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I have SONAR 4 producer edition for a while and i'm not fully satisfied.

I was wondering if anything out there was better then SONAR....

and why I should think of getting it.......

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How about Sonar 5 PE. It's only a 179$ upgrade.

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Rb Floyd wrote:I have SONAR 4 producer edition for a while and i'm not fully satisfied.

I was wondering if anything out there was better then SONAR....

and why I should think of getting it.......
Not fully satisfied in what way?

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cubase would be similar yet different

but a bit more info regarding issues would be very helpful
I believe every thread should devolve into character attacks and witch-burning. It really helps the discussion.

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Rb Floyd wrote: I was wondering if anything out there was better then SONAR....

and why I should think of getting it.......
What features are you looking for and what is missing from Sonar 4???

Throw us a bone :?
Cap'n Spanky
From the Planet Screwball

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Welcome to kvr Rb Floyd.
I don't use Sonar 4 so I don't know what it's similar to.

What do you need your host to do, specifically?

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My main problem (and I mentionned it here) is the damn EXPORTING AUDIO...the song just sounds weaker... and YES I CHECKED EVERY EXPORTING AUTOMATION FX and it sounds different then the workspace version........so I lose quality everytime I export....plus the freezing also modifies the sounds.....

exemple: when I put an WAVES Q10 paragraphic EQ on a track to take away the bass frequencies on a guitar track, it sounds awesome.....I freeze the track and the track now has crackling noise in it, I unfreeze it and it's gone........

maybe it's not SONAR4 ......but still....I thought it might be.

btw, is SONAR 5 worth the upgrade ?
what's been improved ?

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while i'm at it....

I have a HUGE problem LOOPING a section if I'm working with REASON in REWIRE.

SONAR crashes and I have to restart my pc manually cause it's stuck.

that's annoying cause I have to stop the song , rewind it, play it again just to work on a 4 bar section


(i'm noticing issues with my ability to talk music....i'm new at this, so bare with me)

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That's good specific info.
Unfortunately, I still know nothing about Sonar but this seems like a place where,
traditionally, a troll would step in for a few pages before someone actually gives
up the info.

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im sure people will rescue me from this
:( won't they ?

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Have you installed the new updated rewire protocol from propellerheads site?

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no I havent....hmmmmm, i'll check it out

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Rb Floyd wrote:My main problem (and I mentionned it here) is the damn EXPORTING AUDIO...the song just sounds weaker... and YES I CHECKED EVERY EXPORTING AUTOMATION FX and it sounds different then the workspace version........so I lose quality everytime I export....plus the freezing also modifies the sounds.....

exemple: when I put an WAVES Q10 paragraphic EQ on a track to take away the bass frequencies on a guitar track, it sounds awesome.....I freeze the track and the track now has crackling noise in it, I unfreeze it and it's gone........

maybe it's not SONAR4 ......but still....I thought it might be.

btw, is SONAR 5 worth the upgrade ?
what's been improved ?
You must have the settings wrong somewhere.

What sort of hardware are you using?

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pc intel(r) pentium 4 3GHz
1 Go of RAM

M-AUDIO audiophile USB soundcard

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Btw. have you updated Sonar 4 with the latest update and do you use asio?
http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/kb/kb2005283.asp

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