I use the ProChannel modules with great results. I prefer to set the parameters for tuning up my songs via the ProChannel interface as well. 

I wish there were more ProChannel plug-ins.

That said, I think I have enough compressors now. 

TS


"You'd be incorrect. This won't appear in a future upgrade. "
Andrew Rossa [CW]

Hello Andrew,

I don't really understand why CW does not give any information about the future delivery of a X2b patch.
At least, CW could say if they consider that X2a is the "state of the art" for them, or if they think (like some customers, which can be wrong) that it needs a patch.

But, maybe i don't understand because i am french, and so far from Boston, just near the mediterranean sea ; but still a faithful sonar user since 2006...
Do not ignore me, please...

We aren't ignoring you. We don't comment on or speculate on future product development for business reasons (most other companies do the same). I hope you understand.

mike_mccue

John

mike_mccue

You mean you have them already or is it that you don't have them? If you don't have them why comment in a speculative way about what may happen some time from now? If you do have them what do you like about them and what do not like about them?  

Do you have X2?

No. X2 is the first Cakewalk upgrade I decided not to purchase.

I un-installed SONAR X1A Extended last year and resumed using SONAR 8.5.3 Classic Edition.

I bought some of the PC modules. I tried some of them and some that I purchased I never bothered downloading.

I couldn't get excited when Cakewalk figured out to publish a VST alternative to it's recent PC offering. It seemed a little too little, a couple years too late.

I guess that means the Pro Channel stuff just isn't worth $149 for me.




I'll eventually buy an upgrade to Xsomething+, but I'm waiting until the upgrade is actually worth the $75 offer Cakewalk has been emailing lately.


I figure I'll eventually get fully up to date for one convenient price. I'm hoping that when it happens that it seems like an upgrade rather than what "upgrading" felt like last time.


I've been demoing Exponential Audio's Phoenix Reverb and R2. I'm going to buy them this week. They only cost $449 for the pair, they'll work in all my DAWs and they seem like a bargain to me.

After experiencing the disappointment of the SONAR X1+ debacle I've begun to focus on good value and there are so many great choices these days that it's hard for me to take the Pro Channel concept seriously.

When Cakewalk finally bundles the Pro Channel modules with SONAR I'll probably take a look at all those tiny little GUIS and hear how they compare to any of the stuff I'm already using.

Tomorrow is May 15th. I am thinking it will be interesting to read about what happened last year and compare the facts to speculations voiced over the past couple years. 


best regards,
mike

What is the significance of May 15th for comparing facts to speculations? I am not sure I am following. 


I do urge you to take a fresh look at SONAR X2. It's been pretty well received by users, critics and artists and is well worth the upgrade price (my opinion of course). 

Hey, did Cakewalk offer a deal for the PC package with X2 recently?

It is listed in the monthly specials for $149. There were two discount codes last month for 15% off everything at the CW store which could have further reduced the price. I posted a message on this forum about the second discount code.

Aside from the stability fixes, I'd actually like to see some more ProChannel stuff. I want some more eqs which add some flavour. Specifically, I'd love to see a Pultec emulation in the PC... That would be amazing...

mattplaysguitar


Aside from the stability fixes, I'd actually like to see some more ProChannel stuff. I want some more eqs which add some flavour. Specifically, I'd love to see a Pultec emulation in the PC... That would be amazing...

+1 to Pultec.
 
I guess we've had Breverb and Console Emulation, but I would like to see more.

[We aren't ignoring you. We don't comment on or speculate on future product development for business reasons (most other companies do the same). I hope you understand.
[Andrew Rossa, CW]

Thanks you very much for your reply, Andrew.

In fact, i was not talking about product development, but about issues and bugs to fix (if any, of course).
This is a little strange for a company not to respond to this aspect, whatever its field of activity, and it can be a little discouraging for some customers (or they are wrong about the existence or the importance of the issues they evoke - but in this case you need to tell them, am i right ?).

Anyway, i'll remain faithful and confident (in Nice, summer is coming, and the sea warms )...

TS : "In fact, i was not talking about product development, but about issues and bugs to fix (if any, of course).

In the bug-riddled gaming world, companies keep their customers up to date on upcoming patch release dates (forecasted) what the patch will fix, what will be carried forward towards a future patch, etc.

I wouldn't mind hearing from Cakewalk if they are planning an X2b patch, and what it might contain as far as bug fixes.

As far as not including currently sold-separately plugins in future full realeases goes, I find that Sonar Producer is sorely missing a brickwall limiter in its included arsenal.

I'll consider paying for a hypothetical X3 as a bug-fixing patch only if it includes one.

Paul P


 I find that Sonar Producer is sorely missing a brickwall limiter in its included arsenal.

It does include Boost 11.  I'm not saying it is good, but it is a limiter.