Silicon Audio
 
 
All the best musicians get it right before the mixing stage.  I prefer to stink and suck at the tracking stage rather than "fix it in the mix".  I find my playing stinks and sucks enough without having to resort to plugins.

May I recommend you learn how to play harmonica? It's the only instrument that sucks and blows at the same time, so I think it would fit in perfectly with your workflow. 
 

BJN
I'd like a chance to get practiced with X3 before being sold on whats new in X4.
 
I am more than happy with X3 with the updates thick and fast, the service, outstanding.

Well remember, this isn't Adobe's "subscription" model. All your projects created in X3 and all the plug-ins you're using will continue to work regardless of whether you upgrade to X4 or not. Carry on making music, and if X4 ends up having some compelling feature you really want, you can always upgrade at your convenience. 

I hear that they are going to revamp the staff view... NOT!

sergiobklyn
I hear that they are going to revamp the staff view... NOT!

Staff view will be rendered in front of you as a 3D hologram, where you can move notes around by "grabbing" them with your hands, and placing them wherever you want. Also, Console View now has electrodes you attach to your head. You imagine what you want the sound to be like, then Sonar analyzes that and sets the parameters accordingly. I don't think Noel will mind me mentioning these, as they're two of the more minor updates to the program.

Anderton

sergiobklyn
I hear that they are going to revamp the staff view... NOT!

Staff view will be rendered in front of you as a 3D hologram, where you can move notes around by "grabbing" them with your hands, and placing them wherever you want. Also, Console View now has electrodes you attach to your head. You imagine what you want the sound to be like, then Sonar analyzes that and sets the parameters accordingly. I don't think Noel will mind me mentioning these, as they're two of the more minor updates to the program.

See... Alien grey technology at play here... Just pick a color (sorry colour).

Silicon Audio
I actually think that this is the first time in history that people aren't champing at the bit for the next version.  The reason is that X3 is just so solid that folks have got back to the business of just making music.  Sure it's not 100% perfect, but it doen't impede the musical process at all.
 
Yeah, there are alway more features in the wish lists, but I think the level of satisfaction with Sonar is at an all time high.

No kidding, wasn't even thinking about an X4 until I saw this thread..............

When it does happen I hope they have a more download friendly method in place. None of this download 8 gigs nonsense. Maybe set it up so that we can download the core program, the vsts, the vstis, the sound libraries in separate tranches. May not be possible on steam but the current method is not good enough for a lot of people.

Heck with electrodes for the console view. I want the electrodes to record what's going on in my head!

I would get in SOOO much trouble if they directly recorded what was in my head - some of it wouldn't be too musical in nature.  :)
 
Bob Bone

munch, munch; bring me a cold coke dear!
 
"Get off those forums darling!" Nup! You just keep doing those dishes! ROFL
 
Seriously, one thing that's got me peeved, is why the hell it took ten years to get to an acceptable state of pro DAWs that we have today. I'm adamant that we should have had the current versions of Cubase and Sonar ten years ago. Mankind is so slack sometimes, but actually i think Microsoft and Intel are more to blame; nonetheless, happy to be where we're at, however, i'm getting older and not liking it LOL
 
 
Still don't know how to utilize the quote functions in here. 
 
Mosvalve, one thing i can do is vouch for Studio One, it is actually easy peezy after the 'smallest' of learning curves. No quirkiness happening in Stuidio One land, just a 'slightly' different methodology, but a good one at that, nothing approaching obtuse like some other DAWs. I was ready to dump Studio One until i persisted a 'little bit' more with it because 'visually' it looked so clean and inviting and simple, then wallah! It's actually up there with Cubase and Sonar for user-friendliness, no joke, but Presonus need to address their plugin count in quality and quantity, plus their one single softsynth is dogs breath and their provided sounds are very mediocre, so i simply can't work with it. Before someone says the obvious in response, i am in a sort of self-imposed bondage, rather than going for third party stuff and all the licences and installation crap that goes with it, i would rather everything be in the DAW from the start, hit "install" and bang! Everything is ready, with nothing more to do but hit "Go!".
 
Will be looking with keen interest at Studio One ver III coming at the end of this year i'm told. I'm sure they must realize what they're up against at the moment, the DAW competition these days as we know is fierce; if Presonus drop the ball with ver III then i reckon they're finished, IMO they have a chance with the next version to consolidate their well-regarded DAW status or it's game over and they'll slide backwards into oblivion. 
 
I'm glad to be living in these days with all this tech, but i'm sure someone probably said that back in the middle ages too LOL