u cant use pc software on osx mac
and mac with windows is windows pc

I just noticed the title of my browser window for  now reads:
 
Cakewalk.com - The World's Best Software For Recording And Making Music On PC And Mac
 
Is this a new development or what?

JimmyJimJames
Cakewalk.com - The World's Best Software For Recording And Making Music On PC And Mac
 
Is this a new development or what?

Nope, it's always been the best.

Oh... I thought I stumbled onto evidence that X3 will be Mac as well as PC.
 
Now that would be real CAKEWALK DEVELOPMENT news.
 
I've always thought they were the best!

No there is no X3 on a Mac. From the recently posted Gison-FAQ
 
Will Cakewalk develop a Mac version of SONAR? 
Many musicians already run SONAR on the Mac using Boot Camp and various other solutions, so there are no plans for a Mac version at this time. However, Mac and iOS support for other products will play an important part in Cakewalk’s future.

I think the 'PC and Mac' part of the statement above refers to DimPro and Rapture which, IIRC do run on Macs...and there may be other products as well.
 
But no, as scook points out, X3 on a Mac.
 
Regards,

I'm running on a Mac Pro using boot amp under Windows 7 Pro... I've had no problems at all related to the running of Sonar or any other windows program... Running for over a year now... I only have Lion installed on the OSX side as I've had no reason or need to chance changing anything...

Tho I work with it when I must, I have no personal need or desire for OSX so the Mac is set to boot into Windows by default. It simply runs as a high power dual Xeon Quad Core machine with 16GB of RAM... I couldn't be more pleased with the hardware.. (Well, the machine has support for 3 monitors if I could only afford to buy one or two more ;-))...

Why bother to spend the time/energy to make and support another version...

If you want need to stay in OSX but still have access to Sonar, I'm told the Parrallels software does so very well...

I'd much rather the Bakers stay focused on developing for a single platform... There are enough problems with that... I'm sure you notice that many of the soft wares supporting both platforms work well on one and not so well on the other....

Keni

Has anyone tried X3 on a Mac Pro?  

cfcook76
Has anyone tried X3 on a Mac Pro?  

Not yet, but I hope to have it installed on mine by this time next week... ;-)
 
I've got 8.5.3/X1d/X2a running just fine on it via Bootcamp to win7 Pro
 
I don't expect any problems installing X3 here at all...
 
Keni
 

chefmike8888
I'm just curious as to why people (not just here but in all aspects of computing) are working to basically turn a MAC into a PC.
I like MAC's and as the OP stated I don't want to turn this into a MAC/PC thing. They both have their good and not so good points.
It just seems strange to spend that kind of money for a MAC just to make it a PC.
Why not use that money to build or purchase a a quality PC in the first place?
 
I'm guessing that it's more of a 'I don't like Windows' OS thing. Not an 'Apple product is built better' thing.
 
And with this app it's possible to run Native AND TDM plugs?
Forgive me if there are silly questions but I'm thinking it's a MAC so you should be able to use your TDM plugs if you own them.
But since you're basically turning it into a Windows PC Will TDM users need to purchase all new plugs?
 
I'm so confused lol.
 
Mike 

For me, it's just an issue of workflow. I've tried all combinations: macbook pro with bootcamp, a windows desktop and a macbook pro; hackintosh with win7 and osx boot loader; OSX running parallels… None of it works for me. Bootcamp and other varieties of dual booting are inconvenient. Parallels is not a useful solution when using an audio app - too much latency and system quirkiness. 
 
I like to work in OSX. It's a more enjoyable environment for me. I also like Logic, but Sonar is what I used for years. I would still love to use it, but I'd rather not have to switch computers, reboot, or sacrifice performance. It is definitely not an issue of trying to turn it into a windows machine. That's exactly what I'd like to avoid. I just would like to be able to use Sonar. May never happen, but it never hurts to hope.