Lifelong user of Cakewalk through ProAudio to Sonar to CbB and anxiously awaiting the return of rebranded Sonar...
I downloaded the preview/demo and ... after a year in development, it seems indistinguishable from Cakewalk by Bandlab. Same apparent engine, settings, UI, feature set. Maybe a few small tweaks but I expected something fairly revolutionary. Not getting it... did I miss something major? I'm not trying to be provocative or negative, but I am honestly looking for what has changed that would make me want to buy the new Sonar product? So far it seems like it's 99% the same, and I'm not sure that makes me want to plunk down for it, instead of moving over to some other paid product at this point.
If it is going to become a paid product, it has to compete on even footing with what else is out there, and I was expecting some major overhauls of features or usability / workflow, or UI or .... something.
I want to stick with the DAW I have used for many decades by now, but I think I need a little convincing from those who have spent more time with the new version that it's really moving forward in some ways that I haven't appreciated before I'd be willing to invest into this path going forward.
Can someone please help me understand what's happening? I'll admit I haven't had much time to keep up with the ins and outs, so I am hopeful there is a lot there I've simply missed.
Best regards,
peter