i miss using p5 as a scratch pad, as Sonar X1 x64 isn't as "easy" for this.  but i grew to dislike having 32 bit programs and 32 bit plugins cluttering up my system (only exception is Kore).  however, now that Maschine has Vst support, that is more like Project 5 than anything i've come across

I'd been a P5 user since the original version, which was several years before I joined Cakewalk. Back then on the P5 forum I went by the handle, 'LionSound'.

It's good to see some old faces again.

It was a sad day for me, personally, when we officially ceased development of P5. The writing was on the wall, and sadly, there was nothing I could do to save it. In a lot of ways, though, P5's spirit lives on in SONAR with the Arpeggiator, Matrix View, Step Sequencer, Browser, etc.

I know there's some different workflows in SONAR when it comes to MIDI editing and the way clips are handled, but I for one will be harassing our devs to integrate that sort of workflow into SONAR. I can't promise it will actually happen, but I'll be prodding them every chance I get.

Also ...

@tclark That's so awesome that you're now working in the industry and were inspired to do so because of these boards. Congrats and super cool!

@:10: You can use the Smart Tool in X1 to do everything in the PRV, and there is no need to configure it or switch tools like you had to in 8.5 or before. For example, Left Click selects, Right Click erases, Alt Left Click draws, Alt Right Click mutes, Alt Left click over a note splits, Ctrl Right Click opens the note's properties, etc. Its actually pretty slick. :-)

SP

Seth Perlstein [Cakewalk
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I know there's some different workflows in SONAR when it comes to MIDI editing and the way clips are handled, but I for one will be harassing our devs to integrate that sort of workflow into SONAR. I can't promise it will actually happen, but I'll be prodding them every chance I get.

I would suggest that 'whacking with a big stick' will probably be more successful than 'prodding'.

My biggest issue with X1 (other than the still omitted 'replace synth' option!) is the size of the GUI, it just seems much larger than in the previous version...I have a dual monitor setup but it still seems that there is a lack of screen space for the tracks, in particular.

As for P5: I did install it on W7, but I can't say that I will use it anymore...Studio One and Reason/Record are my apps of choice these days and unfortunately, P5 just seems lacking in comparison now.

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I think P5 version 2 is sill the best DAW ever. Even on my new laptop Asus with i7 processor, it won't crash wheres my X1 I finally figured out why it crashes you have to start by scratch again after updating. X1 is a learning curve and a learning experiance but now im getting use to it more this time.

I'm still kickin' around too. Moved houses, setup my new studio after painting it matte black,  built a new 6-core I7 beastly studio machine and now running Windows 7 64 bit, bought new DSM3 reference monitors so the Monitor One's are now surround-rears. Got Furman power conditioners; running S/PDIF to the DSM3's and that seems a little more sensitive to the odd click/pop or RF interference. About time I dropped using all those cheap power cord extensions, splitters. The house move stole a wack of time from me, but I'm ready to go on new material. Just bought Z3ta+v2 so that should help some with inspiration.

Using Sonar X1b right now, but am one of the people experiencing unpredictable and non-reproduceable crashes - particularly when working on older tunes. Hoping X1c finally puts those to rest.

Haven't found a similar community to this one anywhere yet. Am on SoundCloud, EM411 and SoundClick, but they're so big and impersonal you don't get that up-close (albeit virtual) contact with the same people day after day. [sigh] And Cakewalk's song forum is full of southern US rockers and religious-types. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But my sometimes heavy electronics just doesn't fit that scene. Wish they'd split that forum up into guitar-based/audio-recording and electronics-based/virtual-tracking, or some such.
 
Anyway, nice to "see" some familiar faces 'round here. :)

KEv

Hey you guys!

Coming from Sonar, I was never an avid P5 user, but a few days ago I was working on a project and had a track that was too bright and upfront, and thought the P5 Tempo Delay would be perfect for it since it always tends to make stuff a bit duller. I was also missing the grainy character of the StudioVerb (for some reason, Sonar's DSP-FX  plugs don't run anymore in my PC). So I decided to install P5 v2.5 in my DAW just for the damn plugins.

I'm still running Sonar 7PE - I haven't upgraded my DAW since 2007, neither the PC nor the software. These days I use Sonar mostly as a multitrack recorder, with the bundled plugins plus a few more old ones. I don't use softsynths, I just jam on my hardware synths, overdub tracks, add a few effects, and that's it. When I look at Kev's PC specs, I feel quite outdated.

I'm also seriously addicted to modular synths - so much that I've sold most non-modular stuff. My music has definitely changed because of it (and probably not for the better). 

The reason I stopped by was because I read somewhere that Z3ta+ 2 had been released (not that I plan to buy it), but these days I hang around MuffWiggler's forum mostly - a very nice community of modular users.

Keep on doin' it.

I'm around. My third album "This Earth" is at agincourtdb.bandcamp.com (download) and https://www.createspace.com/1961482 (physical)

I'm also recording and mixing a choir-and-orchestra project for a friend's church using Sonar X1 Producer.

Nice to see everyone. I miss this community. If I ever start a fourth album, it'll still be in P5. Which just goes to show you how shortsighted Cake's decision to stop development was.

Hi, all! Good to see the old faces (uh, nicknames). I am not composing much, after spending 2K last year on recording 3 songs and making (so far, hehe) a total of 5 cents thru spins on Internet sites. Got 200+ fans on jango.com but not one iTunes download. Welcome to the music biz, son!

Anyway, P5 is awesome, and will probably remain my one and only DAW for years to come. Why bother with something else, when for me P5 does it all short of cooking a dinner :)

Still around here. Using X1, wishing for P5 ease but... can't look back too often. Hope all are well.