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X2b

Regards,

Tom Riggs


I'm guessing they started on x3 as soon as x2 was released. That does not mean they stopped fixing bugs for x2. Cake is not just a couple of guys hanging out in the basement that con only focus on one thing at a time. I'm fairly sure there will be and x2b as well as an x3. There may also be an x2c and d. It is all possible. More will be revealed.

I agree with you that if there were going to be an X3 come Fall, they'd have to be deep into it right now. 


I was just sharing something I discovered with the community.  It's actually comforting to see some evidence that there IS going to be an X3 given all the speculation floating about.

I am also hoping that there will be an X2b before X3.  It would be nice not to have to wait until Fall or Winter for a paid upgrade to address reported issues with X2/X2a.

Presented with the recent deal to upgrade to X2 with a nice discount in place AND a free instructional video included, I had to pull the trigger, as I'm sure many did.

Hopefully, in some small way, this will help fund future baker development.

I've always bought software and then used it for many years (like min. 5 or 6) before moving on to the next version, if ever.

I'm not prepared to pay Cakewalk $100 a year for it to fix bugs that shouldn't have been there in the first place.

It'd be like having to buy a service contract.

It'd be like having to buy a service contract.

This may well be the wave of the future, and not just for Cakewalk, but for all the major players

Jimbo 88


Hey! really really good catch.


I've heard X3 is going to overhaul STAFF VIEW and video playback making Sonar the most sought after DAW ever.

You're joking, right?

vintagevibe

Jimbo 88


Hey! really really good catch.


I've heard X3 is going to overhaul STAFF VIEW and video playback making Sonar the most sought after DAW ever.

You're joking, right?

no one has ever acused me of being serious....

They are going to have an audio view that will be 10-40% better.

did anyone also notice a few more gadgets in the toolbar... video view etc

I was convinced there'd be an X2B released by now, but I'm now going the other way. I think they're skipping X2B all together at this point, which would be a shame.

I suspect with the recent re-assignments and firing(s) at Cakewalk, there's some kind of shift happening. Whether it will benefit end-users in the long run remains to be seen, but it doesn't look good so far.

Frankly, I wish I had stayed at Sonar 8.5, as the only good thing to come out of my upgrading to X2 is that it lead me purchasing a Studio One Pro license. While Studio One lacks some major features, and has some quirks with keyboard shortcuts and mouse modifiers, it's otherwise been an overwhelmingly positive experience for me. I'm actually making more music with it than I had been in Sonar. If Cakewalk can get back on what I perceive to be the right track, I'll be right there with them, rooting them on, but as it stands, I'm not optimistic.

What's your perception of the "right track" then Funkybot?

Just curious to know where you feel the X series is lacking compared to 8.5