> IMO the whole design of Sonar needs to change so that it has that Metro look and feel..
 
NO! Just No. That is all
 
Ok there's more, more touch friendly maybe (the menus look ancient, so does the UI built around the menus in Sonar), and make it prettier sure, as long as the original functionality isn't given a hike (like the missing windows start button).
 
Metro look though - yuk! If I ever see a mixing desk that looks like Metro, one day I might just vomit all over it (call it track colouring or something).
 
Cheers

hehe that's what Metro is all about though, so that you can use touch features a lot more effectively and lose some other features - something like Skype metro (Useless)...
 
One thought in the design aspect so that touch can be useful is to touch a component and it zooms in and is the focus and then when you're done with it you can give it the flick and it de-zoom it back into the app

Want to know how your car will look after being redesigned for the metro interface?
 

 
I'm told Cakewalk supports gestures but only on the forums ;).
Have a good week :).

well im upgrading to windows 8.1 now.. Thats the only solution.
 
Anyway, I dont have really big hands and thick fingers. the Sonar X3 GUI is ok for me. I can hit any button or when you are trying to move a plugin parameter you just move your finger a bit to the side so you can see the knob completely and tweak it. The same goes for pan and stuff. Then for the faders you do the same and u you can see the volume number just under the fader anyway. But its all about hearing and listening to the volume of a track in the end. But then again, a better design would really be better!!
 
Lets see how it goes in windows 8.1 now...

 I have a 23" Acer touch screen and I have no problem moving faders,panning ,mute, solo , setting loop points ,selecting screensets....
 Even 3rd party stuff like BFD2. You can preview drum sounds by tapping on the GUI.
 I couldn't see being without a touch screen at this point.
 Every once in a while I'll miss a button or fader but I've had that happen using a mouse also.
 
  

or just dragging a plugin from the browser directly to the track..
 

ok so i updated to windows 8.1 and it works!! the faders the knobs and all work. the plugins can be controlled.so.. eventually it needed win 8. i find that the faders and knobs are accurate as much as a mouse. just mentioning cos in some forums i have read that the faders wont be accurate. but they are..  
the only thing i dont like is that when u touch a track in the console view, sonar doesnt select it. if u have the inspector open on the side, touching a track wont follow that track. touching a track wont select it. you can control the parametes faders buttons knobs but it wont select it. bummer... come on.. they are promoting touch and thwy dont have the basics working.. pfffff.... anyone else having the same issue?

http://www.cakewalk.com/support/contact/featurerequest.aspx
 

You don't want the focus to always go to the track you touch because you can touch ten tracks at once.

I spent last night with my daughter driving zeta 2 with her fingers while I played. Love it.

YEAH you are right.. but then again when using the mackie control or the vs700 the track was selected when u touched a fader.. so.. anyway they make a point in the console view to touch when u want to select it..