So far there seems to be a lot to like about X2a. It's nice to see what features people use the most and what is improving thier workflow. There are features mentioned here that I wasn't aware of and am egar to try now. I'm not a power user so this is helpfull for me.

I'd have to say the Console Emulation. Craig Anderton's video explaining how to use it more effectively greatly improved my experience with it. I've gone back and remixed a few old projects from scratch and added in the CE and I really like it.

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I also just like the way it looks 

I have to agree with this too. 


My biggest favorite thing in X2a is still and will remain Pro Channel. 

Auto zoom is also important to me. It helps me greatly.

One thing haven't ever said about Sonar is how well it integrates with my gear. This is not so much a feature, though I think it is the most important one, its that I start up the DAW after flipping a switch to turn my rack and Sonar just loads all the support files and my system is ready to go.

For some this is not an important consideration. To me its why I use Sonar.  

This is a hard question to answer really because although there have been things added in X2a specifically such as Window's 8 support (kind of surprised no one has mentioned touch screen support), I think it's worth mentioning the things that have been fixed from X1 that aren't new, but work so much better now.

One new feature is 384kHz support. I don't know who on Earth uses it, or what hardware even supports it, but it's cool it's there.

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(I'm mentioning features that I simply love and are not found in another daw I use. I have no idea when these features were added between Sonar 2.2 and X2 )

The little things all add up[ to make a difference for me. Autozoom, Smart grid, the improvements to the automation 'mode' of the smart tool, secondary snap, even the intensity checker in preferences and more.

Of course if we're talking about the changes since 8.5 it's a one word answer, er........ dare I say.....Screensets.

Improvements to ProChannel
Console Emulation.
Smart Tool.

Console emulation and R-mix.
Both truly fantastic :)

Wow- i just installed x2 two days ago and didnt even use it yet.   now i'm kinda psyched to to dig in.  i learned alot from these posts.  i think i need to watch a video or two on the new features in x2- there must be one, no?

btw, one of my engineers, Zak did a session yesterday and i told him he was welcome to use x2 if he wanted- i made no guarantee that it would run well, and said if you dont like it, open x1e again.  He text me halfway through the session that he (and the client) were loving x2.  i doubt he used any new features, but he loved the look and solid feel of it.  this client has huge projects and zak said they ran smoother in x2.

I didn't install the hotfix or x2a update yet.  is that dangerous?