If you are just using midi, save as a midi file.  You will have to reload your soft synths, but that can be done easily by saving presents.  I am going back and forth between another DAW (Cubase and including audio) and it has become a three step process going between each DAW. 
 
1) Save as a "midi File"
2) Export OMF (if audio is involved)
3) Save each soft synth present
 
then open the other DAW using the mid file, load all your soft synths in and assign the tracks.
Import the OMF if you have audio.  Works well for me. 
 
Good luck!
 
 
 

soens

michael diemer

soens
I just got HS so will be installing and checking it out this weekend. If I find anything I'll let you know.

 
Thanks, Soens.
This is a great example of how this forum is so helpful. There is no other place I could have gotten a response like this.

And then never hear from the bloke again.
 
Sorry for taking so long but life happens. Will try again this weekend to give it a go.
 
Are you using audio and midi tracks or just one or the other? You might try dragging your tracks to the desktop and then drag them into Studio 8.

LOL, not a problem. As you say, life happens. 
 
I'm doing midi only.

Jimbo 88
If you are just using midi, save as a midi file.  You will have to reload your soft synths, but that can be done easily by saving presents.  I am going back and forth between another DAW (Cubase and including audio) and it has become a three step process going between each DAW. 
 
1) Save as a "midi File"
2) Export OMF (if audio is involved)
3) Save each soft synth present
 
then open the other DAW using the mid file, load all your soft synths in and assign the tracks.
Import the OMF if you have audio.  Works well for me. 
 
Good luck!
 
 
 

I've done that with Reaper. But it was a PIA due to Reaper's convoluted midi routing. But thanks for reminding me, it will be much easier in Sonar.

michael diemer

Jimbo 88
If you are just using midi, save as a midi file.  You will have to reload your soft synths, but that can be done easily by saving presents.  I am going back and forth between another DAW (Cubase and including audio) and it has become a three step process going between each DAW. 
 
1) Save as a "midi File"
2) Export OMF (if audio is involved)
3) Save each soft synth present
 
then open the other DAW using the mid file, load all your soft synths in and assign the tracks.
Import the OMF if you have audio.  Works well for me. 
 
Good luck!

I've done that with Reaper. But it was a PIA due to Reaper's convoluted midi routing. But thanks for reminding me, it will be much easier in Sonar.

After Sonar, MIDI routing in Reaper is really convoluted... Because, unlike in Sonar, it exist
BTW if you want open your CWPs in Reaper, you can join my "4-clicks solution" alpha test.

Thanks azslow3, I've been following your thread with interest. I'm currently staying with Sonar, I have a better workflow than Reaper. I spent a year or so in Reaper, before coming back to Sonar when the sh** hit the fan. In doing so, I remembered why I left for Reaper: my 8.5 Producer had several glitches. I decided to install 8.5 Studio, and for the first time ever on 8.5, I have a system that works the way it's supposed to. So the death of Sonar (if that's what it is) had a silver lining for me! Funny how things happen.

The biggest problem with opening projects from Home Studio into 8.5 is the interface differences. The silverlight has a dock window that is seperate from the track view and will fail when loading the layout.

I noticed this a while back. It only loads projects forward and will not load into versions below the X series.. So no go from Home studio to 8.5.

CTStump
The biggest problem with opening projects from Home Studio into 8.5 is the interface differences. The silverlight has a dock window that is seperate from the track view and will fail when loading the layout.

I noticed this a while back. It only loads projects forward and will not load into versions below the X series.. So no go from Home studio to 8.5.

Thank you, this probably explains it. 

CTStump
The biggest problem with opening projects from Home Studio into 8.5 is the interface differences. The silverlight has a dock window that is seperate from the track view and will fail when loading the layout.

I noticed this a while back. It only loads projects forward and will not load into versions below the X series.. So no go from Home studio to 8.5.

ignore

Seems to work for me.
 
1. I just created a new blank project in SHS, saved it and opened it in 8.3 Studio with the customary 'This was created in a newer version' warning but it opened just fine.
 
Blank meaning there's an audio and midi track but no data or plugins.
 
 2. I opened an older X3 project in SHS and resaved it then opened it in 8.3 Studio and it works fine.
 
I installed SHS 32 bit on my Win10 64 bit system. Sonar 8.3 Studio is installed on my WinXP 32 bit system so I'm moving the cwp's from system to system.

Well, all I know is it won't work for me. It's actually a moot point, as I have decided that Home Studio, as impressive as it is, does not work for me. I absolutely need an Event List. I gave it a good two weeks, but I can't do without it. 
 
Hopefully this thread will still be helpful to others.