Most Stable Release

Perhaps the X1 re-write helped but I have to say that X3 has been the most stable major release ever.... the enhancements are fantastic, the upgrade price was a little steep and I feel bad for some of the long time users that have to sit on the sidelines due to budget constraints.
 
JK

It took me a week to decide - but after playing with it and banging on it for a few days I have to agree.
It feels really solid - not like the versions before where I felt like I was walking on glass.   Would love to have the inner scoop on what they did, but somebody spent some real time improving the core so that it's just more robust and (IMHO) it just feels more responsive.

Hmm - the comments above give me pause for thought....Is Sonar FINALLY ready for live use? I for one would be very happy for this to be so.

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Hmm - the comments above give me pause for thought....Is Sonar FINALLY ready for live use? I for one would be very happy for this to be so.

Every time I've gone to a show where the band is using computers, they fail. That's in small venues with weekend warriors. I see Peter Gabriel in concert and there's several computers being used and they never fail. Never could figure that out. I'd go out on a limb and say this X3 update is as ready for stage as Sonar has ever been.

High end live shows like that usually run multiple parallel systems. Failures do happen, it's just that they have backups already rolling.
 
Funniest thing I've ever heard in my life, though, was at an open air show in Manchester, about 20,000 capacity. Sound of the Windows error box DONK! blaring over the loudest sound system you can imagine. Fortunately during a soundcheck.

Very stable here as well. 
 
John T that was very funny. 

I'm sooo broke but sooo envious.  I might just have to hammer the credit card...  I have upgraded to every new version since Cakewalk Professional for Windows 3.1 (pre audio).
 
Heck, I still have a T-shirt with this on it:

Although, I think it has more holes than fabric now :(

jklebanI feel bad for some of the long time users that have to sit on the sidelines due to budget constraints.  JK

 
Yeah....I feel bad for me too.
On a serious note I'm extremely pleased to read all the responses.
I just got X2PE 4 or 5 months ago so I can't justify 150$.
Should the Bakers do some future promo/sale to upgrade for 99$ I could be....oh...swayed.
Great read and keep them coming.
Carry on....
 
 

I use my laptop with live almost weekly with Ableton, Maschine and Traktor. I've never had it crash during a gig, although once, my Traktor controller stopped responding, which I attribute to a driver failure. But during a gig, you tend to do stuff you rehearsed. The same should be true for Sonar. You can try out what you're planning to do for a couple of hours. Use the exact setup you want to use live. If there are no crashes, you're good.