so whilst it retains some of the basic interface & features, menu's etc of the old Cake Pro-Audio, you HAVE to think of SONAR as a new product, and hence the new name & vibe IS fully justified!!. but this product goes further than VST5 or Logic5 in terms of the differences. You 'could' say this was like the latest Cakewalk Pro-Audio, but the changes are so substantial that you might be fairer to say this is an equivilent upgrade for Cakewalk as was 'VST5' for Steinberg or the forthcoming 'Logic5' for Emagic, where the company has gone as far as it can with the old format, and thus have redesigned from the core up starting with the entire hardware kernel interfacing and building up from there with new features, smoother operation, improved interfaces and graphic's etc. 'where to start?' I ask myself, cos this is a big package. Also you get a whacking great thick manual too which is useful especialy for newbies who can RTFM !!. Looks pretty cool, well packaged with a glossy sizable box with a single gatefold 'details & screenshots' outer panel, containing a dual CD case with the Main programme & accessories CD and the second Disk with Sounds & Samples CD that comes with the XL package. unpacked the transit packaging (VERY well packed), and rapidly started to wake up as the investigation began. I staggered to the door and groggily signed the docket whilst the courier sidled around nervously as they always do when you slump to the door half asleep looking like a junkie having a bad hair day. so it kinda compares to VST5 & the forthcoming Logic_5. you can check their website for all the deals, cos there are a few, even some massive discounts if switching over from other brand sequencers I beleive, and when you get into new SONAR you might just do that trust me!!. I bought the special upgrade price deal courtesy of Cakewalk's UK distributors Etcetera (Etcetera don't sell direct, but they DO handle upgrade sales with next day delivery. to announce delivery of the new Cakewalk SONAR XL software package from the courier. Cakewalk SONAR 1 XL The doorbell went off and woke me up from a nice morning snooze, (rats!!).

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