In my quest to find a replacement for Project 5  i wound up seeing the light w Abelton 9 Live ( intro at this point )
 
Mr C you may have had a lot to do w that one  gulp, I know I bump feathers w you …Yet , I do listen to you 
 
Kenny

bitflipper
I'm going back to FL, too.
 
The elastic wore out too fast on the Hanes, so it's Fruit of the Loom for me now.
 
 

@bitflipper, i thought you were a rugged outdoorsy type of guy 
 
    What , You don't go Commando ?  
 
not me that's for sure , I'm no longer brave enough lol
 
 
Kenny

Beepster

kennywtelejazz
 
@bitflipper, i thought you were a rugged outdoorsy type of guy 
 
    What , You don't go Commando ?  
 
not me that's for sure , I'm no longer brave enough lol
 
 
Kenny

This comment reminded me of the "Lemmy" documentary when Grohl (or one of the other youngsters being interviewed) tell the stories about old Lemster in his "Daisy Dukes" freeballin', pinballing and not givin' a f*ck because it's "hot out" and those are his shorts.
 
Lemmy is of course god... but that really is not a pleasant image.
 
Of course they showed a pic of him in those too... much to my horror.
 
*shudder*

Just HEARING about that someone felt a need to take such a picture horrifies me perhaps even more than the fact that Lemmy was proud of showing off his Lemming.
 
Bob Bone
 

kennywtelejazz
In my quest to find a replacement for Project 5  i wound up seeing the light w Abelton 9 Live ( intro at this point )
 
Mr C you may have had a lot to do w that one  gulp, I know I bump feathers w you …Yet , I do listen to you 
 

I don't recall you being bumpy, you always seemed pretty sincere.
 
I've said it before, but I'll say it again...SONAR is a million-dollar recording studio disguised as software, Ableton Live is a musical instrument disguised as software. To me, they have many more differences than similarities. The fact that I use SONAR for 90% of what I do doesn't diminish my admiration for Live, whose developers had a very specific vision and not only stuck to it, but refined it over the years. Similarly, SONAR to me has always been about pushing the envelope and advancing the state of the art. I think Cakewalk has been consistent there as well.

Interesting because my music is about 85% virtual instruments and 15% vocals.  I sometimes use external synths, but less and less as time goes one.

Anderton

kennywtelejazz
In my quest to find a replacement for Project 5  i wound up seeing the light w Abelton 9 Live ( intro at this point )
 
Mr C you may have had a lot to do w that one  gulp, I know I bump feathers w you …Yet , I do listen to you 
 

I don't recall you being bumpy, you always seemed pretty sincere.
 
I've said it before, but I'll say it again...SONAR is a million-dollar recording studio disguised as software, Ableton Live is a musical instrument disguised as software. To me, they have many more differences than similarities. The fact that I use SONAR for 90% of what I do doesn't diminish my admiration for Live, whose developers had a very specific vision and not only stuck to it, but refined it over the years. Similarly, SONAR to me has always been about pushing the envelope and advancing the state of the art. I think Cakewalk has been consistent there as well.

Appreciate you being kind with your comment   I am very sincere …at times it can feel as if my outspokenness may create conflicts that aren't really there ….
 
When I was younger , i have recorded in a number of well known multi million dollar studios a few times . It can be a very scary thought in a satisfying way to wake up a few decades later and realize that while I was sitting there watching the engineer set up the drum mics  .My mind would drift into dreaming away along the lines of  "someday I hope to make enough money to have all this "….
SONAR actually intimidates me at this point with it's depth and complexity .Yet , it can be said with total certainty that my dream did come true …
It can become a somewhat frighting thought in a good way to realize that the gift I wished for so much back then was given , it is right here , right now . 
I can appreciate the giver behind the gift and the role " Cakewalk " played …now i got to try to move forward and up my progression of learning  …learning how to play Jazz guitar was easy compared to this  
even reading this now , it may sound like i'm nuts  
I found out a long time ago if you want to stop somebody cold in their tracks give them exactly what they think it is they want. Then it becomes a thing where there are no more excuses to not move forward … in my case if I don't move forward
I got nobody else to blame ….
 
