moving from X2 to X3 , worth it?

Is it worth it?
 
Short answer. Yes.
 
Long answer. Yes.
 
In regards to any steps backwards... not at all IMO. In fact all the cool stuff in X2 is way cooler in X3 and works much more reliably.
 
HOWEVER... you will have to spend some time learning about the new Comping mode. Took me about a half hour and I still need to go back to my cheat sheets every so often but it is well worth the effort AND you can still use the other record/edit modes (Sound On Sound, Overwrite) for traditional editing until you get the hang of things.
 
Cheers.

The Blue Tubes limiter is an excellent alternative to Boost11 if you do not have any other alternatives. Also there is a bunch of other cool stuff in that package that is useful for those of us with a limited plug in library. For example there is a Pultec model which Sonar had not included previously and I never would have spent money on (and really had no idea how cool/useful pultecs were until I used the Blue Tubes one). Very nice add on and I'm looking forward to playing around with some of the other stuff.
 
Seriously I didn't think I NEEDED those things and I guess technically I don't and I'm sure there are better versions of all the models in that BT bundle but I am certainly glad I have them. Not only do I get some cool/useful goodies that are WAY different than what I had before I get to see how specific things work. Like now I know that a Pultec is something I would use and maybe in the future worth spending some dough on to get one of the higher end plugs. I'd also kind of know how to use a hardware version if I ever encountered one.
 
Neat.

No brainer. Do it. Thanks.

If you want the clip background color you applied to the track to be automatically applied to new clips recorded on the track, it's not possible in X3. IOW, a newly recorded clip will always have the default black background color.

Try the demo first.

There's a ton of long threads with people not liking the colors, be careful we might get another one :). I don't mind it myself but that's not to say other people's concerns are not legit. However as this thread is about X2 to X3, well if you don't like the colours you don't have to use them. So that's no reason not to upgrade to X3.

Duct tape and rope however is an incentive for me.

plus if you are really into melodyne and AAS the upgrade path to editor and AAS modeling collection save so another 
$250 at the very least. 
 

The comping is outstanding, but you have to unlearn how it worked in X2.
 
Many users mention stability, but X3's response seems snappier to me...more sports car, less sedan.
 

dubdisciple

noynekker

Guitarpima
The program itself is worth it. The UI is awful though. They said we would have colors again and all we got was 50 shades of grey.

So what's the deal with this ?
X3 actually did add the ability to add colors to the track / console backgrounds, but not to your liking ? Not enough colors ?  . . . please explain your lack of enthusiasm about the color features they added.
 
For the OP . . . my opinion is X3 is totally worth the upgrade from X2.

I don't know why guitarpima hates the UI so much but it is possible the color scheme would be horrible for people who are colorblind. The new color options are very pale witb little contrast. To a colorblind person they may all look alike. I like the UI, personally.

That's exactly it. Lack of contrast. The other thing is even though it may not seem so to most of you, to me, it's like staring at a light. I use a high contrast theme for my OS theme with a black background and white fonts. 8.5 was the last of the best UI Sonar had.

stevec
But since this thread is specifically about moving from X2 to X3, I'd imagine the ability to color tracks/channels can only be considered a positive.
 
Ironically, the one change I'd personally like to see in this department is in the opposite direction - darker/black track strips.   

 
Me too.