What DAW compliments Sonar?

 
Seems nothing will be shut down for a bit and seems Sonar will be fine to use for now so what DAW works with it? Meaning a DAW that has different functions that can work inside ot along side? I know probably all of them BUT I mean there has to be one or 2 you guys use with it.
 
Suggestions please

I also checked Studio One and we could nothing do what we did in SONAR.
This is because we misused SONAR to digitize thousends of tapes and vinyl, and the workflow from Studio ONE is so, that we cann't misuse Studio One for our work.
It depends on the needs. If you only use vst-synthesizers or if you use real instruments. If you need to experiment or if you record an orchestra.

I think Ableton and FL Studio both compliment Sonar. They both do things much harder to achieve in sonar.

dubdisciple
I think Ableton and FL Studio both compliment Sonar. They both do things much harder to achieve in sonar.

Thank you! This seems like the right way to go for me. Sonar might work great for years why not use something with it instead of totally starting over.
 
Please keep the suggestions coming
 

My biggest concern of all in a new DAW is easy of use for plug-ins. I am able to so custom arrange by name, edit names, etc. in a way where I can find any effect in my hundreds of freeware and bundled VSTs, and many more I paid ridiculous money for so I can work quickly. I tried the Harrison DAW for laughs (it was on a super sale - a few years ago for like $20) and uninstalled it and had to go wash my hands after. Terrible, terrible VST implementation regarding ability to customize and rename and organize. That's my biggest issue. Basic setting up tracks, mute or unmute, splitting, automation, there are not big differences there. The 2x oversampling built in is fantastic also, appreciate Craig Anderton having that idea. I don't think any other DAW does that. What I have in the latest update to Sonar Platinum is all I need and stable. I'm happy to just stick with that indefinitely to be honest.

rsinger

dubdisciple
I think Ableton and FL Studio both compliment Sonar. They both do things much harder to achieve in sonar.

I currently use Live to sketch out ideas and then develop the ideas in Sonar so I think it's a good compliment - I think Bitwig maybe as well. Note that Live does not support vst 3 so you can't use the latest Calkwalk LP plugins in it. And even with a new release it looks like Live 10 doesn't support vst 3 so I don't think it will replace Sonar.

It is so weird it doesn't support vst3. I have a lite version of live and i love the sampler. Couldn't replace sonar with it, but love it as a compliment

Maybe it's because the critical parts of live are non-vst based? Most live users i know use another DAW as well

Sadly, the DAW i found most Sonar-like is Apple's Logic Pro X which woukd force the user (me) into OSX!

Not a happy thought...

The nightmare of ProTools looms.........

 
At first i feel for you, these are shocking news ...
 
I'm mainly a Cubase Pro user since many years, then Samplitude PRoX3 user as well (only mixing), i'm also a little bit a Sonar Platinum user, and very little bit a S1 user ;)
It depends which project i get.
 
But mainly my productions are recorded, edited, mixed with Cubase Pro.  Music style -> Indie/Rock/Pop and indie ballads.
 
Projects are between 30 audio tracks and 120 audio tracks (all recorded via microphones), 3 VSTis until 10 VSTis and sometimes i used special midi functions like a lot of midi fx and so on.
Usually i compose "in" the DAW, therefore Cubase is excellent, because you can use Chord Tracks, i use this function like a chord lead sheet.
 
All in all, for composing, recording, editing and mixing, Cubase Pro is for me the "right" DAW.
I know, everyone use other functions and workflows, but i'm missing a lot functions in Sonar i have in Cubase:
 
- Track Versions like Playlist in ProTools, this is one of the best functions in the DAW-World
   If you record acoustic drums or different melodies for vocals or guitars on the same track, then you know
   what i mean
- An included fine Pitch Shifter like Melodyne (at the moment only monophonic material), is called VariAudio, this function
   is fully included. Although i have Melodyne 4, without ARA it is more complex, but i never needed Melodyne for
   Vocal correction, Variaudio have a good quality.
-  A complete and very good Audio Editor (a tons of destruktive and non destruktive functions)
- Fully resizeable MixConsole, from my point of view better overview as well
- Key Command function is much more professional
- 64 Bit Audio Engine is introduced with version 9.5
- Take Comping is excellent
- Data management is way better than in any other DAW, for example if you delete audio clips (in cubase events)
   you can delete it without panic to loose audio files. In all these years i never lost a audio file!
and much more
and of course there are some functions that are not involved in Cubase ;)
 
 
I write this down for just to help you, which DAW could be a good successor for Sonar.
 
Ups i forgot, three years ago i tried Sonar Flagship and bought it.
THe difference to Cubase is not big, it was not a big problem to work with Sonar within one week.