Just been reading on other forums about daws, comparing Sonar to Cubase, in the notation department, Cubase wins. I hate to say it but if Sonar wants to compete, they are going to have to upgrade the notation capabilities. That's just what other people are saying.

That's just what other people are saying.

No its not. Although I am interested in improved notation, most people are not. If you need better notation, get Finale or Sibelius. Sonar cannot be all things to all people. At least not for $400. 

Despite the frequent calls for better notation by a vocal minority, Sonar seems to be doing quite well. At least thats the impression we can infer from Cakewalks still not having made any changes for the better in more than a decade.

Finale is a crappy sequencer.  Sonar's notation is basic at best.  I use them side by side all the time with great results.

Seth

Demands for VST3 can't be far behind

Demands for VST3 can't be far behind

That made me laugh.

you can argue all day long how many people are interested in notation.

The fact is Sonar is going to loose many users in the near future over this issue. There are lots of shifting sands on the way.

Competition is growing, technology is going to change and effect of ignoring the medium of communicating music is going to be interesting.    

daveny5

That's just what other people are saying.

No its not. Although I am interested in improved notation, most people are not. If you need better notation, get Finale or Sibelius. Sonar cannot be all things to all people. At least not for $400. 

You have absolutely no clue what the purpose of a notation function in a DAW is for.  Otherwise you wouldn't make the ridiculous assumption that Finale or Sibelius could fill that function.

djwayne


Just been reading on other forums about daws, comparing Sonar to Cubase, in the notation department, Cubase wins. I hate to say it but if Sonar wants to compete, they are going to have to upgrade the notation capabilities. That's just what other people are saying.

As far as notation Cubase doesn't win ... it completely demolishes Sonar.  That's why I'm switching.  Cakewalk has let the staff view fester for 15 years and refuses to implement even the slightest improvements.

OKAY . . . okay . .  I'll download the Cubase demo to see what all the buzz is about regarding their fantastic notation.
I'm sure the next Cakewalk Sonar version will have many new amazing features, but I will be most disappointed if there is no improvement to their Staff notation.

Not everyone uses notation, but it is important to me, use it frequently.

May the DAW wars benefit us all.

Mudgel  . . . has it really been a decade since there were notation improvements ? 2003 ?