Gone commercial

Well, after 4 months and over 200 hours of recording with no crashes nor major glitches, I've gone commercial with my studio.  I've had only one client, but the session went well, and I'm booked in advance.  I'm on the latest hot fix (build 246), and I'm very pleased with X1b, so far.  I'm just wondering if there are any other X1b users out there that are using it commercially.  If so, any advice?  Thank you Cakewalk and to any responders in advance.

Yes, using it here and my clients are very happy with the pro sound they have received!
I had one call yesterday and thank me because their new cd has helped them get more gigs than ever.

Thanks Cakewalk!

i operate a small but busy studio near Philly.  
myspace.com/blixyz
all the top friends are recent clients.  check out my (and thei) work.
I've been running Sonar for 10 years and my studio has been open  for 5.
i was able to switch to X1 almost immediately because the initial bugs didn't affect me much.  I have had two crashes since I got X1 almost 5 months ago.
i cant honestly say i like it much better than 8.5, i was pretty happy before.

i love the prochannel, but it kills me that it wont work with my  mackie mcu pro, my c4, or my touch screen monitor.  

my clients are very happy- always  amazed at what sonar can do.
i consider myself an advanced user, but the more time i spend on the forum, the more i realize that there are areas of sonar that i still have much to learn about.  i do 90% audio and only about 10% midi/sample/synth stuff.

advice?  trust you ears above all, and have fun!
oh yeah, and frequest the forum!

not for tracking just for mastering..i do my own tracking with it and have great results but im only doing small time bands at low prices

Lynn


Well, after 4 months and over 200 hours of recording with no crashes nor major glitches, I've gone commercial with my studio.  I've had only one client, but the session went well, and I'm booked in advance.  I'm on the latest hot fix (build 246), and I'm very pleased with X1b, so far.  I'm just wondering if there are any other X1b users out there that are using it commercially.  If so, any advice?  Thank you Cakewalk and to any responders in advance.

Welcome to the club!
 
I use SONAR X1 x64 too everyday in my Studio producing and Mixing tracks..

Lynn


I'm so happy to hear that there are others who are having good results with X1b.  My clients are quite happy with the results, and I'm looking forward to this venture.  As long as CW keeps coming out with quick fixes I'll be staying up to date though I'm rock stable now.  Thanks for your replies.

I am glad all is well with your clients Lynn, but I would hope that the main reason that they are happy is because of your ear and your talents and not just because you have SONAR X1b.
 
I use X1b commercially too but I view it is just a tool. My clients are happy when I do a good job of course, like when I find that nasty resonance at 721Hz on the guitar track that hangs around no matter what chord is being played, then surgically notch it out without affecting the important part of the tone etc...
 
I love SONAR, but hopefully our clients judge our kind by our abilities no matter what tools we use.
 
Have a most excellent day!

Sylvan

Lynn


I'm so happy to hear that there are others who are having good results with X1b.  My clients are quite happy with the results, and I'm looking forward to this venture.  As long as CW keeps coming out with quick fixes I'll be staying up to date though I'm rock stable now.  Thanks for your replies.

I am glad all is well with your clients Lynn, but I would hope that the main reason that they are happy is because of your ear and your talents and not just because you have SONAR X1b.
 
I use X1b commercially too but I view it is just a tool. My clients are happy when I do a good job of course, like when I find that nasty resonance at 721Hz on the guitar track that hangs around no matter what chord is being played, then surgically notch it out without affecting the important part of the tone etc...
 
I love SONAR, but hopefully our clients judge our kind by our abilities no matter what tools we use.
 
Have a most excellent day!

I couldn't agree more.  But, even the best carpenter in the world can do a better job with the right tools rather than a stone adze or flint knives.  Of course it takes more than software to make a successful studio, as we still need good hardware to complete our task.  At least you have a good tool to remove that resonance at 721 hz, your ears.

Lynn

Sylvan

Lynn


I'm so happy to hear that there are others who are having good results with X1b.  My clients are quite happy with the results, and I'm looking forward to this venture.  As long as CW keeps coming out with quick fixes I'll be staying up to date though I'm rock stable now.  Thanks for your replies.

I am glad all is well with your clients Lynn, but I would hope that the main reason that they are happy is because of your ear and your talents and not just because you have SONAR X1b.

I use X1b commercially too but I view it is just a tool. My clients are happy when I do a good job of course, like when I find that nasty resonance at 721Hz on the guitar track that hangs around no matter what chord is being played, then surgically notch it out without affecting the important part of the tone etc...

I love SONAR, but hopefully our clients judge our kind by our abilities no matter what tools we use.

Have a most excellent day!

I couldn't agree more.  But, even the best carpenter in the world can do a better job with the right tools rather than a stone adze or flint knives.  Of course it takes more than software to make a successful studio, as we still need good hardware to complete our task.  At least you have a good tool to remove that resonance at 721 hz, your ears.

Yes indeed. And SONAR is such a accurate and precise tool and can actually do those corrective EQ's, compression, side-chaining, external hardware, etc... to a tee...
 
Now if I can only improve a few things with the live room...