Sonar also lacked some very fundamental features at that time (compared to Cubase). Cubase is very efficient on my machine thus far.ĭarinBad Hey 35mm, When I switched from Cubase to Sonar years ago, I felt the same way. As far as the problems you are experiencing with the GUI, I haven't a clue. It's mostly a matter of adjusting to a new way of doing the same things. As I stumbled my way through though, things became much easier. Hey 35mm, When I switched from Cubase to Sonar years ago, I felt the same way. In the meantime, I shall plod on with Sonar. I'm actually starting to think of going hybrid and using Mixbus which I got last summer + a midi scoring tool like Overture. I have looked high and low, but I can tell you all with complete certainty that there simply is no replacement for Sonar. Unless I can find a fix for that I might have to plump for Studio One.

My decision to change was a financial one the product choice was based on the features and functions that matter to me.ģ5mm I chose Cubase because it has the features I need, but having downloaded the demo and discovered that the GUI is very laggy on my system for some reason, I'm back to square one again now. Unfortunately Sonar is no longer a competitor so while I am sure that the others will continue to try and win over Sonar users in the months ahead I'm not expecting the commercial offers to be as attractive. I am becoming an Ex Sonar user.įor context I had planned to continue with Sonar but changed my mind based on the cross grade offers. However things turn out I'm not expecting either to suddenly become more like Sonar to keep me happy.

Only time I will tell if I made the right choice. I chose based on a few things that mattered to me. If you look at the comments you will see that what one person calls feature rich is another's bloat. My take on the concensus is that neither is a true replacement for Sonar but that either will be a good place to start your journey assuming you are prepared to make some changes. There's been lots of discussion on the relative merits of both of these products.

Presonus studio one vs cubase 8