thanks for doing what you do , you do make a big difference around here 
 
Kenny  

Regardless of software,they all have their foibles,mine is-how dare every thing work perfectly,after 4 years of contact with a qwerty and 2 computers when I can't get my head around 
Melodyne to be succinct...is it Editor that I upgraded to[with zero authorizations left-do not have a clue how that happened?] or is it Singletrack?
 
Fruity loops,i thought that was changed to FL STUDIO to make it sound less lollipop? Studio 1/3 spiking the latest 14 core Xeons,Cubase playing it's own A.I. version of MIDI,as Samplitude costing $4,000 in Australia,didn't Windows 95 era DAW's cost $3,000 minimum,whilst having the CPU power to run 1 plugin?
 
If you understand the amazingness of Platinum [I do mostly except melodyne and it's horrible results of making guitar players who could never bend properly,or with vibrato that sounds like a job interview,now sounding as good as Elliot Randall !!!!!] that makes me feel like I really did waste my life,but announcing you given up on a brand of Daw for another,you make me seem like a genius.
I certainly are not,but thanks anyway :)
Bob

smithkf51
I've always been of the opinion that the guys who sign in to say goodbye to SONAR are just here to yank our chains. That doesn't diminish the joy I get out of reading Craig's posts.

well, he was only here for a few weeks and struggled to get the demo to work... and a purported platinum  owner only a week or two ago... had lots of trouble getting basic things to work and beep spent lots of time trying to help him understand...so might not be the brightest bulb...then again, I didn't get very far with a trial of studio one2 when I tried it...but I've admitted many times I'm an idiot! I didn't blame it on the program...
 
Given the obvious diminished brainpower we both share, staying with what you know makes sense...That's why I'm still here! blathering about a lot of stuff out of ignorance or misunderstanding and running out the door with a "I've had enough" is what is sad.   
 
And, beyond stupidity, I've come to appreciate that different things resonate with different kinds of people... My best friend, an extremely intelligent climate change podcaster, bought all into Sonar at my suggestion... we've been close for years and he loved what I've been able to create.  However, after several months and loads of handholding by me he threw his hands up in frustration, as he couldn't figure things out and ultimately switched to Ableton, as it spoke perfectly to him (I tried it and didn't get it at all).  We've laughed about it numerous times, how we could find two so different daws inscrutable and perfect... 
 
both of us are way beyond the me me me... for we are focused on the bigger issues of "we"

I would suggest we quit feeding this troll... if we stop posting, we'll stop having to look at this stupid thread... the thread really offers nothing of substance to anyone.

Earth doesn't work properly anymore. No matter what it just doesn't do what I want it to. What, I have to do it the way the earth needs.

Well I'm leaving. Oh that's right there isn't anywhere else. What you say? This is the only one!

Not good enough. I want a refund.

Kind of silly hey!

Susan G
It seems that's what he's done, with no particular drama.

 
I think the drama came from telling people the software they're using is a "waste of money," "inefficient and frustrating," "not enjoyable, not amusing and a waste of my creative time," "it creates more problems than it solves," "the demo is completely useless," etc. If he'd said he found it unsuitable for his needs, that would have been a very different (and far more accurate) summary of his issues, sans drama. It's obvious that plenty of people find SONAR cost-effective, efficient, enjoyable, and that it solves more problems that it creates.
 

Sorry to hear that Sonar hasn't worked for some of you producers but then no DAW is suited for everyone. The bottom line is you have to find something that works for you and enables you to produce the music you do in a manner that works for you. As a Platinum user I find it to be exactly what I need and I produce exceptional recordings.  Best of luck in finding your ideal DAW.