I love subject lines like "Pro Tools 11 vs Sonar" They always kick up so much dust. There should always be a sub-header of: To the death ;)

Yep, PT is now a Pay up front the cash and run..a month or two, with one or two updates offered to keep you hooked...and then bash em with the next charged update...For A WORLD STUDIO STANDARD said way back in time?....Yah...So why the changes and updates with new standards?....BLAH BLAH BLAH...$$$...and it is with em all, if you really look....But some fare better in getting it right out of the box....others see the Greener side of updates...The power lies with the consumer...and how well they do the homework before Buying in...or jumping onboard, or jumping off the cliff....Others just loose hair and some pocket change....WINK...see even windows keeps changing and updating...SO what Standards are standard....?...there are no standards with PC or MAC!...Just keep that in mind...eh?...and do not believe in the hype...and you will save bucks, hair, and loss of loved ones...No doubt ?...Just sayin...LOL.

Owning Pro Tools is like Owning a Harley Davidson . Its slugish and breaks down alot . and the maintanence is too expensive . But Your cool for having it.

bobgassert


Its slugish and breaks down alot . 

Not my experience. Once it's tuned up, its really stable.

the maintanence is too expensive

Most definitely.

Owning PT HDX would be like owning a Harley. Owning PT is like placing a lawnmower engine into a Harley frame. It looks like a Harley, it has Harley written on it, but... The PT software was not built to run natively in the first place, which may account for its performance which can be less than optimal when compared to others. But this new version - which has been rebuilt from the ground up - may very well change things.

I think that the new Pro Tools 11 update could be worth all the trouble that is may cause. A LOT of the new features are great on 11. It finally has many features that all engineers have been waiting for. Pro Tools 11 redefines professional music and audio production for today’s workflows. From all-new audio and video engines and turbocharged 64-bit performance, to expanded metering and new HD video workflows. Pro Tools 11 also has 64-bit performance. This means much more accessible RAM to boost performance and you can creatively take your music and audio production to a whole new level, while handling bigger mixes with thousands of clips, take advantage of larger VI sampler sizes, and enjoy more system headroom. Pro Tools 11 is the dedicated low-latency input and playback buffers. This allows you to monitor record inputs on native systems with ultra-low latency — without sacrificing plug-in performance. To me, one of the best features of Pro Tools 11 is that you can now speed up delivery with offline bounce. With faster-than-real-time offline bounce, you can speed up your final mix or stem deliveries, up to 150x faster. Those little add-ons from Pro Tools 10 makes 11 better already. There are a ton more things that Avid has added and Im sure that you can read that on their website. One of my main things was the offline bounce, and I am finally happy that it is in 11. I have never used SONAR but I think that Pro Tools is still going to be the best recording software out there. 
 
- Chris Hubbard

 

Chrishubb2448
I think that the new Pro Tools 11 update could be worth all the trouble that is may cause. A LOT of the new features are great on 11. It finally has many features that all engineers have been waiting for. Pro Tools 11 redefines professional music and audio production for today’s workflows. From all-new audio and video engines and turbocharged 64-bit performance, to expanded metering and new HD video workflows. Pro Tools 11 also has 64-bit performance. This means much more accessible RAM to boost performance and you can creatively take your music and audio production to a whole new level, while handling bigger mixes with thousands of clips, take advantage of larger VI sampler sizes, and enjoy more system headroom. Pro Tools 11 is the dedicated low-latency input and playback buffers. This allows you to monitor record inputs on native systems with ultra-low latency — without sacrificing plug-in performance. To me, one of the best features of Pro Tools 11 is that you can now speed up delivery with offline bounce. With faster-than-real-time offline bounce, you can speed up your final mix or stem deliveries, up to 150x faster. Those little add-ons from Pro Tools 10 makes 11 better already. There are a ton more things that Avid has added and Im sure that you can read that on their website. One of my main things was the offline bounce, and I am finally happy that it is in 11. I have never used SONAR but I think that Pro Tools is still going to be the best recording software out there. 
 
- Chris Hubbard
 
 

You should try SONAR. You found your way to our site after all! I use both as well and prefer SONAR personally. Most of the kids I show it to at Berklee are amazed at what SONAR can do :)
 
Free 30 day trial is available if you're interested in checking it out: http://www.cakewalk.com/p...s/sonar/web-trial.aspx

Chrishubb2448
I think that the new Pro Tools 11 update could be worth all the trouble that is may cause. A LOT of the new features are great on 11. It finally has many features that all engineers have been waiting for. Pro Tools 11 redefines professional music and audio production for today’s workflows. From all-new audio and video engines and turbocharged 64-bit performance, to expanded metering and new HD video workflows. Pro Tools 11 also has 64-bit performance. This means much more accessible RAM to boost performance and you can creatively take your music and audio production to a whole new level, while handling bigger mixes with thousands of clips, take advantage of larger VI sampler sizes, and enjoy more system headroom. Pro Tools 11 is the dedicated low-latency input and playback buffers. This allows you to monitor record inputs on native systems with ultra-low latency — without sacrificing plug-in performance. To me, one of the best features of Pro Tools 11 is that you can now speed up delivery with offline bounce. With faster-than-real-time offline bounce, you can speed up your final mix or stem deliveries, up to 150x faster. Those little add-ons from Pro Tools 10 makes 11 better already. There are a ton more things that Avid has added and Im sure that you can read that on their website. One of my main things was the offline bounce, and I am finally happy that it is in 11. I have never used SONAR but I think that Pro Tools is still going to be the best recording software out there. 
 
- Chris Hubbard
 

Funny, SONAR has had 64-bit performance and 'faster-than-real-time offline bounce" for years.

I'm glad PT11 finally got to the party.

Ryan Munnis [Cakewalk]
You should try SONAR. You found your way to our site after all! I use both as well and prefer SONAR personally. Most of the kids I show it to at Berklee are amazed at what SONAR can do :)
 
Free 30 day trial is available if you're interested in checking it out: http://www.cakewalk.com/p...s/sonar/web-trial.aspx

Oh man, you had me there Ryan!  I thought it was the X3 trial.
 
Any idea when/if the X3 trial will be available?  Thanks.

Studious

Ryan Munnis [Cakewalk]
You should try SONAR. You found your way to our site after all! I use both as well and prefer SONAR personally. Most of the kids I show it to at Berklee are amazed at what SONAR can do :)
 
Free 30 day trial is available if you're interested in checking it out: http://www.cakewalk.com/p...s/sonar/web-trial.aspx

Oh man, you had me there Ryan!  I thought it was the X3 trial.
 
Any idea when/if the X3 trial will be available?  Thanks.

Lol sorry I didn't mean to deceive. Unfortunately I'm not sure though it's an active discussion. All hands are currently on deck for X3c and various "other" stuff. You still on the fence?