Cubase 4 VS Sonar 6 - Help!

[Swords]

Hey folks, I'm building a beefy PC (with Win XP Pro) to do my ambient/filmscorish music and some 3D animation videos to go with it and I'm wondering which recording program would be best for me. They both look good in the reviews and I know that Cubase 4 has audio/video synching abilities when I get the videos done, does Sonar 6 also have this feature?

Has anyone here used both Sonar 6 and Cubase 4? I'm asking this question in both Cakewalk and Cubase forums to try and get a balance of answers to hopefully help me make my decision. Other than video is there a huge difference in the software (I know the Cubase only accepts VST plug in's but everything I'm interested in seems to be VST anyway) Thanks for any thoughts you all may have!

 

[JoeNovice]

does Sonar 6 also have this feature?

Has anyone here used both Sonar 6 and Cubase 4?

Other than video is there a huge difference in the software?

Yes Sonar 6 can import and sync to Video.

I have used both. (Sonar 6 on a very limited basis.) I've been using Cubase for 10 years and while Sonar 6 is nice is doesn't offer any features that would make me want to learn a new program.

The biggest difference in the software is the included instruments and plugins, and the fact that Sonar 6 is totally 64-bit compatible.

 

[guttapercha]

I think that Sonar has a fairly functional demo that you can download.