Sorry for the noob post, I've been using Ableton because I'm on the Mac, can not WAIT for Sonar. Man. Let's get here!

...wicked
I have an OS X SONAR question that is NOT "when". :-)
 
Cake has always had a pretty great relationship with MS and have been out in front of driver model updates and whatnot. I'm curious if someone from Cake can speak to if they've had any back and forth with Apple about building out this OS X version of SONAR. I reckon it doesn't make a big difference either way, I'm just curious.

Cakewalk have been developing e plugins for Mac OS for about a decade or so. I figure they know what it takes to get on with Apple and develop for the platform.

StephanKim
My friends waiting for Mac version of SONAR.
They use Logic and says major reason of using Logic is there are no choice. 
also Cubase available on Mac Platform but they says too unstable.
They says "I  want to purchase SONAR if SONAR will release on Mac Platform."
and also said if Mac SONAR can load audio unit plug ins, many Logic users move cross to SONAR.
Very interesting isn't it?
 

There are just about as many options on Mac as there are on the PC as most DAWs are now cross platform. Sonar is/was one of the few exceptions, along with Samplitude and FL Studio.
 
Just about all of them are compatible with AU - Pro Tools and Cubase/Nuendo are the 2 exceptions that come to mind.
 
As for Logic, your friends statement reflect your friends own interest, nothing more. Logic has a large and very loyal user base (including yours truly) whom I wouldn't expect to massively migrate to Sonar or any other DAW any time soon.
 
That being said, despite the fact that we have no intention to switch back, some of us are anxious to give Sonar for Mac a try (and finally re-open those old projects).

Rain
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Just about all of them are compatible with AU - Pro Tools and Cubase/Nuendo are the 2 exceptions that come to mind.
 
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That being said, despite the fact that we have no intention to switch back, some of us are anxious to give Sonar for Mac a try (and finally re-open those old projects).

And there are easy solutions for those daws that aren't au or vst compliant - Blue Cat Audio Patchwork. It'll host au or vst or vst3 plugins in just about any daw out there. There's plenty of users out there that do just that in ProTools or Cubendo.
 
Old Sonar projects - have quite a few (S8P era) around here that old customers would like to have some work done on. For some I've been able to import the Sonar audio into PT or DP and line things up but there are a couple that just don't work all that well. Sonar for Mac - bring it on with a generous allowance for those of us who have purchased Sonar in the long ago past.

I didn't go thru this whole thread here since I'm pretty sure that most questions are about the "when" of Sonar Beta or even release candidates. I'm looking foward to this too - of course.
 
But is there a way of getting into the beta- or alpha-testers team? That would be nice.
 
 
Regards Jens

MountainKing
But is there a way of getting into the beta- or alpha-testers team? That would be nice.

once the alpha is released, everyone can test it :-)
 
we just don't know when that will be - how much more "fall" do we have left? :-D

I currently own a copy of X1 Producer Expanded and plan on buying the lifetime upgrade in about a month or so, when the Xmas cash flow allows it.
 
My question is can I subscribe to a Platinum monthly membership just now to tinker around with it, then buy the X1 to Platinum Lifetime Updates upgrade at a later date?
 
Just not sure if having a monthly sub to Platinum would somehow break my upgrade path from X1 Producer?
 

Just to reply to myself, after getting a reply from support just now, I can sub to Platinum now & still get the Platinum Lifetime Update at a later date, as long as its before the end of December.
 
Happy days

How about a MAC alpha release this week so that we can play with it over Thanksgiving vacation?
 
Please....

pwalpwal

MountainKing
But is there a way of getting into the beta- or alpha-testers team? That would be nice.

once the alpha is released, everyone can test it :-)
 
we just don't know when that will be - how much more "fall" do we have left? :-D

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