why cubase sx is better than sonar...

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I've been playing around with the demo of cubase sx and noticed some really great features that you don't have in sonar:

1) automation can be quantized and can snap to an event or grid. This is a huge feature for creating gates n such.

2) you can organize your tracks into folders...you can have a folder track named drums and have all your midi drum tracks in there. (much better than show/hide track)

3) in one midi track, you can have separate panes or tracks for different automation types. This makes it very easy to keep track of all your controller automation.

4) in the track (main) view, you can view the controller automation separately from the note data by clicking on a little plus sign. This would make editing controller data on a large scale very easy. Beats the heck out of creating separate midi tracks for your controller automation.

I'm sure there are more but I haven't dug too deep yet. Does anyone know of a feature similar to the playlist in sonar for cubase sx?

right now i am a sonar user but these features may pull me over to cubase!
 
Not sure why you would post this here...

Most of the people in this particular forum are here because they have already made an investment in Cakewalk products and want to get the most out of them as well as get answers to questions.

What benefit do you see by coming here and telling us why some other product is better than the one we have chosen to use?
 
I've used Cubase SX in many projects (in other studios), but I prefer Sonar... It's just better, IMHO.
 
Because i too made that decision at one point and have recently re-evaluated the pros/cons...after doing that it seems that there are valuable features out there that sonar is lacking that would increase productivity and capabilities. thought that others would benefit in knowing what those are.
 
Sorry, but I still don't see that the features you've listed is going to make people swich to Cubase.

I prefer Sonar just because Sonar is just so easy to work with compared to Cubase. Everything is lined up logically, wich is more than I can say about Cubase...



But a general tip for people trying to decide wich sequenser to get: Download the demos and try for yourself!
 
TOP TEN REASONS SONAR IS BETTER THAN CUBASE

10.The cats and chicks on this forum are way cooler than those cubase dorks.
9.You'll get whiter whites and brighter brights.
8.In a scientific study 9 out of 10 people prefered the smell of the sonar cd to the cubase cd.
7.sonar just sounds cooler than cubase...c'mon say it, s-o-n-a-r!!
6.Cubase is made by underage workers in sweatshops somewhere in Iraq.
5.10% of all proceeds from sonar go toward finding a cure for techno.
4.If you don't buy sonar something bad will happen to someone somewhere,now you don't want that to happen....do you?
3.Music made with sonar goes great with beer!
2.It's 100% fat free!
And the number one reason to get sonar(drumroll please)....



Chicks dig guys with Sonar!
 
I don't know how close Cubase SX is to Cubase VST/32, but I downloaded a demo of VST/32, and it took me forever to wrap my head around it. With Sonar I was recording and mixing in minutes.
 
SX is completely different than VST -- SX is very close in interface to Nuendo.
 
Blue Bear wrote:

SX is completely different than VST -- SX is very close in interface to Nuendo.
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And Nuendo is marketed as more of a semi-pro mastering program than as a direct competitor to Sonar or Cubase SX.

Acid rock, is that all true what you wrote? It is? Golly:D
 
No..........

Nuendo is marketed as a high-end DAW handling all forms of multimedia, whether it's multi-track recording or post-production..............
 
Nuendo is up there..... but as for marketing and popularity...

There will only be one "big three".......Well at least for now.

Pro Tools
Digital Performer
Logic

:cool:
 
In case people didn't notice, this is the Cakewalk Forum... Take the debate elsewhere...

Sonar rules the world! :D
 
moskus said:
In case people didn't notice, this is the Cakewalk Forum... Take the debate elsewhere...

Sonar rules the world! :D
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Answer to statement #1: :rolleyes:

Answer to statement #2: :rolleyes:

:D

It's all in fun my friend. ;)
 
Yeah, I know... I'm relaxed.

:D



Now, go away, you hear me? ;)
 
Er......and there is always the small matter of a "slight" price difference between Sonar and Cubase SX. The latter being about $250 more than SonarXL here in the UK.
 
These guys just want to hang with the cool cats,hoping that maybe some of it will rub off on them.
I've never been to the Cubase forum and I've never been to a gay bar either.:rolleyes: :eek: :D
 
Yeah, but we ain't so sure about Paul, are we?
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Listen "sweetie", whats your excuse for being single at your age;)

Acidrock, v. funny post.:D
 
This whole thing will never be resolved in any forum. It's all a matter of preference. It's what you're used to and what you're comfortable with. You can create and edit graphics with Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop. You can track your finances with Quick Books or Microsoft Money. Personally, I don't have a problem with creating a new track for automation. Whether you use Cubase, Sonar, Logic, Nuendo, yada, yada, yada, the goal is the same........we wanna make music. Some of these guys just want to click the mouse once or twice and have a song pop out. Just find a program that you can work with, stop thinking that you're missin out on something, and learn to use it. Let's face it, there's a learning curve that goes along with any of these audio programs, and the time spent trying to master two or three of them at once has got to be counter-productive. Pick one, stick with it, swear by it, learn it, know it, live it, and most of all, grow with it!! You don't think these companies aren't checkin each other out, do ya? All those neat features in Cubase will eventually turn up in Sonar and vice-versa. In the meantime, I'm diggin' the hell out of all the neat stuff I can do in Sonar, and I for one don't feel like I'm missin a thing.
 
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