2012/11/14 11:25:37
Brando
Anniedog (Barry Gilmour) has invested a lot in Cakewalk - I don't know him, but have read his posts out of interest for his feedback on the VS-700 - Barry invested big time into VS-700 technology, but has had long standing issues that were never completely addressed via updates, patches etc through several updates. I was always a bit disappointed that his issues didn't get resolved more completely/quickly.
My only investment in Cakewalk (which I love dearly, and which has been very solid for me in relation to my modest needs) is my ongoing 'subscription' to SONAR updates, and a few modules and soft synths. 
So I know the decision to part ways and to look at alternatives is not an easy one. I wish you luck Barry - 

 
2012/11/14 12:54:16
eric_peterson

too many bugs still in X2. It can do all kinds of fancy looping, virtual instruments but cannot track a simple 24 track session without multiple cracks pops latency and dropouts



Really? My (soon to be retired) almost 10 year old Athlon 4400 X2 DAW can simultaneously track all 32 light-pipe inputs from my Dakota/Montana cards without any issues at all at 24-bit/44.1 KHz under SONAR 8.5.2. I wonder if it's a driver problem? I had glitches on my DAW until I disabled my LAN interface and then it was smooth sailing. 


I once considered jumping ship, evaluated everything available at the time, and then ultimately decided to stay because I have very limited time for my hobby and I just wanted to spend my time making music not learning a new interface. 


Anyway, wish you good luck! I hope it works out for you ... 
2012/11/14 13:01:57
vinny199
Drama Queen / Attention seekers / Overblown sense of self importance


Why does everybody announce their "bye bye"? Really gets under my skin. Posers.....
bitman


Why does everybody announce their "bye bye"?
Really gets under my skin.

Posers.....





2012/11/14 13:11:19
kevo
What's with all the John Denver Songs?

I'm leaving - on a jet plane
Goodbye again
Annie's Song

How long before we get to "Country Roads Take Me Home"?
2012/11/14 14:07:47
bitflipper
Switching DAWs in order to experience fewer bugs is an exercise in futility. All you'll do is trade a set of deficiencies you know about for a new set that you haven't discovered yet. 

Switching DAW vendors in hopes of finding one that's more responsive to user requests, now that's a legitimate mission. Cockos certainly qualifies in that regard. But Steinberg? If you think they're a user-centric business, you haven't been following their history. Cakewalk still ranks among the best in terms of communication with users, even if it's not as good as it once was.

Switching DAWs because you need a higher track count, that's a real possibility. Objective benchmarks do seem to support the claim that Cubase is more efficient than SONAR, and that Reaper is more efficient still. No benchmark can ever establish this with certainty for all conditions, but the numbers do generally suggest that Cubase may indeed manage higher track counts.

Personally, I just don't get the obsession with DAWs. For me they are just a means to an end. Pick one and learn it well enough that it doesn't get in the way of making music.
2012/11/14 14:13:12
Freddie H
Stop bashing the guy.
If it push someone to leave a platform like SONAR for another DAW it must be something that he or she feels that something important is missing? There are many functions and professional features still missing in SONAR X2 that do exist in Cubase. And important new feature continue to grow.

I'm very open minded and have work with Cubase, Logic, SONAR and Pro Tools for many years so I do understand what professional potential he sees in Cubase 7. just check the mixer function in large projects. Another is that it let me record and do a vocal session with an Artist in a studio in LA working in my studio located in Europe in realtime with no latency. Also new Bulletproof ASIO-Guard + VST3 ability

I strongly consider to join him in Cubase land...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfCWPHBqf_Q

http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/cubase/whats_new.html?et_cid=22&et_lid=67

2012/11/14 14:13:46
FastBikerBoy
Personally, I just don't get the obsession with DAWs. For me they are just a means to an end. Pick one and learn it well enough that it doesn't get in the way of making music.




That is so true, it takes ages to learn how to use anything as complex as a DAW and its capabilities properly and it's not something I personally plan on doing again in a hurry.
2012/11/14 14:27:36
markyzno
No Pops and crackles here even on a session with 138 tracks of audio.

I have other driver releasing quibbles but as always I gripe about those on another thread.
2012/11/14 14:39:12
BobbyT
If the grass is greener,graze on my friend.........just watch out for the really green patches of grass, if you know what i mean...lol
2012/11/14 14:39:17
Brando
Freddie - no disrespect but that screenshot is frickin' hideous. (Eye of the beholder, I guess).
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