desadam101
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Impressed by Sonar Professional
Hi all,
I have been out of the music game for a while due to having 2 little kids and no money. However as kids are getting older now I have been allowed to pursue my hobbies again :) I upgraded from sonar 6 xl to x3 at the tail end of last year and it blew my mind as it was such a quantum leap in technology. Within weeks the bug had caught me fully and I upgraded to x3 studio, once again lovely product, stable for me and good additional toys.
I thought for me it could not get much better but recently my wife got me the upgrade to sonar professional for valentines and I must say it is a joy. Lighter on my system than X3, feels more responsive and the content is awesome. I must say Craig Anderton's amps and other gismos are lovely.
My goodness how far we have come in 9 years or so that I have been away. In the old days I needed to have a Creamware pulsar dsp card to get any proper virtual instrument action. Now all I need is Sonar and my usb interface. I am indeed a happy bunny.
Cheers
Des
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/05 13:25:00
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Glad you have had a great time with Sonar. Its good to hear.
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jb101
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/05 13:31:03
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Really pleased to here that.
I went from Sonar 6 to X1, and, apart from a massive learning curve, was blown away by the leap forward.
Happy music making.
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/05 13:43:24
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I completely understand Des.........I too don't have any money as I have 4 children, but my hobby still goes on.  What I find that's really good about this current version is the stability and smooth workflow......the goodies that come with are just uhhhmmmm......icing on the cake. 
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/05 14:18:08
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I make/made tons of money writing music, but have two kids also.... so I'm also broke. The tech advances have just blown my mind. The fact that I have multiple compressors/limiters/EQ/verbs/mastering plug-ins all at a world class level..at my finger tips...just is crazy. Sonar is crazy. And then there are those who come and do nothing but complain. Go figure.
Anyway, to the OP...Congrats! Good luck!
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/05 14:19:55
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...can we get Staff view updated? just askin'
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desadam101
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/05 14:46:29
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I can honestly say that the setup I have now beats hands down any other setup I have ever had or used. In a previous life before I got a "proper" job I was an engineer in a medium sized studio which cost 10's of thousands and could not do what I can now with a modest few hundred quid investment. To those that complain I would say travel back in time and sit in a studio from 25 years ago and see how far we have come. Modern studio technology is a marvel in my opinion :)
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/05 15:13:34
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desadam101
I can honestly say that the setup I have now beats hands down any other setup I have ever had or used. In a previous life before I got a "proper" job I was an engineer in a medium sized studio which cost 10's of thousands and could not do what I can now with a modest few hundred quid investment. To those that complain I would say travel back in time and sit in a studio from 25 years ago and see how far we have come. Modern studio technology is a marvel in my opinion :)
I am still in awe of what we can do with a computer and the right software. I have been since the DOS days.
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/05 15:22:37
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Will SOMEONE please think of the EDMers? 
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/05 15:32:06
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/05 15:40:48
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bapu
Will SOMEONE please think of the EDMers?
ROFL!! Bapu, you are a BAD man!
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/05 15:54:21
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bapu
Will SOMEONE please think of the EDMers?
Sorry, I don't have time. I'm too busy making Avant-Garde, Blues, Children's, Classical, Comedy/Spoken, Country, Easy Listening, Electronic, Folk, Holiday, International, Jazz, Latin, New Age, Pop/Rock, R&B, Rap, Reggae, Religious, Stage & Screen, & Vocal music.
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/05 16:12:00
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Yes, what we can do on our computers at home is just mind boggling. I started years ago with stereo cassettes mixed/dubbed to one another to get my songs down.
Now I have world class compressor/eq's. And not just one! Quite a few of both!!
Yep, unbelievable. And I love it!!
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desadam101
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/05 16:26:44
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bapu
Will SOMEONE please think of the EDMers?
I must just be old but I don't understand the perceived lack of support for EDM. Myself and the guys I used to hang out with managed to write what we thought was some pretty cool dance type music in the early 90s (before there were rules really) on some old synths and lifting samples off vhs recordings into an akai s1000. We even used the arcane recording method of 4 track. Imagine bouncing down to free up space :)
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/05 18:28:42
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Actually that EDM rant thread gave me a cool idea - a dedicated kick drum synth with every type of kick you could possibly want in one place, intended for "plug and play" but you could tweak the sounds if you wanted. If I can pull it off the way I want, it will join my growing list of goodies and appear in a future release. Like the amps, this will be something I'll make to suit my own needs, and hope that others find it equally useful.
But to get back to the OP, I agree that it is astonishing what is possible these days, even with a laptop. Having spent many hours probably too many hours, separate issue!) in $$$ studios, I wouldn't trade any of them for what I have now.
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Re: Impressed by Sonar Professional
2015/03/06 05:31:03
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The EDM rant also gave me an idea about developing dedicated forum software designed to greet trolls with every type of kick you could possibly want in one place as well :)
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