I would say that any frustrations that I've had previously with Sonar have dropped 90% with the last few updates. Performance wise it's on fire at this point, and I feel like I'm (largely) at one with the Sonar workflow. These are indeed golden times at Cakewalk. 

There was a bit of a transition in thinking after using Reason for a while, but yeah -- SONAR Platinum just rocks once you get it under your control a bit.

Mark me down as "happy" as well.  I love the "subscription" model as well.  I think the Sonar team provides excellent service and their temperament is a benchmark for the business.  And this forum is tiptop for help and support.

love it, just goes from strength to strength

I miss Sonar. I just couldn't stand Windows anymore and switched to Mac. This was, however, after 4 years contemplating to do the switch. Eventually I decided I had to let Sonar go. I still have it on a Windows partition to open old projects, but my main DAW is Logic. I'm like an old granny with Logic but I'm liking it more and more and have finished quite a few projects. But leaving Sonar was not because I didn't love the software anymore. Opening it up in Windows feels like home. Then Windows find a way to piss me off again. I would love to see Sonar on Mac but I am not holding my breath. 
 
Anyway, thumbs up for Sonar and for this forum. it's all great stuff! Loving Sonar, and I miss it. I still visit the forum from time to time

I've been forced to learn Pro Tools and work on a Mac as of late and i don't see the advantages.  Maybe I'm old and stubborn to learn new things,  but the Pro Tools system is not any more stable and the Mac system is nothing i go ..."Whew look at that, look how easy that is".  Quite the opposite.  

Meh, I can't believe anyone really likes Sonar that much.   And no, I can't even write that with a straight face.  
 
2015 has really been a banner year for Sonar, and for Cakewalk as a company.  And things are just getting started!   As good as the past year has been for SPlat, just imagine this discussion next year...

I had a few problems with SPLAT as it's now called but Since the latest release..listen guys I was getting drop outs even when I went to another program and nothing was running...now I have left my computer on all day with Sonar in the back ground and me just playing addictive keys on my keyboard and not one solitary drop out. I have become more comfortable with it of late too...I remember Home studio 4 I also remember when Sonar was changing from Home studio 8 to X1 was it a right move yes indeed it was...even looking at studio one by presonus is not so much of a problem now cos I like working in Sonar...I have gone back to projects that were unfinished and working on them cos Platinum feel just right. Well done chappies! 

I do, I do.

I'm amazed at how much better I find SONAR Lexington Plat over X3 .Last night I had a very real to me "convincing eye and ear opener " .
Here's the story of what happened,
I've been working on a new tune on my Win 10 laptop .This tune is a demo / lets learn some of the new things and features in SPlat  . The tune started out as the CA amp template and what i did was use all the various amps for all my guitar tones . In addition to using that template to start my song  , I added a bunch of other tracks and instruments to the project ..
stuff like Session Drummer as a multi , myself playing a real Bass ,  Dim Pro and a couple of other things...
Since I hadn't put ADD drums on this computer yet ( Win 10 ) I decided to  copy over my song project over to my external HD and open the song up on my Win 8 computer ...that computer has everything I've bought in the past 2 years on it  ...
The main reason I wanted to use that machine was I figured I may find some better drum parts to my song VIA ADD drums and some of the drum packs I purchased that were installed ...
Here's where it got interesting ....
Instead of opening  Splat first I hunted down the project on the HD and when it was found I simply opened it ...
I wasn't thinking much of it and I was not concerned when the project defaulted to having X3 open it ...
A little box came up and said what it had to say about this project was created in a different version of SONAR and it may sound different ...
I go and hit play and there was not one thing effects and amp sim wise from Splat that had made the trip over to X3 ...my tune sounded like what a Movie Star would look like the day after partying all night long into the crack of dawn and not even having a drop of make up or any enhancements what so ever the following morning after
I was like WOW ...I guess I need all the help I can get ....SPat to the rescue ...lol
BTW I'm very happy I had this little  accident ...
Thankfully I survived my brief encounter with my song sounding like the soundtrack of a Moose gasping his last breath on the side of the road in his final moment of Road Kill ...
live and learn ...also I love not taking myself too seriously
that's my story on how much more I love Splat over X 3 and I'm sticking to it
 
Kenny
 
 

Lovin' it since Cakewalk 3.5.

 Are not most DAW forums full of **** sessions?  All you need to do is go over to "another grass is greener DAW because I never tried it" is full of the same thing.
 At least the complaints do not fall on deaf ears. People involved with the development of Sonar are involved in the forum and that is very important in keeping users.  Propellerheads dropped their forum, not active on their FB page either.   They take a 50% cut off rack extensions from developers.  I would not be surprised if Reason is either acquired or cease development with in 10 years.  They spend their time promoting their free iPad apps.  Most of their users make sure it goes to the spam folder.  They sealed off all communication with the end user. 
 Something else I thought of is how 3rd party developers believe in Sonar. Do you think AAS and XLN would waste their time offering their products with Cakewalk?  
 

GLG
...But I am very impressed with the commitment to the originally stated objectives, and very happy that at this point in time, the prophets of doom who were preaching destruction for Cakewalk under Gibson ownership have been completely wrong. So it's probably also appropriate to tip our hats to Gibson management, that have allowed the Cakewalk team the freedom, encouragement and finance to develop and deliver a superior product, a product that was obviously inhibited under Roland ownership.

Big ole +1 there.   I never would have thought that a product like SONAR could flourish under a company like Gibson so much more so than Roland... it just doesn't seem feasible.   But reality has proven otherwise many times over.   These is the beginning of a new era for SONAR. 
 

Came from Cubase 4 to Sonar 8.5, now on Platinum and I've never been happier!

Greetings Community,
 
I have been a Cakewalk user since 2000 starting with Guitar Tracks and currently using Platinum and I am extremely  satisfied. The program with monthly upgrades is great and though I may not have an immediate need for some of the new features it's nice to have them in the arsenal should I have the need for them in the future.  I like the performance upgrades that improve stability and performance.  My recordings have never sounded better.  I look forward to the 2016 offerings.  Thanks to everyone at Cakewalk for providing a great product and a happy and prosperous new year to all of you music makers.
 
Blackie James