is there a reason why we can not get a mastering setup in sonar, track setup, redbook burns etc.

I've mastered quite a few projects in SONAR, especially the more complex ones that require crossfades and transitions where conventional two-track editor programs fall short. The biggest limitation for me is not being able to do a DDP export, but there are ways around that.

What do you do to generate DPP files?

John T
What do you do to generate DPP files?

You have free options
http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/free-ddp-mastering-tools-for-linux-windows-and-mac-updated
 
Paid options
http://www.sonorissoftware.com/catalog/ddp-creator-p-47.html
 
Or the "convoluted-Craig-is-a-perfectionist' option. I do the album assembly in SONAR with any needed tweaks, render as a single WAV file, then bring it into Studio One. This isn't a diss on Studio One's assembly page, which I do use, but I often need to do things it can't do but SONAR can. I add track markers in Studio One and export as a DDP file.

Personally I love mastering in Sonar.  Mix, then master...sweet and simple.  To make a redbook CD, which I haven't needed for a while, Cake, I'm not sure still have Pyro Audio...which is great for assembling a redbook CD, you also get the MP3 encoder, which is bad.  Or there is Soundforge, which also has a cut-down version.  I use both, but I think people need to think around the box when it comes to mastering in Sonar.  Just use it as a mix, master and bounce down tool, then create CD elsewhere...or that is my advice.
 
Ben 

BenMMusTech
Personally I love mastering in Sonar.  Mix, then master...sweet and simple.  To make a redbook CD, which I haven't needed for a while, Cake, I'm not sure still have Pyro Audio...which is great for assembling a redbook CD, you also get the MP3 encoder, which is bad.  Or there is Soundforge, which also has a cut-down version.  I use both, but I think people need to think around the box when it comes to mastering in Sonar.  Just use it as a mix, master and bounce down tool, then create CD elsewhere...or that is my advice.
 
Ben 

Basically I do the same thing including Pyro. I do have plenty of  options such as Studio 1 3 and Samplitude along with Soundforge 11 and CDA. 

John

BenMMusTech
Personally I love mastering in Sonar.  Mix, then master...sweet and simple.  To make a redbook CD, which I haven't needed for a while, Cake, I'm not sure still have Pyro Audio...which is great for assembling a redbook CD, you also get the MP3 encoder, which is bad.  Or there is Soundforge, which also has a cut-down version.  I use both, but I think people need to think around the box when it comes to mastering in Sonar.  Just use it as a mix, master and bounce down tool, then create CD elsewhere...or that is my advice.
 
Ben 

Basically I do the same thing including Pyro. I do have plenty of  options such as Studio 1 3 and Samplitude along with Soundforge 11 and CDA. 

At least you're not yelling at me now John and calling me an arse lol ;)...although I might have gone a little too far yesterday in my comment about this new Lander thing. I didn't say it was a bad thing, just more bad musicians and creators will use it to create more bad music lol.
 
Anyway Peace.  And I've learnt how to love the bomb...Sonar that is.  
 
Ben

yea I agree that there are other ways to burn a full cd but it would be nice to do everything in sonar

To add to Craig's list I have used Hofa's plug in for creating DDP images.
Works fine for me. basically only needed if you are sending your stuff to a CD pressing plant.
Nowadays the only times I have used DDP is for small scale distributions
 
http://hofa-plugins.de/en/plugins/ddp-player-maker/

I do all my mixing & mastering in Sonar then export my wav for CD burning in Sony's CD Architect.