Ruben
 
 
The crossgrade for Sonar users to Studio One Pro is $149.00. The Pro Studio version of Mixcraft costs more than that, so I'm wondering why you feel that S1 is overpriced?
 

Mixcraft actually offers a crossgrade to Cakewalk users for §99.00

michaelhanson
Why can't we just use two towels?

Sure, that works too.  

How about 3? I’m continuing to use Sonar for all projects done in it (lots of them), if I ever need to revisit them for remixes or whatever. I also bought into Studio One and use Mixbus as well. I’m finding Mixbus easier to migrate to but S1 does have some cool features.

i'm a broken man don't know where to go,didnt take the time and money to learn a new daw,just used sonar for years and years and they let me down after being the best daw on the market. IMO, software needs to be supported,i run into a few bugs here and there and would like to have support to resolve the problems but i think i can get through this beat down by learning Studio one in the mean time, i just hate not knowing when or if  the servers are going to be shut down in the middle of a computer upgrade because i have lots of projects to finish or be stuck like chuck with a daw that windows has broken due to updates. been with sonar since forever and they let me down,got a bottle of jack daniels,he never lets me down....lol.  and if y'all or thinkin it, NO!! i don't have a gun,just a bottle of Whiskey......LOL LOL.

LawTunes
I hope this is not a dumb question, but is there another DAW than can directly and effectively open or import Sonar project files, with project settings, etc. intact?  I assume none will be perfect, but that could reduce the labor a bit.

Not a dumb question, as that there would certainly solve the whole problem! 
 
But as it stands today, the answer would be no.
 
Each DAW is developed with proprietary song/project file formats, that record the settings of various project features present that will not necessarily correspond with features in another DAW.  There are no universal standards for projects, just the raw audio and MIDI file formats.
 
So cross-DAW translation would be a very convoluted task to undertake, and would require a lot of investment to hit a moving target, as each DAW out there continues to evolve and change.  It's a task for manual labor.
 
The only practical plan is to export all of your audio and midi tracks from your project as files, and then import them into your DAW of choice, where you will need to re-create the project in the new DAW.
 
You will lose all of your original projects settings, such as mixer settings, automation, busses, FX, instruments, etc.  Also probably a good idea to save the instrument and effect plugin presets used with names relating to the specific project.  So you will probably want to have the two running side by side for comparison.

BobbyT
i'm a broken man don't know where to go,didnt take the time and money to learn a new daw,just used sonar for years and years and they let me down after being the best daw on the market. IMO, software needs to be supported,i run into a few bugs here and there and would like to have support to resolve the problems but i think i can get through this beat down by learning Studio one in the mean time, i just hate not knowing when or if  the servers are going to be shut down in the middle of a computer upgrade because i have lots of projects to finish or be stuck like chuck with a daw that windows has broken due to updates. been with sonar since forever and they let me down,got a bottle of jack daniels,he never lets me down....lol.  and if y'all or thinkin it, NO!! i don't have a gun,just a bottle of Whiskey......LOL LOL.

On the bright side it looks as though you just wrote a country song right there ^^^^ !

My first iMac should be here tomorrow, with logic installed.

Honestly after so many years of doing this work on a Windows PC and having random issues to varying degrees, I'm glad to switch.

My guitarists 10 year old MacBook runs better than my windows PC, stability wise.

I'm in a good place right now doing our first demo to make a major switch with no major issues, so I decided to see what a mac is all about.

The only reason why people are using older versions of Sonar is because it was an old version. It is different when the lights are completely switched off and there is no one home. Time to switch no one from Cake is watching this post. And if they are its with water in their eyes. They like us know the truth...it's all over!

I will keep SONAR to access lagacy projects and anything "urgent" I need to do but I have decided to transition over to STUDIO ONE

So far I am loving Studio One and lots of my main workflow features are there - and actually many are even much improved

I am also sure the future development will be hugely influenced by the influx of Sonar users - if I were Mr Presonus I would divert all attention onto track icons, track templates and some of the MIDI features Sonar refugees are missing (although the MIDI seems better for my personal needs)

I will be jumping in with 2 feet and taking advantage of the tight hardware integration with the Faderport 8

Finally, and arguably most importantly, the Studio One community and Presonus themselves have been soooooooo warm and welcoming to the Sonar refugees with lots of guides, videos and Q&A to help with the transition from Sonar

I have also been really impressed by the Cakewalk 3rd party plugin suppliers that have unlocked their Cakewalk plugins for use in other DAWs - when the chips are down it is small gestures like this that make all the difference

It is great to hear Presonus reaching out to Craig Anderton (which is strangely comforting) and I hope they snap up some of the Cakewalk devs (even if in a remote/temp basis) to quickly implement the killer Sonar features into Studio One (albeit without the source code but their understanding would be a huge benefit) - That is what I would do if I were Mr Presonus!!

I dont think they should put anything from Sonar into Studio One. Lets drop tje dead Donkey and move forward. I really like Studio One the way it is and its refreshing to have something new and different.