I am of a distinct belief that this thread has lost it's needle

I was asking if PrpTools is any better in recording sound quality

Nope, I answered it in post 11.

Indeed post #8. Owning two cars does not make you a better driver.
Now where is that hammer....

anyone mention 40% yet?

All I had to do was look at the pricing of the associated hardware for PT and Sonar. I know that I don't have to get the high end interfaces and boards but I would never stop thinking that I want this or that piece that will always be out of my budget. Then there is the attitude that so many PT users have when you tell them you use Sonar. It isn't said and maybe it is imagined but there always seems to be something in the way they say, "I use Pro Tools", that gets under my skin. IMO, Sonar is up to par and better in some ways. I have absolutely no regrets about choosing Sonar over PT... none. I wouldn't change if money was no consideration. I LIKE Sonar! (I would get a better computer though).
I might add that IMO, staying ALL 64bit with X3 is important to stability. Like FREDDIE has said so many times... 64bit, IT MATTERS!
 
J

Now where is that hammer

Has anyone seen Thor??
 
Cj

You can take your mere hammer and I'll raise you a Crom Faeyr.

Thank you for all your replies. Sounds like I do not really need the PT. It just that we have to install it somewhere for him to learn it and get to use it. This computer has audio interface connected along with all other keyboards and tools. If we install it on 2 other computers in the room, they are not connected to anything. I do have former M-Audio (now AVID- they kept this interface when sold M-Audio) Ultra 8R USB interface, but they only have Windows 7 drivers, no Windows 8, not sure it would work with Win 8.1...
 
I started using recording software at my keyboard- Yamaha Motif. I did not have typing keyboard next to me. Now I spend more time at my desk because I use small controller and soft synths a lot. I have no problem with interface- so far everything is on the monitor to click. I never need shortcuts. And then if I was using shortcuts- what would I do when I record/edit at my Motif?
 
I can not tell which plugins are 32 bits. Some of them say so, some of them not saying anything. I also noted that some soft synths repeat themselves in Audio FX menu. I am not sure if it is because plugin has effects built in and it offers me to use those plugins (such as Maschine or Kontact) or if it just repeats itself. I do not see 224 plugins- this is what Sonar's plugin manager says after it scans. Many plugins came from Komplete 9 Ultimate- I would not uninstall those. I have extensive collection of software synths- not the free versions but paid once. It makes no sense that PT would not read VST- it defeats the purpose of having my collection if I can not use it with PT.

50gig aint enough.
Computing power has been with us for a while now.
before that we needed DSP and Protools was king.
Many invested heavily into it and are running it to this day.
Many have learnt to use it and many are loyal users.
 
It has long been a fact that other DAWs have included much more to compete
and have won more of the market share.
Protools gets less than 20% of the share , probably around 15% of the market.
AVID is on the brink per reports, it doesn't look promising to be withholding from sharholders
where the company is at financially. They are blaming their sales people making deals that are loosing them money but I believe it is mis management with a firm still stuck on the glory days and over staffed.
It is hard to predict. Protools might be up for grabs. Who knows.
 
I am glad that I chosse Sonar 6 when I was buying my first DAW. I wanted Protools but couldn't afford the expensive Macs at the time.

If you have any 32 bit plugins from Komplete ultimate remove them, they are duplicates. If it says 32,bit in the plugin menu it is 32 bit.