Agreed, Jim's stuff is way underrated!
I'd like to throw in a question since you guys are discussing collaboration.
Would there be issues if the 2 collaborators were using different bit rates (ie 16/44 vs 24/48) or would Sonar catch it and change the other guys bit rate?
 
Thanks very much,
R

A good practice is to keep the bit rates the same. You run the risk of having acidental downsamples or upsamples at the final mix.

My personal recommendation would be if possible 24/48 but that is a personal preference and a life long debate :)

Thanks

If it was me, I would do include midi ans bounced audio too. The collaborator can sub instruments that sound close based in the bounce and still have midi data to work with

Some times it is not a constant exchange over to another system.
 
Here I used 2x allen and heath r 16 desks tied together.(on one system)(was not stable, but if it was)..according to the manual I must use 96k settings for this to work to get 32 tracks of input ...on pc using firewire setup.
 
So sometimes it is hard to follow all the intel of what is best.
 
So, if so more issues with gear/software plug ins and or plug in instruments come into play...
 
yah pick a standard both have that works for both or all involved in the project of midi if only midi is being sent back and forth.
 
If the master maker, feels his instruments are justly serving the ideal idea, and the other partner does not have same instrument plugs...render to wave, but keep the midi track muted , and make a note or foot note to read into what is what...where is, and why put.
 
And then they can import knowing all is there, plus what you made stems of for from.
 
That way he or she, or other can pick it up, where you left off...midi or wave...(wave can now be made to midi, and midi to wave) so they say....I think doing it more so proper so all in conveyed as the conceptual idea be brought forth in or on all sides.
 
So that, wave to midi is less a mess, but is possible also, is to reduce the transients and harmonic content, as some one said on these forums helps.
 
 
So with all that..(and that is also alot to take into consideration now possible in mind...getting to know what is owned and what is being used, should be made standard on both sides....if not possible...most if not all other methods are here posted...?
 
Well no, fly over, go to, or bring in by bus of car or subway, plane or boat,...or ask ed to borrow the submarine ...and no nukes please...we need to keep the sheep silently grazing in peace!.
 
 
Cheers.
 
 
 
 
 

Thanks everybody, this is good info. Based on our own conversations as well as advice from everyone here, I built a TTS-only setup, and sent it over, and it all played back fine. Since the end goal here is printed music for a live band, that otta do us. Thanks again!