I have upgraded to SONAR X1a and it works very well for what I do. Drag & Drop from BIAB is smooth.

Yes, there are perhaps more than the usual number of SONAR forum posts about problems, but the new version works fine for many who have not complained. I also look forward to update X1b, due in February.

As I understand it, the price for the upgrade to X1 varies with the version you have. This table is on the Cakewalk store:

SONAR X1 Producer: Site Price
Download for SONAR 8.5 Producer Customers $99.00
Download for SONAR 7 or 8 Producer Customers $149.00
Download for SONAR 1-6 Producer or any SONAR Studio Customers $199.00
Download for SONAR LE, and SONAR X1 Essential Customers $299.00
Download for any Registered Cakewalk Customers $349.00

The retail price for new users is $399, which is two hundred less than it used to be. The Studio version is less.


BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.