bapu
The one downside
 
to Reaper is
 
their tutorials.
 
You have to
 
listen to
 
Kenny Gioia
 
talk like
 
this.

 

Hahahahaha!  Too true!

Mesh
giving Sonar users an opportunity to jump in on these current deals, would it be a bad idea to just sit out and get a DAW later down the line?
 
I don't want to miss out on a "exceptionally" good deal (something that may not happen later), but at the same time I'm planning on using Sonar as long as possible.
 
On the fence here....

FWIW, I have not noticed a "end date" for most of the crossgrade deals. I could be wrong....
I'm sure that the deals next Black Friday will be great as always.

Good Gawd Bapu,
Aged relic at 64 years old. How the crap you still alive. Any hair left?
Barely 4 years younger than me. Time does take its toll on all of us it seems, but never too old to rock n' roll..
John
 

Well I bought a few hundred dollars worth of music software the last couple of weeks. If I would have bought the same software 3 weeks ago, it would have cost me about $3,000 dollars+, Now is a great time to buy as these prices may not last long. I love having all this new software on my computer.

Mesh , the closest  I have come to any sort of panic mode was picking up Studio One 3 recently .
The deal was very good , I had the money , and a lot of guys here that I respect have been using it for a while ...
I have also been a Samp user for a long time .... so I also grabbed the current version on sale ...my version was one version back  it ran perfectly ....but I wanted to get while the getting was good  ...
 
Having said that , I ran SONAR 6 PE from 2006 until 2013 w out so much as a hick up ...
I was happy , it did every thing I wanted it to do and I knew my way around it enough to be able to forget the DAW itself and just concentrate on the music ...
 
I guess what I'm trying to say is when I didn't have the money to buy $hit ,
I knew what I was doing , I was happy and I didn't care what anybody else was saying or doing
Now that I spent all my money ,
I don't know what the eff I'm doing half the time , I'm also frustrated a good deal of the time trying to remember how to do stuff I knew how to do once in another DAW , and I feel like a Jack of all DAW's and a Master on NONE ..
 
There,  I hoped that information helped you out
 
FWIW , I wouldn't worry about Deals ....they will always be out there
 
Be Happy my Friend and Enjoy doing your Music  ...in the long run that state of mind is way more important
 
Kenny

I think my dilemma is (being a hobbyist with limited funds to feed it) I've been saving up to get a 'starter' bass guitar, and then we have these DAW sales. I think most are expiring at the end of this year. Being mostly a musician (rather than an engineer).....the bass is calling me.
 
All in all, I think I just may have to get both ......just not at the same time and possibly starting with the DAW.
 
ATM, it's between Studio one and Mixcraft 
 
I appreciate everyone's comments/views.....it did help sort out my fence situ.
 

you can often get s1 for 50% 2nd hand @ kvr http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=43
that's how i got on board originally

Mesh,

Keep using Sonar, but, at the very least, start planning ahead.
Reaper will work forever without paying, but you'll have to endure
the Nag screen for 5 seconds.  It's a great way to get your feet
wet learning another DAW without any out of pocket expense until
you're ready to purchase.  And, if you decide it's right for you,
it's only $60!

Now, IF I were you, and I had the funds, I'd take the Samplitude 
Deal currently being offered.  There is just WAY TOO MUCH there
for the price to not take it.  You get

Samplitude Pro X3
Independence Full
Vandal Amp Sim Full - $149 retail
Analog Modeling Suite - $149 retail
24 Virtual Instruments - $39.99 Each
The upgraded True Peak version Limiter
Izotope Mastering Suite
Soudforge Pro 11 - $399 retail
SpectraLayers Pro 4 - $399 retail

And a TON more...and Pro X4 is probably not far off.

IMO, Samplitude is THE most underrated DAW out there.
It's big brother, "Sequoia" is used in many production houses.
And, from what I've read, Magix is currently hiring new developers
for their products.

Now, if you don't want all that, then go the Studio One 3 route,
which gives you alot also, and has an abundance of tutorials,
and Version 4 is apparently not far off.

The bottom line is YOU have to decide what's BEST for YOU!

One thing I know for SURE...there are ALWAYS more sales!!!

(that being said, I don't think this Sampitude Deal will repeat,
 but I've been wrong before)

You can always use Virtual Bass until you can get one also, and
sometimes you end up getting a better deal!!

Also, you can use your guitar to play the bass parts, and convert it to
MIDI to drive a Bass VI.  There's ALWAYS a way!

Larry, after reading your post......I am Pleading the 5th and decline to make any comments that might incriminate me in suffering the penalty of GAS. 

No panic here... I'm simply enjoying using something other than SONAR for a change... Quite refreshing actually...