Sonar for mac

Hi everyone,
 
i was wondering why sonar doesn't have any version that works in mac.  Most mac users use logic and protools. Both programs are good but not good as sonar. I know bunch or people who would use sonar but they have mac system so they download parallel desktop which cost more than sonar, just to make it work. also people like universities for example R.I.T is using logic because all of their computers are mac system based. Yet if sonar could work in mac. most mac users will perches it for sure.
 
 
 
 

Yes I know people are going to get pissed at me saying this,I only recently got a mac,as a wedding gift from my wife,we got married in november. Before that I always used a pc,I don't want to debate which is better,frankly as long as a computer is fast and runs sonar efficiently then I say who cares if it is  PC or a mac.
 
And I get that the coding thing would be a nightmare,but I feel like sonar is always left off "top 10/20/whatever DAWS" and that I cannot understand at all.I would say it is one of the best if not the best.But my pc is slow,slow loading,slow with lots of plugins,slow loading projects and my mac is much much faster. Bootcamp has been such a pain I have given up on that,plus I dont like the idea of having to boot into it.I bought parallel desktop and while it runs,it is also a huge pain in my bumper,it also is not as fast as programs running on the mac.
 
Most DAWs have pc and mac versions,even fl studio is giving it a go,so maybe it will be a pain in the code writers bumper,and maybe it will cost a bunch of money,but I would think it would add more users and give sonar more "credibility"whether that is right or not.
I am sure many disagree or are tired of hearing this,but sonar is my favorite,and I own and have tried using many others
protools-not intuitive,not that great in my opinion
reason-kind of fun with the racks,and addition of RE is cool,but the tools and instruments are mostly all geared to dance,hip-hop,ect(nothing wring with those,just saying)
ableton-I use this some,but same problem as reason and the channel strips/mixer are really no fun to use
flstudio-same as reason,ableton
logic-meh
I just find sonar to be the most intuitive and fun to use,although there are somethings that could be added(besides a mac version) it is still the best in my opinion.
So I cant just let it go,not selling the mac,using the pc is not helpful for creativity due to slowness.So please cakewalk make a mac version,make it a long term goal,like a few years,but please,please make it.

How does being on a PC slow down creativity?
 
I hope they don't go this direction because it will slow down the development and implementation of features and bug fixes due to having even more hardware and software configurations to QC.  And that's after they actually launch it.  While developing it, I expect most other development would be severely curtailed.

This topic has come up before, a few times, and the CW folks made it pretty clear there are no plans for MAC version of SONAR.  It'd be a total rewrite from the ground up and with a limited scope of business to be had with Logic, PT, DP and all the rest already taking up long-term residence.  
 
Besides, with the way things are rolling right now... well, actually since X3 was released, I personally would not want to see them changing direction - things are starting to get really good...
 

Install Windows native on the Apple computer, so you'll have the good Apple hardware combined with a sonar friendly os.
 
 

stevec
This topic has come up before, a few times, and the CW folks made it pretty clear there are no plans for MAC version of SONAR.  It'd be a total rewrite from the ground up and with a limited scope of business to be had with Logic, PT, DP and all the rest already taking up long-term residence.  
 
Besides, with the way things are rolling right now... well, actually since X3 was released, I personally would not want to see them changing direction - things are starting to get really good...
 

To me this is not a pc vs mac thing,I honestly am tired of that.The computer is a tool,I received the mac as a gift,and I cannot return it.It has more ram and is faster than my older PC.Cannot buy a new PC right now.Thats it.

You might try posting your issue in the main sonar forum (getting Sonar to work on a mac using parallel desktop).  Someone has probably solved this one for you already and can lend assistance.

YouDontHasToCallMeJohnson
A Mac version would no doubt require the addition of at least 10 new employees to adapt code, oversee compilation, test, and support. That is a least a half million dollars a year. And would require a completely different forum site for FREE support. And so on.

I do hope CW grows to this size. It would make Sonar truly the best DAW on earth. Fur Shur, after it fixes a big bunch of other stuff, and adds another bunch of stuff.

I appreciate that,but then 10 more people have jobs,people can use it native on mac,and use it on mac and sonar will have more credibility,they just will.I am not dissing sonar,nor windows so please do not be argumentative,this is for everyone,I am tired of arguments)

+1 for Mac.

Rain has the right of it.

I can't get bootcamp to work actually.no need to be snippy about it,This is a forum and i have the right to say my opinion,geez.
No not saying pc has no credibility,it would open it to more users,thats all.I get it not gunna happen.I just want o make my music on sonar on my fastest computer which is a mac,thats it,I personally like them the same,the computer and the OS is just a tool to make MUSIC.I don't love one over the other.
Ok then I will let it go,it was just an idea,sorry for even posting it

bapu
-1 for Mac
 
It would serve me no purpose and probably diminish the effort on my Windows based DAW for at least 3 years while it was developed.



 

I'm with bapsi on this one. There are plenty enough issues to sort out on the pc platform let alone divert precious programming time to what would be a completely separate product line.

Doktor Avalanche
Nobody said you shouldn't have an opinion?. Nobody I hope is saying I shouldn't have an opinion either? Nobody is saying PC's are better than Macs. Not one person so I'm not understanding why you keep saying you are tired of arguments, there are none here. I'm not sure opening it to a few more people adds 'credibility' which is what you said (not me) so apologies for me taking you up on it. Credibility is about the product itself not the environment it runs on for me (which is what you were implying earlier).

As far as just a tool to make music, yes you have the right idea. I think everybody was seeing it from that perspective though weren't they? Choose the tool that is right for you, Macs are good as well as PC's. My advice is get some advice in Sonar forums about bootcamp. Nobody is going to bash a Mac user.

Ok fair enough,it is the attitude that comes when someone suggests something others disagree with,I may be oversensitive.If I was I am sorry.I agree that the program itself and how it runs is more important than platforms,but I'm pretty sure more studios use macs than PCs,Now I could care less either way as long as the computer is fast enough.
I'm not really a "mac" user.I had never used or had one until last november,my wife bought it for me.I was excited until I realized how difficult it was to get sonar and all my plugins/samples on it.Sonar is and has always been my favorite DAW.
Maybe no one was bashing anything,but I often feel when I post here,or anywhere for that matter that people are way too argumentative and dismissive,maybe it is something only I have run into.
I will try bootcamp again,but I had sooooo much trouble with it,it really was frustrating and honestly I am not too thrilled about having to reboot to run sonar,then if I wanted to use a program on the mac having to restart again.Maybe I want to have my cake and eat it to.
I accept there will be no mac version of sonar,It is there company and they can do as they see fit.The whole thing about resources being diverted from windows users though is a strange reason not to make a mac version.I am assuming if they chose to make amax version they would have to invest money,hire more workers and grow the company,I'm not sure that would be a bad thing.Other companies seem able to do that without one platform getting jilted,but hey what do I know

Susan G
Hi-
 
I really don't like to do this, but based on this post: http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3192268
I have to vote 1, meaning: I "genuinely feel the Bakers time would be better spent working on something else."
 
I hate this voting system.
 
-Susan
 

Thats ok,your entitled to have your opinions and beliefs,it doesn't anger me.You were very kind about it,so thanks for that.I wouldn't want Cakewalks sonar to be negatively affected by the creation of a mac version.I was just thinking maybe a company expansion!:)New employees,more bakers,more updates and features and refinements for windows and a mac version.I ask too much I know.