metronome problem is still there. I have lost track of any bug reports I filed with NI or Cakewalk. Just got used to work arounds so I hardly notice it anymore (ie. using loops points and using the last measure as a count-in before it loops to the start, or space + r + start playing straight away). 1.8 should be out by the end of the month.

MAschine is now at 1.7 and in October will go to 1.8

I'm using Maschine regularly with Sonar X1 and am not experiencing the issues described. Looking forward to 1.8. I really want the new colored pads too! :)

Mudgel - "1.8 will be out before the end of this month" - direct quote from NI admin. Blogman - you are having no problems with the audio metronome in Sonar? (there were two issues described in this post, just confirming which you are referring to)

No metronome or delayed playback problems here... I have count in set to '0'.

the root of the problem is that using an audio count-in causes the playback timing delay. If you are not using it (set to 0) then you wont get a delayed playback. Set it to 1, hit record and see what happens.