Not that I ever left... but after 48 hours with another DAW - I won't name names but I call him PeTe - I'm back with Sonar and loving it more than every. Sonar you're my forever daw... or as I call you - my Sugar Dawdy.
 
Now back to mixing!

Been there, done that (years ago)

How long did you try before you dumped it Ken?

Iv used PeTe a off and on, only for collaboration purposes tho. Even then il usually export the project tracked otu and reimport into Sonar for mixing then re export tracked out and import into PeTe and send it back ;), they never even know haha

Lots of folks have that DAW, but it is really not what they use - they just have it because that is what many folks asks about, when they are looking for someone to do things.
 
Welcome back, in any case.  For whatever the worth, ALL of the DAW choices pretty uch are full-function, but some do certain things differently or better/worse than others, and lots of folks end up having and using more than one DAW to give them a well-rounded set of functionality.
 
I myself happen to really like Sonar - and am LOVING its current state of affairs.
 
Bob Bone
 

PilotGav
How long did you try before you dumped it Ken?

I used a dual / triplet setup for the better part of a year *... Tried both PT, Cubase and logic, during that time.
Never looked back, though after that
Will never go that route again, as SONAR is becoming second nature (DAW - wise), and I (believe somewhere deep down somewhere) will not change DAW again.
And things are just getting better
We are in a golden age to be a part of the SONAR team
* Ps. This was back in 2004 - 2006...

I agree that this is an awesome time to be a Sonar user :-)

I am in this for the long haul
If only I could improve like the software

I'm sorry Gav, but I didn't even know you were gone. Some of us go there and back frequently. It's just what we do. Some go just for a one off visit.

PilotGav
Not that I ever left... but after 48 hours with another DAW - I won't name names but I call him PeTe - I'm back with Sonar and loving it more than every. Sonar you're my forever daw... or as I call you - my Sugar Dawdy.
 
Now back to mixing!

Haha!! Smooth