Sonar 6 Upgrade
Sonar 6 Upgrade
I'm currently running Sonar 5 Producer Edition. Has anyone upgraded to 6 yet? Is it worth it? Thoughts?
Pretty sure its not out.
I'm going to upgrade though, certainly
I have a legit copy of v2 and a pirated copy of v4, and I found that v5 wasn't really the improvement I was hoping for... version 6 is, from everything I read, in terms of workflow/editing especially. That is really whats kept me with cakewalk the whole while - that I know the interface like nobody's business - and they've really improved it a shitload over the last couple versions. For $250 I can't see how it wouldn't be worth it just for their new beat-detective type thing. I can see that coming in SO handy for high school wank bands that don't have the chops to pull it off. Or for whatever. Seems they've improved the track layers-editing idea too. Which I love.
-Mike
I'm going to upgrade though, certainly
I have a legit copy of v2 and a pirated copy of v4, and I found that v5 wasn't really the improvement I was hoping for... version 6 is, from everything I read, in terms of workflow/editing especially. That is really whats kept me with cakewalk the whole while - that I know the interface like nobody's business - and they've really improved it a shitload over the last couple versions. For $250 I can't see how it wouldn't be worth it just for their new beat-detective type thing. I can see that coming in SO handy for high school wank bands that don't have the chops to pull it off. Or for whatever. Seems they've improved the track layers-editing idea too. Which I love.
-Mike
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Me too. Sometimes I wonder if some other program would be more stable, but I've used Cake's stuff back to Pro Audio 8 and I don't have to think -- such an easy setup to fly with . . .
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I just received and installed my Sonar 6 PE upgrade, been a happy 3.1.1 user for a few years. I upgraded to 5 a few months ago and haven't even messed with it much, due to where my workflow has been concentrated since then. I'm digging into it today, got some tracks to load and mix. Besides the Audio Snap (Beat Detective) feature, there's a vocal tuning plugin that's made by Roland which is supposed to be pretty nice, and a stereo vintage channel with EQ, compression and a few more features by Kjaerhus that's getting very favorable feedback from the early users. I'm looking forward to seeing what it can do.
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Well... you know, I never had any stability issues (I mean almost none over a long, long period) in the days before I used a bunch of plugs -- and now soft synths. Not that I have many problems now -- but when you go from just about never to every once in a while -- that's noticeable.percussion boy wrote:Me too. Sometimes I wonder if some other program would be more stable, but I've used Cake's stuff back to Pro Audio 8 and I don't have to think -- such an easy setup to fly with . . .
Someone suggested Nuendo was more stable -- and I'm wondering if that was a general observation about Nuendo or about it on one platform or the other.
Certainly, since Nuendo only does AISO/VST/VSTi (is that not correct?), their proprietary but widely used formats, I'm thinking only dealing with one set of standards may naturally contribute to stability.
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Yeah, that's a valid point. Personally, I had some Cake problems before I got into the plug-in thing, but the main issue now is Halion; contrary to what Cakewalk tech support told me, those two programs don't always play nice.theblue1 wrote:Well... you know, I never had any stability issues (I mean almost none over a long, long period) in the days before I used a bunch of plugs -- and now soft synths. Not that I have many problems now -- but when you go from just about never to every once in a while -- that's noticeable.
Tried Steinberg's stuff (which would work with their own sampler and VST protocol, you'd think) but the interface was just too new for my lazy ass.
Still, I'd be curious if anyone makes a living using Sonar, under deadline pressure . . . that would be a separate thread.
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