• SONAR
  • Sonar's new name (p.11)
2018/02/27 01:43:51
Kamikaze
Oringinally Cakewalk by 12 Tone Systems. 12 tones are the Chromatic Scale.
 
ChromaLab
2018/02/27 01:57:17
AlanPerkins
Based on the original post here, surely you'd have to call it Kamikaze
2018/02/27 01:58:13
AlanPerkins
...Or BackDAW because, well, it's back.
2018/02/27 04:36:03
mhazdra
Just call it "Cakewalk" just like when I first bought v2.0. (Yes i'm old)
2018/02/27 04:52:59
Kamikaze
I used cakewak back in the early 90's too. I was a terrible name even back then. The words origins aren't that nice and it sounds really outdated.
 
I think Sonar still holds up well. And it's not cakewalk, that was a different program
2018/02/27 05:18:28
sharke
I agree that it needs a thoroughly unique name that's a rock solid trademark with excellent SEO potential. Kind of like Xerox or Kodak. Trouble is it's genuinely hard to come up with a combination of letters that scans well, conveys the purpose of the software and isn't already used by something or somebody else. 
 
"Aud" has been used already. Audition, Audacity. 
 
"Son" has obviously been used. Sonar, Halion Sonic, Soniccouture etc. 
 
"Wav" - Waves, a million other VST's. 
 
"Harm" as in "harmonic" and "harmony" - probably done to death. 
 
"Mus" - hmm! Surprisingly, I can't think of any prominent DAW's or VST's which start with those letters. Might be an avenue to explore. 
 
"Phas" - hmm.  
 
"Amp" - possible, but there is already an Amplitube and a company called Ampology. Ampri? Amphox? LOL dear me.
 
"Chrom" - Chromax? A brand of golf balls. Chromix? A color management company. Both awful anyway.  
 
"Samp" - done to death. 
 
"Stereo"  - done to death. 
 
"Sig" as in "Signal" - doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. 

Boy is this hard. You can see why people are paid large sums of money to rebrand companies. 
 
Besides which, I bet they've already decided on a name and we're just wasting our time!
2018/02/27 05:41:41
Kamikaze
sharke
 
we're just wasting our time!




 
Yeah, but it's fun. like the Boz 'name this plugin'
 
I'm under the impression they want to keep Sonar if they can. They probaby have a plan b, c and d. But you never know we might stumble on something that rings out
2018/02/27 06:01:11
TheSteven
Assuming there's no legal baggage in the name Sonar works for me.
 
But if it can't be Sonar then maybe one of these...
G.A.W.D - Great Audio Workstation of Dreams
T.R.A.M.P - The Reworked Audio MasterPiece
S.O.S. - Son of Sonar
INDY - Is Not Dead Yet
ICEE - Imagination Captured Effectively  & Easily
SYDNAM - Sometime You Don't Need A Moniker
ARSE ME - Audio Recording Software Engineering & MIDI Excellence
SPAM Handler - Superbly Programmed Audio & MIDI Handler
 
 
2018/02/27 06:14:40
shawn@trustmedia.tv
BandLab - TRACKER STUDIO DAW or SONAR MIX. mY 2 SENSE. -S
2018/02/27 06:14:42
shawn@trustmedia.tv

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