The qwerty keyboard,this has always been an issue for me,i bought an interface(ua-25)and a huge casio keyboard with midi but it was so big sometimes it would be a hassle.Then I got a few other midi keyboards and controllers but at some point the usb midi ports on all my controllers started going in and out and eventually not making the connection at all.And I wanted  QWERTY midi key function so bad,like when your at a coffee shop and don't want to bring a midi controller.
And now it is here!
So what I am trying to say is thank you,this user truly appreciates it!

it will make life MUCH easier on airplanes!! I've been using a third party virtual keyboard...it's okay, but the lack of integration is an issue. Sometimes it's not sure what has the focus, and sometimes it's just squirrely. No problems so far with SONAR's.

Very cool addition! I've always wondered why you couldn't use your qwerty keyboard for midi.

The QWERTY keyboard is a nice addition but it's still a parity feature. IMO the only way the 'bakers'/coders will know they have really won is when people posting to the feature request section can no longer come up with anything obvious. It's not going to happen overnight but if Cakewalk keeps doing what they're doing now it might actually happen. There's still a lot of work to do to bring Sonar up to date. Good job so far.

Up to date? What's missing?

Bflat5
Up to date? What's missing?

Duplicate, Warping, Chord Tracks, Notation functionality, Grouping, check the feature request forum for more.

TomHelvey

Bflat5
Up to date? What's missing?

Duplicate, Warping, Chord Tracks, Notation functionality, Grouping, check the feature request forum for more.

Collapse/expand all track take/automation lanes at once, better active track highlight... :)

Looking forward to try out qwerty keyboard addition on the laptop...

TomHelvey

Bflat5
Up to date? What's missing?

Duplicate, Warping, Chord Tracks, Notation functionality, Grouping, check the feature request forum for more.

What do you mean by "duplicate" and "grouping"? You can clone tracks and group clips, group parameters, and quick group parameters for multiple quick changes, so I suspect you mean something else.
 
As to missing features, although it would be convenient I doubt any program will ever incorporate all features from other programs...you could come up with a list of things SONAR has that other programs don't have, and consider those programs to have "missing" features. For example Cubase does have a chord track feature, but it doesn't have a Matrix View, doesn't offer FX chains, can't create or edit Acidized files, etc. Are those "missing" features in Cubase, or simply features SONAR has that Cubase doesn't? Reason has a really nice sampler and SONAR doesn't, but does that mean SONAR has a missing feature or that SONAR gives you the option to use the 3rd party sampler of your choice? Is Live not doing comping a missing feature, or is it not as necessary to Live's paradigm as advanced warping, which Live does have?
 
The people working at these software companies are creative folks, and will always be coming up with new features. They do this to try and differentiate their programs and have unique selling points. I highly doubt there could ever be "one DAW to rule them all" although if there is, I'd be okay with it being SONAR 

I love the new keyboard. It is very handy!