Personally I think the best answer to this question is download the Sonar demo and decide for yourself if it is something that you like or don’t like.

I myself used Sonar 5.2 ever since it came out years ago until last year. I keep running out of ram with my seven-year-old XP 32 bit system so I invested in a new 64 bit Win7 computer. 5.2 did not run on Win 7 so I got Sonar X1 Studio for the $99 upgrade and I’m glad I did. The interface is totally different so there will be a learning curve but I do like it.


I got banned from Weight Watchers for dropping a bag of M&Ms on the floor.
It was the best game of Hungry Hippos I've ever seen!


64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware