I am a composer who has been using SONAR since 2013. I am delighted to see SONAR being renewed as Sonar, especially given the unstable transition from Roland to TASCAM and then to Bandlab. However, I have several concerns.
There appear to be various issues related to the development team, development status, management, and other aspects. As users, we have to deal with this DAW, which is buggy and unstable, while continuously paying for a subscription without detailed information.
Additionally, the website lacks the content volume seen in Cubase or Ableton (though this may not be crucial), and it remains simple and has not been updated even after more than two years. The community is also underdeveloped.
I am quite anxious about these issues.
1. What happened to the employees before Bandlab's acquisition?
2. If the current development team consists of different members, how has the development environment been transferred?
3 .Is there a necessity to develop Cakewalk Next, even if it means delaying the release of Sonar and bug fixes?
I love Sonar and hope it will be a DAW that I can use for decades.
I would appreciate hearing others' opinions and any additional insights on these matters.