ProjectM
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Re:Why did you choose sonar and what makes it better than other DAWS?
2011/07/06 20:02:36
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I started out wanting to make music on my family’s new computer when I was about 19. The year before I was living in Australia and at school there I was using some studio software – which I have no idea what was. So I got Magix Music Studio Generation 6 for Christmas and off I went. After about 7 months a buddy of mine gave me a CD-rom with loads of cracked music software – and I swear on the life of my future children, I had no idea it was illegal and immoral! Anyway, it had Logic, Pro Audio 9, Cubase and a few more I can’t remember right now. Even though I had been quite serious about my music making with the Magix software I really didn’t understand anything of the software. I could use it, just didn’t know how I did it. And when playing with these different softwarez I realized that the Cakewalk program was what I could use without ripping my hair out. One day while using internet at a job I had (internet wasn’t common back then) I read about this Cakewalk program called Sonar 1,3 so I ordered it with the money I had just started making. If I recall correctly, my first pay check was spent on a Siemens mobile phone, Sonar 1.3, a pair of jeans, flowers to my mother and beer and cigarettes. Pretty good eh?  But since then I’ve stuck with Sonar. However, I also use Ableton Live and (less and less) Reason. I realized some years ago that I need Sound Forge as well since Sonar just doesn’t go deep enough in the audio editing. I would kill for a built in audio editor like the Steinberg stuff has. However, I’m happy with using Sound Forge so this wasn’t meant as criticism. I also happen to work at a post production studio using Nuendo and I have been working on Pro Tools and Farlight. But Sonar remains the king of my hill! I built a studio with a friend of mine to work on some of his stuff as well as having a facility to be creative in my self and we became friends because we believe we were the only musicians in Oslo using Sonar. It’s probably not true but everyone we spoke to always said: Get Cubase! Or Get Logic! We said: Shut up! However, this obsession with music software and through what I’ve learned from using Sonar, I have managed to make a career in sound and music production as well as live sound and lights – despite earning a degree in journalism. I’ve made music for film, music for my own bands and others, produced tracks for other artists; I’ve done foley and voice overs all in Sonar. I must admit that I have over the last couple of years contemplated switching DAW software but X1 remedied that for me. I’ll stick with Sonar for many more years Man, I got to stop drinking while posting. It gets loooong!!!
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arlen2133
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Re:Why did you choose sonar and what makes it better than other DAWS?
2011/07/06 21:34:03
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I was working for various local studios back then (in the 90's) and everyone was using either Cubase or some form of analogue equipment (mostly ADAT). I finally got a decent paying gig and the manager wanted to "set me up" with some equipment to take work home with. They "gave" me a computer and a copy of Sonar XL. I didn't really know what to do with it, but I figured it worked like a digital tape recorder. Needless to say, I didn't touch it for about 2 years. Once I did though I was hooked! By this time, I was just about to buy a new computer, so I got a computer, Sonar 3 and shiny new keyboard.  I've produced a number of CDs, demos, radio spots, voice overs for various multimedia projects and my own personal music. Since coming aboard, I've upgraded from 3 to 5, 5 to 7, 8 and 8.5. I'm not sure about X1, but I don't count it out. Really I'm having so much fun (still) in 8.5.3 that I don't wanna get off this ride yet (one more ride mommy PLEASE!  ). So far, I've used ProTools, Cubase, Logic, FL, Abletron and Reason (in limited sessions). So far Sonar is the place for me. I haven't found one that's the best "pound for pound" package like Sonar. It' s easy upstart is a plus, and once you learn how to REALLY use it, you'll find that it's got most everything you need already packaged in it. SURE you can use additional items, but they are merely a compliment to a already REALLY good package?!
Arlen aka Mr Grant my music
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twoifbysea
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Re:Why did you choose sonar and what makes it better than other DAWS?
2011/07/06 21:43:17
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I migrated to computer based recording from a Roland VS 1880 in 2007 with Reaper. I loved then and I stil do. However I wanted to see what else was out there so I bought X1 and Presonus S1 concurrently and decided to record the same projects on all 3 to help decide who was gonna be my go to DAW. X1 won hands down. The other 2 are great pieces of software but X1 just feels right.
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Rain
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Re:Why did you choose sonar and what makes it better than other DAWS?
2011/07/07 00:57:49
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Kev999
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...the other guys swap whole projects between them....which throws up another set of difficulties as I don't think we all have the same plugs...
You are right....but the pressure is on for me to migrate to Mac/logic and all the same plugs as the others......
As long as one opts for exporting wav files, rendering synths, etc, there's no reason to switch really. You might as well stick to what you know best as long as it works for you...
And unless you collaborate with those people on an ongoing basis, swapping files back and forth all the time, the workaround is ok.
When you are collaborating, nobody cares which software you are using. It's the end results that count.
Well, it depends on your definition of the word "collaborating". And it also depends of the people you work with. But when you're part of a team with deadlines, and the projects undergo constant revisions and the files go back and forth, using the same application can save a lot of time to everyone in the team.
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Kev999
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Re:Why did you choose sonar and what makes it better than other DAWS?
2011/07/07 04:01:44
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Rain
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As long as one opts for exporting wav files...
When you are collaborating, nobody cares which software you are using. It's the end results that count.
Well, it depends on your definition of the word "collaborating". And it also depends of the people you work with. But when you're part of a team with deadlines, and the projects undergo constant revisions and the files go back and forth, using the same application can save a lot of time to everyone in the team.
It is certainly more convenient if everybody has identical software, but not strictly essential though. I have hardly ever collaborated with any Sonar users.
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