Downloaded Sonar Platinum last night.  Install went flawlessly which is good.  I pulled up a nearly finished project to try it.  Everything seemed to work fine at first.  I noticed some minor GUI issues when slicing clips (seems very fundamental which is a bit concerning).  The biggest problem was that Melodyne regions were not reliable for me - especially regions that had any significant size (was true for new and previously existing regions); the audio seemed to stutter and was the same after bouncing.  I was able to remove the region FX and the original audio was restored.  Tried Vocal Sync - didn't impress me to be honest, but I need to play with it some more.
 
I really like the custom module in the control bar.  Expandable FX bins and sends are also nice.
 
Still wishing I could re-order tracks in the console view.  

scook
On install it did a complete scan. I checked the registry, it appears the new SONAR maintains a VST inventory separate from the old versions.

 
thks , great and bad news , great because it's safe for the old version , bad because as i rename the plugins , i will have to do it again , (Mercury owner here ....tuff job !!)

I did not compare the entries. You may be able to export the old location and import it into the new location to save some typing.

yep i was thinking about importing the keyz ....afetr a back up first , thks for the answers ....i appreciate 
 

Still missing a real metering / Analysis tools suite guyz !!

I've got to say, I know some trepidation has been expressed about paying and not knowing exactly what's coming over the full 12 months? But I'm actually finding that the upside of this could be, that the shiny new feeling that you get before buying a product? Which normally fades a bit after a day or two... Will remain for at least 10 or 11 months! And then pay again and the carousel of unknown future surprises continues!!!
 
With the new plan, you never know when you might come home to find new Cakewalk goodies waiting to be downloaded! This alone could fix, actually probably not fix, but at the very least relieve some of the GAS affliction that myself and many others feel.
 
Or it might make our GAS worse?... Either way I'm sure something will happen...
 
Give me the Drum Replacer already!!!!!!!!!!!! 

I can guarantee you, when it comes to GAS, something always happens.

mudgel
I can guarantee you, when it comes to GAS, something always happens.

Even if the GAS just turns out to be gas... *fuuuurrrrrrppppp* 

Zo
Still missing a real metering / Analysis tools suite guyz !!

 
if you happen to own any vengeance plugins, Scope was just released for free if you have any other license. Its pretty much covers all the bases. 

perfectprint

Zo
Still missing a real metering / Analysis tools suite guyz !!

if you happen to own any vengeance plugins, Scope was just released for free if you have any other license. Its pretty much covers all the bases. 

Personally I'm holding out for Sonar Lab...
 
Platinum of course...