AnsweredSonar (Mac version) opening up old PC Sonar project files?

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2016/10/17 22:47:02 (permalink)

Sonar (Mac version) opening up old PC Sonar project files?

The title says it all. I was a LONG time user of Sonar during my PC days from 2000 until 2010. Then, for a plenthora of reasons, I jumped over to Mac/Logic Pro. Without getting into the whole PC vs. Mac or Sonar vs. Logic debates... I just wanna know if I'll be able to open up my VERY old song session files. (This old stuff is mostly MIDI data, so no worries about lost audio data, etc) If so, that could seriously be awesome! And should that be the case, I may be dipping my toes back into the waters of Sonar very soon.
 
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Re: Sonar (Mac version) opening up old PC Sonar project files? 2016/10/18 08:04:28 (permalink) ☼ Best Answerby nathan.madsen 2016/10/24 22:02:18
The Mac version supports exactly the same project files that the Windows version does so yes it will open any old files that are supported.

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Re: Sonar (Mac version) opening up old PC Sonar project files? 2016/10/18 10:06:54 (permalink)
Wow, that's awesome.
 
Though, to the O/P: I Would expect to do some hurdle jumping. You'll almost definitely have to open in safe mode and go through all your plugins, maybe dumping a few to get parity. 

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Re: Sonar (Mac version) opening up old PC Sonar project files? 2016/10/18 11:45:56 (permalink)
Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
The Mac version supports exactly the same project files that the Windows version does so yes it will open any old files that are supported.


how will it handle (pc-only) plugins?

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Re: Sonar (Mac version) opening up old PC Sonar project files? 2016/10/24 22:01:56 (permalink)
Back then I was using only Sonar plug-ins anyway. I hadn't really gotten into 3rd party stuff yet so I think I'm okay on that front. Of course, these days, I have a ton of 3rd party stuff.
 
When does Sonar for Mac come out?? I'm sure I'm like the 100,000th person to ask. :P

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Re: Sonar (Mac version) opening up old PC Sonar project files? 2016/10/25 01:14:05 (permalink)
Awesome news!

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Re: Sonar (Mac version) opening up old PC Sonar project files? 2016/10/25 07:00:22 (permalink)
I can hardly wait for this!!! I hate having to bootcamp Windows to get to my old stuff. The Mac version can't come soon enough ;)

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Re: Sonar (Mac version) opening up old PC Sonar project files? 2017/04/05 15:34:33 (permalink)
Any updates on when Sonar may be released for Mac? 

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Re: Sonar (Mac version) opening up old PC Sonar project files? 2017/04/05 15:35:16 (permalink)
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I can hardly wait for this!!! I hate having to bootcamp Windows to get to my old stuff. The Mac version can't come soon enough ;)


I've heard of Crossover for Mac but haven't used it yet. I know several people use it for running Win games on their Macs and it seems to work great. I'm not sure how it would handle a DAW, though. 

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Re: Sonar (Mac version) opening up old PC Sonar project files? 2017/04/05 16:03:33 (permalink)
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Any updates on when Sonar may be released for Mac? 


info sometime this month, supposedly, regarding the alpha anyway

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