Is there a home for Project5 with Sonar 8.5?

Greetings All,
 
I am looking to get back into using Sonar again after a somewhat lengthy hiatus.  I had tinkered with Project5 in the past and own v2.5, but I am in no way an expert with the product and would still have a learning curve to get familiar with it.  I am going to be upgrading Sonar to 8.5 and rebuild my PC fresh, but I look at the lonely copy of P5 sitting on the desk and wonder if it is even worth installing it in parallel to Sonar, and adding to that, is it even worth taking the time to learn P5 at this point?
 
Are there people out there using both products in tandem and have any comments about how P5 can compliment Sonar's already vast list of features?
 
Thank you in advance for your consideration!
 
JC

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Greetings All,
 
I am looking to get back into using Sonar again after a somewhat lengthy hiatus.  I had tinkered with Project5 in the past and own v2.5, but I am in no way an expert with the product and would still have a learning curve to get familiar with it.  I am going to be upgrading Sonar to 8.5 and rebuild my PC fresh, but I look at the lonely copy of P5 sitting on the desk and wonder if it is even worth installing it in parallel to Sonar, and adding to that, is it even worth taking the time to learn P5 at this point?
 
Are there people out there using both products in tandem and have any comments about how P5 can compliment Sonar's already vast list of features?
 
Thank you in advance for your consideration!
 
JC

There's no reason not to use it if you want. However, you will have your hands full with all the new features, tools and plug-ins in Sonar 8.5 and maybe your time would be better spent with those. However, maybe one rainy day you might want to play around with Project 2.5. You can't sell it so you might as well use it.

I still have it installed on my laptop and I like to play around with it once in a while. It really is a great music creation tool. Too bad it didn't do well enough in the market. I think that could have been because of Ableton Live.

Scott

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How can he sell something he doesn't own? He only owns the license to use it which is not transferable. It doesn't matter whether the product is no longer being developed.

Do you know for a fact that Cakewalk has released everyone from their legal obligation?

I guess that means I can sell my copies of Plasma and Pyro too (of course no one in their right mind would buy them). I think I paid $49 for my copy of Project 2.5 so what's it worth now... $5?

My two cents and I have a lot of two cents; Is ditch Project 5, I too brought it and used it in tandem with Sonar.  Sonar now have ported all the best features from Project 5 to Sonar but install all the effects that came with Project 5 except the ones that they now have in Sonar eg:  The Spectral Transformer, (love this baby but I think it is badly written even on my i5 I can only use one instance) also the Velocity drum machine and Pulse, oh and the Sampler.

All worthy tools that I use in Sonar 8.5.  So if any of you are thinking of selling your version of Project 5 and I know most of you are joking think again.

The one thing that did get me was I tried to install the Edirol sound module that came with Sonar and Project 5 and it did not work.  I know we have two sound modules already but it's always nice to have a third.

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Yea that was pehaps one of the best plugs that Cakewalk brought out so many options, I used it recently to simulate 4 part harmony on vocals.

“In Search Of The Lost Digital Chord”
Down with the false Gods. (Audio Schools)
Viva la Revolution
Sonar Forever, Pro Tools Never
Ben B.C.T (Bachelor of Creative Technology)
http://www.myspace.com/audiomystics

I also have both Sonar and Project5. In my case, I just couldn't get my head around the Project 5 workflow, and I decided to invest my time learning more about Sonar instead.

I do keep P5 around in case one of my kids want to mess with it.

I am glad to have found this conversation.  I love P5.  The workflow makes the most sense and I have used it for years.  I used to Rewire it into SONAR 4, then 8. However, I'm having trouble rewiring it into Sonar8.5 Producer (upgraded earlier this summer).    The MIDI workflow for Sonar is just too complex for me and I want to continue to sequence with my fav P5 while saving the vocals for Sonar.

When I rewire P5 now, I can no longer play the project or sequence within P5.  It's rewired but my MIDI controller produces no sound and the P5 "play" button no longer works. 

What gives?!

Jeff