Facebook tests to see which medieval king you are or which planet fits your personality.

John
I never heard of Bitwig Studio. also Sampltude didn't make the list either. 
 
Its odd that a survey should be so limited. Sort of skews the results.  

Interestingly, the Sweetwater's winter 2015 catalogue has Sonar X3 and Bitwig on the same page, Sonar on top half, Bitwig the lower half. 

SONAR is not on the radar of Mac enthusiasts, except those who want to know if it runs under Boot Camp (it does).
 
BTW FL Studio is very popular...but it's a very different kind of program.