WOOF !

"I'm Spartacus," no sorry that should have read "I'm happy with Sonar".
 
As someone who started out with a BSR open reel I've got to be happy. It's just my hobby so how could a worry about anything - it is the relief from my real stressful job.

Yep, I'm happy. Is it perfect? Trouble free? No, but what in life is?

I'm very happy with SONAR Platinum  .
If I was any happier I would have to take a trip out to Vegas , find a little chapel and get an Elvis preacher to do the wedding ceremony   
 
Kenny

<raises hand>
 
Present!

vanceen
I still experience too many audio dropouts on modest projects, especially considering the power of my system.

 
When the dropout toast notification appears, do you click on "help"? The tip in there about buffer I/O ended dropouts once and for all in my system. 

About 6 or 8 years ago I got totally frustrated with the Cakewalk problems I was experiencing, and I posted something to the effect that I was going to look elsewhere...probably Pro Tools. A few wise souls on this forum kindly advised me to stick around.
 
I'm glad I did. Aside from the many improvements made by Cakewalk, I've gradually learned the program fairly well, and although I still don't consider myself a power user, I can be productive when I want/need to. (Reading this forum is a big help.) And looking back, many of those problems were undoubtedly due to my own inexperience and a computer not properly tweaked.
 
Anyway, 2015 has been the best year ever for Sonar. Is it perfect? No. Will it ever be? No. Is it awesome? Yes.
 
I wish I had a crystal ball and could see what it will be like 5 years from now. Guess I'll just have to continue to stick around.

In all the years of recording that I have been involved in, I have had to learn to use just about any DAW that you can name! There has conspicuously been only one on my home project computer and it has been Sonar. While all DAWs fall a bit short of doing everything problem-free, Sonar has remained my goto for audio and midi along with other DAWs in combination for decades.
Thankfully, over the years Sonar has evolved in to a DAW that stands on it's own merits. For the last several years I have not had to go outside of Sonar to get my job done. The past year has been astounding! The DAW has grown leaps and bounds, the support has been world class, and we have even picked up a lot of  new knowledgeable friends along the way.
I was very skeptical about the future of Sonar when the company started changing hands two years ago. Thank fully, Sonar seems to have fallen in to the right hands! I am very excited about a new year starting and what may be coming down the pike! Congrats, Sonar!!! You're growing up!

Anderton

vanceen
I still experience too many audio dropouts on modest projects, especially considering the power of my system.

 
When the dropout toast notification appears, do you click on "help"? The tip in there about buffer I/O ended dropouts once and for all in my system. 

Thanks, Craig.
 
I have clicked on that, but the information there is all familiar to me. My I/O buffers are at 256.
 
I probably sound like an arrogant know it all, but I'm not really. I learn things on this forum all the time from people like you. But when it comes to tweaking, I've been around the block more than a couple of times and I still get weird problems. It hasn't stopped me from finishing a couple of compilations in the last that I'm very happy with, but occasional interruptions remain part of using the software.

Soundwise
Sonar is fast and stable, comes with a vast gamut of useful tools. I wonder what's not to like about Sonar...
Count me in.

Says it all for me. 
John