Will there be an X1d ? ...... or is it full steam on to X1.1 / X2 ?

My guess would be X2. There seems to be a cycle of about 3 updates per major release then another major. So let the X2 requests start streaming in! X1c is very stable on my system.

The only thing I'm curious about is if there will be quickfixes between now and the next big update. From what I gather around the forums, people don't think there will be.

X1 "officially" broke the sound barrier.

X2 didn't end well.

I think from Cakewalk rep's comments that Cakewalk are not going to follow their previous release or update model.

I think the shelf life for a version will be longer with more updates especially considering the probs with X1 and we may well have to pay for an update mid cycle in a similar fashion to SONAR 8, 8.5 then X1.

Perhaps we'll have a hotfix or 2 over the next 2 months and X1D around December 2011.
Then around March 2012 we'll get SONAR X1.5, a paid update at a lesser price than what we used to pay for a full upgrade. eg US$99 like from 8 to 8.5.

The next major release following this period will be SONAR X2 at which time the SONAR X code will be bedded in and a regular cycle for release can resume though not necessarily at annual intervals. In fact I would say that the Producer product will attract a premium  payment and targetted to the big pro studio user head to head with Pro Tools, and the other programs will be aimed at more specialised user groups who individually may not need the whole SONAR kit.
 
I think there'll be price breaks for pre-orders and Cakewalk will continue to promote the download model with a premium to be paid for disk sets and optional full printed manuals. I fully expect that SONAR will soon provide MIDI data exportable as XML files so that it can link to any score editor curretly on the market. This will quash any need for a major update to the score editor and allow Cakewalk to concentate on what it generally does well.

I'd say with the recent advertising for senior programmers we can look forward to updates for Dim Pro and Rapture as well as a suite of 64 bit plugins that can be purchased independent of SONAR for use in any VST compliant audio program. As well as this there'll be a high end suite of 64 bit plugins being exclusive Producer inclusions in line with the current Pro Channel. How's that for dreamiing out loud.

trimph1


As a time traveler from the year 2027 I am here to say that there will be an X2, an X3, An X4, and X5........X+n.....

Care to share some sports results for the next 25 years
Or is that against the time travelers code of conduct?

codamedia

trimph1


As a time traveler from the year 2027 I am here to say that there will be an X2, an X3, An X4, and X5........X+n.....

Care to share some sports results for the next 25 years
Or is that against the time travelers code of conduct?

Toronto will not see the Stanley Cup that is for sure....

I would be happy if there was an X1D - AND if they even charged for it, ($100, etc?) - I would not mind - as long as they put everything in ONE File to upgrade from 8.5.3.  (Like an X2 would do).

FastBikerBoy


However I have been wrong before - just ask my wife. 

If a man enters the desert alone
and his wife is not with him
When he speaks
Can he be wrong?

Middleman

FastBikerBoy


However I have been wrong before - just ask my wife. 

If a man enters the desert alone
and his wife is not with him
When he speaks
Can he be wrong?

I've just asked her and she said yes......

There's a lot of money to make in the garage band market. And technology rolls downhill. I hav the latest MC6, and I can tell you it's more than a decent entry level DAW for the $50 or whatever it costs. You'd be surprised how much of the core SONAR technology is in their (in fact if anybody is looking for a lightweight SONAR to take on the road, check out MC6). That consumer-level portion of the market is not going to go out to buy specialized toasters. They'll either be looking at their existing desktops/laptops sitting on their desks, or the handheld platforms of the future (which will naturally be getting more powerful).

Is that a guess on your part or do you have access to some data. I didn't know that CW was publicly traded company.

You have to account for market erosion due to all the new DAW software as well so that picture alone may not tell the health of the sector. If people are opting for free versus pay, which I think they are, then the future for any company trying to make a profit is threatened.

Thats Roland what about CW? Thats like talking GM when asked about Frigidair.

Not really. Not according to Henderhoff. He says he owns the majority.

John T


It's a bit doomed to failure, this tangent, I think. None of us have anything like enough data to draw meaningful conclusions here.

 
But we have screenshots