But as I just stated, it really needs a face lift.

You've checked out the "Imperial Theme," (total facelift) I presume, as well as others?


Okay, I'm out of this now ;)! Sorry...


-Susan

I took a quick look at the updates lists on Avid and Steinberg sites, and i saw that the problems are the same everywhere.

For example :

http://download.steinberg.net/downloads_software/Cubase_6_and_Cubase_Artist_6/6.0.7/VersionHistory_IssuesSolutions.pdf

About the Roland policy with Sonar, i remember that, when Yamaha bought Steinberg (2005, i guess),
i thought that Roland will do the same with CW (with which it had a strategic alliance since 2003).

These two major companies (Y et R) are tough competitors, and i think that we can be confident about the Roland support and development of Sonar, at least as long as Yamaha will support and develop Cubase and Nuendo.

Mod Bod


I don't expect to see X2b at all at this point in the release cycle.  I base this on past experience.  However, there might be a chance of maybe a X2 Expanded based on what they did with X1.  That would be a paid release for a small amount that might give some new toys and a few tweaks.

Better yet, more upgrades for the Pro Channel plugins that allow for VST use at $20 a pop.

that expanded nonsence is dead bro, if you knew the intire story of content wars that cake played you would see why.
PC  plan was all inclusive untill   the x1 expanded  idea came out. and thats part of why x2 that and the bugs have not show the same profits

The Imperial Theme for Reaper is what allowed me to make the switch. It can also be customized further. I switched out all the red for a dark teal, and it's my favorite interface of all the programs I've used.

http://www.houseofwhiteti...erial/wt_imperial.html

The only thing I miss from Sonar is CAL, but that's dead tech anyway.

That said, I still wish that Cakewalk would get their act together. 8.5.3 was the last version that gelled with me.

Susan G

But as I just stated, it really needs a face lift.

You've checked out the "Imperial Theme," (total facelift) I presume, as well as others?


Okay, I'm out of this now ;)! Sorry...


-Susan

Hi Susan, I have and it's great looking.  In fact, I have it applied to my reaper. I like all the themes that have been created.  It's not that aspect of reaper that bothers me, it's whats under that, that bothers me. The dialog boxes, the very vanilla looking rea plugins.   it just doesn't feel polished like Sonar does.

The dialog boxes, the very vanilla looking rea plugins.   it just doesn't feel polished like Sonar does.

Yeah, I have to agree with you there. There are some very unfinished parts to the GUI, so I avoid them! J/K. The ReaPlugins are by and large hideous to look at, but they by and large do what they're supposed to do.


It's a not-so-silly argument, IMO, about how important the GUI should be. I hear the "Why should it matter? Trust your ears" argument all the time, but it does for sure matter to most folks.


-Susan

Susan G

The dialog boxes, the very vanilla looking rea plugins.   it just doesn't feel polished like Sonar does.

Yeah, I have to agree with you there. There are some very unfinished parts to the GUI, so I avoid them! J/K. The ReaPlugins are by and large hideous to look at, but they by and large do what they're supposed to do.


It's a not-so-silly argument, IMO, about how important the GUI should be. I hear the "Why should it matter? Trust your ears" argument all the time, but it does for sure matter to most folks.


-Susan

 
reaper is a GREAT app. I was an honest fellow and paid for it. I have no regrets at all. I will continue to use it on my laptop when I need to go mobile. I know it should NOT matter, but it does and I like visual bling.

This thread has a stupid title. Why not do a little research on when the updates came out for X1 and then form some sort of rational estimation. Development and testing takes time.... Be patient. We've already had about 4 threads like this, this is hardly gonna make cake hurry up.

Freddie H

Bub

Freddie H

Pro Tools HD - a DAW that has lived under a rock the last 15 years.... Only DAW that only works on Windows 95 and XP32. Only DAW on the market that are still in x32bit only 2013 and have no new technology functions and totally outdated.
The latest features were non destructible faders and record and working with 32 bit files? All other DAW has had that since the late 90ths.
today you can't find any functions that Pro Tools do better then other DAW. Actually it's the opposite. all other DAWs do it 10 times better.

It just goes to show what kind of damage marketing hype can do. Referring to the whole 64-bit debacle.

So 64bit is a "hype" to you?
....Bub...this is just getting worse.. 
  

Personally, I do believe that the whole move to 64-bit is hype.  From a DAW perspective.  Does anyone really have any projects, "without memory-starved soft synths", require more than 2gb of RAM?  As a programmer, I would find that very hard to believe.  This is the reason I asked the question the other day about being able to run BFD2 or Machfive 64-bit versions under 32-bit Sonar.  Would get rid of the whole flaky bit-bridge on 90% of my plugins and allow my two memory pigs to operate in 64-bit (found out this is possible with jbridge but haven't tried yet).


I mean seriously.  I had multiple 75+ track projects using tons of both native and UAD plugs and NEVER ran out of memory under Sonar 7.


Best,

Are you on the right thread guitardood? There's another I'm happy with sonar 7 debate going on elsewhere... Cheers...


BTW 64 bit works way better than 32 bit. Way better. Its not just the memory. And besides I suspect 64 bit versions get tested more nowadays.