It's been 9 months and 5 days since X2 was released and we've had 1 update. 9 months and 7 days after the release of X1 we were offered X1 Expanded, which was Cake's 4th update to X1. Why the big discrepancy?
 
I realize that no one who actually knows the answer to that question is going to respond and I apologize for beating a dead horse, but, man, I'm itching for a few bug fixes. 

And your issues are?
 
Bob Bone

You are far from alone in feeling abandoned by Roland/Cakewalk.  It is the main reason many have recently switched to competing software, and why many more are on the verge of doing the same.

I will second this dead horse flogging. I have $0.99 apps on my iPhone that get updates and bug fixes on a weekly basis, but my $400 software doesn't get one in 9 months? The complete lack of feedback is a kick in the teeth. My guess is that they have no intention of ever updating X2 and are working on X3, their policy of silence a recognition that all hell would be let loose on the forums if they admitted it! So, they'll wait until they have the exciting new X3 promotional videos ready and hope that we'll be so giddy with apprehension at a brand new Sonar that we'll forget about the one we've already paid for.

Studious
You are far from alone in feeling abandoned by Roland/Cakewalk.  It is the main reason many have recently switched to competing software, and why many more are on the verge of doing the same.

I'm one of the '99' as well. My Q7 just arrived last night, and I'm just about to unwrap it.
 
Am I done with Sonar?
 
As stated in another post - 'No'...but...while I'm waiting for Sonar to grace us with one of their well kept secrets, be it an update, upgrade, new version, bankruptcy, whatever, I'll be working with, learning, & getting very used to a competitors DAW.
 
Now...the longer Cake takes - it only stands to reason - the more comfortable I'll be getting 'over there', and may not necessarily want to come back.
 
Ask me then if I'm done with Sonar. I may be. Who knows? - time will tell.
 
In the meantime, I, and it looks like a number of others will be wading into different waters - different ripples - different waves - and a whole new, different temperature. 

I don't see the delay in X2b as a bad thing, or even suspect, because it could be that Cakewalk just wants to get it right. But I do agree that being quiet about it isn't exactly comforting. It gives me more indication that X3 is next, which I'm certainly not ready for.
 
I do highly wish that CW will be much more forthcoming to bugs, fixes, and other issues, but I gather that isn't possible with the current economy and the amount of work I feel Cakewalk probably is self-inflicting.

brconflict
...I do highly wish that CW will be much more forthcoming to bugs, fixes, and other issues, but I gather that isn't possible with the current economy and the amount of work I feel Cakewalk probably is self-inflicting.

It also doesn't bode well for them that Steinberg has now done 5... yup...count 'em 5 updates for Q already.
 
Now some might say, "Wow, what's wrong over there that they need 5 updates"?
 
But didn't Cake need to do X1 a, b, c & d before they got that right - and yet some would argue that it still isn't?
Win, lose or draw with those updates, Steinberg is at least coming up to the surface every few months to make an appearance. And many say they're listening to their customers for these updates.
 
Shh...listen! Do you hear anything????
 
Oh - The silence is deafening here!
 

Given how X2 is being heavily discounted recently, the fact that the X2 content club membership ends 31st Aug and that there is a new pro tools version out I think it more likely that X3 will be the next update.

paulo
Given how X2 is being heavily discounted recently, the fact that the X2 content club membership ends 31st Aug and that there is a new pro tools version out I think it more likely that X3 will be the next update.

I would be fine with that, if the final content club offering was a free upgrade to X3. But it's beyond silly that we have to guess and speculate after all this time.

I will not be surprised if there is no update this year and they instead have some half-baked extra to sell us which will then be incorporated into the next release the following year...

The new X model's sales pattern...

I guess I was pretty much alone in my feelings about the surveys where they're first chiding what to focus on? I'm sure they are busy all along, but...................

I am one very unhappy camper right now.

Keni