It's definitely possible there are discounted versions of X1 at retail. If you find one, I do recommend you upgrade to X2 Producer as you get many more features. Good luck! Hope you become a user soon.

I'm talking about X2.  
When you see copies for X2 Producer "OEM" for $30... well...   

stevec

mike_mccue
...Maybe that's cause I'm a glass 7/8ths full kinda guy. ;-)
 
 

I've always liked 7/8.
 

Yes... but how do you prefer to sub-divide that 7/8?
12, 12, 123
123, 12, 12
12, 123, 12
 

:-)

How did we get on hat sizes?
 
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How did we get on hat sizes?
 
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I blame it on Mike's glasses.
 
BTW, in most case it would 12, 12, 123 for me.  

Hello,
thanks for your replays. Now i think i wil buy the X2 studio version because the other version is registered and that means what you've wrote, no support and no option for updates.
Sorry for my bad englisch but on this point i want to say something.
Many years ago i had worked with other sequencers ( Qbase, Logic, ... ) and never was realy happy with them.
A few month ago i had become a LE version of sonar with the A300PRO midikeyboard and and you know what ( i think you know it )? In short, the products of cakewalk and the company presence are very clearly, logical and user-friendly build on. The community here is very helpfull and friendly too. unfortunately, nowadays this is not normal. The information about audio mixing and more on the internetsite are very very helpfull.
I daresay many more positve about this forum and the company.
Thank you to bringing me back to have interrest in making music.
 
Thanks and best regards, Tomas 

Good choice!  Registering a legit copy is definitely the way to go if you're planning to stick with SONAR, and from the sound of it, you are.   That's also a good choice!  
 
With Studio you still have the same core program with all of the workflow enhancements.   Plus, you can always upgrade to X2 Producer or the next version whenever it's ready. 
 

Tomas,
 
you won't just not have support, an already registered SONAR will stop working after 30 days w/o the reg number.  Even w/ the reg number it might not work.
 
I'm the same as you.  I looked at the different DAWs (I was coming from tape/mixer and Sonic Foundry's Vegas audio/video program and Cakewalk seemed the easiest.  Other people find Cubase, or Logic, to be the best fit for them.  Everyone is different, but I liked Cakewalk and have stuck w/ it over the years and haven't been sorry.
 
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CJaysMusic
You should never get a program that is not the latest, as it is no longer supported and will never get updated again. Get the latest program. Its a stupid move to get the older Sonar in my opinion.
 
CJ

Sonar X1 is still supported by Cakewalk:
https://www.cakewalk.com/Support/contact/default.aspx#ts-policies
 
Is it better to get the new version of a Sonar product with all the new bugs that have not yet been fixed, or an old version of Sonar with all of the fixes that will ever be offered for the old bugs? In my experience no version of Sonar has ever been retired with all of its bugs fixed, and no new version is ever likely to have all its bugs fixed before it is retired.
 
If you can get an older version for a substantially reduced price, and that version has all of the features you need, there is little benefit in getting the newest version.