As BI, my buddy John and I are making some music. He is a songwriter, singer, guitarist, and I play bass, "play" EZdrummer(loops), and do the production. It's working well, other than the time it takes me to learn a new trick.
 
Bapu was nice enough to come over for a few hours and show me some EZD tricks and more. That was a HUGE deal!
 
I can actually say I have a workflow now, and I'm starting to improve it each day. We moved from recording twice a week to twice as long once a week and that is helping also. I have a whole week to play with stuff now instead of a couple of days.
 
I can't thank CW enough for this new model. I could never have afforded Platinum without the monthly payment plan. It is nice to have all the "big boy" tools available. All it takes is navigating the learning curve....and the amount of info available is almost daunting!
 
I should be able to put something up in a week or two. We're still cleaning up a few mistakes....
 
Countdown begins to "Son of the South"!
 
PS - Thanks to all who pushed me through those difficult first two weeks or so.

Thanks for the feedback

As you're discovering, SONAR is like any instrument - it takes time to master it. Just wait until you see how well you're flying around it a year from now 
 
FWIW I've never been able to put music together so fast as I have since X3 was introduced, and Platinum has improved on that. The paradox is that it takes time to learn all the shortcuts and techniques that save time, but the tradeoff is worth it in the long run.

Good to hear, Charly. Glad you decided to tough it out.
 
Cheers.

Charlyg,
You're making a really sound investment learning how to use your DAW and getting acquainted with your plug ins.
Like Craig Anderton said, wait till you see how you're flying around in a year or so.