I switched 2 years ago from using Logic Audio to Sonar 8.5 Producer, then to X1 and X2.

It has been a frustrating mission to try and make music ever since...

Every time I think I'm getting close to knowing what I'm doing a new update comes along to mess things up. I'm desperately tried to re-load and work on 8.5 projects, then X1 projects and now X2 projects all in the space of 24 months! I wouldn't mind the fact that Cakewalk can't seem to make it's mind up about how to develop their software, but should I really be paying to trouble-shoot it for them?!!

My old projects just won't load, why don't they integrate!!

I've tried many times to load X1 projects in X2 and it just keeps crashing my system!

Cakewalk - why is your software so prone to bugs when you update/upgrade software?!!

So fed up as I have spent a fortune switching to your software and now I just wish I'd gone Mac...

How did you run Logic without a Mac? I hope you weren't using Logic 5 all these years. 

Sonar is and always has been the most backward compatible DAW on the market. 

All my old projects load fine in X2a. 

Perhaps you could list what problems you are having and the system you are using. It would help us figure out what is going on in your case.

Poor Sonar! You are always being blamed!!

Sounds like a plugin might be the cause. Use safe mode to load a project (Hold shift key down while opening the project) and disable them.

I think the boards would be alive with more ranting than normal if old projects didn't load, so perhaps, just perhaps, it might be something on your system.

Mister original poster - you have been a Sonar user for 2 years now, and have only engaged in the forum for a total of 21 posts.

This forum is a wealth of information for those who are learning, and for those who are trying to work through problems and sometimes bugs.

If you do not post your issues, along with your system specs, nobody here will know you are needing help, and you will just build frustration needlessly.

Your rather grandiose conclusion that Sonar is not worth the bother is really more of an indication that you didn't bother - you didn't bother to participate in one of the more helpful forum communities out there, and now you are crying in your milk.

When you are ready to list your issues, with relevant details, folks here in the forum will work pretty hard to assist you with your problems.  In the meantime, your dumping on Sonar because you didn't invest in getting help from the forum is pretty sadly comical.

When you are ready to engage us with specifics, we will respond with assistance.

Bob Bone

I remember my old post......Sonar is becoming the best DAW and this recall many competitors troll posts.For curiosity X2a is awesome here.

I've tried many times to load X1 projects in X2 and it just keeps crashing my system!

Stop blaming Sonar and start looking at your system. Either your computer is not up to par or you may have a bad memory chip or a virus or other malware that's causing the crashes. I'm not saying Sonar is crash free, but there's no way it should be crashing all the time. Please list your computer equipment and soundcard when you post.

 

I have loaded projects from Sonar 6 in X1 and X2 without issue.
 
The problems you are suffering are not universal.  Try fbb's suggestion of running Sonar in safe mode.
 
If you would genuinely like help sorting it out, please post more information. There are people here who can help.  This is NOT a general problem with Sonar, or it would affect all of us.
 
As for having to re-learn software as it evolves, I do understand.  Try watching some of the cake videos, particulary Seth's transitioning one, and maybe invest in one of the tutorial series videos in the Cake store.
 
Let's get this sorted for Christmas.
 
If, however, you are just trolling, then I wish you the Christmas you deserve.

robert_e_bone


Mister original poster - you have been a Sonar user for 2 years now, and have only engaged in the forum for a total of 21 posts.

Number of posts in this forum reveals nothing. Some posters with high post counts have contributed little to the collective pool of knowledge.
 
There are, fur shur, hundreds of forums about the planet that are dedicated to CW software. I frequent some of them. Too bad my posts there do not count here.  Need a universal CW posting account.
The OP is obviously having at least 2 issues: s
 
Smething not working correctly.
 
The experience of the drastic change in the FUI that came with the X series.
 
(And the stubborness, demonstrated with X2a, of the managers refusing to revert to stuff that actually were better ways of working..)
 
The OP unfortunately has allowed the 2nd source of frustration to interfere with attempting to solve the first.
 

My system specs were in my signature that for some reason didn't get added to post:

Win 7 Ultimate (64 Bit) - Sonar X2 Producer Expanded (no bug fixes installed) 
M-Audio Delta 1010LT 
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 (2.83 GHz) 
ASUS P5Q3 Motherboard 
ATI Radeon HD4800 Series Graphics 
4GB DDR3 RAM 
80GB Solid State System Drive 
250GB SATA Storage Drive (7200 RPM) 

I did a re-install of Windows a few months ago when I had a problem with using multiple Di Pro plugins, causing the sonarpdr.exe to constantly stop working. (As a side effect a lot of the projects were missing plugin settings - majorly frustrating trying to re-create all the sounds I'd lost). Learnt the hard way to save plugin settings! But not had any other Windows system problems.

I tried pressing shift to open project in safe mode but still won't respond?!

Sorry my frustrations are building up from constant time consuming problems, crashes and work-arounds. I'll try installing the X2a update and try again...

This forum is great for info - thanks for the tips!