I look at Studio One and can't help but feel a bit sour when looking back at SONAR. The look, the feel, the implementations in Studio One compared to what SONAR is today... What do you guys think?

Studio One has the advantage of being relatively new on the scene and so doesn't have years of 'baggage', old code and old methods to deal with.
 
On the other hand, a lot of us have been recording, mixing or producing music for years since before even Cakewalk for DOS and Sonar workflow is very familiar to us.
 
I have loads of PreSonus hardware that I use live and Studio One 2 Pro but when I record a live gig I always mix it in Sonar because that's what I prefer.

I've never worked with Studio One, so I can't really speak to that. I find, for myself, that Platinum works well for me. It does what I want a DAW to do, and it's rock solid on my computer. I've invested the last 10 years in Sonar 6PE, X1, X3, and now Platinum. I know how to use it, and I'm happy with the results. That's good enough for me.

I have Studio One Pro and don't like it enough to upgrade it. I'm all in with Sonar.

There are some fantastic features is Studio One 3.

But there are also fantastic features in Sonar.

Sonar, to me, has the best interface on the planet barring none.
All DAW's have their strengths and their weaknesses...it comes down
to your workflow and preference, and the type of work you are using it for
in some instances.

I strive to keep ALL (major) DAW's in front of me...to learn the basics of all of them.
They all do the basically the same thing.  It's just "how they get there" that is different,
and some of the features that they offer.

The Grass isn't always greener...it's just "newer" and "different" and that is the attraction
for the most part.

I've always said "If I could have the interface of Sonar, the features of Cubase and Studio One, and the stability
of Logic all in one package, I'd be a happy camper" (Sonar has been rock solid btw-so that's a good thing)

I own both Studio One 3 Professional and Sonar Platinum.  I like them both...bot Sonar is my home.
( I also have Cubase, Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Harrison Mixbus, Mixcraft Pro Studio, etc... No Logic, I'm not a Mac guy...but if it was out there for Windows I'd sure kick the tires and give it a spin.)

I'm in a different camp as Studio Ones' engines seem rock solid to me, it does not 'Dump' my control surfaces if I don't turn them on prior to running the app (things that should have been fixed years ago in Sonar), etc. etc. Once Presonus releases the V3 point release (any day now) I doubt I will be using sPlat much.
 
I've been with Sonar for 10 years and feel comfortable working with it but I don't feel comfortable with the direction or implementations anymore. I am Thankful that they still offer phone support but I think I need a change of scene, a stable product to make music, and I don't need any more New content... Just my personal decision.

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I'm in a different camp as Studio Ones' engines seem rock solid to me, it does not 'Dump' my control surfaces if I don't turn them on prior to running the app (things that should have been fixed years ago in Sonar), etc. etc. Once Presonus releases the V3 point release (any day now) I doubt I will be using sPlat much.
 
I've been with Sonar for 10 years and feel comfortable working with it but I don't feel comfortable with the direction or implementations anymore. I am Thankful that they still offer phone support but I think I need a change of scene, a stable product to make music, and I don't need any more New content... Just my personal decision.

You and I are at the same place, my friend!
 
I was surprised to see so many of the engineers and producers here in Trinidad using SONAR and that made me trust in it as a DAW even more, but then I saw three of the five SONAR users that I've met, switch to other DAWs. One went over to team Logic Pro and two went over to Studio One and it doesn't look like they're going to turn back.

There are lots of folks using both Sonar and SOP. I'm one such person and I recently upgraded to 3. The features I like most about SOP3 are the arranger track and the scratchpad. Sonar has mix recall and whereas I can workaround the arranger track and scratchpad, SOP3 doesn't offer me a workaround for mix recall. So I'm with Sonar
I have lots of DAWs and it's clear that all have their high points but only Sonar fills 95% of my needs. None of the others come any where near that so I'm happy to stay there.

To answer the OP - no, S1 is not what SONAR should have been.   SONAR is SONAR, S1 is S1.   Horses for courses.

I had tried the demo. But SO3 just won't react to my sustain pedal. I don't have this problem in Splat and reason 8. I contacted Presonus but the answer is they can't help a demo customer. That is a fair answer and I do accept that. But that is also the end of SO3 for me.
I also have notion5 from the same company and it does not react to pedal. When contacted presonus's reply is notion5 does not support pedal.
I am just completely dumpfounded. I can't help but getting the impression that pianisst has been neglected by Presonus. Forgive me if I appear like I am ranting.