Overwhelming number of Cakewalk users here at homerecording...

[michaelst57]

I started with Cubase, it was a lite version but I still had used the full versions. I loved the variaudio pitch correction in 5. I switched to Sonar right when they were about the release X1 because I got a great deal to buy 8.5 for really cheap because I had register a previous version of 6 that came with some cheap hardware that I bought forever ago. The upgrade to X1 was free and I have been using it ever since and I love it. I have used just about all of the big softwares out there through working/apprenticing at studios. By far I think Sonar is the easiest and best looking. I also love the console view.

[Flubly]

Loving X1, it's working so much more smoothly for me than previous versions. More compatibility and stability for me.

[glenroy]

Started with sonar 6, used all versions up to X1 currently, breathlessly awaiting X2 Loooovvvvve it.

[SoulFunkR&B]

Hello all, as this is my very first post. I think I'm the true "dinosaur" here, as I started off using Cakewalk's Sonar 4XL, and am "still" using it! I've actually put out some pretty good material with it. I supposed I'll "be" using it for quite some time, as I promised myself that the only way I'll upgrade is if I made enough money from the music I'm putting together with this particular platform. Sans to say, I have made "squat" with it; therefore, it still hasn't been replaced with something more recent. I got it in 2006, and have learned tons of stuff since loading it onto my computer. I'll never forget the 3 or 4 hours I sat there scratching my head and wondering what in the hell I was going to do with this thing immediately after installing it. But so many years later, as I mentioned, I've gotten quite handy with it. I've recorded covers of songs I like, as well as originals. I've recently began to entertain the thought of trying my luck by professionally recording some of the original stuff I've written and putting it on CD Baby; but after reading some of the stories, (here on this site, as well as some other sources) I don't think I'll even waste my time, with the industry being what it is. So, I just record stuff to have in my own personal collection, and it's pretty much all I listen to when it comes to music.
Anyway, again, greetings to all, and I hope to glean quite a bit of knowledge here, as well as put forth the occasional gem of advice, (wherever it might be appreciated anyway).

[TheWays]

Started on Cakewalk ProAudio(?9) (well ... started on a Tascam PortaOne) ... upgrades to Sonar5 ... Sonar 8.0 (right before 8.5 came out, that's what I get for being in and out of touch) ... X1 now and using it a lot ... plus my son is too (very cool).
I have tried (all limited versions) Cubase, Live, Pro Tools, and I keep coming back to Cakewalk ...
But has anyone noticed how little credibility Sonar has in the mainstream ... most compatilility reviews don't even mention it ... I was hoping the Roland connection would have improved this ...???

[Jonesey9]

But has anyone noticed how little credibility Sonar has in the mainstream ... most compatilility reviews don't even mention it ... I was hoping the Roland connection would have improved this ...???

It wouldn't take much from Cakewalk to tweak X2 just a bit in order for Sonar to become the "perfect" DAW - almost!

[GuitarLegend]

I have been using Cakewalk since Sonar 4 Producer which I bought somewhere around 2004-ish from memory. I had a brief look at 8.5 on a buddy's machine and then bought X1 early 2011. I have never opened Sonar 4 since then. I have never had to look anywhere else for anything, although I have checked out the reviews and demos to see what the fuss was about with other DAWs. I never saw anything that could tempt me away from Sonar X1. I might get X2 just to be up-to-date but not because I think I need anything that I don't already have. I'm stoked...

[JohnRick]

My first DAW was some shit on an Amiga 500 back in -92. Then I heard of Cakewalk Pro audio 9 around 2002 or something. Continued down the Cakewalk/SONAR path. I strayed for a while trying Cubase, and have also tried Samplitude and Reaper. But SONAR has always been the most intuitive for me - and now X2 is coming

[fuzzsniffvoyage]

I'm going to up grade to X2.........as soon as I get a little extra $$$$. Been saving for some real sound treatment. I also need a better microphone(s), pre-amp...compressor................................... a new 12 string......I'd like to get a synth module.....better bass guitar.......new computer......the list is enormous.

[GuitarLegend]

I'm going to up grade to X2.........as soon as I get a little extra $$$$. Been saving for some real sound treatment. I also need a better microphone(s), pre-amp...compressor................................... a new 12 string......I'd like to get a synth module.....better bass guitar.......new computer......the list is enormous.

The distressing part is that its not going to stop. There is always something more... but thats how we are