Is the new Bandlab better than Sonar X3 Producer?

[christophe71]

Newbie here,

Sonar X3 Producer used to be top of the line of cakewalk products back in the days. I have it on Steam.

So I'm wondering is the new Bandlab far superior than everything in there or I should just stick to X3 Producer?

Is there anything that the new Bandlab doesn't have in Producer version? 

Thank you

[christophe71]

ok guys, i have read this: https://bandlab.github.io/cakewalk/docs/FAQ/#_faq-same-as-platinum

so looks like i should install both? so i get the use plugins from the platinum/producer.

[scook]

Yes, CbB is much better than SONAR X3

Not in terms of content but in features and bug fixes.

All of the content bundled installed SONAR X3 is available in CbB.

[scook]

1 minute ago, christophe71 said:

ok guys, i have read this: https://bandlab.github.io/cakewalk/docs/FAQ/#_faq-same-as-platinum

so looks like i should install both? so i get the use plugins from the platinum/producer.

Yes, perform a full install of SONAR X3, apply the patches to it then install CbB.

[scook]

To be clear, content bundled with SONAR Platinum is not included with CbB but features and bug fixes added after X3 are part of the DAW.

[christophe71]

oh i dont have sonar platinum, just Sonar X3 Producer(is that older? it was a 1 time purchase instead of subscription), maybe just crossover the plugins should be more than enough for newbie like me

[scook]

CbB was created from SONAR Platinum code.

Since that time the DAW has received numerous fixes and enhancements.

CbB does not include many of the plug-ins and other content bundled with SONAR Platinum, however; it will take advantage of the plug-ins and content bundled with any 64bit versions of SONAR installed on the PC.

[christophe71]

12 minutes ago, scook said:

CbB was created from SONAR Platinum code.

Since that time the DAW has received numerous fixes and enhancements.

CbB does not include many of the plug-ins and other content bundled with SONAR Platinum, however; it will take advantage of the plug-ins and content bundled with any 64bit versions of SONAR installed on the PC.

ok im glad you mentioned CbB, cuz i saw a separate one Bandlab by itself, quess ill skip that. and yep, already installed x3 producer bundle

Edited July 19, 2021 by christophe71

[scook]

BandLab (the company) offers two DAWs

• BandLab - a web based DAW
• Cakewalk by BandLab - the successor to SONAR

[Will.]

3 hours ago, christophe71 said:

Newbie here,

Sonar X3 Producer used to be top of the line of cakewalk products back in the days. I have it on Steam.

So I'm wondering is the new Bandlab far superior than everything in there or I should just stick to X3 Producer?

Is there anything that the new Bandlab doesn't have in Producer version? 

Thank you

It's more than X3.

The move will be guaranteed. The fun part is, you can install Cakewalk by Bandlab on top of Sonar X3 and have both X3 and CbB on your system.

How about that sauce for you?

[Promidi]

4 hours ago, christophe71 said:

So I'm wondering is the new Bandlab far superior than everything in there or I should just stick to X3 Producer?

Yes!