I resigned myself to buying, learning and switching to another daw, was often excited about it, about the pros anyway, not the cons, and also about the integrated hardware.  But now that SPlat is viable again - it is, isn't it? - I'm torn.
 
You?
 
 

Before the acquisition announcement, I went out and purchased Studio One.  Now that I know that Sonar will live on, it will continue to be my go-to DAW - Why? - Because I have years invested in getting to know it better than any other software and I also have a huge library of Sonar projects.
 
The way I see it, I now have a secondary DAW which I might get some use out of and have some fun with, but no amount of money can buy the years of familiarity and knowledge I have in Sonar.  I can get things done in Sonar so much faster, because I know it so very well.  No brainer for me.

Try some. They are not religions. No one is going to remove your inheritance for switching.

Meng said two weeks ago an announcement will happen in 4-6 weeks.
 
That's 2-4 weeks now. That will fly by. I'd just wait a bit longer to be honest.

I think what makes everyrhing a big unknown until we get the big announcement (a new logo, startup page background and a new name but certainly not a new chattering releas) is bandlab business model that is really in an popposite direction to the current DAW market.

I know I should be thinking outside of the box but I still can't see how to fit a tank in a one car garage...(-:

Mario

mariogag
... bandlab business model that is really in an opposite direction to the current DAW market.

I don't really think it is opposite.  It has been a different strategy for doing SOME of the things that we have been doing with DAWs.  And maybe 10 years from now, all music -- even Grammy-winning recordings -- will be recorded, mixed, mastered, and distributes, all in the "cloud."
 
But today, I think it is completely out of the question to do studio-grade mixing and mastering with a cloud-based approach.  With today's algorithms, you need to pass a whole lot of data, and that just isn't possible on the networks available to most people.  But there are plenty of useful things you CAN do in the "cloud."  And most of these relate to the creative end of the cycle (as opposed to the production end.)
 
I'd like to think that Bandlab has recognized this reality and that is why they were willing to pay for the Cakewalk assets and commit to producing a desktop app (which will probably be practically the same as SONAR in its first release.)  Think of the Bandlab work flow as being creative and collaborative on the cloud.  And as the project starts to take shape, it flows to the DAW for final production.
 
And it wouldn't be one way.  The commercial-grade product that emerges from the DAW can seamlessly be distributed on the the various Bandlab channels.
 
Think of the DAW as being a key tool in a bigger system.

Discovered Cubase and now have a second love.  Cubase isn't going anywhere even if Sonar comes back.  I'll just use both as needed.

I bought Stuidio One about three years ago (I was having a lot of trouble with Melodyne in Sonar before ARA, S1 already had ARA) and became fairly proficient with it, but went back to Sonar. When the announcement came I dusted off my skills with Studio One - I do find it very smooth and easy to use. I did try Cubase, re-tried Reaper, and others and found them all lacking, reinforcing my view that Sonar should have been a market leader but for its poor marketing.
 
Like a lot of others here, I was delighted to see that Sonar was acquired by BandLab, despite being a wee bit curious as to how it fits their current strategy/customer base.  It's a serious DAW and should continue to be sold as such in my view.  But I'm eagerly awaiting to see what emerges and quietly confindent that Meng knows what a jewel he has acquired and will nurture it accordingly.

Oh, go on then.  Post No. 2000!

 

Been with CW since Sonar 2 (I think) so was a bit loathed to change now, given I had the lifetime license.
But, I trailed most of the big name DAWs.
Eventually settled on ProTools.