Upgrading from X2 to X3: Talk me into it

With Win 7 just do it, you're already wasting time :)
Don't forget to backup you system first!
Good luck...

X2 was unstable for me - so much so I never used it and continued to use X1.
X3 is solid as a rock and the melodyne integration is fabulous - and I have been a long time melodyne user, and have the full version of melodyne - even though I have had and used Melodyne quite a lot in the past on X1 etc, the new integration makes it so much easier to use and in my experience so far, far more stable.
Stability and Melodyne for me, make X3 a far superior option than X2
Nigel
 
 

Everyone has their own reasons for using X3 or deciding to use X3. As far as I'm concerned you will either get X3 or not even after you read all the comments here.
Either go for it or dont go for it. It's your life.

Speed comping
ARA
VST3
Addictive Drums (Producer only)
QuadCurve Flyout EQ

'Nuff said.

Don't forget BlueTubes... really wonderful stuff!  worth the price alone... 
all in all, a no brainer...

I had so much trouble with X2 that I went to S1.
 
Addictive drums and Nomad Factory plugs, are making me take another look at X3.
 
I still use S1 but I'm thinking I can jump back and forth some etc., like S1 lacks some midi things I'm used to (list view) and other things.
 
I think I found out I can use addictive with S1 and I can use the melodyne editor with X3 since I bought it for S1.
 
The Nomad Factory plugs should run in S1 as well?
 
Yeah, that's the ticket a hybrid workstation S1X3
 
Thanks

Another thumbs up here for Melodyne integration alone being worth the upgrade.
I had never used Melodyne before and now I just love it, I can lose hours upon hours though just Molodyning (is that a word) things and playing around with them.
 
Addictive drums was new to me too and it just sounds waaaay better than anything else I was using for live drum sounds.

I still use S1 for album assembly. I definitely prefer Sonar as a DAW, but S1 is a great replacement for CD Architect, which I think Sony has abandoned. That said, Sonar is almost a suitable CD Architect replacement...maybe something to think about for X4 or X5, except CDs do seem to be on the way out...
 
One unexpected X3 surprise is that I'm using it more and more for mastering. There are some things it can do, like painless crossfades, that are harder to do in standard digital audio editors. Throw Ozone in the master bus, and then you have all the diagnostic stuff you need as well.
 
Zooming out, another element of X3 that's hard to quantify is its versatility. That's always been a Sonar thing - I could jump from narration to songwriting to remixing to soundtracks - but all the little interface changes in X3 make for a more fluid and unified workflow in any application. I have never made music so easily since X3 came along.

Because its prettier! Like Wayne said, TRACK COLORS, man!

X2 was very stable for me, X3 has been unbreakable.

tacman7
I'm having trouble seeing what is it you get with X3producer?
 
 
Like this is something you have to pay extra for right?

Nomad Factory Blue Tubes FX

Classic analog for your digital studio.

The Studio Mixing Suite includes a stunning set of 19 different dynamic, EQ, and effects processors from Nomad Factory. This suite is influenced by vintage style gear that dominated the legendary analog studios where classic tracks were born.
There is a module for every situation in this bundle. You can load up the Dual Phaser, Dual Chorus, Oilcan Echo, or the 3D Tempo Delay and never have to touch your pedal board again. Sculpt and shape your mixes with 1 or all 6 of the supplied parametric, graphic, or programmable EQs and then apply one of our dynamics processors to keep your levels under control and glued together.
 
 
Thanks

This is what you get in  Sonar X3 producer (far right column).  You don't have to pay anything extra for any of these things in producer.  YOu will have to download and install a couple of things separately.  And to answer your specific question the Nomad bundle comes with Producer.
 
http://www.cakewalk.com/products/sonar/default.aspx

Hello Guys:
 
Just popped back in to check on this thread and was delighted at the replies.  Many, many thanks to everyone.  My favorite comment was offered by CowboyDan: "Everyone has their own reasons for using X3 or deciding to use X3. As far as I'm concerned you will either get X3 or not even after you read all the comments here.
Either go for it or dont go for it. It's your life". 
Very existential!!
 
Thanks!!

tacman7
Thanks, I've read what they say comes with it, it says:
 
Vintage FX and Reverb from Nomad Factory
 
So two or several plug ins? not the suite of 19 plug ins?
 
 

 

Nomad Factory Blue Tubes FX

Classic analog for your digital studio.

The Studio Mixing Suite includes a stunning set of 19 different dynamic, EQ, and effects processors from Nomad Factory. This suite is influenced by vintage style gear that dominated the legendary analog studios where classic tracks were born.
There is a module for every situation in this bundle. You can load up the Dual Phaser, Dual Chorus, Oilcan Echo, or the 3D Tempo Delay and never have to touch your pedal board again. Sculpt and shape your mixes with 1 or all 6 of the supplied parametric, graphic, or programmable EQs and then apply one of our dynamics processors to keep your levels under control and glued together.

jude77
Hi Guys:
 
I'm running X2 on Windows 7 and am quite happy with it, but I'm very tempted to upgrade to X3.  So, talk me into it (or out of it as the case may be).  Is it a good step or not?

Don't know which version/upgrade you are talking about, so hard to say, but as a rule of thumb, if you're not seeing enough to make whatever upgrade cost worthwhile to you now, I would give it 6 months and wait for the sales.

bobbyswamp
Because its prettier! Like Wayne said, TRACK COLORS, man!

I can't remember when the interface started becoming darker but I remember having a whinge about the loss of pretty colors a while back. I'm glad they're back