John

Besides I was able to read about issues and successes before having to commit. 

Same here, John, and I have to admit that I'm pretty pleased about the overall response to the X2, which gives me a lot of confidence that I'm not in for any major surprises/headaches.  I just reformatted my system drive yesterday and re-installed W7, so I'll be able to start with X2 on a clean and freshly installed OS when I buy it later today or tomorrow.

Congratulations John on being the first person to decide to download and install SONAR X2 after everyone else proved to you it was something you could feel good about.

I would have done that too but some Cakewalker Forumite challenged us all to be the first poster to download and install.

Anyone know who the challenger was and who the challenged first was?

Well I don't have any idea what you are talking about Bapu. I watched and read what you all did. I thought of you guys as down load beta testers. So I should thank you.

notwithstanding budget restraints, anyone passing by the forum at the moment would be hard pressed not to want to upgrade/purchase X2

Yeah, there are a few issues here and there but most of the stuff around here at the moment is very positive

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Not to be a party pooper or anything, but despite all the happiness surrounding X2 (myself included), I'm finding a little bit of "buyer's remorse" and that the excitement of wanting was greater than the excitement of having.  I think the additional features in X2 are terrific, I'm especially enjoying the R-MIX module, that's just fun to play with (and unfortunately discovered I did not need to recently buy that vocal eliminator/isolator, R-MIX does a great job with that.)  But honestly this feels more like a .5 release (or even a .75 release) than an actual FULL upgrade.
But I guess it sounds better calling it X2 than X1.5

The bottom line is, yes I think it was worth the upgrade price, but I think they missed out on several opportunities to truly make it a full version upgrade.  (The color scheme for one thing)

Hey Bapu, 

  I think you were 1st,  but we should double check.  There was someone named "toon" or something that I think might have posted a X2 pic before you finished. 

It could be a photo finish.

I think we need to check the tape for a review.  Might be too close to call.   

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wow... I would certainly miss my automation lanes and the ease of which you can now add new nodes and draw freehand automation curve. And the way we can now add notes in the PRV is much better. There is no way I'm going back to X1 now, this is a one way ticket for me...

TraceyStudios


again.....iSonar. (for those who didn't get the joke, look the iPhone hype everytime a new one is released. And yes, I get caught up in it too.) 

For the $99 upgrade I am pleased for the most part. But, did we actually get a full version of anything other than the upgrade from X1 to X2 (you all know the differences)? Breverb: NO ($99 upgrade), TH2 Producer: NO ($99 upgrade). Not sure but I dont think R-Mix is the full version either. I seem to agree with LEEE, it was only $99 so i got it and there are a some cool things, but could I revert back to X1 and probably not miss anything? Maybe there are things I haven't found yet. Time will tell.

The BREVERB included in SONAR X2 Producer has 4 of the 7 algorithms in the full version plus most of the controls. We also added a BREVERB SONAR ProChannel module. The full version is $269 so you can get an idea of the value. The Overloud TH2 Producer also includes many of the best amps, as well as many of the features of the full version. We think it's a big upgrade in terms of amp sim in SONAR. R-MIX SONAR also includes many of the features of the full version. The way it was integrated was specific for SONAR and offers a completely new way to mix. You also forgot to mention the Console Emulator...what's the cost on those these days? Plus now you can make an FX Chain in to a ProChannel module. 


In addition, there are hundreds of enhancements to workflow and usability. 


Here's a list of some of the new highlights:


http://www.cakewalk.com/p...s/sonar/whats-new.aspx


I think all in all, it's a pretty solid upgrade and if you add up everything you get, it's well worth the $99. Maybe my opinion is bias. :)