Fender buying Studio One certainly brings back memories of Gibson and Sonar.
I never used the Studio One forum, but its closure has caused some concern for some people.
I would most likely still be using Sonar if it had not gone away.

I have never liked Real Band very much or several of the other DAWs I have tried.

I don't have any real reason to think there will be any problem with Studio One.

If it did die for some reason and I had to make a change again, I would not be sure where I would go.

Pro Tools seems like it is still the industry standard default major DAW, but I have always found it hard to learn how to operate. Pro Tools is most likely the best DAW for live recording, especially for live drums, but I never considered it best for what most of us here do with a DAW.

Where would you go next if your favorite DAW were to go away and why?

Billy


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