I voted for Samplitude.

No, I would just move on when and if Studio One ceased to function, or something better came along, (and you can search that, I have posted as such a number of times in the past) It's a tool, nothing more . . .  if your hammer breaks you get a new one, no difference here, switching DAWs, for the most part, is a breeze, the moving projects between can be a PITA, but once done it's done, the basics are pretty much the same, you can be up and running almost immediately.
 
You must admit there is and has always been a hell of a lot of emotional attachment, and fanboiism at these forums(moreso than anywhere else I have seen by far), to a piece of software and a company, totally irrational in my view, it's not like the software is a person or something, and Cakewalk isn't this devine 'Will/can do no wrong' entity as people seem to think here, they are just like any other company/buisiness, the bottom line is what it's all about, they really couldn't care less about you once they got your cash, it's foolish to think otherwise. I've never understood this emotional attachment, and blind following seen here, never will. It is very much like people outside say about this place, 'brainwashed', and you can see that opinion being validated every day by people switching DAWs and saying things like
'I feel like I have been living under a rock',
'the grass really IS greener on the other side',
'i realize now what we have had to put up with all these years',
'it's like a bad relationship, it's not until you get out you see it for what it is'
(and you can search these, they do actually exist, perhaps not word for word, plus many, many more)
and on and on it goes. I have always felt that if people could just get away from this emotional attachment they have, get away from the social part of these forums, get some distance so they can see things clearly, and give other products an honest and fair try, most would never return to SONAR, and that is what you are seeing now after the separation has been forced. People, long time members and users are speaking more freely, speaking like they wouldn't have dared before, openly admitting SONARs buggy nature, it's flakey, crashy nature, openly admitting how various other competing products are far more stable, and fast, and just plain better. For most people I think recent events have been for the better, that veil has been lifted from their eyes, the rose colored glasses are off, they are now open to what else is out there and able to see things for they really are.
 

panup
I voted for staying in SONAR. I purchased S1 but I have opened it only twice over three weeks ago.

Why?
 

Matron Landslide
if your hammer breaks you get a new one, no difference here

Huge difference.
What if you went to swing that hammer but it kept bending nails because it didn't have the right drivers. then you fix that and now the tip is falling off because of external hardware. tough comparison.
 

Matron Landslide
switching DAWs, for the most part, is a breeze, the moving projects between can be a PITA, but once done it's done, the basics are pretty much the same, you can be up and running almost immediately.

 
That's the biggest issue - "Once its done".
In the past year alone I have completed 54 projects. 67 in total (13 incomplete). Im not saying im going to load every single project I have in to a new DAW but this is not an easy task and its painful to think about that as a projects shelf life. <- This is what I believe most are concerned with (though hey, I could be wrong).
 

Matron Landslide
You must admit there is and has always been a hell of a lot of emotional attachment, and fanboiism at these forums(moreso than anywhere else I have seen by far), to a piece of software and a company, totally irrational in my view, it's not like the software is a person or something, and Cakewalk isn't this devine 'Will/can do no wrong' entity as people seem to think here, they are just like any other company/buisiness, the bottom line is what it's all about, they really couldn't care less about you once they got your cash, it's foolish to think otherwise. 

 
Yes you are right and I've probably been one of those fan boy's.
I never really saw it as being a Fanboy as I saw it validating a good product.
And you are correct again, Cakewalk Has no emotional attachment to its customers.
 

Matron Landslide
I have always felt that if people could just get away from this emotional attachment they have, get away from the social part of these forums, get some distance so they can see things clearly, and give other products an honest and fair try, most would never return to SONAR, and that is what you are seeing now after the separation has been forced. People, long time members and users are speaking more freely,

 
another good point. more often than not being forced out of your safe spot is healthy. Even though there are those who get frustrated with change and simply throw in the towel. So its not great for everyone. But change is good.
 

Matron Landslide
speaking like they wouldn't have dared before, openly admitting SONARs buggy nature, it's flakey, crashy nature, openly admitting how various other competing products are far more stable, and fast, and just plain better.

Now that's the thing about software. because we each work in different ways, we all see different things.
I've always run Sonar on a new system/newer systems but more importantly, newer hardware.
In my travels I've seen external hardware crash a PC be most often the case. So while some will complain of crashes when they are using an old PCI omega, their main problem lays within their own demise.
Bugs ? ya I agree. You bring up some good points here. we just all do things in different ways.

Sticking with SONAR, but working with REAPER. Have used S1 and Cubase in the past, and prefer to stay with SONAR as long as possible. We run Windows 7 in our production suites and will not be changing that anytime soon. In fact we still have 1 machine using SONAR 3 and another using 8.5 with no issues.
 
For my home setup I've been gradually dipping my toes in the water with Reaper and gradually loving it. They have a new version update coming in the new year and if they tweak a few things and add ARA integration I'll be fully in.
 

If it weren't for fear of activation servers going down, I probably would be sticking with Sonar for a long time.  After all, I managed to make P5 work for over a decade after it stopped development.
 
However, it looks like Studio ONE will fill that role going forward.
 

riojazz
After a week, is there a place to see the current poll results?

I will be publishing the results once people stop responding to the poll which I think will be soon. It's almost at 300 now. I will start a new thread for the results as it will get lost in this one and this thread seems to have drifted off topic here and there.

Picked up S1Pro from JRR
...and also Cubase Pro from MF - I used a 15% off code and also got $20 in points.

I just pulled the trigger on Digital Performer. I do a lot of scoring to picture (mostly corporate videos and tv spots). I was pretty blown away by DP's chunks feature, which is a Godsend for post scoring. Once I got my head around it, I started wondering why no one else had such a feature.

Studio one, I tried digital performer (eeek a mess), looked at cubase and reaper, S1 seems like the best fit for me, feels familiar

I did not need to purchase another DAW after Cakewalk's demise was made official, as I have over the years already invested in and maintained the latest pro versions of REAPER (V5.70), Studio One Pro (v3) and Harrison MB 32C (v4). At this point, of the three, REAPER is the one I am using the most. 

Just crossgraded to Cubase Pro 9.5 and so far really like it. I have SPLAT on another PC but have no intention of using it if I have to. Time to move on!

for the time being, i am sticking with Sonar Platinum & Maschine 2.  i suspect once ARA 2 comes out, i will move over to Reaper & Maschine 2/3.