vintagevibe

John
 
I agree and I have owned just about all the DAWs that will run on a PC. Each has its strong point but all have weaknesses.  

 
Yes but they are not all the same.  The strong points and weaknesses make them functionally very different.  It all depends on your needs so it is IMO misguided to assume that they are pretty much all the same.  You need to dive deep and decide what your needs are to choose the best DAW.

We are in agreement.

vintagevibe

cparmerlee
 
 
 
Are there better DAWs out there?  Probably not, when you add everything together.  The grass always looks greener, but basically the DAWs are mostly a commodity.  The real differences are in the VSTs and the skills of the user.  I don't believe I would get better results from any other DAW.
 

 
It's obvious you've never used any other DAWs if you can make a statement like this..

Exactly. I LOVE Sonar X2, it has always served me well. However, it doesn't do everything. Cubase 7 has become my weapon of choice for film scoring (even over Logic). Why? It has excellent video handling, and better options when it comes to tempo matching for visual cues, etc. It's is a very strong DAW, but takes time to dig into it's deep editing features (the expression mapping is genius). I don't think anyone can bash any other DAW until they've actually spent some time using them....they are all different, and offer their own unique tools and workflows.

vintagevibe

John
 
I agree and I have owned just about all the DAWs that will run on a PC. Each has its strong point but all have weaknesses.  

 
Yes but they are not all the same.  The strong points and weaknesses make them functionally very different.  It all depends on your needs so it is IMO misguided to assume that they are pretty much all the same.  You need to dive deep and decide what your needs are to choose the best DAW.

I don't really feel that way.  For me, SONAR does everything I need for what I am trying to do at this stage.  In my situation, I believe it would be a waste of my time to install a bunch of DAWs and do an exhaustive evaluation of each.  In the end, I am limited by my skills and knowledge, not by the DAW technology.
 
I can definitely understand that there are other folks who are doing things that really stretch to the edges of what DAWs do well today, and for them, a search probably makes more sense.
 
And there are other folks who find the current SONAR version not reliable enough.  I guess I am fortunate that hasn't been much of an issue for me.  But if a person just can't get one product to work for them, then of course they should see if there is anything else that will do better for them.

cparmerlee
I don't really feel that way.  For me, SONAR does everything I need for what I am trying to do at this stage.  In my situation, I believe it would be a waste of my time to install a bunch of DAWs and do an exhaustive evaluation of each.  In the end, I am limited by my skills and knowledge, not by the DAW technology.
 
I can definitely understand that there are other folks who are doing things that really stretch to the edges of what DAWs do well today, and for them, a search probably makes more sense.
 
And there are other folks who find the current SONAR version not reliable enough.  I guess I am fortunate that hasn't been much of an issue for me.  But if a person just can't get one product to work for them, then of course they should see if there is anything else that will do better for them.

I wasn't implying anyone needed to try other DAWs just that to think that they were all alike was incorrect.

This was great to read!

Hey Andrew it wasn't meant for you! Though, I guess its OK for you to see it. LOL

jb101
It seems we get a mention downstairs in the CH, in a thread entitled "I have to say".  Go have a look.
 
Apparently we are "Friggin' jerks", and smug, and the OP adds " **** 'em and the snake they rode in on."
 
Charming.

I avoid coffee houses.  All that caffeine makes me irritable and argumentative, with an urge to scream at strangers for no particular reason, calling them friggin' jerks.

cparmerlee

jb101It seems we get a mention downstairs in the CH, in a thread entitled "I have to say".  Go have a look. Apparently we are "Friggin' jerks", and smug, and the OP adds " **** 'em and the snake they rode in on." Charming.

I avoid coffee houses.  All that caffeine makes me irritable and argumentative, with an urge to scream at strangers for no particular reason, calling them friggin' jerks.

:-)

WallyG
Add me to the list of people happy with Sonar X2. This is my hobby and I'm using Sonar at least 2 hrs/day, sometimes all day, putting together new arrangements. Very easy to use (after reading the 2000 page user's manual and Scott's Power Book) and very rare to have a crash. (about the same as any other application on windoze)
 
Life is good!
 
Walt

Yep, I do like Sonar. I have one workflow issue, apart from that, it seems pretty good. Wally, you can't always blame the OS. Software is built for the OS, not the other way around. If Windows is a doze, you could try Linux or a Mac instead.