Gone!!
 
As you have voiced interest in Studio One previously, I just thought I would tell you that they offer a 'Cross Grade' pricing from users of other DAW's, I took advantage of this back around the time Studio One 3 was released, and to be honest I haven't looked back. Solid as a rock, not one single crash in the ensuing 8 or so months, LITERALLY not one. Awesome features (for me anyway), and no more of the not knowing what is going to be broken next month that worked previous;y, every month, month after month. Sure you can roll back, but is that really the point? I have tended to see the roll back feature through different eye's as time has passed, and tend to agree with others who seem to think that it is almost like an open license to release software that is not quite ready for prime time, because hey, you can always roll back, and like you mentioned yourself it is pretty much like being an unpaid Beta tester, I can't deny that feeling was there.
 
The change to Studio One was quite painless, a bit of time to learn your way around certain features and methods, but nothing really, I felt at home almost instantly and you just learn the other stuff as you go, but it was a breeze. I can get things done much quicker, and I have confidence in updating, and don't have that monthly lottery when update time comes around. Been using Sonar since Pro Audio days, left for a while at the start of the X series, came back at X3, moving to Studio One was the best move I have made in a long time.

The trouble with Studio One seems to be that people are easily distracted from it by an insatiable desire to haunt the Sonar forum and post about Studio One:)

Kylotan
 
Thanks. I'm sure I'll be here off and on, until I can afford to buy a different DAW. But if there are no fixes for non-members then there's no point me reporting bugs either.

One more thing. as you are a long time Sonar user, you know as well as I the mess created when installing Cakewalk/Sonar products, you have files and folders from @$$ hole to breakfast, even more so with Cakewalks instruments and having files and folders go where you want them, you have to mess around with registry hacks, symbolic links and all that rubbish, that should have went out the window years ago, I have never had to do that with any other program for a long long time, there is none of that with Studio One, it's all a neat and tidy package, installing packages can be manual, drag and drop, via the interface, all methods have proven to be virtually flawless, it's installation and notification of updates seems flawless, it all feels solid and together, it's a polished unit. It makes Cakewalks CCC look real bad, after using it for sometime it gives me the sense that Sonar is just kind of different bits slapped together with bits and pieces hanging off it left right and center. Studio One really does feel solid, polished and professional in comparison. But don't listen to me or anyone else here, just download the demo and try it out for yourself, that is the only way YOU are going to know for sure, the ONLY way. You have been bashing your head against all these niggles for some time now, I know how it feels, luckily I am free from all that now. Nothing is perfect, but sometimes some things are just better than others, sometimes some things just fit better than others, that's just how it is.

I haven't and don't miss a thing from Sonar, well I guess the forums is the last holdout, but even they are showing signs of becoming something I don't really want in my life, they are changing, and slowly I am severing that tie as well.
 
All the best, whatever you do I hope it works well for you.

I don't understand what the point is of reporting bugs in X3 or any version other than the current release as it's the only one going to get fixed.

Who's talking about X3? Apart from the fact that some bugs still remain from those days?

Sorry misunderstood your first post. Thought you were still on X3. My bad.

tenfoot
 
The trouble with Studio One seems to be that people are easily distracted from it by an insatiable desire to haunt the Sonar forum and post about Studio One:)

I'm not sure there are that many rude Studio One users. A lot of posts regarding it are made by the same people, which includes some who have alts (e.g., Gone!! used to post as jih64). 

Anderton

tenfoot
 
The trouble with Studio One seems to be that people are easily distracted from it by an insatiable desire to haunt the Sonar forum and post about Studio One:)

I'm not sure there are that many rude Studio One users. A lot of posts regarding it are made by the same people, which includes some who have alts (e.g., Gone!! used to post as jih64). 

Yes indeed Craig -  my comment was entirely directed at the ironically named though ever present Gone!!.  I am sure the vast majority of Studio One users are almost as pleasant and polite as Sonar fans😊

mudgel
I don't understand what the point is of reporting bugs in X3 or any version other than the current release as it's the only one going to get fixed.

Reporting to Cakewalk is clearly futile, unless the bug still exists in later versions. Confirming that a bug exists on this forum is priceless to to X3 users who still check this forum to avoid the nocturnal hair-tearing syndrome elaborated in my previous posts.