I went to a show last night at Tin Pan in Richmond, VA and the guy running sound was using Pro Tools. I said I liked Sonar and he said his Audio Engineering school had advised against Sonar.

He was pretty good at what he did. The band sounded pretty good. I'd have been proud of the mix if it had been me doing it.
 
I guess the wind was a little taken out of my sails. No big thing really. But there you go. I'm going to get the tracks to mix later. :-) That should be fun.
 
 

gswitz
 he said his Audio Engineering school had advised against Sonar.
 

 
Did he say why?

I sense the work of the self-appointed elitist group known as the, "You can only be serious about audio if you use a Mac - Corporation of Anusdom Pty Ltd."

I am continually amazed by the misinformation on Sonar out there in the community.

More the "I use Pro Tools because all the real professionals do, that's why it's called PRO in the first place" school of thought I suspect.

I do know a guy who once spent many thousands setting up what he hoped would be a commercial studio who decided not to use Sonar because "it does MIDI, but I'm a PRO and I won't have MIDI on the premises, I want to record real musicians not music written by computers". He also rejected Logic and Cubase on the same grounds and went for Pro Tools HD "because it's for PROS".

His career as a recording studio owner/engineer/producer wasn't as successful as he hoped....

Hi,
 
I guess in competition all's fair!
 
I prefer to not say anything and just move along. It's almost the same as which lollipop do you like best! And any of us getting involved in that discussion ... yeah ... I question your motives too!
 
And yes, I do have Sonar!

The Kid probably has talent .
He is young and impressionable . As a student he listened to his teacher and he probably want's to come off like he is a Pro .....
Can't really fault him for that ...he is probably doing the best he can with the info he has been given .
Given the right circumstances , he probably could use anything that's out there after giving it a little time getting familiar with the program ...   
 
Kenny

Question authority.

jbow
Question authority.

 
You bet. Here, too!
 

It's not a matter of what Sonar or Cubase or Studio One can do. It's been a long time since the Pro Tools guys have abandoned their misconceptions. And if one contracts gigs on his own and brings his rig and all, then, sure Sonar or anything works. 
 
But if Avatar studios or anyone of those guys call you for an internship tomorrow, being proficient w/ Sonar doesn't mean a thing, no matter how much "better" one finds it . They need Pro Tools guys.  
 
We were discussing with a studio owner recently and he was telling us that he had a tough time finding a guy who could not only use Pro Tools, but the hardware that runs with it and all (not to mention mic a drum kit). Set-up a session and work according to certain standards - so when the mix engineer gets involved, no time is wasted trying to figure out what's where and re-organizing everything.
 
Dozens of kids came to him boasting that they could "mix music" but they had no clue how to work in a context where other people were involved, and where the opportunity that they are presented might have nothing to do with mixing. Unless you're dead set on being an independent, learning Pro Tools remains a must.