The thoughts on Everett thread reply thread

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My thoughts on SONAR “Everett”

Last week we launched the SONAR “Everett,” Release which includes our new Drum Replacer tool. Everyone at Cakewalk is still buzzing about how it can transform a simple loop, or drum tracks recorded in less ideal conditions, into amazing sounding drums. Additionally, we have improved the overall SONAR experience with 40 fixes, the new Sizzle Bus FX Chain for mixing and mastering, and have included some awesome drum content to complement Drum Replacer. And to help everyone get the most of this powerful new tool, we have posted  four free Drum Replacer video tutorials.   This release also has a deeper meaning to me. It’s now June, five months after we launched the New SONAR. Drum Replacer is not a minor update.  Third party equivalent plug-ins cost hundreds of dollars, but SONAR Platinum customers receive it at no additional cost. In the annual upgrade model (SONAR X3 or earlier), people wouldn’t have seen this feature until next January. But since we have introduced “membership,” we can bring this to you today, almost 8 months sooner.   There’s been a lot of fuss and confusion about SONAR’s new membership program, and why we created it. It’s NOT a subscription scheme, because you can still own (not rent) SONAR, and never need to make a monthly payment if you don’t want to. SONAR “Everett” is what SONAR membership is really all about. Our ability to develop, test, refine, and release exciting SONAR features to users throughout the year. It’s about continuous innovation. It’s about helping you make better music every day.   Enjoy!
Michael Hoover President Cakewalk, Inc.
 
The Drum Replacer is stellar, as far as value, I don't think there is a third party equivalent out there. The features and Requests forum has some good ideas to improve on it but I consider it brilliant at this point. When the DR was announced with SPlat I thought it would be something like Slate Digital Trigger. I couldn't have been more wrong. They are both great but 2 tools for 2 different jobs in my opinion.
The ARA improvements are awesome and the overall release is rock solid here. Thanks for following up on your end of the deal!!!
 
Rocky