There are three I frequently visit and one I visit a few times a month. You are aware of the PG Music forum so I will skip this one.

+++ Cakewalk by Bandlab +++ is my full featured DAW of choice. The Cakewalk forum has a nice mixture of professional versus hobbyist users. Some of the software developers frequently participate on the forum. Since Cakewalk by Bandlab is based on the mature framework of Sonar and the developers were part of the Sonar development team the institutional knowledge and DAW knowledge in general is deep.

I have a paid membership in +++ The Steel Guitar Forum +++ because my elder brother played pedal steel guitar and was a charter member of the forum. Through this forum I've come to know many steel guitar players that knew my brother and gain new insight into life as a professional touring and/or session musician. Unlike the PG Music or Cakewalk by Bandlab forums that are supported by a business, the Steel Guitar forum was created and maintained by a private individual. The membership fee is $5 US for lifetime membership.

The +++ Mix Challenge +++ forum provides monthly challenges to mix a song project. The competition is made for novice to professional musicians and mix engineers alike. In addition to the mix challenge there are also a remix and mastering challenge as well as a songwriting competition. The forum always needs new song projects to use in the contests. This forum has the most professional atmosphere of the forums I visit.

Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK
DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8
Laptop: i3 Win 10, 8GB ram 500GB HDD
Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD
Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home